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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
THOMAsVILLE ITEMS.
Death of Two WeII-Known People.
other Matters.

Thomasville. Ga. July 17.--NIrs. Morning
Pittman died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Ben Singletary. in this county last
night. Mrs. Pittman was the mother of W
c. Pittman of this city and was 81 years
old at her death.
T. ]. Horn, well known in this county,
died at his home near Metcalfe yesterday.
The Townsville Base Ball Association
was organized last night. with c. II. Young
as manager. and Theo. Titus as captain.
The date for opening the Athletic asso-
citation has been fixed for July 20 and 30. on
July %, the Monticello and Madison base
ball teams will play each other on the
Townsville grounds and on July 80, Thorn
asville will play the winning team Very
low rates have been secured on all the
railroads and large crowd is expected to
be present.
T. ]. Bottoms, the farmers excursion
manager of this city. has a curiosity in a
nine-day old calf at his home. The calf
was born with a well defined crop in one
ear and swallow fork in the other The
companion COW of the calfs mother is
marked as above.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
A SHARP GAME AT ATLANTA.
Penalties Paid by Water Consumers
ScOOped in by the City.

Atlanta, Ga, July l7.-Sensational dis
closures were made to-day In the city
waterworks department. There will prob
ably be an investigation and several off,
cial heads will drop into the basket.
Since the organization OF the depart
ment it has been the iron clad rule to i'm
pose a penalty OF 3 per cent upon each
consumer who failed to pay his water bill
by the 10th Of each month. Besides the
penalty the water was cut OF, which al
ways brought the delinquent 10 time with
the amount OF the bills as well as the
penalty.
II has been discovered that instead Of
the city getting the benefit Of these pen
alties, some Of the clerks in the Office
have Systematically paid the bills OF con-
sumers who were considered good risks
whenever they happened not to pay be-
fore the 10th, and taking their receipt. put
the penalty in their own pockets, when
finally the hopeless consumer found his
water cut OF and was obliged to hustle
for the amount and pay his bill Just how
long this practice mas been in operation
and how much the thrifty clerks have
made out of the city by II, is not yet
known, but il is tolerably certain that
there will shortly be a healthy shaking
up in the department on account Of It.
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CARR'S FATE WITH THE JURY.
HIS LAWYER ACCUSED OF WORK.
ING UP THE INSANITY GAME.

One of the JaiIcrs Swcars the PrfS-
Oner's Attorney Refused TO Allow
Carr's Hair 20 lie Cut or His Beard
shaved on, Saying He Wanted Him
10 Look as Badly as POssibIe-Carr
No Fool When in business.
Atlanta. Ca. July 1.-THE Carr case
went 10 the jury AT o'clock this after
noon. both the evidence and the speeches
having been cut much shorter than was
expected.
While upon the stand to-day Pat Nc
Cullough, the jailer. swore that Reuben
Arnold. Jr.. counsellor for the prisoner.
appeared at the Jail just after the trial
and found the jail barber about TO cut
Carr's hair and trim his beard At the
former trial the condemned man was
clean shaver and his hair neatly cropped.
For three months. however. his hair had
been allowed to grow wild and a razor
had not touched his face. 1t Is scarcely
possible 10 describe his gruesOme ap-
pearance. as a result of this neglect.
When Attorney Arnold saw the shears
about TO be applied, Mccullough testi-
fed, he went all to pieces and exclaimed:
What in HI are you doing there? I
want thdt man 10 look ike III
In rebuttal of Jailer Mccullough Rod
gers was put up and declared he had
heard the jailer once say ne would just
as soon hang a man as 10 eat.
This brought out another story. Rodg-
crs had been allowed to sell tobacco, ETC.,
TO the prisoners at the jail for a long
time. but abused his privilege, and sold
them whisky. Several of the prisoners
got bowling drunk and the exposure caus-
ed Rodgers to be fired out bodily.
Cars father and brother were among
the witnesses to-day to testify that he
was crazy. 1t was shown, however that
he was a comparatively successful bust
ness man, and in one instance shortly
prior to the killing of King terminated a
partnership with Col. John A Wimpy,
the well known lawyer of CoviDgton, Col.
Wimpy. who put in the money at tn.
commencement, having the experience at
the close, and Carr, who undertook TO
furnish the experience when the partner
ship was formed pulling out with the
business at the end.
Another mistrial seems probable. At
1890 o'clock tonight the jury failed to
agree and retired with the announce
ment that no verdict would be apt to be
reached tonight.
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FRUIT RATES IN GEORGIA.
The Interstate Commission to Hear
the Appeal This Month.

