The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-04

Sunday night about o lock the barn OF f.
P. Floyd Of Texas Valley was destroyed by
fire. The barn was fun Of fodder and hay.
and two horses were burned TO death.
There was 4 destructive fire at Danhurg,
twelve miles from Washington, Tue sday.
Three stores we're burned. a he loss is llU, 900.
The property was owned by J. T. Heard q Co.,
A. s. Anderson and Dr. Walton.
Beane & Savage, grocers OF Augusta. are
temporarily EN- Oarrassed. -Four mortgages
were filed Tuesday as follows: John r.
Roberts $1,000; Elizabeth Connolly. 81 800; E.
C. Hazard Co. 1872; Margaret w. Gould
81 200: total, S. i22
John A. Sibley, populist. brought a man
damus proceeding to force the ordinary OF
Meriwether county TO turn over TO him the
books OF registration. Tuesday morning
Judge Gober postponed further action in the
case until Nov 10. II Sibley gets the books
then II will be when Mr.. Atkinson is COVER
nor.
At Atlanta Tuesday Judge Lumplsin granted
an Injunction against the sale OF property for
the Atlanta Car Company under n, fas in
favor OF T. q. and W. T. Healy, amounting to
$500 The applicants for the Injunction
are stockholders Of the company. They also
ask that receiver be appointed. Judge
LumplIin set the hearing for next Saturday
Col. Frank J. Sibley, grand chief tempiar
OF the Good pemplars OF Georgia, passed
through Atlanta Tuesday on his way home
from a very successful organizing trip in
Newton county. During the past two weeks
he has organized five lodges of Good Ten
q
citizens, and has arranged for the organiza-
tion of three more on his return, making
twelve lodges in Newton county. He will or
ganize a district lodge for Newton and ad-
joining counties this month.
About O'Clock Monday night the machine
shop Of W. T SOckwell, located near the de-
pot at COvlngton, was discovered TO be on
hre. 1t was impossible TO save any OF the
machinery. The house in which Mr. Sock
well lived, belonging to h. s. SteAdman, was
also destroyed, and only a few pieces OF fur
nlture saved. The fire originated in the en-
CINE room. There was no insurance on any
OF the property, and the loss to Mr. Sockwen
will amount TO about $1,000 or more. Mr.
Steadmans loss is about $780,
Monday evening Miss Nina McCullough a
young lady who lived with Mr. and Mrs VIM
Dodge, in Oak Hill district. near Covington.
went down TO the COW pen to milk as was
her usual custom Failing to return, she was
sent for, and TO the horror Of the party who
went after her, there she lay in the COW pen
dead, with her neck dislocated. 1t is pre-
sumed that while she was milking one of the
cows horse in the lot must have kicked her .
The coroner held an inquest Tuesday and a
verdict was returned that Miss Nina came
TO her death from an accidental cause.
A gentleman residing in Columbia county
a farmer, tells this. Cotton has opened IN
rapidly the last few days, because OF the
warm weather, and l wanted to pick out 500
or 1000 pounds. / went to a negro who runs
gang OF men and asked him TO do the Job
AT first he consented, but hesitatingly asked:
your business Yes, it is, boss; is you a
democrat" OF course l am, but what in the
dickens have you to do with itY' 1 won't
PICK dat cotton; l amt going to pick no
democrat mans cotton. And he wouldn
and didn't. The cotton is still in the bolls."
The residence of Henry H. Black, opposite
Reese park at Americas was entered by bur
glars Sunday night, who robbed IL of what
ever was wanted and then set fire to il. The
house, with most OF the furniture, was burned
as was also the vacant house on the north
SIDE and only few feet away. The flames
burst through into Mrs. Blacks bedroom
when it was discovered that the house was on
nre, and Mr.. and Mrs Black and son Roy,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lowry, who resided with
them, had barely time to escape from the
burning building. Very little furniture or
other effects were saved. p. l.. Holt who
owned both houses, had only'Sl 200 insurance
less Than one-third their value. Mr.. Black
had $1,000 on furniture, while Mr.. Lowry bad
only 5000 on his effects. Mr. Black estimates
his loss at 81, 500 or ~, coo.
