The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-02

enabled to declare q 3 per cent. dividend on
the capital stock of the company, which is
payable on June H. The old officers Of the
company were. reelected as follows: Presi-
dent John Jay Cohen; vice president and
secretary, p. @. Burum; directors, G. H.
Cohen, s. Lesser Patrick Walsh. Asbury
HUH and B. H. Smith, JT.
Wildly & Oliver, merchandise brokers and
Wright Weslosky, wholesale grocers and
provision dealers, of Albany. effected trade
Wednesday, whereby the former firm closed
Out their business to the latter, and will in
future do strictly wholesale commission
business with their office in the new Mayer &
| Crime building The two Il rms will continue
TO operate separately. Wright & Weslosky
viii continue the former business OF both
firms, and the Menko Company will open up
at once in the Oulpepper building, formerly
occupied by Wildly B Oliver.
Mrs. Phoebe Smith died Sunday She
lived about a mile and q half east of Cedar
Grove, near Lafayette. Saturday her son
and his wife went over to spend the night
with her. Mrs. Smith ate a hearty supper
and then walked down to the spring, a couple
OF hundred yards, and brought back bucket
OF water, Mrs. Polly Roberts returning with
her to spend the night. The two slept to
gether. About O'Clock a. m. Mrs. Roberts
heard Mrs. Smith making noise and spoke
to her. Receiving no answer, she became
alarmed. Her son lit lamp, when it was
found she was dying.
Jack Morris, colored man living on
fafm OF >. e. Morris on the Chattahoochee
AANCis was dNNluCuhdllg SlOl luSb FTludN. lie
was hunting wild turkeys, and having his gun
cooked, attempted to climb over fence the
gun was discharged, and the load entered his
side making an ugly wound. He was some
distance from home and alone, but he man
aged to get in hearing distance and some of
his family heard him and carried him to the
mouse. His wounds were considered fatal
and physician was not called until sunday
Drs. Burnett and Whitley dressed his wounds
and have some hope of his recovery.
The grand jury in 1888, found a true bill
against John Whitlow, colored, for attempt
| ing to murder Andrew Lang, in Fair Play
district in Douglas county. Whltow has so
| far eyaded the officers. Last Friday man
| by the same name, and answering the des-
| town, and placed in Jail by the sheriff of that
| county. The authorities at Douglasville we're
| notified Of the arrest, and John Ward brought
WhitloW in Saturday evening. He claimed
| that he was the wrong man, and Saturday
| morning after several citizens Of Fair Play
| district pronounced him the wrong man he
| was allowed his freedom.
Gus Thompson. a half -witted negro, was
/ brought to Dublin last Friday by j. n. Hall
| and placed in jail, having been bound over 10
await the action of the next grand jury on a
charge of attempted outrage on Mrs. w +.
! Couey, of Lowerys district Laurens county.
/ "Wednesday night Mrs. Coueys husband was
in Daren. About IL o'clock Mrs Couey was
awakened by hand. The negro on being
to avoid identity. The lady, mastering up
| courage. spoke to him, whereupon the negro
made break for the window. through which
4 he made his escape. The negro was arrested
/ at Pearly on Thursday afternoon and given a
/ commitment trial with the result as above
/ stated. He confessed his guilt to Mr.. Hall
at whose mill he worked, and also on the
| trial.