Atlanta, Ca, July 1.-THE interstate
commerce commission has fixed July %
as the date for hearing the case made
by the Georgia railroad commission
against the railroads to accede to the
reduction on fruit rates ordered by the
railroad commissioner three weeks ago.
The commission will meet in Atlanta at
the custom house. Attorney General Ter
rell, who represents the railroad COM
mission received a letter from Secre-
tary Mosely Of the interstate commits
sion to-day, approving of the date and
place named for the hearing. The rail-
roads against which the complaint is
made are the Central and its connec-
tions north; the Georgia Southern and
Florida and connections. and the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western and its con-
nections.
Upon complaint of the fruit growers
and shippers. made on July 3. the railroad
commission ordered a reduction in fruit
rates. The railroads refused to make the
reduction, and the Georgia commissioners
have appealed to the interstate COM
merce commission to have it enforced.
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A BLooDTHIRSTY BRIDEGROOM
HE TRIES To KILL HIS WIFE AND
THEN CUTS HIS THROAT.

Lack of Money Prompts the Deed-A
Room In n Hotel mt Augusta the
Scene of the TraEedy-The Court
ship of the Couple Carried on
Through the Mails and He Arrived
From Texas sunday and Married.
Augusta, Ga. July IA stranger in
a strange land" without money and with
out friends. J. L. Smith Of Corsicana, Tex,
sought relief in suicide this morning. He
and his wife arrived in Augusta Sunday
night, registered al the Arlington annex
and were assigned 10 room IS.
Smith is a dark-skinned, rather puny
looking man. apparently less muscular
than his wife. to whom he seemed very
attached. He paid for his lodging Sun
day night. but for Monday and Tuesday
did not. and at that time seemed very
much worried. On Tuesday morning. he
told Charley Avery. one OF the porters,
that he was expecting some money by ex-
press to-day and wished 10 have somebody
go over to the express office with him this
morning and identify him.
About o'clock this morning. Tom
Starkes. a negro porter, was sitting in a
window of the office and was startled by
something heavy falling to the floor. fol-
lowed Immediately by the screams Of a
woman. Starkes ran TO the room and
found the door locked. Inside could be
heard the sounds Of a scuflie, then the
key was turned and the door swung open.
The brave woman had showed her hus-
band to the door and unlocked it so as to
admit aid.
In the mans throat was a gaping
wound, and in his right hand a razor, and
10 this hand his wife was desperately
clnging. Starkes went to her assistance,
and then Hoyden Foster who occupied
the adjoining room, came in. Smith re-
Iiewed for a moment his struggles to COM
plete what he had begun He was imme-
diately removed to the hospital where he
now lies in a critical condition.
The woman and the bed which they had
occupied were covered with blood, and the
woman had two severe bruises on her face.
The man had tried TO Kill both his wife
and himself, saying he loved her too much
TO leave her behind him. They were mar
ried on Sunday at the home of the bride
near Washington, Ga. She was Miss
Claudia Armor and she and Smith had
corresponded through a newspaper He
came to Washington from Texas about
ten days ago and they We're married Sun
day and left for Texas The man had no
money, or if he had any, lost it and they
were stranded at the first stage Of their
journey. Mrs. Smith returned to-day to
her home in Wilkes county and considers
that she made a fortunate escape.
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SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON.
The Plant Is smaII-The Outlook for
the Corn Crop.


