The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-22

Friday was the s1st birthday of Uncle
Ira Jennings OF Macon. democratic
veteran, and the Oldest mail carrier IN the
United States.
simon Lockett, negro drayman. Is ac-
clce4 oI stealing several hundred dollars
Wul IN or goods from the Hamburger
I mills al Columbus few nights ago.
The laying OF the corner stone Of the
new court house az GAINESVILLE has been
postponed until Friday, Aug. 9. This has
inability Of Grand Master John p. shan
non 10 be present on July r.
IN Mary the FoT nils has has been put put
take her 10 the penitentiaFy. She Is under
a lie sentence Tor participating in the
mat she had anything 10 do with the kill
At Columbus Friday a cutting ARRAY
occurred on Thirteenth avenue. East
highlands, near Stcphensons store, ia
WAieh Otto joiner, young White man,
s-ashed ncgrO bully, known as Jesse
James, several times across the arms
ana body. The negro provoked the diff
Guilty by shooting Joiner with a sling.
Gavin POu was stricken with paralysis
at his home at Pensacola Friday morn
htB- The attack came almost without
warning, as he had been IN apparently
good health recently. The stroke was a
very severe one and. though conscious hc
has been unable to speak since, and there
are grave fears ia the minds Of his fam
lily as to the result.
The decline IN value of real estate and
personal property in Jackson county for
the present year, as compared with 1894
Is ia the neighborhood OF 100000 The
falling on has been In the value Of per-
sonal property, chiefly live stock. In spite
OF decreased valuations, however the
poa1d OF county commissioners has re-
duced the county tax rate so that added
70 the state rate the aggregate for 1895
ls $LoV per thousand, against $40 for
A special to the Macon Telegraph from
Abbeville says &C. II. Watts and John
Hutchinson arrived here by wagon Thurs
jay evening All the way from Arapahoe
Furnas county. Nebraska They left Ne
braska on May 20 and laid over nine days
-Four families, they say, are on the way
and VIII be here in a short time. They re-
port that over 100 wagons left Lincoln
Neb., about six weeks since, coming this
for 1893 and 1894. A great many old sol
ulers are coming. They are apparently
clever hard-working men"
At Rome Friday c. w Morris applied
Tor letters Of administration on the es-
tate Of his father, William Morris, in
order 10 reinstate and push a claim of
Sl2l4sO against the federal government
Tor supplies furnished Wilder's cavalry
during the war. Col. A. w. Ballew, at
torney for the claimants, feels confident
that they are in fair way TO recover the
clalma as William Morris loyalty has
been established by the administrator
his son, who was left with seven broth
eis ana TWO sisters TO raise after their
fathers death in 1867.
J.. j. Cooper has a tie camp between
Dunedin and Clear Water. Two OF the
men have been having trouble for some
GAYS, presumably about card playing.
Thursday evening one Of them went 70
joel McMullen and borrowed his shot
gun to shoot some rabbits. Instead Of
loading with small shot he put in big ones
and went cunning for the other negro
,MIhen ne came across him he opened fire.
killing him Instantly He made his es-
cape, nut posse was organized and went
IN hot pursuit. He was overtaken al
sutherland and arrested. lie was carried
before Justice Hartley, and it is said
Hartley released him because he had not
been legally arrested.
A special from Fort Ogden, dated July
10, says The cattle kings of this section
are now getting ready for war, and it IS
difficult to see how bloodshed can be
averted. The policy Of the ranchers seems
10 be TO gather all the cattle IN sight re-
gardless OF brands, and drive them to their
pastures. Those who miss cattle then raid
the most convenient pastures and drive
out all-they can. The one who can gather
and keep the most cattle is considered the
best Off Guards are stationed about the
pastures with Instructions TO prevent
these raids, but IN many instances the
"rustlers" evade the watchers and drive
OFF the cattle. The cattle have been brand
ed and rcbranded so often that the marks
are gndecipherable, and II is impossible
10 tell the real owner. This state of af-
fairs will result In bloodshed at an early
day, and conservative men are alarmed
'Rustling' has been going on here for a
long time and the honest cattle men have
suffered heavily and are determined to
detehd their properly at all hazards. Last
year some members of the gang of rust
lers were captured after long chase. but
they managed to escape before trial In
many OF the pastures are cattle claimed
by inherent men that have been sold sew
eral times for 81 per head. The. outcome
OF the trouble, IL is feared, will be bloody
~ tSellR5 runs nigh among the cattle
men and they are preparing for trouble"