The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-12

the Rock PLEA CoIored Infant
Buried in Albany shrOuded in n
Flour sack with no COhn-E. II.
LumpISin. an Old Resident of Rome.
Dead.
GEORGIA.
Howard AIferd. colored. brought to the
Middle Georgia Progress Office last week
a stalk Of corn with eight well matured
ears Of corn on it, There Is one large
stalk from which branches seven smaller
stalks, each bearing one ear They grow
directly on the end of the stalk. Arferd
says Il is known as the white flint, and
he obtained the seed from Chicago.
Albany World: Alice Griffin. colored.
formerly of Americas, but late Of Albany,
eide Tuesday afternoon, about / O'Clock
The coroner was summoned, but an
inquest was not necessary, evi-
show that said victim came to
her death by taking a bottle of laudanum-
Walton News: The freshet Of last Tues
day carried away the dam at David Ham
iltons gin near Monroe. Dir. Hamilton
had recently put a new dam there. and
while the repeated losses in was hed-aWay
dams is enough TO have completely dis
couraged him, Mr.. Hamilton says. with
great determination, that il will have 70
more times e wash away before he quits
building dams.
Commercial: Monroe Goodwin was ar
Atlanta Tuesday morning charged with
failing to support his family. While
awaiting his hearing in an adjoining room
he made a daring leap for freedom from
the open window, but no sooner had he
landed on the street below than he was
recaptured by a by stander and turned
over to the balm. who carried him TO
jail.
Albany World: The finding OF the body
of an infant coored. buried, in a garden
on the west end OF Broad street Wednes-
bic excitement and talk among both White
and colored. After Investigation coro-
ner's Jury was empanelcd Tor an inquest
over the body Of the dead child, OF Ellen
Spain, buried alone, without any coffin,
shrouded in nothing more than a -four
sack. An attending physician expressed
himself as being of the opinion that the
child died OF neglect, but the jury render
ed the following verdict: we. the jury,
find that the child was born dead"
Commercial: A white man named
Tuesday and to-day is repenting at the
Grady hospital al Atlanta. Luckie had
fifty or sixty dollars in his pocket and
gathered together band OF negro banjo
pickers and went on A wild serenading
tour. Tuesday night about o'clock he
was assaulted under the bridge on Pied
mont avenue and knocked insensible with
stone he was taken to the Grady hos
pital and his Injuries were attended TO.
Detective Mehaffy arrested VIII Harper
and Green Badgett, two Of the musicians
case against them.
Augusta Herald Peter Fullerton, col
ored, is the bad man" Of the Territory
He is desperate fellow. Tuesday night
Peter came near passing in his checks
He had beat up his girl, Alexina Quarter
man. last night, and when Policeman
Raehels went TO arrest him he ran into
dark alley. He said he wouldn't be ar
rested and threw his hand behind him as
II TO draw a pistol. AL this the policeman
fired, but just at the moment fortunately
g n NIL laA aaT haHr
bullet flew wide. The recorder Wednes-
DAY morning dismissed Peter. because his
fight with the woman occurred outside
the city. Fullerton is thoroughly reck-
less fellow, and will either round up on
the gallows or in penltentiary for life.
At Macon Tuesday morning about 3
o'clock Special Officer Arthur Jobson dis
covered negro, Willie Calhoun, attempt
ing 10 burglariZe the house of Emmett
Barnes, I'm Ninevlle. The negro had stol-
en- a chair from Mr.. Henry Crawford and
intended to stand on this and open win
dow and thus enter the house of Mr..
Barnes. Officer Jobson hailed him. but
the negro commenced to run. Officer job
son fired his pistol at him and the bullet
struck Calhoun near the right thigh, in
hicting flesh wound. Calhoun dropped
20 the ground, but arose again and COM
menced TO run. Jobson pursued Calhoun,
caught him and carried him to jail. Cal
houn only few days go finished a twelve
months sentence on the chain gang.
Commercial: Tuesday before Justice
was bound over in the sum Of 500 for
interfering with Bailiff Spears in the dis
charge Of his duty. on the night of Aug
10 Bailim Spears went to the I.yceum TO
Lawshe but levied on Mr. Wurm's by
mistake. The members Of the company
tried to interfere and finally Officer White
was called in and all went to the police
station where it was discovered that the
case did not come within the limit of the
police department and the case Tuesday
Qaf1f Al.
that his legal papers were taken from
him and that he has neither them or the
nddle Warrants were also sworn out by
Bailiff Spears for Mr.. Adolphus Wurm
and his brother on the same charge that
Patrolman White was arrested upon.
Mcintosh correspondent Morning News:
Business is beginning 10 brighten UP and
our merchants hope for a good fall trade
A. good provision crop has been made.
Flemington has been bright and gay for
several months ~ast. A number of visi-
tors from Savannah, Brunswick, Atlanta
Macon and brownsville have added to the
gayety OF the village. Musicales, riding
and fishing parties and the no less enjoy
able hay-rides have been INDUCED in by
the young people and their visitors The
fall term of Pennington academy of Miss
Evalen Mcdowell, competent and cultur-
ed young lady of Belview, Talbot county
opened last Monday with a good attend
ance: Miss Mamie Cassels left last week
for the Agnes Scott Institute, Decatur. Ca
Misses Laura Belle Cassels Nellie Mills
Susie and Mary ReDpard and Bessie Lin
denstruth left Monday for the Normal and
industrial school at NilledgeVille Rev
Charles G. Carson, the talented Young
pastor of Pennington church. and RI
Frank Cassels left Monday for months
soJourn among the mountains of East
Tennessee.
Lagrange Graphic: On Thursday morn
ing James BARLEY came up from Harris
county, and voluntarily surrendered him
self to Sheriff Henderson, for the purpose
of having his committal trial for the al
legged murders of Marshal Henry Hogue
recently, in West Point. About one hun.
dred of Bartley's friends and among
them some of the best people of this sec
ton accompanied him. BARLEY claimed
that the shooting was done in self de-
tense, and to sustain his plea introduced
Ransom as a witness who was present al
the time but who took no part in the-diffi-
Guilty. After hearing the evidence. Jus-
tees Robertson and Harris of West Point
placed BARLEY under a $3.50 bond to an
pear at the next term of the superior
court. In addition to this warrant. one
was also Sworn out before Judge Pitts
against BARLEY and Ransom Charging
them with the same offense. Under This
last warrant both parties We're required
70 give $50 bonds to appear here on the
1lth inst From the character of the tes-
timony delivered yesterday, it looks as
though both parties viii be discharged or
finally acquitted.
During Tuesday night E. r. Lumpkin
one OF the landmarks Of Rome passad