The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-02

Business Changes and Revenues at
Augusta-An Amusing Story About
awil That Never EXISTED.
GEORGIA.
Dawson s residences and business houses
are TO be numbered.
Frank Waterman of Hawkin sville, ccident-
ally shot OF one of his toes day OF two ago
VIII am C. Boykin succeeds Hugh =. Mid
dletOn as secretary OF the Young MEN, bosl-
ness League Of Augusta.
The I, townsville Electric Light Company
viii make some marked improvements IN
their plant in the near future
William keenan and w liam P. Reynolds
have formed a co partnership to continue the
fancy gre. cry business at the old stand OF
keenan, g. Co, at Augusta.
Rev John L. Girardeau, II. D., .. the Co
UNI IA Theological seminary, win 1edieate
he Pryor Street. Prssoyte ian chapel at Az
lsnta next Sunday afternoon.
D. c. Murphy. of Augusta, has retired from
the grocery commission business he has
saved fortune. Mr.. Murphy is succeeded In
business by NJ. II. q II. l.. Murphy.
Judge Simmons, Of Terrell county court.
has VI anted an order for sheriff Christie TO
sell tho l.. +. Battle stock at Dawson At pub
lie outcry. The stock will sold N lump.
Capt A. F. Austin, Of the Oglethorpe In
fantry. and Capt II. b. hcMaster. OF the
Burke Light Infantry, are mentioned 70 sue
coed Col. 1. c. Levy as colonel Of the sixth
regiment
Dawson News The friends of Rev f. II.
Me- chez will be sorry TO learn that he Is
again upon bis clutches. and The result OF
piece OF wood falling upon one OF his injured
legs, which had almost entirely healed up
meeting was held at the court house at
Brunswick at noon " ednesday for the pur-
pose Of lerfecting arr anse ments for the Gu
tertainment OF the y eOrsld AgI1ct ltural Con
ventiou, which lonvenes IL that city on Feb,
Il next.
Joe Padgett, Of Augusta. son Of A. p
Padgett, vas seriously shot in the breast by
negro at Bath, =. G. Wednesday for no
cause whatever. The negro IS hiding in he
swamps. bat ,rowd is after hun and
caught he VIII be yucned.
@. NJ. Wheatley. OF Americas. went to
Smithville n ednesday for the purpose OF ad-
Justlng the damage ia the burning OF his Cen
trial railroad depot there last week; 1t has
not been determ ned whether or not the depot
viii be replaced as Uefore.
Bob Ramsey. young man who shot D. W.
Desk at alton last Friday uight. was caught
at Dennis. Murray county. WEDNESDAY,. Fam
sey was located in a barn on the fam of Den
nus johnson and was very SOW TO surrender,
Serel al shots were fred. and he Was con-
WINGED that resistance was useless.
Hon. $ K. Cochran died at his home. near
Mableton, in Joba county, Wednesday. For
mum er Of years Mr.. Cochran was engaged IN
the cotton business in Atlanta. Mr.. Cochran
was memter OF the last legislature, repre-
senti * 90 county, and was actively identl-
ned with several important pieces OF legisla
uOn.
Eight mortgages we're filed in the county
clerk ONCE at Augusta. Wednesday. by
eSM6SL br0tnefS. Inc prOprlBtorS OF the Qry
good store known as Broal way sweet. They
we're in favor OF preferred creditor and n
Sweet says that all OF his creditors are in
sured against any loss He wished to o out
OF bus 'ress ana takes this method 10 Go 50
The mortgages hle1 are as follows: Bogkia
right, 20 50; Mary Il. Sweet $500 and
al,200; c. b. Ross, sl,ls5; Z. Lobdell, SO 70,
Ormstein Rice, sS3 =; n. A. 6osen ell Il
Co. S66 50; North Bros. & Strauss, S76 81, all
together aggl eating sS 1885,
Dawson News: / omer Willis, the your g
Texas :
George OutlT W, at the home OF their nele,
Mr.. Gill Willis, near lawson. nearly three
years ago, will soon enter the penitentiary 10
begin term o. fifteen years at hard Ia or.
