The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-22


Sentences Passed by the Courts-A
Georgian at the Head of the Great
Underground Railroad Scheme for
New York.
GEORGIA
Jerry Mumford viii be hanged at Jesup on
Jan. %.
Mrs. F. Edgeworth Eve died at Thomson
Friday night.
The paw roll Of the Quitman Graded school
now amounts to $3.50 per month.
Representative Turner announces that he
will not be a candidate for governor OF Geor-
gia.
The city council Of Americas is removing
the poles formerly used by the electric street
railroad.
After lingering illness of several weeks,
the little son of Hon. and Mrs. J. Z. Peoples,
OF Abel, died on Jan. 10.
Mrs. Mary a. Williams. one Of Brooks
county's Oldest resi- Tents, died on Jan. 8, at
the advanced age Of 81.
7. D. Rackley has moved from Wsynesboro
70 Hades, Screven county. where he will mer-
chandise and become postmaster.
Burke county will elect tax receiver on
Feb. 81. Waites L. Minis. John w. Carpen-
ter and J. J. Boyd are candidates.
The Dalton public schools opened their
spring session with ISL pupils in the white
schools and I25 in the colored schools.
Mark Hollinshead. OF Newman, has lost
the thumb of his right hand as result Of the
accidental discharge of his gun while hunt
ing.
s.R. spanglar, of Pomona, was in Griffin
Friday, and says that the present weather
makes bad outlook for fruit crop this
year.
During the past week the postmaster
Of Atlanta had to send to the dead letter
once 146 letters that had nothing on the en-
yelop but stamp.
Many prominent business men Of Atlanta
are thoroughly in earnest about getting the
Grand Army Of the republic to hold its en-
campment in Atlanta in 1895.
A northern firm is in correspondence with
Col. Samuel p. Maddox in regard TO building
a system of street railways in Dalton. Col.
Maddox saws the prospect for the railway is
very bright
The Swear old child Of Alfred Towns, color
ed, at New nan, was burned Friday after
noon, and on saturday died from the injuries
thus received. The child was alone in the
house at the time Of the accident.
Slaughter THOMPSON was arrested last Sat
urday on warrant charging him with selling
n1ortgaged property. In default Of bond he
was committed TO jail to await the arrival OF
the Coweta officer. He was carried to Senoia.
During a thunder storm few nights ago
lightning struck the residence Of Judge f. NJ.
OVERLY. near Spring Place, and did consider
BILE damage. Reports say no one was killed
but that the house was almost totally
wrecked.
P. A. Miles, a negro teacher who had passed
the examination and who intended teaching
at the instance of a TELEGRAM from Munroe
n G., to the sheriff. Miles is wanted there
for forgery.
Charlie Bethune. while riding his horse at
Columbus Friday morning became suddenly
sick and fell from the saddle He was car
ried to the home Of his father. A. J. Bethune
on lower Broad street, and there he was i'm.
mediately tended by physicians.
At Carrollton Thursday. Amos Entrekin
had the misfortune to get the little bone in
his left ankle broken and the larger bone dis
located. He had jumped into a wagon to
ride home to his dinner and the team Started
TO run away, he thought, and jumped and fell
Capt. Sorcho, the noted swimmer, will
shortly begin the great feat OF swimming the
Coosa river from Rome, Ca, to Montgomery.
Ala, distance OF 800 miles. Sam Whitmre
will accompany Capt. Sorcho in a canoe and
viii furnish daily accounts Of the expedi-
ton.
The Society Of Alabamans" has been or
gained at Atlanta. Atlanta has very cos
mopolitan population. with representatives
from nearly every state in the union. The
Nirginians, the Tennesseeans, the South
Carolinians and the North Carolinians, have
had societies for some time.
Col. ]. J. Rogers barn, at GAINESVILLE was
burned Thursday night at o'clock with Its
contents OF corn and fodder. He also lost
large horse was gotten out by one OF the
schoolboys. Col. Rogers loss will amount to
about sl,5oO. with $3.50 insurance
The Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
day. and employees on that division we're paid
their salaries for December Those on the
west end were paid the day before, Pay
ments for back time are being made bv
Treasurer Cooper as fast as applications are
fled.
DR.. R. J. johnson has closed no his drug
business at Newman and moved with his
family to Atlanta. He has not yet recovered
from from his late illness, advices received
yesterday indicating that his condition is
again quite critical 1t is understood that
several parties are negotiating for the pur-
chase OF his stock, and the drug store win
probably be reopened in q few days.
The new game law in Georgia allows par.
trldges, pheasants, wild turkeys and snipe to
be trapped ana killed in any county OF the
state between the LIST OF October and the list
OF April. Doves can be killed from the 18th
OF July TO the first OF April, and deer can be
killed from the LIST of October TO the list OF
January. Crows, larSs and English spar
rows, rice and wheat birds can be killed at
any time.
A New York letter says: Georgia is al
ways on deck here. II. II. wilson a Georgian,
has on foot the biggest thing New York ever
attempted. He and his associates propose to
spend about Sl5 ,OOO00O giving New York a
system OF underground railways As a
guarantee OF good faith the company pro
poses to deposit 81 100000 worth OF securi.
ties. The city is asked to lend the company
S30,000000, a sum which Father Knicker.
booker can FISH out of his old clothes at al
most any time. But what an undertaking. ii
VIII be to build the roads! 1t viii he tunnel
LnOugl
OF course the protectors promise not to be Sc
very long about it. / believe the underground
roads, If electricity were used, would be a
good thing. They would cost an enormous
sum, but might do away with the unsightly
elevated trains. 1t is proposed to have
double-decked tracks and not four abreast,
as was originally proposed. Legislation will
be required before the scheme can be put
through"
Gibson Record; On Thursday Jan H. a
number OF witnesses were summonsed from
Gibson to appear instanter before the grand
Jury OF the United States court at Augusta
IN the Carroll case. No bill was found but
the witnesses were held over until Friday
when they were subpPnaed In the Dixon
case, and served on same I'm il Monday night
when they were dismissed. The witnesses
received the following pay Or. X olley
Sll.lO; j. 9. English and J. B. Williams. IS IS;
w r. Logue, $3.50. and w. w
Kitchens, Se.S5. These witnesses were
summonsed at the same time
appeared before the court at the same time
and were discharged at the same time and OF
course should have received the same amount
In consideration Of their services: Tor the
benefit Of the public to see for themselves
now discrimination was used, we give the
exact amount each witness received. Dr..
Kelley re- eived Ray for four days and N L.
axe both ways. Mr.. Logue rece we'd pay for
Tour days and mileage one way. j. G. English
and j. Is. Williams received paw tor only two
Gays, and mileage one way. III this is not dis
eliminating, it appears TO us that way, and il
Is no ming hut ri ht that IL should be