The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-25

Cotton in Poor Condition I'm Sumter
County-HarmOny Groves Cotton
Hills Now Running Day and Night
a $4,000 Libel Suit at Columbus
a shoPIifter Arrested at Augusta
Two Big Libel suits on at Tampa.
GEORGIA.
Sid Wiley has been unanimously chosen
first lieutenant OF the Floyd Rifles OF
Macon.
Jim Simmons. a well known Macon ne
gro. was killed Monday night by a sheriff s
posse at Bolingbrokc, while resisting ar
rest.
William Evanson. son Of the tate Rev.
VIM. A. Evanson OF T1perarE, ireland,
died near Dixie on the 18th inst. after a
short illness. He left England in 1858. for
Toronto, Canada, and An 1856, he left Can
ada for Florida
one firm in Augusta has sold 1000 pounds
of country hams during the present sea
son, and on a number of occasions has
had further orders which could not be
filled. All of this meat found a ready sale
at II cents a pound. Much Of the lot
brought 12i5.
The Harmony Grove Cotton Mills have
commenced running both day and night
besides increasing their capacity. The
mills are considerably behind with orders
one house alone in New York purposing
10 take the entire output OF its mills
at good prices.
Engineer Hale Ward Of the Brunswick
ana Western railroad has a curiosity in
the shape Of chicken, which
a Is aSif To-. guinea sIe The one One leg
leg, and the body of the strange fowl
is divided in the same way.
The McGin property, on Marietta street.
between the Westmoreland property and
the Arlington hotel at Atlanta, was sold
at auction Monday morning. The prop
erty has forty-seyen feet front and Is 105
feet deep. The price paid was $3.50 per
front foot, or S20,2lO for the place.
Cornelius Sullivan, aged 60, and Mrs
tosarty, aged 81 were married at Macon
Monday. Mr.. Sullivan is one of Macon's
Oldest and most highly esteemed citizens.
by hard work he has accumulated a com
potency. on which he and his wife may
spend the remainder OF their lives.
Reports come from various sections Of
sumter county concerning bad stands of
cotton, and in many instances a replant-
ing OF the entire crop will be necessary.
This fact is due to bad seed which from
heating before planting failed to
the county viii have to be replanted, the
work of blowing up the fields again hav-
ing already begun.
The following postmasters were appoint
ed Monday: Hamlet, Polk county. c. r.
Wingard, vice J. G.. Bullock. resigned /;
Hebron, Washington county, f. ]. Pear
son, vice J. +. Pearson, resigned: Hix
Madison county, J. w Hembree, vice r.
j. Hull, resigned; Lake Creek, Polk coun-
ty, j. b Woods. vice II. G. FARES, re-
signed; Latham, Harralson county, X. D.
Latham, vice Seaborn Gam, resigned.
Athens Banner: The darkies over in
East Athens are talking around consid-
cradle over what they cannot explain
concerning the birth OF a negro child
IN that locality. 1t is reported that this
child has printed across its feet: mo
negro from Athens has been to heaven
Tor twenty years; Quite n number of
negroes have died here during the last
twenty years and this phenomenon has
set several of the superstiuous to think
ing about where they are all at now.
A professional shoplifter was arrested
at Augusta Tuesday. She has been for
several weeks working most Of the largest
stores IN the city, and her stealings
amount to about $500 worth of dry goods,
notions and shoes Owing to the fact that
the goods were FALL recovered, the mer-
chants decided not to prosecute and the
woman, whom it is believed is a klepto-
maniac, viii leave Augusta. She has three
small children, one of which is babe in
arms. 1t is said that she is a woman of
some means.
suit was fled at Columbus Monday by
samuel G. Crane against David ROths-
child for $4,000. In the petition Cranes
attorneys allege that he was brought bv
Rothschild into public scandal, infamy
and disgrace, and also that he was ma
liciously arrested and Imprisoned at
Rothschild's instigation. The petitioner
iurther claims that his character had
case will be tried at the next term of
the superior court, at this time Crane
viii be given a new trial in the disbarr-
ment proceeding against him.
A negro named Tom Murray was shot
last Saturday on n. A. Crawford's place
IN Lincoln county, by A. L. Dunaway The
negro had been working for Mr. DUN
away and was under contract for the year
and ran OFF. Mr. Dunaway started SOUR
rel hunting last Saturday morning and
met MN. he tried TO get the negro to
come back to his farm. The negro re-
FUSED and offered Mr.. Dunaway some i'm
pudence and threw a rock at him, mar
rowly missing his head He started to
run; Mr.. Dunaway then let fly at him
Mith Doth barrels of his gun, loaded with
No: shot, filling him with shot from his
right hip TO his heel. DR.. Humphreys at
tended the negro. He says his wound is
not dangerous, but painful Mr. Dunavyav
mas not been arrested. 1t is thought thar
ne will not be, as it is thought that he
was justified I'm his act.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Shortly after
midnight Saturday while two vo,1tbe
Melville Straus and Bernard Never Nsers
returning home from a. gathering, thew
met with startling experience and one
Wnie en- nelther OF them win soon forget
a. lney We're passing along Fourth ave
nue., between Tenth and Eleventh streets
they were suddenly bounced UNION nv n
Ia. 10. ,Mno mad been concealed behind a
Tree. inns man seized Meyer by the throat
ueaIt MIN several blows and hurled him
NioIei@iy 10 the ground. The ONSLAUGHT
w. 50 sudden and unexpected that voune,
oIIdus was almost paralyzed with sur
PRISE, but soon received his wondertne,
Iaculties and dealt the assailant a blow
WIZ, WIN ms cane, at the same time shouting
fTouuly Tor assistance The combined ef
4sct OF the blow and the cries for helm
E m man became frightened and fed out
FLORIDA.
"a lodge Of the Knights of Pythias has
Deeh organized at Braidentown
Mrs j. M. Towne of Tampa has let
on Plant avenue
Or. Z; 3. MathesOn, druggist at Oviedo.
and Miss Julia Lee of the same nisce
were married on SSunda,- Iast 0 PAhSS