The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-05

Narrow Escape From a Dangerous
Electrical Shook-A Suspicious Act
ing Negro Arrested at Athens.
GEORGIA.
The Young Mems Democratic Club OF Mus
cogee county was enthusiastically reorgan-
lied for the coming campaigns Work at the
court house at Columbus Monday night
The Hampton Journal suggests T. D. Lee as
the right man to represent Clayton county IN
the legislature c. 5. Blaloek is being urged
by many people Of the county to be a candi-
date.
Levi t. Lane is a candidate for reelection
TO the ONCE Of clerk OF the superior court Of
Heard county. A 6. Hendrick is a candidate
for treasurer. f. W. Satterwhite IS a candt-
date for treasurer. O. A Moore Is candi-
date for the legislature
John H. James a banker Of Atlanta has
Just paid the last Of the debt he incurred ten
years ago when his troubles came. AT that
time Mr.. James. after surrendtng big part
of what was known as the James Bank block
agreed to pay per cent. interest on the dept
and TO give up that property. since then he
has paid the interest regularly and gradually
reduced the DEBT.
The state officers and the commissioned
officers OF the companies composing The Fltth
Georgia regiment are preparing for great
field day of athletic sports and exhibition
drills. At a recent meeting of the eficers OF
the Atlanta companies IL was decided TO hold
the exercises on Sept. 3, in the Athletic park
This viii be labor day, and all the members
of the Fifth will he able to get of conven-
iently The programme mas not yeJ heen
arranged, but Adjt Obear has it in charge.
We1bonn Coquitt Of Atlanta who for a
year has been special revenue agent OF the
treasury department at Washington, was
complimented In "A substantial way by Com
missioner Miller Tuesday He was promoted
TO be chief Of the United states revenue
agents, with headquarters in Washington.
AL the revenue agents IN the country Will
be under him and his salary Will be ~ go a
year The position was rendered to Mr.. Col
quit without his seeking-purely because OF
his efficiency
tive canvass in Milton. where there are -four
good men as candidates The four candl-
dates for representative are j
<. Parsons SosSa and j. M. Upshaw. All are stir
ring around pretty lively, and we presume
like all candidates, they each feel confident
county while Dr. Parsons and Capt. Rogers
live in the same district on the east side aud
Col. Dodgen resides in Alpharetta
The session Of the United states court at
Augusta Tuesday morning was taken up in the
trial of Mann Padgett Of Jefferson county
charged with perjury. Judge Speer directed
q verdict OF acQuittal before the case went tC
the Jury Padgett was engaged in running
an illicit still and in the preliminary swore
that Jim and Sam Walden were also engaged
In the Illicit work. He did this in an effort &c
clear himself But in order TO commit per
jury one must swear falsely with regard to a
material fact in the case. And II was shown
that while jim Walden was not engaged in
the Illicit dstillng. yet II was proven that
Sam ON this technlcality Padgett went
free.
An MISUNDERSTANDING young lady, who said
her name was Mrs Blase, was in Macon Tues
daV looking for her husband who she says
has deserted her They we're married "a few
years ago In Cynthia, Ind. She states that
obout year ago her husband went to Savan
nah to secure work He returned home oc-
casionully but did not remain long at time.
Last week she went to savannah to join him
He was away II was said. with another WO'
man. with whom he was infatuated. When
he returned, Mrs Blase says he was mad and
struck her and after "a quarrel abandoned
her. The Boiler makers Union of which her
husband is member. supplied her with
money with which TO 20 back home
Councilman Elliott Mr.. Cooper and an
other gentlemen had narrow escape from
being struck 10y lightning at Augusta Tues
day afternoon, while standing in the store be
longing TO Mr.. Cooper The gentlemen had
gone in the store to secure protection from a
remorseless drench. Lightning struck the
wires of the Thompson Houston company
just.outside the store Immediately severlnE
one OF them, while the current was directed tC
the upper half Of the cut wire. The current
came in the store on the wires, thence down
to the floor, literally playing around The
feet of the three gentlemen, and then escap
ing by tearing hole through the bottom -o
the wire doors. Luckily, the wires struck
were, at the time, dead
Athens Banner: Officer Kelley was at the
postOf1ice Monday and began talking to q ne
gro, and in the course OF his conversation II
become evident that he was not Of the righ
sort. He was carried to the cal9b0oSe and II
developed that his name was Sam Brown
alias Henry Williams. After some talk ht
admitted that he shot and killed little Negro
child in PtCkens county, South Carolina from
which place he came. He said, however, tina
the shooting was purely accidental and tina
he had nothing against the child whatever
He told so many different stories, however
that his statements are not much to be be
neVed. suspicion also rests upon him OF be