The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-16

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satchel Relieved of $4,000 Boy Of
IIYears in Jail at Rome for Volun-
tary ManslauRhter.
GEORGIA.
DE- s. J. Powers. Of Rome, died saturday
An Atlanta man suggests Gov. Northen
for United States senator.
R. Il. Warren has sold his residence at
Albany to Frank Mercer for e3,O00.
Augusta wants the new federal prison, 70
be erected by the government, Duht IN that
city
At Albany Saturday S. B. Brown sold to
Parker & Co. 900 Gales OF cotton, aggrega-
ting about 400 900 pounds.
It Is rumored that the friends OF Hon, J. NJ.
Dupree. OF Montezuma, are grooming him Tor
congress against Judge Crisp.
Negro BOYS in Macon make practice OF
milking COWS entrusted to their keeping.
Whole families are Kept up in this way.
A gentleman has been in Augusta for the
past week from the north, and considerable
work has been done by him and the \ Dung
Mems Business League toward orgahl iz a
company to manufacture pottery anu porce-
lain in all It's forms.
C. C. Battey a nursery agent, SAYS he LETT
his sachel containing 500 in cash, on the
washstand in his room at Nelson INT ) resi-
dence, at Albany, saturday night. Whlle ne
went TO supper. On returning TO his room he
says the money was missing. There Is no
clew to the thief.
The plans and specifications for system
of sanitary sewers for Macon, prepared by
Engineer samuel H. Gray, of Providence, X.
/. were yesterday accepted by the mayor and
council and Engineer Gray has in his pocket
the Al $50 that council had agreed to pay him
when his plans we're accepted.
Miss Maggie Napier, the pretty young lady.
OF Augusta. who has been missing Tor the
past eight days. and whom IL was feared had
been foully dealt with, was heard from Satur-
day afternoon, but her whereabouts still re-
mains mystery to her anxious family and
numerous friends. She merely wrote that she
was alive and well. The letter was post
marked at Augusta
j. W. Graves of Cordele, has made an
assignment TO G.. L. Scandrett and his affairs
will be wound up Immediately This step
was taken by Mr.. Graves on account of the
action OF certain creditors. He says that he
has ample assets to pay what he owes and
more besides. He has been in bad health for
some time and could not look after his oust
ness affairs personally.
large number Of ladies' and gentlemen
met at the Hussars armory at Macon night
or two ago and formulated plans for kir-
mess for the benefit Of the Macon lodge OF
Elks, TO be given by Professor Agostini the
first week IN February. About 2OO ladies',
gentlemen and children Will take part in the
kirmess, all of whom viii be among Macon
representative society people,
Scarlet fever has made its appearance in
the Whittle school. at Macon, in five or six
cases, and in consequence OF 1t the people ont
in that part OF the city, and especially the
patrons OF the SCnDOl, nave ueeu uldut 4ullt
uneasy. In view Of the scare which seemed
TO prevail among a good many people. the
board of education and the board OF health
held Joint meeting and decided that the
school building should be thoroughly disin-
fected at once
Marion Erwin returned to Macon Saturday
from 1homaston, where he went to look after
the interests of some of his Macon clients
who were caught in the Dig failure of Dun
ham, Johnston q Co, which was announced
on Thursday last. He was fortunate enough
20 get in the first attachments for his clients
and thinks that their debts are now secured.
Quite a number OF Macon merchants were
caught IN the failure in claims ranging from
el00 to 1000.
Bros and ]. b. Wlthers and others, which
had been pending hearing some time, and
involving several thousand acres OF saw mill
timber in EcholS county. were heard before
Judge Hansell at brownsville few days ago,
1t being shown that Saunders Bros. held
perfect titles the injunction against them
was dissolved without bond, and the timber
and saw logs were turned over to them, j. b.
Witners and others being restrained from en-
tering the land. Both parties were operating
saw mills in the same section, and each held
titles TO the timber, commencing to cut the
timber and erect their roads through the
land about the same time. Each enjoined the
other from cutting or building roads until the
titles to the land could be passed on.
Augusta Chronicle: Ex-United States SEN
ator Edmunds. OF Vermont. has arrived In
Augusta with his, wife and daughter, Miss Ed
munds, and maid. They are at the Bon Air
on the Hill, where they will spend the winter.
The honored visitor was senator from Yer
mont for twenty-five years, A year or so ago
he resigned his seat and retired from politics.
The ex-senator came into the city yesterday
and visited the United States court. he oo-
cupied a seat on the bench with Judge Speer
for short while Mr.. Edmunds was chair
man OF the Senate judiciary committee at the
time Judge Speer was a United States dis
trict judge, under President Arthur s admin
istration. Senator Edmonds has always been
prominent in national politics, and he is one
OF ithe greatest lawyers 10 the union.
Jimmie King, aged IL years, son of ]. H
King, is in jail at Rome charged with volun
tary manslaughter in killing Win Trout, a
colored boy, aged IL. Young King was going
hunting. He had cheap, slngle-barrel muz
zle-loadtng shotgun. About $50 yards beyond
the home of Trout in the woods, young King
struck up with Meredith and win Trout
aged II and II, respectively. King sug
gested that they 20 hunting with him
Meredith. the l2year-old negro brother OF the
one killed, says that King insisted on theil
going hunting with him They told him they
could not, that dinner was ready, and thai
their father objected. III you won't go. II
shoot you" said King. and with that ht
blazed away at the smallest negro. The
charge OF small shot struck him full in the
neck. and the boy fell to the ground. Kin.
dropped the gun and ran off through the
woods. Meredith ran to the house to tell hi:
mother As he did so, his father reached tn,
dying boy. The story of the father, Andl
Trout, agrees in detail with that Meredith
though he knew less. Young King say
that VIII was shot by his brother Meredith
He met the boys and let Meredith have tn
gun to shoot a bird. The bird flew and tn
negro pointed the gun at King. Don't d.
that" cried King, its easy on the trigger
Then Meredith pointed it at Will The gu
fired and VIII fell. King says he was fright
ened and ran home. This story caused In
arrest Of Meredith Trout, who was kept il
the sherin's otfiGe until the jury's verde
was read, when he was released
Americas Times Recorder: For the pas
week the sale of the big plantation at De Soto
twelve miles from Americas, and until II
Gently the property Of the Americas Inves
ment Company, has been pending, but nc
until yesterday at - O'Clock was the dee
finally closed. The purchaser Of this Spleudi
property was Armstead Dodson. and tn
price paid was S26, 600 The De Soto plantatio
is the largest IN Sumter county. consisting o
5l25 acres of splendid land mostly re
upland, and through the center of the prof.
erty funs the Savannah. Americas and Mont
gomery railroad. The hourshing little tow
OF De soto Is situated upon the edge Of Thu
plantation, and is almost surrounded by nea
and well titled farms. The Union Central Lii
Insurance Company held a mortgage on tn
De soto plantation, given by the Americas IL
vestment Company, and at the sal
OF the companys property last Tuesia
became the purchaser. paying S24, 100 therefor
AS the real value OF the plantation is ten do
lars per acre, or 250, IL Will be seen tina
Mr.. Dodson secured quite bargain, even a
the price paid yesterday. Armstead Dodso
gressive planters. six years ago he wa
civ he MAJ ~ he lY,xsa