The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

ments-A Nero woman CONFESS 8 a
Murder Committed Eighteen Years
Ago-A Chance That Augusta VIII
Have Handsome New HOtel-A Mink
as a steaIer OF Pigs.
GEORGIA.
There have been about $50 bales of sea
island cotton sold 40 Nalaosia This season
W d. Roberts has been appointed post
eTts. resigned
Davis q sons. steam packers. Of ual-
ton. have paid out nearly 1913 this year
for home-rai-ed hogs
The Osc0od jostoffco was discontinued
last Tuesday. and the patrons oi the office
now get their mail at Canton
NJ. u. Turner has been appointed post
master at Bethany. Milton county. vice
a. VI. Bell, vino has resigned and moved
10 Texas.
The scheme 10 put in telephone system
for Naldosta has been revived and the
prospects now point 10 a speedy inauSura-
tiOn of the line.
Or. +. J. Morgan's residence at Balm
bridge was burned Monday morning Al
4 O'Clock. The loss is $500. with two
thirds insurance.
The expenses o. Houston county amount
Cd to &zl,l42.l4 last year. including the cN-
penses Of operating the chain gang on
the public roads.
Hon. Morris Dawson has made a s20.r
0o0 land deal at Statesboro. with Jesse
Thompson. Mr.. Dawson still retains his
old home at Sirrom.
Athens is to have a shoe factory. The
Wilson Shoe Company has been chartered
with a capital Of $4,000. The factory VIII
begin operations in sixty days.
The sale Of the Murray Hin property at
Augusta for $500 to Capt Otounor,
though protested against by attorneys,
has been confirmed by the court.
The retail grocery store Of n. F. kup-
ferman at Macon was closed Wednesday
by the sheriff on a mortgage H. ia. Of
sos in favor Of Miss Laura Kupferman.
A whole trainload OF bananas, thirteen
solid carloads, assed through Americas
"Wednesday via the Central The fruit
was shipped from a Florida port, and
was billed to Western cities.
Charley Sivn Of Chipley was en-
ployed BY the railroad 10 watch for some
parties who We're shooting into the trains
as they passed. He was killed while on
watch. He was about % years old.
AT Cumming. Friday small child of r.
o, Harrison. while playing with a hat pin,
accidentally swallowed It, As yet. moth
ing serious has developed, though it is
feared an operation viii have to be per-
formed to remove the pin.
There has been about 1900 bales OF cot
ton shipped from Carrollton this season.
Most of it was shipped 10 Norfolk. Va.
via Rome. TO be compressed There is
still a good deal of cotton i'm the county.
and the receipts will probably reach 90
900 or 1900.
Henry Harris, a prominent young farm
er of Harris county, was shot Thursday
by negro. Joe Hood. while engaged i'm
q dispute over hog. Mr.. Harris was shot !
in the back. The wound may give him
considerable trouble The negro has not
been caught.
At Athens. a night or two ago, lawless
persons broke the lanterns on the side
walks in front of the Lucy Cobb Institute
and then smashed a number of whisky
TASKS on the front porch floor. The
police are using every effort to apprehend
the guilty parties.
Thursday Sheriff f. c. Edwards went to
the Jackson place I'm East DOugherty and
arrested Katherine Wilson, colored, and
took her to Albany and lodged her IN jail
She is charged with having set fire TO the
barn and crib Of Columbus Richardson,
colored, last Monday night.
Statesboro Times: We learn that Lester
Olff has bought out the mercantile bust
ness of Joshua and Bedford Everett, late
" the business of Lee d Kennedy Of EX-
entered into a copartnership business with
his uncle, James +. Ollin, and that he will
remove his stock from Excelsior to J.
+. Ollin's present place of business. at
his home in the country.
Two muskets, belonging TO the Clarke
Rifles, that were stolen from their ar
mory; were found In a small room adtoin-
with straw. Bailif Bailey noticed the
door of the room being open and went In
20 investigate and found the guns. They
were evidently hidden by some thief who
was watching his opportunity to remove
them without being detected
James Worsham, who lives in Newton
county lost a number of young pigs in
a mysterious way and the other day one
of his servants was surprised to see a
mink catch pig and carry it to the side
of a pond. Picks We're secured. and dig
ging after the mink, II was discovered
that the pig had been dragged into the
den and the bones OF the other pigs were
also found. Three large minks were
killed.
There is a good possibility that Augusta
may have a new and handsome hotel in
the near future A number of prominent
and worthy gentleman have discussed
the scheme and decided to act together
whenever the necessary deals can be
made. 1t is understood that they have
their eyes on the Planters hotel site, and
have been negotiating with the owners
of that property. The idea is not to build
a very large hotel, hut an elegant mod
ern one of about 100 or 100 rooms with eN-
cry new comfort and convenience.
The Naper estate at Macon will prob
ably be divided among the heirs to-day,
The heirs have been in litigation over
the property about four years and set
Element was reached short time ago.
Since the agreement an appraisment of
the estate has been made and the large
tract of suburban property has been di-
vded. The heirs VIII meet to-day and
draw for the different divisions The ap-
that the attorneys fees during the four
years OF litigation will not amount TO
more than SO, 100. This is considered very
reasonable.
AS the steamer Annie Garbutt was
coming up the river Oconee Wednesday
morning Capt. Robson was hailed by a
negro man who was on very small
piece of land entirely surrounded by
water The boat was stopped and the
negro was taken on board. He had been
there for a day and a night and when
taken on board was wet and nearly
frozen. He had had nothing to eat for
foFty-eight hours and his condition was
critical He was wrapped in blankets
and hands on the boat rubbed his flesh
until circulation was restored. The negro
goes by the name of Rabbit"
Five years and one week ago Miss
Nellie Kirkly of Carrollton, while out
walking, lost a ladies' gold watch from
under her belt. Soon after the loss was
discovered, Sheriff Hewitt was notified,
and from that day till Monday last Mr.
Hewitt kept a lookout for the timepiece
on several occasions he has been near
getting it, but by some hook or crook
he missed it, but undaunted, he kept up
his watchfulness, and finally located it.
Monday afternoon he secured a horse and
buggy and drove out 10 Isham Mitchell
colored, and got the property. who claimed
he had bought il from Jim Nelson.