The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-08

Shooting ARRAY at heynolds-A
Movement TO Disbar a Lawyer of
CoIumbus--In Close Contact With a
Rattlesnake.
GEORGIA
A movement is on foot to establish public
schools IN Madison county
mass meeting at EatontOn has Endorsed
Hon Joseph =. Turner for the ludgeship OF
the Dcmulgee clrcui.
Solicitor General Marcus Beck of the Flint
circuit is a candidate for the Judgeship in his
circuit
The firm Of Saul Bros at Hartwen, has
been dissolved, and Joseph saul Is now sole
Proprietor and will continue business al the
old stand
The residence OF the late Professor Law
son sold at Sandersyille Tuesday for 81, 10
1t was bought by Mrs Emma L. Tyson, his
daughter.
Walton has three candidates for the legis-
lative nomination: M. r. Hurst, A. J. Arnold
and J. NJ. Gresham. The first two were mem
beers Of the last House
VIII Henderson Of DeKalb county is an
active candidate for the legislature from that
county and Is generally picked by the
prophets one OF the winners
Mrs Jack Renew of Americas who sud
denly lost her mind few months ago, and
was sent 10 the asylum, returned home
Thursday entirely recovered In body ana
mind.
1t has been generally conceded that Hon.
Tom Craigo would be the senator from the
Forty-first district, but he has opposition In
the person of ). A. Hyde The district Is re-
publican
There is a mining company operating near
Dahlonega composed OF one democrat, one
republican and one peoples party, called the
Non-partisan Gold Mining Company of Lump
kin county.
There is almost fruit famine in Americas
just now few melons OF poor quauty ana
limited supply OF grapes are all that can be
found. No peaches, pears or berries are to
be had for love or money.
Tae oldest citizen of northeast Georgia,
William Singleton, died at his home In Rabun
county on Tuesday. He was lOl years and
months old and was held in the highest re-
spect and esteem by all who knew him.
Prof 10 Clark OF Ellijay, has just sent to
Boston option deeds to $1,000 acres of min
eral lands in Gilmer, Fannin and Murray
counties, which he secured for Boston
syndicate. This is part Of $4,000 acre deal
BY authority Of the executive committee Of
Wilkes county primary election Will be held
at the different precincts In the county on
Thursday July 26 to express the choice OF
the party for congressman and for county
officers.
Hon Tom Hutcherson, who has been nomi-
mated for the legislature from Cherokee
county, is one OF the most prominent and
popular young men Of his section OF the state
He is lawyer and good one, and knows
everybody in North Georgia
Col. Varnadoe has ordered an election for
the captaincy of the Nnldosta NiGettes, to be
held July 20. The resignation Of Capt CaTey
IS not accepted by the state until his sue
cessor receives his commission and gives
bond for the property held by the company.
The Videttes have no avowed candidates for
the once and il is a matter Of much conjec-
ture as to their choice.
With contests in the Second, Fourth Fifth
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth districts Georgia
politics is getting lively, so far as the demo-
cratic nominations for congress are con
cerned Col. Lester will have no opposition
in the First, nor will Speaker Crisp, Hon.
Carter Tate Mai. Black or Judge Turner;
but In the'other districts the fights have al
ready begun.
MIS- Green Avera. a niece OF Mayor d. G.
Avera OF Smithville, was on visit TO her
father in-law. who lives at Bronwood On
Wednesday Mrs Avera and other members
Of the family were sitting together talking,
when one OF her little children called her.
She rose TO answer the call walked a few
steps and fell dead Mrs, Avera was appar.
emily enjoying the best Of health
day or two ago man on a Western and
Atlantic train tried to suicide by swallow
ing laudanum. His mother and sister. ac-
complaining him, seized the vial and threw it
out the window OF the car before he had half
swallowed its contents BY the aid of an
emetic he finally rolled. He was lourneying
from below Atlanta to some point in Penn
sylYania- No cause for the act is assigned,
During the month ending May 81 there were
measured at the public boom in Daren 800
600 feet OF square, scab and sawn timber.
This does not include the sawn timber and
lumber which came in during the month and
was carried direct to the private booms.
Sawn timber continues to come In, but scHb
month there was shipped, coastwise and for
eign. lL9l5767 feet Of hewn and sswn timber
and lumber
In the Fourth congressional district the
race is triangular, although only two gentle
men have announced their candidacy. They
are Col Moses and eN- Congressman Grimes
1t is. however, certainty that Judge Harris
OF Carroll Will figure strongly in the race, and
his friends believe he Will be the nominee
AS it is. II seems more than probable that no
body viii 60 into the convention at Warm
SnrInug
be that the contest VIII be prolonged one
Last Sunday evening Sheriff h. NJ. Bran
lett and his son Deputy Sheriff J. W Bran
lett arrested John Barnes and Zeke White
81 Gimer county, charged with white
Gaping and started to town with them
When near Flat Creek church Barnes at
tempted TO escape and was shot by Deputy
Sherin Bramlett. The ball entered his back
and went through his heart, lodging be-
tween the ribs on the front side He died
almost Immediately, Barnes was large
man Of fine physique. He was indicted on
two counts for kukluXing
The Rome Electric Railway Company was
sold Thursday by the sheriff to satisfy the
bondholders in Northumberland other places
The price paid was 49, 40. and it was bid in
by Capt J. J. Seay for President Jack King
and his associates There are 100000 worth
of bonds outstanding, and it TO pay the
interest on these bonds that the road was
sold John Rldout of Washington was pres
ent to represent the bondholders. The road
Will now be placed in good condition, and the
line eXtened several miles
On Wednesday morning last. company of
young men in Madison county. went out for
day of sport In fishing on Broad river. The
place selected was about eight miles
from DanielSVille and about TWENTY-FIVE from
Athens. The young men had been engaged In
SEEMING until about o'clock in the morning.
Wash Davis. son Of John Davis clambered
on rock, and stood there for moment
when he stepped into the stream again and
was drawn by the swift current into kind of
suck hole. from which he could not extricate
himself AS his companions saw his danger
they rushed to his rescue. but the stream was
too swift and they could do nothing for the
drowning man. Davis was about II years OF
age.
Lexington Echo: News reaches us of a
mysterious shooting ARRAY which occurred
Saturday night last just over in Madison
county. on the Glade and Carlton road About
IL O'Clock Clifford Eberhart. a well-knowu
and popular young man, while coming from
Carlton met some one in the road and hailed
him. Without answering, the party cursed
Mr.. EberharJ and fired two shots at him one
taking effect in his right breast and making
quite serious wound. 1t was too dark for
Mr.. Eberhart TO recognize his assnllaut or t.
tell whether he was white or black but ii is
thought he is negro with whom he had a
difficulty year or more ago. as he was seer
in the community the night before but has
not been seen since. AT last accounts the
wounded man was thought TO be doinl
very we'll, but his condition was vet ureca