The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-09


was done and the goods are now fhe prop
erty of the Atlanta Trust and Banking
Company. The bank has not as yet decided
what 10 will do with the stock, but " VIII
probably be placed in the hands OF Mr..
Dellkin, 20 be closed out in the regular
channels of business.
In the city court at Atlanta Monday be-
fore Judge Van Epps the damage suit of
Perry Chisholm against Jonathan Nor
cross was begun. Mr.. Chisholm sues Tor
$500 for the damage done him when the
walls of Mr.. NorcrOss building, on Ma
rietta street, fell about Is months ago, ana
smashed his soda water apparatus, which
he claims was valued al ten thousand dol
lars. The soda fount was in the front END
Of the store after the fire and while the
work Of repairing the burned portion of
the building was going on, the walls on
the Peachtree side fell in and smashed
the fountain and other things in the store.
Mr.. Chisholm claims that the walls were
old and he should have been notified that
they We're unsafe. Mr.. NorcrosS claims
that he did not know the walls were I'M
safe and that they We're weakened by wa
ter being poured upon them after the nre
which damaged the building. He denies
that he should be held accountable.
Columbus and Muscogee county are all
astir over local politics, the election near
est at hand being that for tax receiver
of the county TO fiji the uneXpired term
of the late ]. T Thweatt. This election
will probably be held during the latter
part OF this month, though the Judge OF
the court of ordinary has not designated
the day. There are nine candidates for the
office, and the race is developing into
very lively one. Another political contest
which is engaging the attention of the
voters of Columbus is the race for the
mayoralty. for which there are two aspi-
rants so far, Hon. G.. Il. Grimes and Hon.
A. A. Carson Mr. Grimes has served the
city as mayor occupying the office for
eight years. Mr.. Carson is one of the most
prominent members of the Columbus bar,
and was at one time the solicitor or the
ChattahOochee circuit. The municipal
election will be held on Dec. lith, at which
time eight aldermen will also be elected.
An election will also be held at this time
TO determine whether or not the city shall
issue bonds to the amount Of 100000 to
be used in the building of new water
works system This has already been
vital question in a municipal election in
Columbus, and promises to enter into the
campaign now on. before it is concluded.
Atlanta Journal: A bull fight with a
trick bull occurred in the arena at the
Mexican village Monday morning, and in
conjunction with ranch sports, this mock
fight is to occur three times every day
during the exposition. II has taken
months to train the bull but he and the
MeXicans who inhabit the village present
an exciting exhibition when they go into
the arena. This morning two hundred
people went into the arena and shouted
themselves hoarse over the spectacle. Sat
urtiay afternoon three of the Mexican
fighters. who recently went on a strike,
returned to the village, and during the
Monday morning another performance
occurred. At II o'clock the crowd
6s sbteT In with few minutes eroSd the
the men who live around the village, APP
peared in the arena. They were attired
In gaudy costumes and marched around
the arena to the place where the highest
official is presumed to sit. Then they re-
tired. In a few seconds door at the side
or the arena was opened ana quiet MID
eyed steer walked out Ell torol El tore!
shouted the Mexicans on the seats, but
the bull tipped a fly from his back with
his tail and stood in the center of the
ring calmly chewing his cud. Two ranch
eros rode into the ring and started the
animal on a trot around the arena. While
lassoed him and threw him to the ground,
and rope saddle was placed on his back.
The bull was permitted to rise and
Mexican jumped on MS back and rode him
handful of hay the capidores came in and
shook their clOaks a. the bull. He chased
them all around the arena for ten min
utes and then banderillos entered the ring
and pretended to stick darts in his Shout
ders, as he dashed madly around the
circle. This ended the fight No matador
to ask permission to slay the animal, but
a couple Of Mexican cowboys came In and
gave an eXhlpluon OF trick iassoing and
fancy riding, and this ended the perform
ance
Atlanta Journal: A rigid investigation
is to be made into the lynching of the
convict Neal Smith at Cole City last week.
Principal Keeper Turner Of the peniten-
tiary department has wired his assistant.
Jake Moore, TO go at once to the mines,
make the investigation and report to his
Office. Mr.. Moore is now engaged on this
work. As soon as he makes a report
| Judge Turner will make his report to the
governor and some action will be taken
The burden of the investigation will be to
| show why such a man as Neal Smith was
made a trusty. The convict was known
to be one of the most unreliable men. in
1 the mines, and has spent nearly all of his
/ life for ten years working in the garb of
/ a convict. He was first sent up in June
/ 1858 for four years for larceny. He walk
+ ed into the union depot at Macon and call
! ed out, Brown House." at which a drum
mer handed him his valise Neither the
negro nor the valise could be found until
/ the police located them. The negro was
! tried and sent up for four years. He had
| been in the mines but'a short while before
he made his escape. He was recaptured
/ and tried for escaping, another year being
| added to his sentence for the escape. Be.
/ fore the year had expired he escaped
/ again, and another year was added. 4
| was added to his sentence He was Sc
free in the early portion of 1892. On tn,
3lst of March, 1892, he was sent up agar
| from Dodge county for forgery. He wa:
sent for two years. On the first of Nav
1888, he escaped and on being recapture(
had year added to his sentence. Hi;
/ term would have been out on the 9Th O.
November, 1885. A few days ago Judg,
/ Turner received a letter from the negr,
( asking that. as his term would be out OF
/ the 5th of November, TO be set free on thu
| first day of the month. He called atten
tion to- an endorsement on the back of hi
! letter from Capt. Ed Cox, the boss, II
| which he said It would be a good thing 4
let the negro have the five days Judg,
/ Turner wrote to Capt. Cox and stated tina
| it would be impossible for him to let tn,
negro out a day sooner than the time 70
| which he was sent, and in the letter n,
/ expressed some surprise that Capt Coz
should have made such request Capt
| Cox Immediately replied to Judge Turne
/ and said he had never written such a let
4 ter in his life, that he knew nothing abou
the letter written by the negro, and tina
! he had made no endorsement upon il
/ Judge Turner at once sent the origina
letter to Capt. Cox and he pronounced it
I forgery.