Columbia, S. c.. July 1.-THE follow
ing IS the report as TO the condition Of
cotton and corn for the week ending
Monday, July Is:
All reports indicate that cotton con-
unues small and is from two TO three
weeks late; il is generally in healthy
condltion. except In portions Of Pickens
and Greenville counties, where lice have
appeared for the first time in the his
tory OF cotton culture IN that section,
and in portions OF Barnwell county. where
II is nring and turning yellow; rust has
also appeared in various scattered local
tiles II is putting on squares, blooming
and fruiting freely but owing TO the
small weed the crop cannot make more
than poor average. 1t is said. Sea isl
and cotton IS only half its usual size
al this time Of the year.
IL has been too dry in many places
for early corn. which has about all been
laid by; II is in its caring stage. and IL
depends on timely rain whether IL viii
make good or poor crop: later corn
is doing very well and looks promising.
especially in bottom lands: in a few local
tiles grass is getting the advantage.
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WILKES COUNTY's TRAGEDY.
The Parties Charged with the Crime
Arrested.

Washington, Ga, July I-Jim Sutton.
the alleged assassin Of the negro, Perry
Williams, who was found dead in the
field near Jackson cross roads in this
county, was arrested and lodged in jail
here. His commitment trial Will take
place next Saturday. Two young white
men, Hinton and Stripping. were arrested
as accomplices. They are in jail. Hin
ton has confessed, and tells the following
story of the crime. He says that he and
one Dunaway were together, and that
Dunaway shot the negro from ambush.
with a Winchester rifle. infiicting a mortal
> wound, and that he OHinton) then went
up and finished him with a pistol, and
that they were hired to do the deed.
Public opinion is very bitter against them,
and there has been some talk of carrying
the matter to Judge Lynch's court for
settlement. The sheriff and a posse are
searching for Dunaway, but he has man
aged tn elude his pursuers.
All of the parties implicated in the crime
were recently arrested. and are under
bond for manufacturing Illicit whisky
and some are under the impression that
the dead man knew too much about the
whisky making.
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ROTTEN EGGS FOR A SNOWMAN.
His Exhibition So Poor That 1t Ex-
nsperated the PeODIe.

His Exhibition So Poor That 1t Ex-
nspernted the People.
Dublin, Ga. July III. A. Beatty, an
itinerant photographer and Snowman, ex-
hibited at Tweed last Saturday. In the
midst of the exhibition he placed a huge
pistol on a flour barrel and quoted a text
from the Bible, making a few casual re-
marks. While he was talking the pistol
lay beside the holy book to the discomfort
of the audience. The whole show was a dis
appointment to the crowd, who denounced
him as a fraud.
At Lothian to-day, where he had an en-
gagement to display his various necro-
mantle arts. he was met by a delegation
OF citizens and requested TO postpone his
exhibition until some other time. He was
given to understand that a warm recep-
ton awaited him If he attempted to stop.
The boys residing in the vicinity have
bought up all the rotten hen fruit in the
country, until the accumulation amounts
to several dozens. 1t was advisable that
he should not show, as he and his family
would have been Inundated.
Under the guise of preaching he tried
to fool the unwary with a few tricks of
legerdermaine. This style the people of Lo-
THAR couldn't tolerate and thought it was
not becoming in a minister.
A large throng of spectators who had
come to witness the show were treated in
a royal manner by seeing a fair fist and
skull fight, between two young men, who,
under the influence of two much liquor,
quarreled and decided to fight 1t out. The
crowd formed a ring around the combat
ants in the street and they fought four
rounds to the enjoyment of the people.
Both We're as bloody as beeves when the
fight was cncluded.
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A BOLD RobherY.