Willis has twice cen tried for murd, r. and
both times was co. vlcted Of manslaus hter,
The last trial was in May, 1892 before Judse
Bartlett. and since then motion has leen
pendin- for a new trial The supreme court
rendered its decision saturday, In which the
judgment OF the lower court is atirmed
Young Wills, who has cen confined in the
Amerieus Jail for several months, Is under In
diOtment in Sumter county for assault with
intent 10 murder the Amer IS iailer in an at
tempt TO escape several months ago. If so
hNitor Shen1eld consents, Willis may be tried
in Americas efore gong to the penitentary
II not, he Will Q bropgh hack after sewing
the sentence for killing Outlaw sud tried fol
the assault on the Americus jailer.
In chambers at Augusta Wednesday, be
fore Judge Roney, the hearing of the petition
10 appoint receiver for Mullarky & Harty
was begun. some days ago Mullarky Barty
gave mortgage to members of the family o
both mem ers of the firm and to local credit
ors, including the National Exchange bank
the Irish American Lines Savings Bank anC
several mills. A petition was led by Messrs
Q. ). Cohen and W. X. Miller. representing
Clafiin & Co.. of New York. and other foregl
creditors asking that receivers be appointed
Before the petition was filed Mullarky
Barty were closed up on mortgage foreclosur
OF the mortgage OF VIII a n Gailaher, OF Ire
land. uncle of A. p; MuIlarky. Sherin p ]
Q Conner and Hamilton Phinizy were ar
pointed temporary receivers. Other creditor
have filed bills OF int ventiOn, asking tina
goods sold 10y them be separated from III
stock, as titles TO the same did not pass tn
goods, the plaintiffs claiming being o otainel
by fraudulent representations of the iInancis
standing by Mullarky q Harry It the time O
the purchase. The case is complicated an
bristling with legal points.
Dawson News: The McAfee house o
Smithville, has long been known by the trav
cling puOllc IL was famous during the war
under the elder McAfee. Hundreds Of guest
ate at his 20 Dular taoles every day. grea
dish with the elder McAfee during the wa
was chicken pie. The public see u ed TO lik
u. Soldiers all called Tor it. They declaret
4 TO be the est PIE en- earth During thi
long and popular management ~ the eide
MeAfee his son, the pressnt proprietor, witt
was engineer on the Southwestern railroaS
for twelve years served what prodigou
liking the pu lie had for chicken pic. =
when he ane into possession OF the hotel, b
gave orders 10 keep up the good old chicken
pie schedule. So every body for dinner
among other good things is served witt
chicken pie and scuppernong vine The eide
MsAtee had large scuppernopg vineyau
WHICH 6llll pears most iuXurlantly. be = o !.
on the road, through sheer humor declared
the chicken pie schedule was in the will o
IN elder M,Afee; AMI so that rumor 90
ABROAD. and few days ago MT. McAfee re
ceived q letter from New York asking for
copy OF the allege4 curious will for publica
lion IN work on curious wills.
FLORIDA
Samonia Is 70 have a cooking main mex
TUESDAY and Wednesday.
Palaika has passed a license ordinance
but Imposes none on manufactures.
W. N. Etheridge. OF Ocala. came near losin
MS leauttul residence by fire Wednesday
The loss is $500
Solomon Nicholson, a coloTed man ser
fenced 60 be hanged for q MURDER in WakulH
county escaped from Wakulla county jai
AZ meeting of the chamber OF commerce
on Feneacola, Wednesday nj ht resoia lion
- were ADOPTED IN support OF the Nicaragua ca
~ and ommittee was appointed TO COME
WIN organized Lodies throughout the couu
Wy ana urse their Endorsement Of the scheme