The morning news., 1894-08-06

GEORGIA.
William Walker colored, was drowned in
Brier creek, in Burke county, day or Two
eago. near Tarvers bridge. de was IN the
water two hours before he was tshed out
Attempts TO resuscitate proved uuayaulug.
In the primary in Gwiunett county Satur-
day. c. u Brand had 10 opposition for the
Senate Mcdonald leads for the House, with
Rhodes and Cosby close together Haslctt
leads for sheriff and BaEweu tor treasurer.
Rosa Grimm. a negro woman about 80 years
Of age was filled with 0ucksnOt oy Lee Gam
bic. another negro, at shepherd Crossing
half miles from Columbus Friday night
She will probably recover.
The detective department is going 10 wage
relentless war upon the gamblers Of Atlanta.
From this day forward there Is TO be no let
up. they say until every gambling room 10
the city Is closed. and the gamkers forced
into other more respectable occupations.
The primary for county Ct1Cers IN Jasper
county resulted as follows. W. F. Jordan,
clerk W. H. Phillips. sheriff. L. O. WilDurn,
tax collector; =. p. spears, tax receiver q.
Z. EZclle treasurer; l. w, Robert, surveyor;
and J. NJ. McElhany, coroner. The county is
democratic bv 40 votes.
Friday was the day appointed for the exc
cution OF Dan Jones at Columbus, and had Il
not been for the interpOsitlon OF the governor
the negro would have then danged at the end
Of a rope. Jones was respited until sept
and it is possible that be will be hung on that
day. The scafold has already been con
structed
Bartlett is the name OF q new station on the
Atlanta and Florida railroad just eighteen
miles from Atlanta, IN Fayette county This
name was given the station Saturday morn
ing by ex-Mayor Glenn OF Atlanta, In honor Of
Hon c. L. Bartlett. the candidate for con
gress from the sixth district, OF which
Fayette county is part
Hon. Charles L. Bartlett Of Bibb will repre-
sent the sixth congressional district in the
next congress Of the United States. This fact
was settled by the democracy Of Henry
AL krf = NHnH
Friday, and he viii 60 into the convention
with enough votes to nominate him. even
though he should not carry another county
Hapeville Picayune: The Thirty-eiRhth
Georgia did a very handsome thing when
they invited Col George W Harrison Of
Gov. Northens stad to their reunion at
Lithonia. Col Harrison has been very liberal
10 the confederate veterans and has been a
most valuable member Of the governors
stan GOV. Atkinson can do no more graceful
act when he comes ia than to reappOint Col
Harrison on his stan.
Ike jackson, colored, living on I. r. Jones'
farm in Burke county, was shot from ambush
while bidding his best girl adeu Friday night,
by a rival Su1tOr, securely hidden In plum
orchard near by armed with a shotgun DR..
Miner was called 10 the wounded man and
succeeded In extracting a handful Of No.
shot. The wounds are very painful, but not
serious. The negro who Is suspected Of doing
the shooting cannot be found
At Sylvester Friday the residence OF W
c, Wilder, Brunswick and Western railroad
agent and telegraph operator was discovered
TO he on fire. The alarm was promptly given
but before assistance arrived the entire
building was In flames The residence was
neat hve-rOOm cottage There was no insur-
ance, and the only things saved from the
burning building were few effects from the
bedroom and parlor. The fire is supposed to
have resulted from defective fiue in the
kitchen. Mr. Wllders loss is about S400.
The annual reunion of the survivors Of Phil
lips and CObbs legions will be an unusually
interesting one this year. The veterans who
composed the Cobb legion entertained the
memb Of Phillips legion last wear and
this time the Phillips legion veterans are
going to reciprocate. A two days camp fire.
viii be held at kennesaw, and an unusually
large attendance Is expected. An ocder has
been issued by Capt. Dick Hargis, president
Of the veterans Of Phillips legion, and by H.
J. Mccormick OF Stilesboro, the secretary
fixing as the dates OF the reunion on Aug. q
and "A, ana calling upon all veterans who live
within fifty miles Of the meeting place to
bring 'rations' with them.
Lawreuceville News; One Of the most re-
markaole things we have ever heard OF oc-
CURED In I. r. Powells family last Sunday.
MIR. Powell played with his l0months
baby for half an hour, and Il never seemed In
better health or livelier. Finally, Mrs. Pow
ell took the baby TO put II 70 bed. In dress
ing IL she found a needle sticking In its
stomach. The eye OF the needle was all thar
could be seen OF II, and 1t was with some difn-
cHlty that Mrs. Powell extracted IL. The re-
markable thing about it is the fact that the
baby did not cry while the needle was pierc-
ing its stomach, nor did Il even vince when the
needle was taken out There was no tempo
rary soreness. and the child does not seem
even % have felt u,
At Cusseta ChattahOochee county on
Thursday last there was a big crowd present
70 hear the Joint debate between j. B. Osborne
the populist, and Hon George Munroe Of
Marion county, democratic candidate for the
state Senate. ] he best OF order prevailed
and each and al claim the victory. The
race for representative Is on, and a hot fight
Is coming. Wilkinson is the populist candi-
date. Schley Is running as an independent
and the democrats Will very soon put a can.
didate in the held There have been abund-
ant rains and crops are very fine The
Primitive Baptlsts are conducting a three
DAYS meeting here. which is weil attended.
Rev. ". G. Cleveland Of Cullodeu and Col. IA.
Bussey OF Columbus are the ministers in
charge. The Missionary Baptists have iust
completed their new church, which is ele-
CANT.
Augusta Chronicle Saturday while tho
work OF tearing down the end Of the Tubman
high school was in progress, most interest.
ing relic was found in the shape Of a brick
On one side Of the brick. which is peculiarly
SNAPPED one being perfectly square and only
about two inches thick, IS the following in
scrlptlOn W. II. Goodrich, architect June
18Th, 1872 The letters we're apparently
made BY some sharp snstrument, and are
rather rudely etched. Mr.. W. II. Goodrich
was the father Of Architect Lewis f. Good
rich. who now has charge Of the rebuilding Of
the school ne building was FIRST used as
the ''Campbellite' or Christian church and
was so used until 1874, when Mrs Tubman
presented the handsome church on Greene
street 20 the denomination. and purchased
the old structure and established The TuDman
high school II is rather coincidence tnat
the son Of the builder should have the work
Of reconstructiug, and nftT-twO years after
ward find q brick placed there by his father
Mr.. Goodrich has the brick iu his once sud
Of course VIII keep II g. memeute.
A cloudburst deluRed Madison and the srir.
rounding country Friday afternoon. causing
considerable damage IN many localities and
frightening the thousands who witnessed II
as much as would cyclone or tornado III
began about D clock and lasted three hours
The rainfall was something terrinc-Dy long
odds the heaviest that has been known there
IN many years The lightning came In guiek
vivid flashes, terrifying many and frlgbten
ing all The heavens we're 80 thick with
black clouds that u grew almost dark and
lamps had 70 be lighted In the houses Two
heavily charged cumulous clouds came to-
Rether Just over the town and
when the rain followed the crashing
stroke OF thunder and the binding
fash Of lightning It came down in almost a
solid stream. Several washOuts on the rail-
ways are reported. The result is that trains
are delayed a little. The damage rs being
promptly repaired. Two negroes and a team
Of mules were reported drowned a short ais.
tance from the town, but rescuing parties on
going out, found the men caught in a tree and
safe, though IN an unconscious condition. one
Of the mules drowned and the other was
found In the water, but was saved. Mrs