Warrenton. Ca, July 1.-THE Warren
County Teachers Institute is holding It's
session here this week. led by Prof. Bon
of Athens.
A bold robbery was committed the other
Iight. The thief entered the dwelling of
DR.. Scruggs through the window ami
robbed his pantaloon pockets of S35. \
similar attempt was made at Mr. Brady's
bat. fortunately. he has placed his money
elsewhere
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
Corn and Cotton FIouriSb,nm

High Springs, Fla, July T.-The corn
and cotton crop in this section are the best
In years. Farmers who previously were
buying corn, will have some for sale. and
the outlook on all sides is very promising
The celebration OF the :hird anniversary,
OF the incorporation Of this town is book
ed for Aug. 49, but as yet enough funds
nave not been secured 20 justify the as
sertion that II is an assured fact Vet
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A BLOW IN BULLOCK.
The Growing Crops Not Injured
Much

The Growing Crops Not Injured
Much.
Statesboro, Ga, July ia severe wind,
accompanied with rain and some hail,
visited this place yesterday. The PRINT
tive Baptist church. recently built here,
was blown down, and is a complete wreck
This church was blown down once be-
fore, while in an incomplete condition
The doors, sash and blinds were put in
a few days ago Corn and fencing were
blown down considerably. but the width
of the storm was narrow, and but little
damage was done to growing crops
Rain has been plentiful in most sec
tons, and corn is exceptionally good.
There will be more corn made in Bulloch
county this year than ever before in a
single year; the acreage being consid-
erably larger than heretofore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
PEAR SHIPMENTS.
The Corn Crop the Finest Known in
Many Years.

Boston, Ga. July 1.-THE pear crop is
now being rushed into market with all pos
sible dispatch. For the past two weeks
there has been shipped from here from
100 bushels to three car loads daily and
prices have held up remarkably well.
Most of the shipments were made to
northern and eastern markets.
The melon shipments have fallen off con-
siderably the past few days, owing to
prices being so low. The corn crop
throughout this section is the finest known
in many years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
LAID Low ny LIGHTNING.
A Negro Driver md Two Horses
Killed Near Quincy.

Killed Near Quincy.
Quincy, Fla, July 17.-To-day at 1890
o'clock p. m, while Mick Davies. a col
ored driver from Brackn & Cox's livery
stables, was driving q two-horse wagon
load of pea vines from the Cox place. one
mile south of Quincy, he and both horses
were killed by lightning.
A negro boy, sitting a few feet be-
hind Mick on the load of vines, escaped
unframed. He says they were driving at
an ordinary pace through the open field
when the flash came from an almost
cloudless sky and all fell instantly, each
horse at his place beside the tongue. and
Mick backward into the boys arms.
Neither horses nor man showed any signs
of what dealt the death blow, but the
mans soft felt hat was badly torn. The
wagon and harness had not even Il
scratch.
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A PAPER DEALER FAILS.
His Liabilities About $4,000 with
Assets of $4,000,

Richmond. Va, July III. A. Sadler.
who has been doing business as a whole
sale and retail paper dealer at No. IL
North Governor street, under the firm
name of the Sadler Paper Company, filed
deed of assignment to-day through his
counsel, Wallace f. Brown, naming J.
l.. Stern as trustee. The liabilities are
estimated to be about $50, 900, with assets
of about Sl5 600
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
THE FITzGERALD COLONY.
The COlOnists Paying for Land and
Beginning to Arrive.

Abbeville. Ga. July 1.-THE Fitzgerald
colony deal is progressing nicely. About
$4,000 was paid over to the Drew brothers
of Irwin county for their large tract near
Swan. From now on payments will be
made rapidly. A few of the colonists are
here already. and will continue to come
steadily. BY sept l they are expected in
large bodies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18

FARMERS IN A FIGHT.
One Cut I'm Three Places and the
other Shot in Two Places

Americas, Ca, July l7-This morning
about seven miles in the country. a diff
ficulty between two young farmers, Ho-
mer Chambliss and r. D. Grantham,
came near resulting fatally. There were
no witnesses to the difficulty, which was
caused by a cow getting into the field
of one of the parties. Mr.. Chambliss is
seriously cut in the face, neck and side
Mr.. Grantham is shot in the side and
hand. Each claims that the other was
the aggressor Mr.. Chambliss is the more
seriously injured. but neither is consid-
cred fatally hurt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
MARRIAGES.