Twenty men quit work at the Howell Cotton
company compress at Rome Monday morn
ing. Some time ago the railroads notified
lhe compress men that they would reduce the
amount paid for COMPRISING cotton from lOI%
cents TO Slq cents per hundred pounds on aC-
count oil strlngency OF money matters. The
cotton men then formed a combine and fixed
a scale OF prices for employees which was
some reduction on the wages paid last year
Inc truckmen who had been receiving Al per
gay were reduced to 80 cents The pressmen
were reduced from l.5O to Sips II seems
that they were not told OF this, and when
they went 10 receive their paw Saturday
night refused TO take IL for some time. They
hhally accepted it. however after making
some vigorous kicks. Monday morning they
lalIed TO show up. The compress was not
running Monday. Several hands were picked
up TO load and unload cotton. Several new
men were hired Monday and j. n. King SAYS
they Will be running In a day or two
The United states court was opened at Ma
con Monday. Deputy Clerk L. M. Erwin re
celVed telegraphic order from Judge
Speer however, who is out OF the city au-
thorlZlng him 10 adjourn the court from week
TO week unfll he comes to preside over It,
Judge Speer Is at his home al Mt Airy. He
mas ueen mere Tor some time taking his an
nual vacation and viii not be back for sew
eral weeks vet. Attorneys Tom EasOn c. C.
Chaney ana Clements, representing mum
Der OF defendants in the case OF Norman w
Dodge VS. Lucius l.. Smith ct al. were in the
city Monday. They came to file denurrers.
pleas and answers in the above named ease.
some tlme ago Dodge filed bill OF injunction
against Williams and others, for interfering
with his timber lands. The point Of dispute
rs as TO the ownership of certain lots that
Dodge claims are included I'm his properties.
On one occasion. when he sent woodsmen
there to cut timber, Williams and others
threatened 20 shoot them if they did not de.
sist.
On Sunday afternoon Mrs. w. w. Baplev
VINO ives on Fifth avenue at Columbus. had
a narrow escape from death Nv ice cream
poisoning. While they were PRE- pairing some
NtSdih lol ulnhef one OF the Family noticed a
peculiar streak OF color in the custard, and
upon tasting IL discovered II 10 be strangely
bitter. Others Of The family tasted il with
the same result, and 1t was decided TO throw
II away shortly afterward Mrs W. w. Bag
ley was taken with violent pains her tongue
neEan 10 swell and there were other evil
dences OF poisoning. II was then aSycrtatned
mat Mrs. Bagley had drank several glasses
OF milk from which the ice cream was being
prepared, and though she took none of the
cream, IL is believed that the symptoms were
caused ny something IN the milk which she
drank. Medical attention was quickly sum,
moned, ana Dr. sheridan. who responded.
worked hard on the lady whose condition had
by TINS time became alarming All through
the night she suffered aRonles, but Monday
grew decidedly better, and she is now en-.
tirely out OF danger
Columbus EnQuirer-Sun: Monday Deputy
Sherln BowlCs brought to the city and placed
IN lau Ia Walker the negro who was &c
Quilted over week ago OF shooting a woman
Ahe readers OF the EnQuirer-Suu will remem
Der that an account OF this tragedy which
occurred upon the Kyle plantation, appeared
IN these columns at the time and that The
verdict IN the coroner's Jury was that the
bhooung as accidental The negro was then
dismissed and nothing further done until
Monday. when he was put in Jau to await
The investigation Of the killing hy
lnvestigation Of the coroner no evidence
was brought out that showed the killing e
nave been anything but uninteutioual, and
lhough by the evidence the jury was forced
70 rendCr verdict Of acUuittal vet In the
mlnds OF some there fingered a belief that
Aau lhcfc been an eyewitness different
oSoIS "Oulu nave been told. Reports of pro