The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-15
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
Condensed News Of Georgia, Florida
and South Carolina.

Nearly Half of Macon's Policemen Sics
With Fever-n-acon's Board Of Trade
Under New Eame-A Petition a SIX
ing Pardon for a Murderer-Death OF
an Eccentric Resident Of Randolph
County.
GEORGIA
r. NJ Clayton has been elected presi-
dent of the North Carolina Society Of At
ANITA.
A billiard tournament, in which the
best amateurs in Atlanta viii contest,
will begin at the Kimball house to-mor-
row night
Ned Harrison, living on W. E. walker s
place, in the Sixty-ninth district Of Burke
county, shot and mortaly wounded Abe
Smith, both Colored few days ago.
Macon no longer has board of trade.
The old organization died of chronic
ennui Friday. Immediately after the de-
mise of the board of trade the Macon
Chamber of Commerce was organized and
officers elected.
The insurance companies doing business
in Macon threaten to cancel a number
Of policies there in December, owing to
the deficient water pressure of the city
They declare further that the rates Will
be raised.
Washington Gazette:A gentleman in
this place who owns a good large planta-
ton and employs eighteen contract hands,
informs us that he has about concluded
to SOW down the place in oats. Says there
is more money in them than in cotton at
the present price Of the staple.
George Z. Oglesby, who killed James
Walker in Putnam county on the night
of June ], last, was caught in Tennessee
ct ba arrived n EEtnntAn
last Sunday in the custody of a sheriff.
He is in Jail There was a reward of $500
for his arrest offered by the state.
Washington Gazette: Klmban Wilheit
has recovered in all, S13S.3O of the money
which was stolen from him recently.
There is about one hundred and fifty dol
lars out yet. Frank Shank, one of the ne
gro boys who owned up to the robbery,
pretended to go and look for the money
in the place where he said he had hidden
it, but it was not found.
petition has been circulated at
Waynesboro, and was signed by a num-
Der of leading citizens, asking the gov
ernor to pardon Bill Garvin, who is serv-
ing a life sentence in the penitentiary for
murder. He has served for about eight
years. The murder was a most foul one,
and the murderer resisted arrest for a
long time with firearms and shot Deputy
Sheriff Zorn in the attempt to capture
him.
Chief of Police Butner of Macon is be-
coming alarmed at the number of men
on the police force who have fallen sick
with fever within the past week or two.
There are now twenty of the men down
sick, with others complaining. This
leaves only twenty-six men able to do
service, or nearly 50 per cent. of the force
off at one time. Chief Butner is occa-
stoned considerable alarm lest the force
should continue crippled until the open
ing of the fair which is now almost at
hand. Some of the men are reported to
be dangerously sick. Nearly all of them
have the broken bone fever
A quack doctor paid Braidentown a
visit last spring, prescribing for all the
ailments that the negroes ever had, talk
ing mortgages on their beds, clocks and
all house plumber they had as security
for the payment of his bills on Oct TO-
He came to Woodville last Monday and
sent out after them to settle their ac-
counts. He had over one hundred of the
names of Greene and Oglethorpe negroes
on his list, with bills from 81 to Sc each
They made demands on their employers
and merchants and got the money and
paid him. One negro said that the doe
tor had nearly peck of money.
]. H. Jeffries. one of the Oldest settlers
Of Randolph county. died of heart trou-
BILE at his home, few miles below Cuth.
bert, Thursday night. Jeffries was a pc
culiar kind of man. He lived the life of 2
miser and his appearance would not have
indicated that he was worth a dollar il
the world, yet it was known by many thai
he was worth several thousand dollars
1t was found out by some person that his
wealth was in ready cash and that h,
carried it in belt around his waist. A few
years ago he came to Cuthbert, wen
home in an intoxicated state, was way
laid by some one and was relieved OF
$1,000 In sold that he had about his per
son. he has never been able to get an,
clew to who the person was or to get hi,
money and this weighed heavily upoI
him and no doubt FASTENED his death.
II. NJ. Bramett, sheriff, and ]. w. Bran
lett, deputy sheriff charged with the muir
der of John Barnes, were acquitted il
Gilmer superior court at Ellijay Friday
Barnes was under arrest for whitecan
ping and was accidentally shot and kiue,
by Wesley Bramlett. An exciting scene oc
Cured during the day 1T it lasted onl,
few minutes. Bill Dobbins of MURRAY
county had been on trial for whitecap