The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-28


brazilian Emigration scheme In
one Section of AIachua County.
GEORGIA
The work Of building the g GO atdl-
ton 10 the Appleton Church home al
Macon VIII begin soon.
The Altamaha Cypress Lumber Com
pany's plant is 90 BE- res0ld on the hrst
Tuesday In April. The first sale, lt is
stated was merely a mythical one, ana
the property VIII again bee put on the
pOlck under an order Of court
Robert Adalr. out hunting with friend
near IalbottOn SATURDAY, accident ally
shot himself in the knee. from tho effects
OF which he died the same night. He
was walking with the gun o. his shoulder
he stumbled and the gun fell behind him
and was discharged when DO struck the
ground. The deceased is "a son Of MIS-. q.
ID. Adair and was about Is years old
Judge Lumpkln has ordered the bid Of
g ". Hu.nicutt FOR the stock y the
ColWell Manufacturing Company Df Ma
con accepted. The bid was }l,Ii1. The TN
shop OF the same company went 10 john
son * Brotherton for &ls3. The Colwel
manufacturing Company was put IN the
handS OF receiver some time ago at
the Instance OF the Riley Grant Company
ct al.
J. W. Phillips & CO. Of Atlanta have
sworn out warrant against the younger
MI Moomaugh for perjury, they alleging
that Mr.. MoomauFh was guilty OF that
offense when ne signed the alhdavit that
Fay & Kelly Of New York held one-third
Of the indebtedness Of Phillips & Co,
which affidavit resulted In the latter COM
pany being placed 10 the hands OF tenn
porary receiver Mr.. AiOOmaugh gave
bond for his Appearance 10 answer the
charge ana was released.
A daughter Of John Harvey Of Schley
county died Saturday from what is be
lieved TO have been genuine case OF
hydrophObia. -Four months ago the child,
while playing ~ a CHICKEN coop IN her
strange cur which, after biting the child,
Killed all the chickens as well. The DOG
was killed by MI Harvey, who dashed
its brains out against a tree. The little
girl seemed to recover. but on Sunday was
taken violently III and died with every
symptom Of rabies.
Morgan lays claim to a curious freak
Of humanity II s. negro girl, who al
ner mothers death, was given TO Mrs.
r. J. Tinsley. She Is now about p years
of age, and measures about three feet In
hight. On her back Is a perfect repre-
sentatiOn OF a Eophers shell. while her
hands and feet very mucn resemble
gophers paws. She IS very intelligent, has
a decided talent for music and can do the
work OF an ordinary woman. She has
hurseu all the children in the family and
they are very much attached 10 her.
Miss Lulu Horne. daughter Of Pearce
Horne, was married 20 Hal Russell, son Of
II, A. Russell, by Rev G.. j. orr, a the
Dalton Female College az Dalton. Mon
luy. Miss Horne IFS descendant OF
Herschel Y. johnson and Mr. Russell is
a near relative OF Senator Gordon. lie is
one Of COLLECTOR Irammeils apDointces
While there was little objection ON the
part Of the parents. the young people, in
the ardOr Of their love. precipitated mat
ters by marrying without warning. Miss
Horne went down town shopping. and AIR.
Russell CHANGED TO meet her on the
streets. Then and there the agreement
was made, ana they went to the college
and were married.
Eorna TINA aao Me Irfovrfr-~ r.-ho
lived on the old Moon place near Athens,
moved over into Jackson county. She
left table at her residence and later on
called for ". She was told that Mrs. w.
II. Lampkin claimed the table. Mrs. Flem-
ing, Miss Plttman and the two Misses
cash, daughters Of Or. n. b. Cash, OF
Center. went over and got the table.
Later on warrent was sworn out charg-
Ing them with larceny. This case was
tried before Justice Smith at Nicholson
and the warrant was dismissed Now
these four ladies are parties plaintiff to a
damage suit against Mr.. and Mrs. W.
II. Lampidn ct al, for malicious prose- /
cutlon. Each asks damages in the sum Of
5000, or total Of $4,000 for the four
Policeman John Travis Of Macon had
an unpleasant experience Monday after
noon. While walking his beat on Hazel
street he met a man wearing his clothes
in an indecent manner, and told him IL
he didn't arrange his clothing properly
he would lock him UP. Instead OF doing
as requested, the man tackled Policeman
Travis for fight, and he not only got Il
but ne got locked up in the bargain. In
the scutle Policeman Travis found il
necessary to use his club. Al the police
station the man acted so queerly that
those who saw him thought him crazy,
and when his father came up a little
later he confirmed their suspicious. After
ward a writ Of lunacy was issued, and a
Jury pronounced him insane. The mans
name is T. J. Owens.
Efforts are being made by relatives in
Sumter county of Rev. Kidd, who is In Jail
at Buena Vista, charged with compHcity
IN the killing of Wells and others In that
county by whitecaps, to have him re-
leased on bond. The United Brothers"
an oath bound. political organization. Il
Will be remembered, were thought 10 have
had a hand in several murders committed
In Marion county last year and five white
men believed to be members of the gang
were arrested and jailed, among them the
Rev. Kidd. 1t is likely that he may soon
be released on bond as he has relatives
In Sumter county in good circumstances.
II Is said that the United Brothers are
stin actively at work in Marion. two or
three citizens having recently been warn
ed to leave by having notices posted on
their gates
Capt. Leo Lomm Of the tug Dauntless.
returned to Brunswick from Satlla river
Monday afternoon and brought the news
~ the drowning of two men there Mon
day. The Dauntless towed two schooners
(, Bailey's Mills, one Of which was the
Alice Archer, Capt. Gibbs which en-
tered through Brunswick a negro steve
lore who was loading the schooner Myra
3. Weaver, lying a the mills, wished
10 get the contract for loading the Alice
Archer, and, with one Of the Myra b
sailors, put Off in a small boat
TO board her The boat capsized and the
men struck out to swim to the schooner
The sailor white man. reached the goal
nrst, almost exhausted, and grasped a
rope which was thrown to him. The
negro, whose strength had completely
given out, grabbed one Of the sailors feet
and the result was both went down and
we're drowned. The bodies have not vet
been recovered. The stevedore was
Camden county negro. His name could
1ot be learned.
Augusta Evening News: The boys are
telling a good joke on Postmaster Dun
bar, and one that certainly bears repeat
Ing. 1t seems that snort time ago this
able and efficient official had occasion to
make a remittance of 81 900 to the treas
ory department in Washington city. and
wishing TO help Uncle Sam and Grover
put of their present financial trouble as
much as he possibly could, he decided to
send this money in gold coins. So instead
81 forwarding the amount in gold certi-
dcates he called at the Georgia Railroad
Bank and had them converted into the
yellow metal which he at once shipped to
the capitol, feeling that he had IN his
humble way done Secretary Carlisle and
President Cleveland, both Of whom he
9dmires very much, a kindness A few
days afterward he received a comunica-
ton from headquarters. which announced
while attempting 10 help Uncle Sam out
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