The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

uN AOme-OuEcOme OF AAe SUIT 81
the Commercial Rank OF Cedar
town for CrOssties Furnished the
CarroIItOn. Rome and Chattanooga
Railroad Company.
GEORGIA.
Earnest. a son OF J. T.. Pearce OF Colum-
bus. was seriously injured Saturday by
being thrown from his horse
Crop reports from an sections OF coun-
try adjacent 10 Amerlcus are most en-
couraging. Farmers are ont or the grass
good rains are falling ana the general out
look is bright indeed.
The ladies Of Hartweu are to issue an
edition of the Hartweu Sun for the bene-
nj of the local military COMPANY ana Two
pages are 10 be devoted 10 the womans
department Of the Atlanta exposition.
John II. Dobbs. a grocery merchant of
Gainesville, has failed. A. ~ Puckett
has been appointed receiver for the stock.
The. liabilities Will amount TO about sou;
the assets, including stock, store fixtures
and accounts, amount TO about 500
Col. Dwyer Of Augusta, who received
medal at the worlds fair for a display OF
Indian relics. Will carry the rare collection
10 the Atlanta exposition There mas peen
q number Of rare articles added 70 TINS
large collection and 10 can be safely said
that his is the finest collection at the kind
in America
o. A. Starnes. a grocer of Atlanta, shot
Nelson Bowen, cOlOred. while in the form
er's store Saturday night, inficting
painful but not serious flesh wound Both
Starnes and Bowen were placed under ar
Test. Starnes giving bond in the sum OF
500 for his appearance in court. The
shooting grew out of a dispute over a
purchase of some sugar.
Saturday afternoon Warren Mcfarland,
a white man who operates a barber shop
in the Paille building on Hill street, az
Griffin, was discovered about O'Clock IN
ans almost unconscious condition from an
overdose of morphine. lie stated 10 Dr.
Collier, who was summoned, that he had
been taking the morphine since u o'clock
10 steady his nerves. After being removed
from the shop 10 the hotel he lapsed into
unconsciOusness, from which state he had
not been aroused up to a late hour Satur-
day night and the physicians had but lit
tie hope of his recovery.
Rome Tribune: At the court house sat
urday a temporary injunction was grant
ed by Judge Turnbull TO the Mcdonald
Bparks-s Stewart Co, restraining W. A.
Rhudy from engaging in the undertaking
and embalming business. Some time ago
the McDonald-Sparks- Stewart Co. pur-
chased the entire undertaking establish
ment Of w A. Rhudy q CO., and the terms
Of sale were that the latter should not en-
case In the undertaking business for
number of years. Saturday the Mcdonald
Sparks-Stewart Co. made an application
for an Injunction through their attorneys,
Messrs. Dean & Dean. Judges George and
Walter Harris represented Mr.. Rhudy,
and their line of defense was that MIR.
Rhudy had not in any way violated the
terms of the contract and that he was
financially interested in the firm of W. A.
Rhudy & Co, but that the whole stock
Turnbull granted the temporary injunc-
ton.
Mrs. Ida Barnes keeps a grocery store
S County alton about way o'clock '9 sataTl
day negro entered the store
20 purchase piece Of tobacco. lie wanted
the article on credit: but Mrs Barnes re-
fused to let him have it on this condition.
Without any warning he struck her across
the side Of the head with a heavy stick
he had with him. The weapon Is about
base ball bat at the handle. 1t was the
branch of tree that had recently been
cut and was heavy with sap. The bark
was rough and It was slightly curved and
knotty As soon the negro struck the
blow he made his escape. It was fearei
when assistance first reached Mrs. Barnes
that her injuries might prove fatal, but an
examination Of the wound showed that
while very painful and severe IL was not
serious. She is about 60 years old, and 1t
was thought that owing to her age the
blow would prove very serious. A negro
named George Truel has been arrested
on suspicion.
Macon Telegraph: Some time ago the
Telegraph published the facts of the suit
brought by the Commercial Bank Of Ce-
dartown to recover $40 for crossties fur-
nfshed to the Carrollton, Rome and Chat
tanooga railroad. The case was referred
by Judge Speer to the Northern district
court in which the property Is located.
the ground that the property Is now in
the hands Of the Central, which rs con-
trolled by receivers of the United states
court for the Southern district. Judge
Speer, therefore, heard the case Saturday,
and granted a judgment for the amount of
the claim. The bank purchased the claim
from the party who furnished the ties.
In summing up the case Judge Speer re-
marked that the CarrOllton, Rome ana
Chattanooga was in the hands of the Cen
trail, had been brought into the new or
schema a
the Central was being taken up by the
Southern railway system, leaving the man
with the claim for these crossties, look
ing on with a feeling of emptiness in his
pocket and wondering where he would
find his money.
Albany Herald: Ashley Hawkins, step
son of the late II. Leonard. who has been
in the city since last Wednesday secur-
ing evidence as to the Identification of the
body of Leonard which was found IN
Flint river Wednesday morning, left Sat
urday night, for his home in Macon. Mr..
Hawkins was seen by a Herald reporter
Saturday morning and he seemed to be
very confident that there would be no
trouble in securing the $500 insurance
from the Mutual Life Insurance Co., of
New York This companys blanks show
that in case an insured person dies from
other than natural causes, and that cor
oners inquest or other official proceeding
is taken as regards the body, such evidence
as is then introduced, accompanied by the
verdict rendered, must be forwarded to the
company's nearest Office, which, in this in
stance, is at Macon. The verdict Of the
coroners jury in this case was that to the
best of their knowledge and belief the body
found was that of Leonard. Mr.. Hawkins
said that he did not think there would be
any further trouble in securing the money
that of this he had been assured by the
company's agent, Mr.. A. T. Chapman al
Macon.
Augusta Chronicle: Three years ago tn,
town of Barnwen s. c., and the entire
county was thrown into a state of grea
excitement, when Mrs Johnson a whit,
woman, living in the county several miles
from Barnwell Court House, was discoV
cred dead in her house. There was ever
indication of a terrible struggle that haS
taken place before the woman was finalll
killed, and blood and brains were scatter
ed all over the floor. Mrs. Johnson wal
found lying in a corner on her face, in
pool of clotted blood, while the back of he
head was split with an ak. She had theI
been dead perhaps two days, as it was no
known that anything was the matter un
til neighbors thinking perhaps she was III
called. and after forcing an entrance int
the house, made the CHASTITY discovery Al
examination Of the premises showed tina
the object of the murder had eVidentll
been robbery, for drawers were foun,
broken open and the contents rummaget
and tumbled about. For long time Their
was no clue and the officers could ge
not even the slightest hint as to who di,
the horrible deed. Then II developed tina