The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-26

of Clarke County for Stealing Coins
on Dead Mans Eyes-A blight
in the Cotton Fields of sumter
County.
GEORGIA.
DR.. /. H d. Allen has bought the inter
est Of ". a Walker in the livery business
OF Pound * Walker at MIledgeviile.
Judge Andy Calhoun. who has been
confined at the Grady hospital al At
lanta for more than month with a
broken leg. is recovering and viii prob
ably be able 10 get out on crutches by the
latter part of this week.
The city council of Columbus has grant
ed the request of the ladies for an addt-
tional appropriation of 500 to be used
in furnishing the Columbus room IN the
woman building az the Cotton states
and International Exposition at Atlanta.
Aug. a grand educational rally will be
held at Teuuille for the purpose OF dect-
ding upon the building Of nrst-class
school house II is likely that bonds 10
the amount Of 5000 viii be issued. y
barbecue viii be a leading feature Of the
Gay.
Tim Willis. a son Of the late Judge J. NJ.
Willis, and a brother Of Judge James L.
Willis, died Of typhoid fever at his home
in Winton Wednesday night. He was u
years of age ana was one Of the most
prominent young men of Columbus. He
had been ill only a few days.
In obedience 10 the call Of Chairman
mittee met Wednesday at the court house
al Louisville, and after some discussion,
agreed TO issue call for mass meeting
on Aug. 6, when delegates will be selected
TO attend the CrawfOrdVille convention.
Since his return from St. Simon's ISL
and, Col. John 5. Gambler has issued an
order creating a thlrd battalion Ior Ins
Fifth regiment. The new command Will
consist of companies T., and q. An
election for major for the new battalion
Is to be held on Aug 6. The two gentle
mr. lGf Flr1 nor
place are Capt. D. J. Bailey OF Griffin,
and Capt. j. r. Herring of Newman.
Athens has a negro who has served
term in the chain-gang for stealing mon
ey off a dead Negroes eyes. His name is
Rafe Hill and he is now In the employ
of the city as a street cleaner. some
years ago Hill was sitting up with the
corpse of a friend, and during the night
took the silver coin from the eyes OF the
dead man. The theft was discovered ana
Hill was arrested, tried and found guilty.
The home of Frank w. Foster at Mon
ument and Greene streets at Augusta was
entered by burglars Wednesday night.
Quite quantity of valuable and highly
priced silVerWare was taken out Tor use
Wednesday night and the thief or thieves
took it all They carried it off IN SOFA
cover. The police have the case IN hand
and are working hard on II. They nave
several clews and hope to catch the guilty
parties within day or two.
The grand jury of Baldwin county re-
turned a true bill for murder against
Robert Ii. AlilleT lhSl week. AAllltl StlpN
and killed +. A Faulkner in a difficulty
between the two men which occurred last
December, The coroner's jury at the time
held the killing to be 1uSuilable. Miller
WAS put under arrest Immediately upon
the finding of the bill of Indictment but
has since been released on a $500 bond.
His trial was to occur in January, 1895
George Adams who resides on east
HighIands near Columbus met with an
accident just outside Of the city limits
Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Adams was
faFrr cd int M
he started down Wynn's hill his horse be-
came frightened and dashed off down the
incline al a fearful pace. Mr.. Adams was
thrown to the ground with terrihc force,
the wagon passing over his body. He was
severely injured internally and his left arm
was broken.
At Atlanta Wednesday afternoon Justice
FOute placed Henry RekOpht a profess
eional funeral director and embalmer from
Charleston, South Carolina, under a three
thousand dollar bond to keep the peace.
The warrant was taken against him by Tn
dertaker ii. NJ Patterson who claimed
that Rekophf, who was formerly employ
ed by him, came to his place Of business
and threa tened to kin him. Rekophf
claims that Mr.. Patterson circulated false
reports concerning him and his business.
Ross Cheeves was employed on Monday
TO help build the annex to the Alexander
free school at Macon. In helping to I'M
load a wagon OF lumber, a forty foot sill
fell from the wheel and caught the untor-
tunate man on the left leg, MASKING him
of joint and the limb badly bruised. He
also sustained painful injuries in the
breast and on the arm. Fortunately, when
he fell, his knee struck an indentation in
the ground just so shaped that no bones
We're broken by the great weight of the
timber.
A letter was read before the city coun-
Gil at Macon Wednesday night from Pres
ident Barnes of the Southern Racing AS
ISOLATION, with headquarters in Atlanta,
asking the privilege of leasing the stables,
track etc, at Central City park for win
ter quarters and racing. 1t is said it would
be the means of bringing coo horses to Ma
con. The association desires the use of
the park for several months next winter.
The public property committee has the
matter under consideration and II Will be
brought to the attention of the city coun-
Gil at the meeting next Tuesday night.
Delegates from the labor organizations
OF Macon met at McGolricks han last
night to form a local federation of labor.
Ihere are about fourteen labor organize
represented in the central labor union.
The proposed federation is the outcome
OF the recent visit of eX-President Samuel
Gompers OF the American Federation of
Labor, who visited Macon in the inter
est Of the United Garment Makers Of
America. The objects Of the central union
will be to affiliate all the unions of the
city and bind them to work and pull
together in any undertaking for the bene-
mt of labor Any organization having
grievance viii receive the aid and CO.
operation Of all other members OF the
federation or central union. Among the
unions represented by delegates wero
the following Machinists, Iron Moulders,
Blacksmiths, Carpenters and Joiners, Tai
Tors, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, Railway Trainmen- Order of Rail-
way Conductors, Plumbers, Railway TeIe-
graphers, Macon Typographical Union
Boiler Makers, Cigar Makers
Debby Mobiles, VINO was put in Jail for
completely in the murder of her father and
was acquitted at the recent trial at Jeffer-
sonville, arrived at Bibh county Jail We'd
neSday afternoon to see her mother She
gradually worked her way from Twiggs
county and reached East Macon Tuesday
night, where she staid until Wednesday
at the home Of a charitable person who
took her in. The scene between the
mother and daughter Wednesday after
nOoM t-the jail was affecting, but neither
seemed TO realize the awful situation of
Mrs. Mobiles. Debby is about IS years old
and good looking country girl. She saws
the people of Twiggs are so prejudiced
against her that she is afraid to live there
and she came 10 Macon to get the mavor
10 give her pass to go to some far city
where she Is unknown and can get work
She said she would change her name W
L. Nixon, Well to do farmer of Wilkin-
son county, was at the jail Wednesday
afternoon and heard her story. He has
agreed to take her 10 his home 10 live