The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-12


scene Matter Through the Mails.
Accidental Homicide in spalding
County.
GEORGIA.
A6fiien wants q cotton factory.
The Methodist church at Washington has
POO members.
The football team OF Mercer University has
disbanded for the season.
George r. Turpin. OF Macon. was married
TO Miss Ada Attwater, at Thomaston Wednes-
day
Mr.. Degnan, manufacturer OF sewing ma
chimes at Stevenson. Ala, may be induced TO
move his plant TO Macon
The stock Of general merchandise OF B. e.
Bel was sold at auction, at Sylvan1R,
Wednesday under foreclosure Two or three
Savannah firms were interested
Ten thousand dollars viii about be the cost
OF Macon new hospital over $1,000 has al
ready been paid in cash. and there viii be no
difaculty 70 obtain the balance OF the money
now that site has been selected on which
TO erect the hospital.
The governor has issued an order offering
reward Of $50 each for the murderers OF Jim
Dickson and Bill Richardson. The order
cites that on Oct. II Dickson and Richardson
were taken from jail in North and murdered
by body Of disguised men,"
The Bank OF Southwestern Georgia, of
Americas. held its annual meeting Wednes-
day, re-electing its old board Of directors and
Officers: Maj. N. speer president; j. w.
.
cashier. and A. W. Smith, assistant.
Three trunks surrounded by blood stains on
the floor, have been found in house on Elm
street at Macon. Three weeks ago woman
named Smith moved out Of the house at
night and her neighborS do not know what
became OF her. The police are investigating
the case.
THE boy conductors on the Electric Street
Railway at Augusta, have petltioned Supt.
DYER Tor an increase Of paw. The boys now
receive 50 cents day. and ask that their
wages be increased TO 20 cents a day. Supt.
Dyer SAYS he has hired the boys to reduce
expenses and he will be compelled 20 decline
the request.
The partnership Of T. C. Hendrix, R. H.
Smalling and W. J. Beeland. in the Macon
Sash Door and Lumber Company. has teen
dissolved, and the concern has beenreOrg anized
as a stock Company with r. c. Hendrix. pfesi-
dent; K. II. Smalling vice president and w.
J. Beeand, secretary and treasurer under
the old name
DR.. r. S. Rust a Cincinnati capaltalist now
in Americas, expresses astonishment at the
prosperity which he sees prevailing in the
south and in Southwestern Georgia in par
ticular. He says that the people here have
nothing to complain of in the way OF hard
times in comparison with the north and
west. where thousands of able-bodied men
are almost starving and can get no work.
Philip NJ Berg a well known dry goods and
notion dealer Of Macon, has filed a number of
chattel mortgages in the clerks office Of Bibb
superior court The following are the persons
in whose favor the mortgages have been filed:
T.. w OIH, TlpUt tXCn1uRe BANK. al ,DUJ. NaAel-
baum s. Son S70763: Woln Happ, s45 40; L.
B. Harris, manager. Sl635; S. Blouensteln,
Sl264.27; Mrs. Rosa Berg. So ,OOO91; Harde-
man, DAVIS g. Turner, 500 r. l.. Henry, S1l0;
w. M. Hirsch, Of Columbus, $3.50
The Peoples National Bank. OF Americus,
had its annual stockholders meeting
Wednesday and elected the following board
of directors: John Windsor, L. s. Rawson,
George r. Simpson, w. c. FuIlow, Lester
Windsor and Bascom Myrick. The board
then elected the following officers: BascOm
ident; John Windsor, cashier: Lester Wind
sor, assistant cashier. Mr.. Myrick succeeds
j. 9. Roney in the presidency, the latter re-
firing because of his 1ncumbency of the Amer
icus postof1ce.
The residence OF II. A. Merry at Berzeiia
In Columbia county, was entered Tuesday
night by negro assuming the name Of Nor
gan 7. Limit Mr.. Merry was aroused by the
noise in the house. On getting up he discov-
cred the man. Mr.. Merry reached for his
gun. The negro attempted to escape by a
window. AS he sprang out Mr. Merry fired
on him twice. The first shot took effect in
the lower part Of his right leg. The second
missed him. The negro crawled OF and was
not captured until Wednesday morning. He
was found some distance from the house,
John Banks and win Strickland were to-
gether in Spalding, one with gun, the other
with pistol. The subject of killing was
brought up Banks had the pistol and re-
marked that he could shoot quicker and fas.
ter than man with a gun. Strickland
thought not, and threw his gun in position
when, it is claimed. Banks playfully knocked
ii aside and pointing his pistol at Strickland,
1t went of accidently and killed him. The
young men belonged TO well known families
Strickland is the only son of a widowed
mother, his father having committed suicide
some time ago.
On Saturday, Jan. G. the city of cambridge
held an election for mayor and six alder
men, which resulted in the election OF the fol
lowing named gentlemen without opposition:
For mayor. A; L; HAYES: for aldermen.
G.F. Westmoreland, J. d. Harrell, II. Nuss-
baum. w. w. Right, II. u. Ehrlich and d. A.
Russell. On Monday night last the new
mayor and aldermen were installed and
elected the following as city officers to serve
for the ensuing year. For city clerk, b.
Nussbaum; city treasurer, @. l.. Harrel;
city marshal Z. H. Smart Deputy marshal.
M. w. Bates; Policeman Clark Reed.
The Polar Ice Company of Augusta has
closed down, and only a Waterman is en-
ployed there now to guard over the property.
me property Is to be sold at public sale the
first Tuesday in February for state and county
taxes, also for two years water rent due the
city. The factory is valuable property, stu
ated on the second level OF the canal, between
Marbury and Kollock streets. The company
sustained severe loss several years ago
when the foundation of the raceway caved In
from which ii has never recovered. The cost
to repair the damages amounted to about SIS,
600, but now 1t is in tne condition and affords
splendid mill site
Monroe News: Some days since some
hands on j. p. ROckmore's place near Logan
Vile, in removing decayed trunk of a large
tree, made an interesting fine. Embedded III
the leaves and mOlO was a mask partly hlle(
with liquid which was found to be whisky
The print of leaves was stamped upon tht
glass bottle, and the cork was covered will
earth mold. The peculiar kind OF flask led Il
inquiry about the probable length of time tn
bottle OF whisky had lain in its hiding place
Il. M. Brand was positive that no TASKS O
that description had been sold at Loganvilll
since the war, and the time -corroded bottle
seems TO bear out the reaSonableness of tn,
opinion that the whisky had been under tn
log some thirty years.
Ishmael Corbin, colored, was killed SatuI
day night by another negro near Walden
eight miles from Macon. The killing OK
Cured at frolic on the Sparks plantation
and as usual, woman was at the bottom 0
it. lshmael and the other man had som
words about the affair which. it appears hai
been brewing between them for some time
and the result was stated, Corbin beini
shot twice by his antagonist, once in the nee
and again through the temple, the latter O
which wounds killed him almost instantly
The negroes Of the community are niue
worked up over the anair. Two men ar
locked up In Perry jail, suspected Of havin
done the murder, but no positive evidenc
has been adduced yet.
Dan Dickerson. eolored, a school teacher
at Milen. charged with sending an obscen
letter through the mails, was on trial at Au
gusta Wednesday before Judge Speer in tn
United States circuit court The letter wa
produced by District Attorney Gary and wa