The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27

Atlanta will celebrate her seml-centen-
MIA next December.
The glass works at Augusta made
$1,000 during the year ended July p.
Caterpilars have appeared in some of
the cOttod fields OF Dougherty county
A woman at the pduper home, AT Gov
ington, gave birth TO child weighing l4}l
pounds on Thursday last
w. c. HOdnett. the young man who was
put of the Macon and Northern train in
8 nude condition near Shady Dale, proves
10 be a lunatic released from the lunatic
asylum as cured.
The clothing stores of David Haas at
Carrollton and Bowdon. were closed
Monday by the sheriff under a mortgage
execution in favor of McTeers, Payne.
Hood Il Co Haas gave bond Tuesday
and his stores are now open.
Frank, Ed and viii Stallings are to
engage in the laundry business in Au-
gusta They have leased the store under
DR. Campbells residence for period Of
five years. Frank Stallings is now in
Cincinnati purchasing modern machinery
for the plant.
Col +. NJ. Holders tobacco expert
ment, at COvington, has proved a failure.
He intended TO plant ten acres with the
weed, but he did not plant any. That
was because he could not get the plants.
He prepared and sowed six beds, and the
seeds all came up and promised fine re
suits, but the young plants were attacked
by some kind of a voracious little insect,
which entirely destroyed them.
The dwelling house of r. NJ. Cowan, of
Cedar Shoals district, Newton county,
was totally dest royed by fire on Tuesday
afternoon, with all the household goods
1t was set on fire by Mr.. Cowan himself,
whose mind is badly diseased, and he
came near being burned to death in it,
before he could be rescued. Nothing was
saved from the house, as the family was
all absent except Mrs. Cowan. The loss
is about 1920. MIR. COwan was carried
TO the asylum on Friday.
Ex-Congressman Milton A. Gambler
spoke at Stone Mountain Monday night
under novel and interesting circumstances.
The ex-cOngressman has been called on
by his people TO run for the legislature
against the third party candidate, Mr.
Mcclure. The place selected for the
speaking was the pavilion in the big
grove of the King house, where some
young people had arranged for a dance
The dance was postponed until Mr. Cand-
Ter had delivered his speech.
The well-known colored politician.
jackson McHenry, has appeared before
Justice Landrum at Atlanta, and sworn
out warrant against one of his colOred
brethren, Rev. l. r. Hail charging him
with cheating and swindling. Some time
ago the colOred people ran an excursion
which McHenry and Hall were interested
IN, and the railroad company required a
deposit of 500 for the train it had to be
borrowed The money was paid back to
the railroad company from the proceeds
of the sale of tickets, but jackson claims
that Hall has a balance which he refuses
to turn over.
Mabel Mitchell shot and killed Fain
Banks at the brick works at Rome Mon
day. A difficulty had occurred between
the two men, and Mitchell went home
and got his gun and returned deliber-
atlely walking to where Banks was at
work, and without a word, fired at him,
killing him instantly. Mitchell made
good his escape, but is being pursued very
closely by officers. AS usual, a woman is
at the bottom of the difficulty. Mitchell
had been paying frequent attention to
Banks wife, which the latter had for
hidden. Mitchell needed not the demand
made by banks, which resulted in the
killing this morning.
Cicero Curtis, of Calhoun, received
some very serious injuries Tuesday from
mad bull, belonging to his brother DR..
near Calhoun. Curtis was trying to drive
the bull when it suddenly became
mad and rushed at him, tossing him high
in the air When he struck the ground
the big beast began to gore and stamp
him. Several persons witnessed the on
slaught, but could not prevent it. Curtis
was carried to the house and an examina-
tion by DR.. r. NJ. Hardin showed that
five or six ribs were broken and the whole
hr.fr 4,
the horns did not penetrate the body:
still several slight flesh wounds were
made by them. Curtis's condition is
serious.
The Gate City National Bank at At
lanta will soon be a thing of the past.
The magnificent brick and stone building
formerly owned and occupied by il has
passed into ooher hands and atother bank
is doing business in the old quarters
The stockholders of the bank held a
meeting this morning, which was well at
tended, and decided, after some discus
Sion to go at once into liquidation. Pres
ident L. J. Hill presided and Vice Pres
ident A. w. Hill acted as secretary The
meeting was a harmonious one and very
little business was transacted President
Hill said: "The meeting of the stock
holders was without any interest to the
public. We simply decided to go into
liquidation. As for myself, l have not
yet determined what I'll do"
Augusta Herald: An interesting case
was up before the recorder Tuesday morn
ing for Investigation. r. e. Hobbs and
J. K. Cauley were charged with doing
business without a license. The defend
ants stated that about $50 people had
formed cooperative company for the
purchase of goods in bulk at wholesale
prices and were sold to the members in
any quantity they wanted at cost price.
no profit or gain being realized, and that
the mayor had given them permission to
do such business without a license The
object of the club was for the mem bers to
get provisions without having to pay a re
taller's profit. They would buy a
barrel of flour and divide among
themselves and other such goods.
Mayor Alexander was sent for and he
stated that he had privileged this bust
ness without a license. as there was no
selling at a profit, so the case was dis
missed After the mayor left the court
II was disclosed that whisky was also
being bought in large quantities and
divided among the mem bers. The MAYOR
was subseq uently informed that these
parties were also buying liquor and dis
penslng II in small quantities among the
members. The mayor says he was not
aware of the fact that they were hand
ing liquors, ana he says if they handle it
they Will have TO pay a license Chief
Hood says they will be reported if they
are caught buying whisky and dividing
ii up, as he SAYS theV cannot haudl9