The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-08

HIuslcd4 enthusiasm to Serenade Ed Buch-
anan last Tuesday evening complain of
Eds lack of appreciation of a good thing.
After dispensing several verses of their
most soul-stirring melody, they called for
pie. In response to this apparently reas-
enable demand, they were greeted by a
ferocious canine, who was invited by his
master to help himself to anything he
could find that resembled a serenader.
Inc troubadours fed incontinently, hotly
pursued by the growler aforesaid.
cambridge Globe: Minnie Bell, a col
ored woman, was knocked off of the track
by freight engine last Monday morning
We have heard that she had a fuss with
her mother, and left home saying that
she was going off to kill herself and as
Ihe rallroad was only a short distance
from the house, she walked over to the
cemetery street crossing and stood on the
track IN front of a freight train She was
badiy bruised about her head and body
ana one arm broken. She is not Vet dead.
ana If the act was done Intentional. she
mas no doubt fully repented of it.
A consent decree was taken from Judge
Newman of the United States court at
Atlanta Saturday by Receiver T,vncb
of the First National BanI- NJ 81
Cedartown, ordering the sale Of
the entire assets of that insti-
luton on Nov. 2, 1894 The decree states
that the bid which is accepted must cover
the total Indebtedness of the bank. to-
gether with the expenses of the receiver
rms decree grows out of the insolvency
OF the bank, so declared by the controller
of the currency some months ago. Trnon
an examination of the affairs of the bank
cashier Hardwick was arrested on the
charge of forgery and embezzlement.
In August, 1884, William Wilson, COL
ored, went to the pententiary from Ecb-
ois county with life sentence before
him. He had been given two trials: the
first resulted in a verdict of involuntor,,
manslaughter with the penalty of three
years Imprisonment. The second trial
went against Wilson worse than ever.
ana he got his term. Two years ago Mr.
o. M. Smith of Valdosta, became inter-
ested in his case and worked hard for his
release. Judge Hansen and ex-Solicitor
X, ". Mitchell recommended the pardon
winch GOV. NOrthen recently granted
and Wilson came to Valdosta last week
where he is now employed. He is an in
dustrlous fellow and appreciates his free
dom.
Atlanta will be represented on the. foot
pan heId this year, as formerly by the
archaeological team. This team is now
nearly organized and is training hard for.
the coming struggles. Ten men out of
the necessary eleven have been selected
mus tar. They are: j. A Stewart.
manager; T. w. Raoul, captain; M. Nc
Rae, B. n. Wilson, Frank OchiItree. 7
A. Stewart, Charley Hill, w. II. Camp.
q. V. HEIDI w. II. Wooten and c. II
Armand. The others will be selected in a
rev days. The team shows up well in
practice. While 1t is somewhat lighter
than that of last year, the team seems
to be quicker in their work. Only two of
last years players will be on the team
this year-McRae and Raoul. The Tech
nologlcal men propose to meet all corners,
ana expect to win their share of the CON
tests in which they engage. The season
will open on Oct co. with game be-
tween Furman University and the
| 'Iecks." Other games arranged thus
| far are: Oct. % Mercer VS.. Techs; Nov.
3, University of Georgia VS.. Techs; Nov
10, Auburn VS.. Techs; Nov. II, Sewannee
VS.. Techs; Nov. 20, Athens VS.. Techs
A suit was filed with George X Calvin.
clerk Of the United States district court
at Augusta Saturday in which the COM
plainants are the Westinghouse Electric
! Company, and the defendants the Au-
| gusta Street Railway company, and
w. r. Moore and II. ]. Edenheld The
complainants claim that the defendants
are making electric motors in violation of
the patents granted to a man named
Lemme of Pittsburg who afterwards
| sold his rights to the Westinghouse com
pany. superintendent Moore of the street
| railway company laughed at It, THE
whole matter" he said, lis about the
manner in which the coils are placed on
an armature. We are not violating the
Lemme patent, having adopted a differ
ent method, but all the big companics
/ mako their machines by the Lemmc
method, and nothing is said about it. They
have no case against US in any way what
ever The Westinghouse company, in its
complaint, says the Augusta parties are
| infringing on their patent; asks the court
! 10 restrain them in the future mauufac-
! ture or use of motors so made; and that
! the defendants be ordered to turn over 10
the plaintiffs all profits made by such
motors since the granting Of the Lemme
patent I'm 1902; and that the machines now
In existence be destroyed