The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-25

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particular fruit in Atlanta, they supposed
the donor had planned the affair as
joke, and declined to enter into it,
Macon Evening News: The elegant pri-
waite car bought for the use of Mr. Sparks
of the Georgia Southern and Florida
about which SO much has been said. has
been sold to the Georgia and Alabama rail-
road for the use OF General Manager Ce-
ell Gabbett. The fact that President VIM
Cleckley Shaw made the sale has caused
considerable gossip in railroad circles, the
inference placed on the circumstance be-
ing that President Shaw has again inter
fered with Mr. Sparks prerogatives. This
seems to be entirely a wrong impression
and any gossip on this line is wholly UNI
warranted. The fact is. the car was sold
by an order Of court, and with the consent
of the entire hoard of Georgia Southern
and Florida directors, and President Shaw
only carried out programme previously
agreed upon. The Macon and Atlantic, it
seems owned a one-third interest in the
car and "a division was asked for In or
der to make this division, the Georgia
Southern would have been compelled to
buy the Macon and Atlantic's one-third
interest, which the directors declined to
do, preferring to sell the car TO another
road. The price paid was $1,000 The car
originally cost $4,000.
Macon Telegraph: Somehow or other
between some 10000 and l2,OOO bales
of cotton have been lost so far as railroad
fact that this much cotton does not show
up on the reports from different railroads,
has caused other railroad men to become
very anxious on the subject and If their
efforts amount to anything, will be set on
foot to ferret out just where the defect
is. The cause OF the trouble is as follows:
The receipts of cotton in this city thus far
this year show 2S,000 bales and stock on
hand amounts to 1000 bales. The reports
from the different roads show that the
cotton has been hauled out of Macon as
follows. Central. n1leSt Georgia.
bales; Georgia Southern, 600 bales; South
ern, 1905 bales. This makes in round num-
bers about 1900 bales that have left the
city. In addition to this the mills have
on hand 1900 bales. All Of these amounts
figured up amount to about 5000 bales,
which have been accounted for Now,
what some of the freight men want to
find out is what has become of the other
1000 bales. They think that an investiga-
ton viii show that some funny work Is
being done, and the investigation will be
asked from the freight association. 1t is
suspected that some of the roads are MAX
ing hauls from Macon and billing the cot
ton from station along the line of the
road in order to give a cut in prices, so
that competitors will be beaten and way
bills show up full charges when the mat
ter Is looked into. Billing freight from
any point save that of actual shipment
however, is strictly adverse, so the COM
plainants say, to the articles of agree
ment that bind all the roads in the freight
association. A committee of railroaders
will leave for Atlanta to lay the matter
DeIOIG the commission ana ask Tor a
thorough investigation.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Last Wednes-
day night there died in an obscure locality
in the city of Columbus an humble wo-
man, whose death attracted little alton
tion, save in the poor, but Industrious and
worthy family with whom she lived. There
We're no ostentatious displays in the fun
eral arrangements, and the attendance
was very small-so few that the last sad
rites We're hardly possible for lack of pail
bearers. And yet this woman deserved a
hot for md aatf trI =
She was once well-to-do in this world, and
those who knew her best and loved her
most say lat nobler and better woman
never lived. She was free-hearted, open
handed, ever ready and willing TO admin
lister to the wants of others, and to ale
| viate human misery wherever and when
| girls, and one of these as she gazed Weep
| ingly upon the serene and placid features
| of the dead woman, exclaimed in agony:
| "Oh! mother, it seems so strange and such
a pity that one who has always been so
| kind and loving to everybody should miss
| the loving attention of theirs in this last
| dreary hour" Mrs. Green was not only
| Christian and philanthropist but a
/ patriot While yet young woman, she
/ accompanied her brother to the battle
/ fields of Virginia, and in the fight at Seven
| Pines took a hand herself When her
! brother fell wounded at her feet she seized
/ his gun and for an hour maintained mis-
! place IN the ranks, and is credited with
( having killed number-she said seven
4 of the federals. She was a crack shot and
/ when she took aim results were sure IN
! follow. 1t is said that few men could
1 equal her at a mark, or bring down more
| game on the wing. After the union sol
| diers had won the day and captured a
! number Of prisoners, among them her
/ wounded brother, she fought her way
1 through the lines and bore him to safe
| retreat. By her heroism she won enconi-
ums from officers and privates alike.
FLORIDA.
DR.. Charles o. Myers of Orlando died
| Monday. He had been i'll for nearly a
! year
There is talk at Green Cove Springs of
! organizing a camp of United Confederate
/ Veterans
/ The Shakers near Narcoossee are pur-
! chasing numbers of sheep and purpose 10
! engage extensively in sheep raising
j. NJ York, formerly a clerk for the
! Starke Drug Company, will go into the
/ drug business for himself at Lake But
! Ter.
No tidings have yet been received of
/ the Henry l.. Gregg. one of the two bar
| yes that was abandoned on Oct y by
| the steamship Czarina. The tug Echo
| is still on the gulf searching for her
! Hon. Forest Lake, mayor of Sanford
| and one of the most prominent young men
| the beautiful and accomplished daughter
/ of w. r. Ammo. were married at Orlando
| Tuesday night
The tannery business of Joseph Zapf a.
1 Sanford has been sold to Thompson d Nc
/ Eachran, who are taking active steps to
! enlarge the plant. 10000 feet of lumber
/ having been placed on the ground The
! price is said to have been $4,000
/ Walter Peterson, a fireman came near