The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-29

The Fix Case I'm the Augusta Post
Office BObs I'D Agnin-A Wen
known Contractor of Atlanta Ar
rested at the Instance of a Masonic
Brother.
GEORGIA.
young negro. named George Jones.
was found dead in a well in South Macon
Monday morning, and the cOrOners jury
found that he fell in the well on Saturday
night while drunk.
The largest cargo Of lumber ever shipped
from that port left Darien last week on
the British steamship Wakefield 1t
amounted 10 100000 feet and was shipped
by Hunter, Benn & Co.
A debating club is being organized In
Brunswick TO discuss the money ques-
ton, with a view TO making the history
and relations Of finance familiar TO Bruins
wick voters. The name Of the Organiza-
ton is 10 be The Financial Lyceum."
Fannin county will take a vote on NOV
ing the court house from MorgantOn TO
Blue Ridge some time this year. \ new
court house viii have to be built soon,
and the prevailing feeling Of the county
is in favor Of moving IL TO the railroad,
where taxable property win be increased.
The dead body of Reese r. Glover, a
search with a gunshot wound in the tenn
pie. He left his house, six miles south
of Jacksonville, Thursday. with a shot
gun to go to the field. He was single and
Every year a number of excursions are
run out of Athens to Atlanta, Macon and
other points. The Athens Banner, after
stating that these excursions carry out of
Athens annually over $4,000 takes the po-
sitiol that they should be broken up, and
proceeds to advocate strongly the mer-
chants taking the matter in hand and
saying to the railroads that they viii
ship freight only on those roads which re-
fuse to run these excursions.
At the fifth annual exhibition of the
Capital Camera Club of Washington,
recently held, Burgess Smith Of Macon
won the medal for the first prize. There
were nearly 600 specimens entered for COM
petition. His subject was An Ideal
Adamson. Mr.. Smith has a position in
one of the government departments at
Washington. He is son Of Bridges
Smith. the well known ex-journalist and
the present city clerk of Macon.
Thursday evening last John Hughes
was struck on the forehead by a rock
which was thrown by John
Young, colored, inhcting a wound that
may cause his death. Both were hauling
rock for Senator j. NJ. McAfee, and while
at the quarry about one mile from Cam
ton, got into dispute or quarrel about
rock railing from wagon they were load
ing. They cursed each other and both at
tempted to strike each other. Young.
however, got In the first blow with a
rock and Hughes is now reported TO be in
quite a critical condition. Young was ar
rested shortly after the rock throwing.
Acting upon the suggestion of Col Mar
shal J, Hatcher Of Macon, the peach grow
ers OF Georgia have pettioned Commits
sioner Stahlman Of the Southern Railway
and steamship Association asking for a
lower rate of freight on peaches. They
hold that there is no justice in charging
$40 on a car of peaches TO New York or
Chicago when other commodities are haul
ed al about one-third that rate. The
peach men say they do not want low
rate of freight; they are even willing to
pay hlgh rate, but they are not willing
20 20 pay an eNhorpltant rate; Commissioners
Stahlman has notified Col. Hatcher ana
others that the matter will be taken up
shls week. The growers believe that a
lower rate will be secured.
T. J. Brooks, contractor was arrested
at Atlanta Monday morning on a charge
or cheating and swindling preferred by
Austin Holcombe, a well known member
Of the Masonic fraternity il is said that
Brooks has been soliciting aid from the
Masons on the pretense that he was in
destitute circumstances and in need of
heip, while he was really in fairly good
circumstances When arrested he was in
me ONCE OF DR.. l.. d. Carpenter on White
nan street, where he was soliciting aid
II IS said, from DIR. Carpenter, who is
CHAIRMAN Of the relief committee OF the
Masons- Brooks declined to make any
statement about the case, merely assert
ing that he was innocent of the charge
and that he would surely be DISCHARGED at
his preliminary trial.
Monday morning in the city court before
Judge Van Epps the city of Atlanta was
a plaintiff instead of a defendant in a suit
Tor damages The defendants in the case
were Peter Lynch and Culver, Eiseman
& Co few years ago Mr.. Lynch was
building house on Peters street and
culver q Eiseman were the contractors
Caroline Young, woman who was pass
ing the place, fell into an excavation and
sustained personal injuries for which she
sued the city She recovered in the sum
of S651. The case was taken to the SUI
preme court which affirmed the decision
81 the lower court, and the money had to
be paid. The city now comes forward
with suit against the owner of the prop
eTty and the contractors who did the work
alleging that the accident was caused by
the negligence of these persons and as It
occurred on the property and through no
negligence on the part of the city, the
real persons who caused the damage
should be made to pay for it,
Augusta Herald: The Fix case has bob-
bed up again in the postofIice. 1t will be
recalled that several months ago Carrier
George Fix was suspended and charges
of intoxication preferred against him by
Postmaster Dunbar. Fix claimed that he
was not intoxicated but was affected nv
medicines taken. He further stated that
the reports were made against him to
the postmaster because he would not ille-
gally hold certain letters when instructed
10 do so. The affair was the talk OF the
town at the time, but friends interviewed
and finally the matter was settled, on the
condition that Fix would write a private
note to the postmaster retracting any
charges made. Postmaster Dunbar waited
come spoke to Mr.. Fix on the subfect
The latter replied that he had come tc
the conclusion that no apology or re.
traction was due from himself The post
master insisted that it should be done
according. to the agreement, and that i
could be done quietly between themselves
Then Mr.. Fix declared that he woulo
write no such paper and told the post.
master he could crack his whip, where.
upon the latter suspended him and vii
at once prefer charges.
Atlanta Journal: The members of The
Gate City Guard seem as anxious as am
one else to have the question of the righi
OF the company to live settled at an earl,
day. Nothing has as yet been done a!
the governor is out of the city and will
not return before Thursday or Friday The
members of the company say there !!
nothing new in the letter of Col Mercer
of Savannah, as he but reiterates tn,
same old charges that have been made il
Atlanta and elsewhere by the state troops
The law to which Col. Mercer refers, they
say, was enacted at a time when every
negro in South Georgia was allowed II
carry a Winchester and was passed L
protect the people from these irresDon
sible negroes. A plan has been discussed
by the members of the guard as to how
this question can be settled and the Mar