The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-22

soldiers, came out about $500 behind, it
having cost more than $1,000 to pay the
expenses of the days entertainment.
chants asking that they donate the money
to make up the deficit. The merchants
promptly responded, and the deficit is
about made up. Arrangements are now
being made to extend an invitation to the
New York party which contemplates
making a tour of the southern states in
a similar manner and on as grand
scale as did the Chicagoans.
A large number of badly disfgured cop
per stills and worms We're disposed of at
public sale by the United States revenue
officers in front Of the custom house at
Atlanta Wednesday. In addition to
me Stllls, there was a quantity
to the highest bidder at the same
time. 1t was a queer scene that was pre-
scented a few minutes before the sale took
place Around the blackened and battered
copper tubs. which We're piled eight or
ten feet high stood a handful of discon-
solate mOOnshiners. Their faces were sad
and their eyes downcast. Many of them
We're taking parting glance at what had
been their property. The entire outht
brcdght about fifteen dollars.
Wednesday morning EUstioe Moore who
was Indicted for larceny after trust, was
Mawed 70 enter plea of guilty of lar
ceny in the criminal superior court at Al
lanta, for which Judge Clark sentenced
hiin ,to--pay a fine Of Sle0 o. serve "a term
of twelve months on the public works
Moore is a young while mansof good adj
dfess, who went TO Atlanta from South
Georgia with a friend named Knox some
time ago. Moore got drunk and saw that
Knox had large sum OF money on his
person. They roomed together that night
at a Wall street lodging house and during
the night Moore took $500 from the cloth
ing of his friend and then departed. The
police were notified and Moore was arrest
ed All the money but 81 was recovered
Moore is said to be well connected, but his
troubles We're brought on him on account
of his love for whisky.
The city of Augusta won very impor-
tant suit Wednesday in the superior
court. way back, previous to the enlarge
ment Of the canal, the city or rather the
canal commissioners sold a lot of land
near the locks, but reserved the right to
quarry rock on ten acres of the same
which were specified. The city has all
along enjoyed this privilege, but j. IL.
Pierce who through successive transac-
tions has come into possession of this land
brought suit against the city for payment
for rock taken from the quarry He claims
that the right to quarry was reserved to
the Augusta canal commissioners, ana
when that body ceased to exist the reser-
walton expired with 1t; that the reserVa-
ton was the right to quarry rock for use
in the enlargement of the canal, ana did
not permit the general uses to which the
city has been putting it, such as macada-
MIXING the streets, riprapping the canal,
etc. Judge Galloway instructed the jury
to return a verdict for the city. The suit
of course involved the citys future right
to quarry, and would have put the city TO
greater expense in securing rock for such
work as is constantly being done.
Henry Morris, better known as 20. X
! Kid" was arrested Tuesday night by De-
tective Virgins in the Union depot at At
lauta on charge OF larceny from the
| person. A pickpocket had been getting in
/ his work, and it is thought that Morris IS
/ the guilty person. About O'Clock, when
/ the depot was crowded to its utmost ca
! pacity, a cry OF "policer' was suddenly
( heard coming from the middle of the crowd
/ clustered about the central gate. Detee-
/ tiva Virgins was near and made his way
/ 70 the lady who was screaming. she was
/ Mrs A C Walden. of Dayton, .. Mrs.
I WAldon had a man holding him fast while
/ he was struggling to get away. Virgins
| took charge Of him and piloted him to pO-
! lice station, where he gave his name as
Morris. DIT. Walden, Who was with his
| wife, stated that Morris had picked his
/ pocket, taking a purse containing con-
| siderable sum of money. The purse was
not found on the prisoner, but Detective
liWigains says he has witness who saw
Morris pass lit to another man just as he
I Was1ca ught. Later Mrs. Walden discovered
that she. too, had been robbed. Her purse
and one dollar and a quarter was found
! in Morris pocket. Morris declares, how
ever, that lie is entirely innocent.
Atlanta Journal: Chief Connolly re
| ceiyed a letter from Geneva Ga. Wednes-
,.day morning, in which the writer stated
that a man answering the description OF
/ VIII Myers had been in hiding in that
vicinity for some time past. According
to the letter the man was last seen on
| Nov. s. The chief notified Sheriff Barnes
of the receipt of the letter and the mat
ter will be investigated. but Sheriff
Barnes places little credence in the story
Nothing further has been heard from the
people at Bruton, Ga, who telegraphec
the governor Wednesday asking for q
photograph of Myers. Sheriff Barnes
wired to hold the man until the photo
1 arrived. 1t is not thought that the mar
under arrest is VIII Myers. Mr.. Lester
1 who lives OH Luckie street, called or
4 Sheriff Barnes Wednesday morning anC
informed him that he was in New YORK
last week and while there saw a youne
fellow he was satisfied was Will Myers
he lost him in the crowds. Sheriff Barne,
] says he hardly thinks Myers would show
4 himself thus openly in New York. TIL,
I theory has been advanced that as Myers
! father and mother are both Germans anC
/ have relatives in Germany the boy (,
making his way to that country.
VIII cakes and Bob Kent. two younj
1 white men, We're arrested at Columbus
Tuesday and bound over 10 the superio
court in the sum Of $50 each by the re
/ corder on charges OF larceny from tn
1 including some jewelry and silverware
and pOcketboOk filled with valuable pa
pers were stolen from a residence in tn
lower part OF the city, In the absence o
the occupant Suspicion rested upoi
Z Cakes and Kent, who had been seen IL
I the house while the occupant was away
. About Z O'Clock Tuesday night Omcel
Bush arrested Cakes. As they were wait
ing for he patrol wagon the officer de
Ct. and throw It over a high fence into