The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-18

Lake at tHc Atlanta EAAoHAtAoA.
GEORGIA.
Augusta spent So 800 on her Chicago VS.
itors Only sU was Subscribed but the
citizens are expected 10 make good the
deficit.
r. O. Henry ~ Rome. who has for sew
era years held the r0sition ~ chief clerk
o. the Southern Express COMPANY ~ i-at
city died Friday nisht OF fever.
Tie game of football that was TO have
been PLAYED between Mason and the STATE
University second eleven has been Ne-
CIarQ on. The Mercer men were Aot WIZ
ing 10 play.
Friday night the Midway at the EXPOSE
tiou was threatened with another uestruc-
live IRE Curtains Of the boxes in tic
TrOcaleror caught ire The blaze was
exringuished after slight damage.
Bud Hendricks. % years old, Of Carroll
county. was brought before Commission
er Broyles al Atlanta Saturday for oper-
ating an Illicit disullefy- he pleaded sull-
y and was placed under 500 bond.
1t is understood that Elder T. l.. Adams
has rendered his resignation as pas tor Of
the Christian church at Ealdosta, and that
he contemplate accepting can IRON
West Point, over in the western part or
the state.
Lula johnson and Mamie Pierce, negro
women, engaged in hght on Decatur
street at Atlanta Saturday. The John
son woman had her throat cut and was
taken 10 the Grady hospital The wound
is serious.
Since the Clyattvnle postomce IN
LOWndes county has been abolished,
new Office has been established out in the
river bend near old Redland church, ana
the new ONCE is called Redland. Allen
Powell is postmaster
Sheriff Barnes of Fulton county IS in
receipt Of a telegram from Chief Deitsch
Of Cincinnati, saying that VIII Bruce.
alias W. +. MELVIN, a negro, has been
arrested there Bruce is charged with
being implicated with AdOlphus Badger
in killing another negro in Atlanta.
The Pickens county pauper farm was
let out 20 the lowest bidder Friday. j.
n. Wright the present superintendent.
bidding S1l6 Will continue to oversee the
property. This is a very small amount
10 care for paupers and superintend the
place for twelve months but several
wanted it, and ran it very low.
The business for the December term Of
the city court at NaldOsta promises to
make a two weeks session a necessity.
There have been hfty-eight suits docKcted
and one or two others that VIII take up
day each. BarnWells suit against
the Savannah, Florida and western rail-
road for killing his wife at Halnes VIII
Dc heard again.
Mrs. Matte h. Wimbush. while return
ing to her home in Sumter county from a
visit 70 Americus a day or two ago had
her arm broken In peculiar manner.
Her brother, r. ]. Perry, presented her
with a horse, which was led behind the
buggy In which Mrs. Wimbish was driF-
ing. In some way the horse SHE'D or
pulled backward, and with such force
that the arm holding the rope was broken.
]. r. Williams gin house and ginnery
two miles from Andersonville, was total
u destroyed by dre Friday. A match in
the cotton is the probable explanation Of
the fire. Gordon Williams was in the
press when the alarm was given and he
made leap for life II was lucky that
he is TALL for the whole press was I'm a
blaze in two seconds after he leaped out.
-Four bales OF cotton were burned. To-
tai loss about $500, and no insurance.
at he cr.F,rf ne
building a the Atlanta exposition. shot
Eliza Robinson Saturday night about s
O'Clock. Grant says he was walking
down EdgeWOOd avenue drunk. when the
woman, who had been his mistress, met
him, snatched his hat and started to run,
whereupon he drew his revolver and fir
ed five shots, one of which took effect,
striking her in the mouth. Grant was
arrested. The woman is at the Grady
hospital in a critical condition.
1t is given out that Mrs. Eugene Cor
dell of Thomasville has bought the Me-
Intyre place of nearly 200 acres, on the
other side of the Mile branch, near Val
dosta. The sale was made last week, and
II Is said that Mrs. Cordell viii move to
Naldosta. She contempiates dividing the
land into lots and selling IL off. Mrs
Cordell is the widow OF minister who
formerly lived where Cordele now stands
and IL Is said that the place got its name
from hers. II is said that the property
sold for $500
The citizens Of Rome are very indignant
over an article which appeared in the
New York Press a day or two ago The
article referred to contains a so-called
account OF how. the late DR.. Robert Bat
1ey was treated by the people Of Rome,
when he first performed his noted opera
ton there 1t declared that they We're in
the act of hanging the great specialist
of the superior court, etc. 1t refers to
Rome as ian obscure hamlet at the tail
end OF Blue Ridge mountains"
seventy-five turnips. whose average
fu hon fT..
placed on exhibition in the Georgia build
ing at Atlanta Saturday. These turnips
are exhibited by A. L. Todd, a dealer
in seeds on Mitchell street. Mr. Todd
has for years made an offer of a hand
some premium for the largest turnip
brought to him by his customers. This
year the prize he offered was twenty
dollars in gold and there was lively com
petition Tor the money. The turnips
placed in the Georgia building Saturday
are the seventy-fiYe largest turnips Of
Tered in competition for the prize. The
largest weighs 12& pounds and was en-
tered by Ii. Il. Rivers of Fairburn. Mr..
Iodd oners 800 cash for an equal TO the
exhibit.
Rome Tribune: Sheriff Mcconnell pre-
vented jail escape late Friday afternoon
He frustrated a plan to kill him at the
same time, and did 1t in his always cool
ana nervy manner. Five of the negro
prisoners were lying in wait for him, and
with massive piece of iron, awaited his
coming The sheriff IS sure of five, and
believes that covers the ones in the plot
But for Julius Mabrey, a negro prisoner
the sheriff would have had a hard tusslt
before conquerng the would-be escapes
He always goes prepared, and, under any
circumstances, IS ready to meet them. but
IS very thankful to Mabrey for puttins
him on his guard. 1t was just a little af
ter dark Friday afternoon when Mr.. Nc
Council started to unlock the big doc
and go inside 10 put the prisoners in theu
cells. As he did so he noticed a bit o.
paper at his feet. 1t was a note from Ma
brey, who is known as bell boy, and il
not kept in a cell. The note warned Mr.
Mcconnell not 10 enter the Jail, as tn
prisoners were out and were going L
Kill him. Sheriff Mcconnell quietly sen
Tor two policemen, and Officers Alexan
DER and Mulkey quickly came. They wer
posted in the Office, and the sheriff afte
warning Mabrey to get out of the way
threw open the door, holding his pisto
IN his right hand AS he did so he fire.
MS pistol, taking care that the bulle
should hit no one. This had the effect h
thought II would, and he heard the foot
steps Of several hurrying up the stairs
Turning around the corner, where twt
4alls met, he followed and fired again
lie could easily have shot the men. bu
lred again, taking care that no on
should be hit The men scurried to thef
cells, where Mr.. Mcconnell locked them ii
and all was safe The five who made In
afteTnUf Robert