The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11

Seized at Key West-The Pace Orange
Grove Near Sanford.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. Sauie Dildine, near Milford. lost
her gin house and bale OF cotton, forty
or nifty bushels of oats and a lot OF farm
implements few nights ago by fire. It
Is supposed to have been OF incendiary orr
gin
Capt. II. c. Bagley has been rendered the
position of general agent Of the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Company Of Phila-
delphia, with headquarters in Atlanta he
has been cashier Of the large banking
house Of MaddOx-Rucker & Co, Of At
lanta.
d. H. Livermore. vice president Of the
States Savings bank OF Atlanta, and
president Of the bank Of Calhoun at Cal
houn. Ca. has taken the limit OF 100000
upon his life tn the Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of New York. Mr. LiVermOre
Is the Youngest bank president in the
United States.
George Bradnack Of Ludden & Bates
Southern Music House at Brunswick,
while al Jacksonville Friday, received
telegram from New Haven. Conn. stating
that his father had been accidentally
drowned In that city. Mr.. Bradnack. i'm
mediately on receipt of the sad intelh-
gence, left for New Haven to attend the
funeral.
Postmaster Price Of Macon has ap-
pointed Capt. Owen T. Kenan superinten-
dent of mail carriers in the Macon post
Kenan recently stood the civil service
examination here and made the highest aV-
craze Of any Of the contestants, thus en-
utiing him to the vacancy caused by the
removal of A. A. Bvins.
Superintendent Abbott of the public
schools of Macon has just finished COM
pilng his monthly report Of the schools.
The report shows a total enrolment of
the city and county schools up 10 date
Of $3.50 pupils; white. 3,lio; cOlored, ~.
This is an increase of POS over the same
month last year, and IS an increase IN the
city and suburban schools OF 30, but
slight decrease in the country schools.
This is accounted for by the farmers TAX
ing their children from school TO help
with the crops.
The trial Of the three alleged whitecaps.
charged with the murder OF negro named
Bob Collins, near Crawford, some time
since, did not come of at this session of
Oelethorpe superior court but was con-
tnued until the next session The murder
of Collins was very brutal. he being
whipped to death. These three white men
were indicted by the grand jury on the
charge Of murder. They are represented
by ex-Judge Hamilton New hOrter of Lex
ington, while the prosecution is represent
ed by Solicitor General w. Nj. Howard
and Hon. Fl. G.. Tuck of this city.
Columbus had an election Saturday for.
eight aldermen and TO determine the issue
OF S559.O0 bonds for the purchase of a site
ana erection of water works. Columbus
ater works Company, now supplying
the city, made strong hgnt against bonds
and considerable money was used 10
was a great day for negroes who we're
bought openly on both sides Bonds were
defeated. not securing the two-thirds Of
the registered vote required hv law. IL is
stated that another election for bonds will
De held after the expiration Of sixty DAYS.
At Athens Saturday. just as the Georgia
train was pulling out for Union Point an
old man named Kinsey approached the
Broad street crossing. The engine was
nearly at the crossing when the old man
SfEDDpu UnnU the track ~ ~ suddenly faI1
IN the center OF the track, and being quite
feeble, was unable to arise. In this peril
Gus position G.. g. Dean and r. S. Will
Jams, who were going along Broad street.
saw the old man. They were close
10 the track, and their minds were quick
70 act; In the twinkling of an eye they
started on run. and as they passed over
the track caught up the old man and land
ca MIN out Of danger just as the engine
passed over the spot where he had lain
Americas Times Recorder: one OF the
largest sales q city property made here
IN quite a while was that Of eight resi-
oences Saturday by the Mutual Building
and Loan Association. The deal has been
pending for several weeks bur was NOT
closed finally until late Saturday after
noon. The company owning the property
DESIRED 10 make other investments. and
uh9lhs purchaser for the whole decided
20 Jet the lots 60 Following are the pro-
perues thus disposed Of: Two residences
on jackson street, numbers 2i9 and pa: a
two-story residence on Prince street No
30 Lee street, near Church: two neat
dwellings on Mayo street. East Americus,
NOS. III and 2i6, and two desirable Gotta
ges, Nos. 10i and 1l3 Gilmore street Each
dwelling is comparatively new and in good
condition The eight pieces of property
were sold for the cash to Mr.. W. NJ.
Jones OF this city, who made the pur-
chase simply as a good investment. The
price paid was not made known, but
runs well into the thousands.
Lanier & Smith, the largest merchants
N Dublin, became satisfied a week ago
mat they would be unable to meet their
maturing obligations with their accus-
toned promptness. They Immediately noti-
ned their creditors of their condition and
called a creditors meeting for to-day and
made a proposition 10 their creditors to
pay them 50 per cent. of their accounts
as they matured and asked for an extern
sion on the balance. The creditors meet
ing, which was largely attended, fmme-
ulately on hearing Mr.. Lanier's statement
OF amairs unanimously accepted their
proposition, and also adopted the follow
ing resolutions: we. the creditors OF
a. Dublin, Ca, Dec. s, 1894, believing that
the action Of Lanier & Smith should re-
celNe more than passing notice, do hereby
commend and indorse the honorable i'm
partial and praiseWorthy manner in which
Messrs. Lanier & Smith have acted in
setuing with their creditors and paving
ana securing them for 100 cents on the dol
lot. Resolved, further, That the course
pursued by Messrs Lanier & Smith DEM
onstrates the wisdom of creditors consult
ing and conhding with their creditors in a f.
fairs Of this kind, which is sure to be mn
Ihat the press of the state be urgently
requested TO publish these resolutions.
RespectIully, Charles w. Greene chair
man. l.. A. Waxelbaum, secretary"