The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-17

Vestment and Loan Company OF
Macon-A Planter of Columbia
County Commits suicide With n
PistoI-PriHe Drill of the Clarke
Rifles of Athens.
GEORGIA.
The oil mills at Washington are now
running night and day
DIT c. u. Jones one Of Atlanta's Oldest
citizens. died al his home on orange street
Tuesday.
David Dickson has purchased an inter
est in the mercantile business OF j. NJ
Heath a TalbOtton.
A petition asking the legislature to en-
act dispensary law for the state Is IN
circulation at Augusta
Coroner Frank Knight of Macon dropped
dead few minutes before l0 CLOCK
Tuesday morning, OF apopleXy.
w. II. Newton & Co. is the firm mans
OF a new coal and lumber company just
organized for business at Griffin
r. y. Killen lost by fire his extensive
coffin factory. barn and blacksmith shop
one day last week at Brentwood, seven
miles from Dawson.
A Y Adamson wants $4,000 damages
from the city Of Macon, for damage to mis-
property on account of the washing away
Of Shamrock street al the intersection OF
College,
A bin viii be introduced at the coming
session OF the legislature providing for the
comp OlSaLlQn OF tlecAOn managers III
Washington county. AT present there is
no means provided for their payment.
/. c. Does. who lives near Clyattville,
attempted to end his life Sunday by tax
ing an ounce of laudanum. Or. Ben Bur
ton reached him IN time 70 save nus nle-
Domestic troubles is said to have been
the cause for the act.
The Quitman Free Press complains that
only twenty families in that town are
taking water from the plant and that the
electric lights are not being paronized
as they should be. Consequently, the plant
is not paying expenses.
Miss Armour, of Atlanta the young lady
who married Smith from Texas, who
tried TO commit suicide a few days after
his marriage, has concluded 70 return to
her wayward spouse. and will leave for
Texas some time this week.
On oct. p. 1891, Augusta received 1891
bales, the largest on record up TO that time
on Oct. ? 1890, Augusta again broke the
record by receiving .23j bales on Tuesday
OF this week the record was again broken
by receipts amounting to 4425 bales.
William It. Walton, a well-known ana
highly respected planter of Columbia,
who lived on the Lincolnton road, about
suicide day or two ago by putting a
bullet in his brain. The cause was des-
pondency.
John j. Dowdy. who for several months
has been in Macon Jail for safe keeping.
has been allowed to give bond in the sum
or $1,000. DOWdy was under sentence of
lie Imprisonment for killing man in Tel
falr county. The supreme court had grant
ed a new trial. hence the right TO give
bond.
One of the most brilliant and beautiful
marriages ever sOlemnized In Augusta
was that at the Church Of the Good
Shepherd on the Hin Tuesday night
when Miss Harriet Mcmillan Butler was
married to Lieut. Jay Johnson Morrow,
officiating.
J. c. McAIichael died at Atlanta Tues
dav. after an illness of about a month
with gastritis. He was well known as
terested in church work He was at the
time of his death the owner and editor
of the Christian Index, the official organ
in the state Of the Baptist church.
L. S. Hatch. representing horsemen now
In Macon, has completed arrangements
and the agreement with the committee
of the city council OF Columbus to take
a string OF horses TO number about $50
to Columbus next Monday for a ten
days race meet, which may last longer
II the citizens and horsemen so agree.
Information was received at the capt.
tol that the venerable adjutant generai
or the state, Col. j. Mcintosh Kell. was
suddenly seized with illness Monday night
II was stated that he had been taken
with a congestive chill during the night
and was on Tuesday a very sick man,
though II is not known whether he is III
a dangerous condition or not.
At Augusta several weeks ago Judge
mson, was found dead in his room. His
death created a vacancy. which Judge
Galloway nlled Tuesday by the appoint
ment OF John w. Reynolds. There were
about thirty applicants for the place. IL
Is a sinecure, paying $50 a month and
requiring no qualifications. 1t is good
for ten months in the year
The Clarke Rifles of Athens had a big
drill Tuesday night at their armory. The
members drilled for three handsome
prizes. one by. one they fell out Of ranks
account arraff Tod Trf1fF
only three were left standing These
three were Messrs. John Carithers, Frank
Carithers and Herschel Carithers-three
brothers. The drill finally ended with
John Carithers first, Frank Carithers sec
ond and Herschel Carithers third
At Rome Tuesday Amos Champion was
tried on a charge of lunacy before Judge
DaNls, ordinary OF Floyd county, and add
Judged insane. This is the closing chap
ter in checkered career of crime. Cham
pion is a half-blood white and quarter
blood Indian, with the other quarter At
rican. He has been mixed up in many
dark deeds that stain the criminal an
nals OF Floyd county, but his craft and
cunning have so far saved his neck from
the gallOws
AT Atlanta Tuesday Rosser & Carter
nled the argument against the Gate City
Guard to show why the company should
not BE allowed to bear arms as long as it
refused to be in the state militia The
argument goes on to take the stand that
the Gate City Guard is not legally char
tered and that it should not be allowed
to exist under the old charter of the Gate
City Guard The Gate City Guard, it is
alleged, cannot legally parade without
an order from the governor
In the superior court at Macon Tues
day suit was entered through Attorney
j. A. Thomas, Sr. for the Southern Build
ing and Loan Association of Knoxville
Tenn, against the American Investment
and Loan Association of Macon for S.
3O270. The allegations set forth in the bill
are in effect that the Macon company
stood security for the parties at Macon
who got loans from the Southern Build
ing and Loan Association of Knoxville
and that said parties not coming promps-
~ to time, the American Investment and
Loan Company failed to make good their
guarantee. Judge Hardeman being away
the petition has not been passed. on.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Dublin, under date of Oct. 16. writes
as follows: About the middle of July a
4-year-old child of J. w. Rowland, Twins.
at Dexter, while playing in the house
managed. to get hold of his mothers work.
box and abstract a needle, which he
swallowed. He did not complain of any
pain, until last week, when the needle
was discovered in his leg half way to the
knee. DR.. W. b. Taylor drew the needle
from its position. The child is getting
along very well. Dr. J. c. Solomon. the
new pastor of the Baptist church. preach
cd his installation sermon last Sunday
The church was filled by an anDrecia =,