The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-15

A Negro Arrested at Hawkinsville on
a Charge of Assaulting a Woman
and Narrowly Escapes Lynching.
The VIII OF the Late John g.
Reynolds of Atlanta-An Effort to
Buy Control in an Augusta Cotton
Factory.
GEORGIA.
Work has commenced upon the new brick
building being erected by the Dublin Banking
Company on jackson street.
Joe Burnett, an Augusta BOY, was frozen to
death in New Mexico in recent storm. he
lost his way in the mountains.
train on the Macon, Dublin and Sa vannah
railroad is hauling a large lot Of fine timber to
the river at Dublin The timber belongs TO ].
Grantham and will be RATED down to Darien.
The members Of the police force of Augusta
have subscribed s. each to be offered as re-
ward for the capture of the murderer Of Police
man Parker. There are sixty Zone men on the
force.
=B n. Barrow, T. B. Reeves and ]. NJ. Kim
brouRh, Sr.. are the dele ates from Pike
county to the Georgia State Agricultural o.
piety, which meets 10 Augusta on next Wednes-
aay and Thursd y, Feb. 10 and i6
Friday morning seventy-nins applicants ap-
peared before the civil service commissioners
ct Macon, sixty FIVE of whom were applicants
mental serVic- and zine for clerksnlps, They
were all thoroughly examined and th .ir appli-
cations VIII De placed 90 ME.
Simon Wolf Of Washingtol, D. c., was in At.
lanta for few hours Monday ami will return
next Thursday morning to attend the Hebrew
celebration. Mr., Wolf is wel-known lawyer
and president of the board OF control of At
lanta's Hebrew Orpha s. home, to the estab-
lshment Of whicn he was large contributor.
ALT Vernoy OF the Richmond aud Danville had
party Of Arkansas enigrants IN Iarge at At
lanta Monday that would have drawn in dime
museum. One N m er OF the arty, who was
q well to do farmer, had beard feet in length
One woman had four children all und,r
years OF age, and anot ler was the mother
sixteen children all hale and hearty
court house employe of Atlanta said MOI
day nigntt Very few people have any iiea d.
the ork that has been done in the Ryan CO.
The papers which have been fled IN that cas-
stacked up would make pile three feet IA -4
and nine feet long-and the costs TO date in.
up at least $1,000 And there is more worl q,
be done and more costs to come yet"
very close friend OF Congressman James .
Blount says be viii be offered the position {
minister 20 Mexico and may accept it In pre- ra-
ence to an appontm Mt across the waters
Those nearest to Congressman BOunt know
that his ambition does not point either to a
cabinet place or a minister TO some foreign
country. at q near day Col Blount may be a
candidate 10 the state OF Georgia for certain
high Office.
petition is being circulated for signatures
for presentation TO Commissioner Nesbit ask
Ing that Charles S. Findey be appointed oil in
So ctor for Macon and vicinity. AS Marshall
haLcner Is AREA ~ an applicant, this Will @
plcate matters considerably, and rumors ar
abroad that several dark horses are being
groomed to enter the race. The position pays
about $1,000 per annum, and Is now filed by
Jere Hollis.
A gentleman who is in position to know made
the statement Saturday afternoon that New
Workers have been vainly trying to secure big
block Of stock in the King cotton mill of Au-
gusta. The gentlemen sent a representative
with instructions to purchase $500 900 worth Of
the stock Of the mill, but he found it impossible
20 secure more than 200 shares, which amount
was not purchased. 1t seems that the stock is
not on the market at prevailing quotations In
any large amount.
r. A. Williams. the well-known emigration
agent, surrendered himself TO Chief of Police
Conn lily at Atlanta Monday, and was imme-
dlately released on an acceptable bond of 81, 600
The charge .ainst Mr.. Williams was violation
OF the emigration laws, and was ma Q against
him by the people Of Montezuma, n C.. 1t Is
charged that Mr. Williams sold tickets 70 ne
groes wishing TO emigrate from that section to
Texas in violation of the laws, and warrants
were issued for his arrest and lodged with the
officers at Atlanta.
Prof. Danforth was to give stereopticon
exhibition in the opera house in West Point
Friday night While making oxygen gas, the
retort exploded, blowing nearly all the glass
out of the opera house The retort went crash
ing through the floor. Pieces of the apparatus
blew In ell directions, knocking the plaster off
the walls and ceiling and entirely destroying
the professors gas-making outfit The report
was heard for fully mile. The fire company
was quickly upon the ground but there was nc
use for their service. IL created excitement
and hundreds of people gathered around. The
professor was badly stunned but thinks he will
come around all right. 1t is almost a miracle
that the professor did not lose his life,
The will Of the late John Reynolds OF At
lanta has been filed with Ordinary Calhoun foi
probate in common form. He left property
valued at 800 900. Ten thousand dollars worth
OF the property by the will goes to Mrs Rey
nolds, ami the rest, 800, 600 or possibly more
is left TO Fletcher Reynolds of Marietta Johr
Reynolds brother. Fletcher Reynolds by the
will, is made the executor. Mrs Reynolds is
wealthy IN her own name. She gave In prop
erty In Fulton county alone valued at 81 900
Mr.. Reynolds gave in property valued at S46, $40
ln addition to this he owned considerable prop.
erty in DeKalb aud other counties as well as =
very valuable orange grove near Oviedo il
Orange county, Florida. Fletcher Reynolds
his brother, to whom he left the bulk of his
property, lives in Marietta.
Dublin Era: From present indications there
will be no prohibition election held tn Lauren,
county until March, 1855 We publish be ow /
letter received by Ordinary Stanley from IN,
secretary OF state. Tie anti prohibition ele
ment, however, announce their determination
OF making test case in Laurens by taking thu
matter into the courts. Some of the friends OF
this movement will meet tonight to consul
in regard to the best course to be pursued FOL
lowing is the letter from the secretary of stat
to the ordinary: Dear Sr-Yours ID regard I,
certified copy OF the amendment TO the loca
option law is received. The laws are nov
printed aud being distributed. The only amend
ment to the ACT was simply to strik
out two and insert four years so tina
the elections will be four years in
stead OF two. / saw the attorney gen
eral who had not considered the matter, as yo1
supposed. He says that there is no question a
TO the meaning Of the act, that no election ca
be held in less than four years from the las
election on the subject. Respectfully, PhIf
Cook, secretary Of state
FLORIDA.
W. G. Battey of Fort Myers one day las
week shipped 1900 tomato plants to White
Haven
T. NJ Shackelford has moved from Brook,
ville TO Tampa. He was one Of the Clevelan
electors
There will be no special term OF circuit oour
TO hold it,
The shad fisheries near Palatka are doinl