The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-04


Col. Armstrong Of Rome Gains a Yer.
dict for 500. 900 in a Railroad Suit.
GEORGIA.
W. G. Ragan, one Of Americas Oldest
citizens died Saturday.
r. T. Dixon's dwelling. kitchen and
sugar house at Quitman. with all their
contents, were burned Thursday at II
o'clock. The fire caught from the kitchen
stove pipe. Nothing was saved There
was no insurance.
small party Of Ohioans were in
Americas Saturday, looking about with
view 10 locating there. All are thrifty,
well-to-do farmers, and If lands suita-
bic can be found near the city they
propose to buy and settle.
In Towns county a young medical stu
dent wrapped a white sheet around his
body, and. placing a human skull on his
head. knocked at the door Of a negro
cabin. II was some time before the negro
and his wife could be prevailed on to open
the door. and when the ghOstly apparition
was disclosed they jumped from the win
dow and fed to the woods
While a farmer in Dougherty county
was crossing a creek late at night he
heard strange voices and then the splash
ing Of a horses hoofs behind him. And
Yet no other human being and no horse
save his own were visible When he
reached dry land he stopped his horse and
listened, but the noise had ceased and
there was no sound other than the boot
ing Of the owls.
Tomorrow will be election day in Au-
gusta, and the next mayor and one coun-
Gilman from each ward will be chosen
for the next three years. After Wednes-
day 1t will be eX-Mayor Alexander and
Mayor William r. Young. There is only
one ticket ia the field 1t will read as fol-
lows: For mayor. William b. Young: for
council First ward, r. NJ. Philpot for coun-
ell Second ward. Bryan Lawrence: for
council Third ward, Charles E. Doolittle;
for council Fourth ward Dan Kerr; for
council Fifth ward, Theo. S. Raworth.
1t is extremely probable that the liberty
bell viii be brought to Atlanta. At the
last meeting of the executive committee
of the exposition Gen. j. r. Lewis is pre-
scented resolution commencing Mrs. G.
j. Simmons TO the mayor and council of
Philadelphia In her effort to secure the
liberty bell for the colonial exhibit from
pennsylvania at the exposition. The reso-
luton was unanimously passed and Mrs
Simmons will go to Philadelphia soon on
mat mission. She has a large acquaint-
ance in Pennsylvania and hopes to secure
this great relic Of the revolution.
The trial Of young John Methvin for
the killing of James Carey will begin at
Americas on Dec. II. Sixty witnesses
for the defense and six for the state will
testify. The tragedy for which Meth
win will be tried for his life took place
at a picnic near Americas on July a.
While the young people present were
engaged in dancing young Carey. be-
tween whom and Methvin a fued ex-
listed, was shot down and almost in
stantly killed by the latter. Methvin was
arrested the same night in the loft of the
house of his cousin. Mr.. Wingate, by
"A n citizens gfu
in jail.
Griffin Call: The Central railroad is
making efforts to reduce it's expenses to
correspond with the business, which is
said TO be unusually light for this season
of the year, and is reducing its force all
along the line. At this place the telegraph
office is being removed from the old pas
senger station at Hill street crossing into
the ticket Office at the new station. and
the operator will be required to attend to
both the offices, which will throw Capt.
kendrick, who is one of the best office
men anywhere out of a job, temporarily
at least. Supervisor C. w. Fulghum.
who has kept the line in apple pie order on
his division for so many years, has been
supplanted by a cheaper man.
The governor has announced the follow
ing additional members of his staff: b. S.
Walker, Monroe; II. NJ. Dorsey, Atlanta;
5. w. Wilkes, Atlanta; S. T. Blalock,
Fayetteville; J. D. Boyd. Griffin; Douglas
Glessner, Griffin; j. I. Boifeuillet, Macon:
John L. Edmondson, Dalton; w. r. Pow
ers, Marietta; w. C.. Cousins, Atlanta;
A. E. Douglas, Madison; William Fitz-
patrick, Madison; Ed Dorsey Watkins
vile; c. H. Yancey, Athens; w. j. Nor
ton, Athens; T. NJ. Swift, Elberton; E. b.
Smith, Monticello; Dan Joseph, Columbus;
T. J. Eady, West Point; Turner c. Thorn
as, Augusta; w. ]. Harris Cedartown:
I. j. Sheron, Augusta; Joseph e Bivins
Cordele; John A. Barnes, Augusta; Ben
1amin Gilman, Sparta; John r. Irwin.
Fort Gaines; Frank Harrell, cambridge:
Robert Daniel, Millen; Albert Foster.
Madison; E. T. Sherley. warrenton; r.
T. Johnson, Americas; J. 7. Bradley, Car
rollton.
]. p. Morrissey, a young white man. was
fined SO by Recorder Freeman at Macon
Saturday for putting a torpedo on the
track of the Consolidated Street Rail-
road Company. The putting of torpedos
on the street railroad tracks has been a
common practice for years, and several
times serious damage has been occasioned
thereby. Before the electric cars were
put on the South Macon line the company
had mule ruined by being struck nv
one OF the flying particles from a torpedo
thaI exploded on the track and later
lady on one of the cars was thrown into
nervous convulsions by one. So ANNOYING
has the practice become that Mai. Winters
mas been doing all in his power to catch
the parties putting the torpedoes on the
track. Morrissey was seen to put the tor
pedo on the track by officer Henry. who
made the arrest. Maj. Winters saws he
will prosecute the next one caught for
misdemeanor.
Rome Tribune: Col. r. T. Armstrong
received a telegram from Gadsden Satur-
day conveying news that will please his
many friends. 1t told of the conclusion
OF his suit against the Nashville. Chat
tahooga and St Louis Railway Company.
and that verdict had been rendered in
Cel armstrong; favor for 100000. That
looks like pretty big sum, but the suit
was Tor over twice that amount. The
suit ana its causes are well known to
many Romans. In 1883 Col Armstrong
TOOK part OF the contract to build what
Is known as the Tennessee and Coosa
extension, railroad from Gadsden to
huntsville. He completed the contract.
which was done for a New York company.
with Col. Quintard as its head. The
company failed and the road was pur-
chased by the Nashville Chattanooga
and st. Louis. This road did not set