The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-14


dred gallons Of blackberry wine and at
last accounts was stlll making H.
So far. NO delegates TO the Griffin con-
Veuti0u have been selected TO represe1 mt
CamPbeh county. a mass meeting was
called for the Cd % July. but il failed 20
materialze Campbell IS for sound
money.
The citizens Of Gainesville have address
cd a letter 20 Hon. Hoke Smith. inviting
him 10 address them on the currency
question. They have suggested the I'd
instant as the date for tbs address, IN
case the secretary can arrange To come.
Ferry Butler. a one-armed neEro living
about 10 miles from Washington, was
shot Thursday while blowing On his field.
The top of his head was blown on. and
he had been dead some time when found.
Butler was a quiet. Industrious negro.
and the cause Of the killing is not known.
Mrs A S Ramsey of Thomasville died
Thursday after an illness of three weeks.
This is the third death IN her immediate
family in two months Mrs. W. II. BibD,
her sister. died two months ago and Mrs.
Addie McLendon, another sister, died one
month ago. They were daughters OF the
late Maj. William Stegall.
W. NJ. Everett. as attorney for J. H.
Helmer OF DeKalb county, Leroy Moore
of Greenvile. Mich. Joseph Storey and
G. Berger Of Hastings, Neb., has filed
petition for a charter for the Helmer Gold
Mining and Milling Company. The capt.
tai stock OF the company is put at $780,
900. The objects OF the company is TO
mine gold. to buy and sell mineral lands
for proft. and in fact to carry on a general
mining business, with headquarters in At
lanta.
The fourth annual session Of the colored
Sunday school workers of Georgia is being
held in the Mount Olive Baptist church
at Atlanta. The election Of officers &C.
Cured Thursday. The old officers were
reelected by reclamation. They are as
follows: Prof. A. r. Johnson, president,
OF Augusta; T. y. FAIRFIELD Of Athens. first
vice president; Rev. w. l.. Jones of At
lanta, second vice president; Rev. W. a.
Crittenden Of Social Circle, third vice
president; A. a. Blake Of Atlanta, fourth
rotary.
Lexington Echo: Oglethorpe county has
one young farmer who Is wandering far
from the beaten paths Of agriculture in
this section. He is running a three-hOrse
crop this year, but in all has but ten acres
in cotton. Instead. though he has ten
acres in cabbage, has ten bushels Of onion
sets growing, and corn, peas and cane In
abundance. He has an excellent pasture
in which he has about a hundred shotes
and as many head of cattle, which he Is
raising for market. We doubt not his bank
account viii soon begin TO show the result
of his divergence from the old methods
of farming.
The operators at the LoclIhart mine, in
Hall county have ordered 100 large posts
seventy-hve seven feet long and the others
fourteen feet-for tmbering purposes.
This is one Of the Oldest mines IN the
county. 1t was operated before and dur
ing the war and many years since, and
thousands Of pennyweights Of gold have
been taken from its many valuable veins.
line Davis, Watts and Rice mines, on the
Tan Yard branch in Hall county, will
cease operation this week. as the starting
up of the Preacher mine cuts all the wa
ter off from it. The machinery at the
Preacher mine was started up Monday
and things are moving I'm good style.
The real and personal property in the
city of Columbus, as assessed, amounts
TO $l3000.00O in round numbers. The total
GOllnpffnnE a
property for a single year amount to $780,
900 or $l27000. There are seventeen indi-
Yiduai taxpayers; who have this year
paid $l5,Sl9 or about one-eighth of the
total amount. The largest sum paid by
any one individual is Sl,S19 The colored
people of Columbus make a good showing.
There are 252 property owners, and the
total valuation is close to 100000. The
colored people also own several church
editices, one of which, ST. James Metho-
dist, comparing favorably with any house
of worship in the city.
AT Atlanta Friday Justice Landrum dis
missed the action taken by A. n. Martin
some time ago to gain possession OF a
diamond ring ratfied by H. Il. DeI4ane,
of the Georgia railroad, on account Of its
being an illegal contract and If the re-
marks made before the court by Attorney
John Clay Smith. who represented Mr..
Delaney, be accepted, all people taking
chances in a rattle Of any kind can re-
cover their money and all of them are
liable to prosecution for gaming. About
a month ago Delaney instituted rattle
for a diamond ring Martin put his name
on the list but had not paid for his chance
When the rattle occurred Martin was NOT
there to throw his chance, but when his
name was called a, friend threw IT. This
friend of Martins won the ring by throw
ing the highest number, but Delaney re-
fused to turn II over TO Martin, who after
ward demanded 1t, claiming that he had
not paid for his chance and was not emit
tied to it, This led to the suit.
DR.. c. c. Thompson is now in Bib coun-
" JAN at Macon, on charge of obtaining
board under false pretenses. Some time
ago DR.. Thompson began boarding at the
Zettler house, on Fourth street and con-
tinued to board there until last March
when he left Mrs Zettler claims that
when the doctor came to board with her
he claimed TO have $500 in the safe of some
doctor in the city, and that she let him re-
main on this statement. She further al
leges that when the doctor left he did so
surrepuuously, or in other words, jumped
his board bill, amounting to S54. This is
the substance or her evidence before Jus
tee Gerdine and on this statement Justice
Gerdlne held DR.. Thompson in $3.50 bond
and in default he went to jail. DR.. Thomp-
son, in voluntary statement to the court
while not under oath, denied ali of the
essential allegations made by Mrs Get
tier. and said that he did not say he had
$500 in "a doctors safe, and furthermore
that he Is not indebted to Mrs. Zettler
as he has paid her more than the amount
of his board in professional services and
money.
Sylvania Telephone: A case somewhat
filed, was tried in the county court before
Judge Kittles on Monday last H. II
Camp, as administrator Of o. +. Carter
through their attorneys, Oliver & Over
street, brought suit against DR.. j. w
Powell on note given for lightning rods
Dell & Wade, representing DR.. Powell
filed plea denying his liability. because
the rods were not erected in skillful and
scientific manner, and especially because
the rods did not have glass insulators The
plaintiff claimed that although the rods
were not insulated with glass il did not
afhrmatively appear that they We're not
insulated with some other nOn-conducting
material. Plaintiff further claimed that il
was not necessary to use insulators on
rods; that the practice of doing. so is a
needless and expensive one and is relic
of an ignorant custom. The Esncyclopedia
britannica was cited as authority to sus-
tain the position. In rendering his de-
ciston,, Judge Kittles said the point at
issue was very nice one, but he decided
IN favor of DR. Powell The case will be
appealed TO the higher courts and it's final
result will be watched with interest
Albany Herald: DR.. w A. Strother had
come under his care Thursday afternoon
the dressing of a wound that would have
produced almost instant death in nine
cases out OF ten The patient was the 4
year-old son of Albert Hail. colored who
lives at Hardaway. The child was brought
TO the city by its mother and turned over