The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-10
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GEORGIA.
Ten thousand seven hundred bales Of
cotton have been compressed at Hawkins
Vile this season. The total number Of
bales received there up to date is about
HOO
p. c. Oglesby, formerly printer in sa-
vannah. ana who became widely known
2 few months ago through his arrest in
Cuba. is going to start a weekly newspaper
at Atlanta.
The projectors Of the fair at Macon
lose $4,000 on their venture. The attend
ance was too small to pay expenses. It
is said that the winners of the purses also
failed 10 get their money.
The average production Of cotton in
Washington county is estimated at IS, 600
bales. Two years ago the value of the
crop, at SO per bale. amounted to 81, 10000
This year the value is, at S25 per bale,
SS50,O00, or 100000 less.
Monday afternoon. the ginnery Of John
Foster, near Cave Spring, was destroyed
by FIRE. Twenty-Five bales of cotton were
consumed with the gin. 1t was a water
power gin. The fire was caused from
match in the cotton. There was no insur
snce.
James Tillman. a middle-aEed colored
well digger. fell in we'll near Augusta
near the RArckmans nursery Wednesday
and was drowned. Tillmau was about If
ty-fve years of age and for some years
past has been subject to epilepuc FITS. He
was in ft when he fell into the well.
A bed Of copper ore is being opened on
the Chestatee river, some fifteen or TWEEN
~ miles north of Gainesville. Judging
from the specimens, it IS quite rich and
should there be any very considerable
quantity Of such ore In the bed 1t is prob
able that there will soon be a plant
erected and the mine worked for all it is
worth.
Albany Herald: A Herald reporter thinks
that a certain young man of the city
who was on the streets the other night
with young lady, had better keep away
from electric lights. He was trying to
squeeze the life out Of the dear creature.
and their smacks sounded like a cow pull
ing her foot out of a mud hole. But they
probably do not know that some one saw
the entire performance.
In fight among negroes in the east
ern part of Dougherty county Wednes-
day Ras Thomas was dealt blow on
the head with a club which may result
in death. The blow was dealt by William
Jackson. in the meantime Louis Jack
son whacked Virgil across the upper lip
with a knife, the blade going to the
teeth Others interfered at this point
and the little riot was stopped.
Two negro men claim that L. ], Miller,
one of the owners Of flour mill at Au-
xusta, discharged them because they
voted for Black in Tuesdays election.
Mr.. Miller however, says that on Mon
day he told his men TO vote and to vote
for whom they pleased; that having decid-
ed to lay off two men because of slack
business, johnson and Rocky were laid
off because they were the last two to
arrive at the mill.
Deputy Collector H. r. Hilton of Union
county had quite lively experience Sun
day afternoon. He was on his way to
Gainesville with a prisoner, John Sashy.
When they reached the city park, on
Green street, John decided to part COM
pany with Hilton and jumping out of
the buggy made for the woods at break
neck speed. Mr.. Hilton ran after him
and for some time, failing to catch him.
The horse, in the meantime, ran away,
tearing the buggy to pieces.
Gainesville Cracker: A funny case came
before the mayor last Monday morning
The parties were a negro man and his
wife who had been pulled the night be-
fore for fighting. During the trial the
woman, in making her statement, said:
II des tell you, jedge, / wus des cum fun
church. an / wus dressed UP, and when
he thowed me down, eff it had not er been
fer my lace Jacket d er give dat Niger
the wust whippin he ever has sence his
nanny glib it to him" The husband
seemed to be in fault, and got off with
So and costs.
An unfortunate alteration occurred at
Sandersville Thursday night which result
ed in the shooting of John Mapp, colored
by Inman Davis. They are both in the
employ of the Sandersville Railroad Com
pany. At Tennule. Mr. Davis spoke to
Mapp about a switch and soon angry
words were used, when Mapp threatened
TO shoot Mr.. Davis. On reaching Sanders
vile, the difficulty was renewed, and Idr.
Davis shot Mapp, hitting him once in the
leg and again in the side, the ball striking
a rib, and glancing around, Mapp is rot
seriously hurt Mr.. Davis left to avoid ar
rest,
The private gin house and ginnery OF
Hon. D. A. Arnold, a large and prosper
Gus farmer of Oglethorpe county, was
burned Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock
Thirty bales of cotton, 5000 bushels OF
corn and new threshing machine were
stored in and about the gin house. ano
all Of them, together with a valuable en-
CINE, were a total loss. The gin had not
been run for several days, and the fire
was evidently of incendary origin. but
no clesv to the guilty party can be found
The loss amounts to about 5000 and falls
heavily on Mr.. Arnold, there being no in
Suranee.
tCOnSiderable comment mas Dcen caused
at Rome by the mysterious disappearance
of the negro principals and witnesses IT
the Ballew case, which has been set for
new hearing on the 18th of this month
Lucy Burrel, Clarissa Burrell and Yves
ley .Stinson testified against Ballew in hi
rFscent trial and it was largely upon thei
evidence that the government was able {,
make out a case. Their testimony wa
very damaging TO Ballew. In fact he wa
found guilty almost exclusively upon thci
evidence. Instead Of returning to Rome
their home, the principal, Lucy Burrsll
and her daughter, Clarissy together will
S6nson, have gone 20 parts unknown
Rumor has it, however, that these impor
tapt Witnesses have fed to California AM
mlffnever come back. The people lool
upon their disappearance very suspiciouSl
und 1t has created no little talk amonl
those who arc anxious TO see Justice done
The funeral Of ]. NJ Coss. who wa
killed Tuesday in the shooting ARRAY a
the l269th election precinct In Richmon
county Thursday, took place from hi
home IN Rollersville. There were abou
1000 people present, men. wome
and children. A procession OF third party
ties and friends Of the deceased wa
formed al Alliance han and marched 4