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

sandersviIle's Fight ovnr the Appro-
priation for Building the New Rail-
road-Monroe Countv's 1Jext Sheriff.
A Graduate of a Medical College Ar
rested for Moonshining--Nsw Com
rnerce With Cuba Via Pensacola.
GEORGIA
The Aleernon cotton mill at Augusta will
close down within the next six weeks.
1t is violation OF state law to fire gun
or pistol within fifty yards Of puOlic road
The new issue OF s104, COD Of city OF Augusta
az bonds will be sold at noon on Saturday TO
the highest bidder
On Thursday evening last Lige Palmore,
tenant on Mrs. J. s. Hester's place near Mon
roe was struck while blowing, by falling
limo and injured internally.
Henry Brown a negro well digger, near
Greensboro, was buried by the caving In OF
well 50 feet deep Saturday. 1t was tmpossi-
HE TO recover his body owing 10 quick sand
in the we'll.
The, grand commandery Of the Knights
Templar of the state Of Georgia will hold It's
annual conclave In Atlanta, beginning We'd
nesday, May Q, at 10 O'Clock a. m The com
mandery win be elegantly entertained during
their stay in Atlanta.
The democratic executive committee of
Monroe county has declared George w. New
ton the nominee for sheriff by a majority OF
80 votes over T. 5, Holland. The entire num-
Der OF votes cast was 679 The regular cleo
ZION Will DC nblI On INC Gctu Anotss anu llO
third party people are preparing for v1go-
rous light Tor their candidate, James NJ.
Fletcher, but the result will be the election Of
Mr.. Newton by handsome majority
Sandersville Herald Mr.. Jesse Joyner
who lives about nine miles south of Sanders.
VILE, shot at his son-in-iaw, Mr.. JEFF Bush.
Sunday morning. The ball missed the mark
and struck Mrs Bush in the right shoulder,
the ball passing entirely through her body,
below the collar bone. 1t is not thought the
wound will prove fatal Some time ago
Joyner's relatives had him sent TO the asylum,
but he was released. There mas been tll.feel-
ing existing between him and his sonin-law
on account OF family troubles.
Revenue Of1cer McElmurTay, accompanied
by Deputy Marshals Whitley and Wilcher,
went from Augusta to Gibson Monday after
noon and returned Tuesday morning, bring
ing with them an old copper Still and its two
moonshine operators. The chief lawbreaker
in this case is DR.. G. c. Thompson, a gradu-
ate Of the medical college in Augusta. His
son, Gail Thompson, was connected with him
in his Illicit operations. Thompson gradu-
ated at the medical college three years ago.
After graduating he practiced medicine for
two years. On October 9, OF last year, he
moved into the country, locating near Gibson,
in GlaScock county, where, it is alleged, he
became connected with the illicit distillation
Of whisky. The revenue officers have had q
clew to his operations for several months,
More trouble has grown out of the injunc-
tion the citizens Of Sandersville secured from
the courts, restraining the town council from
spending the 900 they appropriated to be
used towards building the proposed Sanders
vile and Tennille railroad. The taxpayers,
after they had sued out the injunction enjoin-
ing the council from spending the money, as
certaned that S2.10O OF the money had been
spent four days prior TO the granting OF the
injunction by Judge Gamble. The citizens,
on learning this. sued out a supplemental in
junction, through their attorneys, Leonard
Phinizy, of Augusta and Messrs. HardwiCk l.
Carter, of Sandersville, which was ap-
piled for and granted by Judge Gam
BILE at Reidsville, Ca, where he is now en-
gagged in holding the superior court of that
county. The 81 100, it is alleged, was spent
for cross ties, which were bought TO be used
In the building OF the new road. The citizens
are seeking now to follow the money ex-
pended for the cross ties. and are asking the
court 10 have the ties impounded, and also to
appoint a receiver to take charge of the same
and sell the ties and refund the money
realized from the sale to the city Of Sanders
vile, Judge Gamble has set next Monday,
the 10th. for the hearing OF the arguments
for and against the granting of the injunc.
ton, and appointment of a receiver. The
case win be tried in Statesboro, where Jadge
Gamble will be on that day holding the
Emanuel county superior court. Mr.. Phinizy
Will go from Augusta to argue the case for
the petitioning citizens.