---------~-~~------~
CRAWFORD--MAX. in New
York city. July 2, 1885. at the "AIizpah
Parsonage" by the Rev. Milton S. Little
field, Jr, in the presence of his father,
mother and aunt. John II. Crawford and
Hennie Max, both OF Savannah, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18

PEACHES! PEACHES! PEACHES!
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
am receiving daily
300 BUSHELS FREESTONE PEACHES
chards in the state, which must be.
sold REGARDLESS OF PRICE.
Send your orders for Freestone
Preserving Peaches
L. PUTZEL, Market Basement.
Telephone 1872.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
ONE ENIOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste. and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist VINO
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. KK NEW YORK. az
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CATHOLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
EXCELSIOR LOAN AND SAVINGS COM
PANY.
MILITARY ORDERS.


Headquarters Chatham Artillery,
savannah, Ca July L., 1895.
Orders
l. In accordance with orders this day re.
ceiyed from the governor, an election for cap.
tain TO command the company will be held at
the Armory on "Wednesday evening 18th inst.
between the hours of and 10 o'clock
H. Az the same time and place an election
is hereby ordered for a first lieutenant. to nm
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation OF
Lieutenant X. +. Harmon and any other va.
cancies that may arise.
III. Under Article ", Sec 49, of the Repula.
tions Governing the Georgia Volunteers, the
members entitled to vote at the election OF
company oncers are the regular commissioned
ofneers and bona flde enlisted men Of the com
pany. GEORGE p. WALKER
Second lieutenant. Commanding @ A
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MEETINGS.
sOLOMON's LODGE 10. /, +. q 4.


sOLOMON'S LODGE NO. L, II. a A. VI.
The regular communication of a
this Lodge will be held this Thurs ~
day) evening at o'clock NJ
Inc NJ. Nj. degree will be conferred
Members of sister lodges and visiting
brethren are fraternally invited to meet
with us. BY order Of
ROBT. L. COLDING, w. NJ.
ID. p. INVERSION. Sec'y-
HAUPT LODGE NO. 5s, 10. OF.
The regular weekly meeting Of the lodge
viii be held this Thursday evening at
o'clock
The Initiation Degree will be conferred and
other important business transacted Mem
Ders OF sister lodges and transient brothers
are fraternally invited to meet with US.
w. w. GORDON, JR., n. G.
A. N. MANUCY. Secretary.
CATHOLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
There will be a meeting OF the members of
the association who desire TO organize de
batting CLUB this evening at $3.50 O'Clock. All
members are invited TO attend.
Z. f. GLEASON, President.
J. M. THOMAS, Rec. Sec.
EXCELSIOR LOAN AND SAVINGS COM
PANY.
The regular monthly meeting Of this com
pany Will be held this Thursday evening at &
O'Clock at the Knights of Pythas Hall York
street. By order Of r. +. HARMON,
S. L. LAzARoN Secretary.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
- ~>--->-~---~~~-----~~~
REORGANIZATION
CENTRAL RAILROAD AND BANKING
COMPANY OF GEORGIA

Sufficient deposit of securities have been
already made to render the Plan of
Reorganization operative according TO its
terms.
Under agreement reached between
Messrs. Thomas and Ryan. intending pur-
chasers. and the Savannah and Western
Bondholders' Protective Committee, the
Plan of Reorganization has been modified
in accordance with its terms as TO the
allotment of classes and amounts of Sc
curities to Savannah and Western bond
holders
1t has also been amended in the allot-
ment Of securities to the Savannah and At
lantic bondholders.
Copies of the Plan of Reorganization as
modified can be obtained at the Mercan-
tile Trust Company, or office of Messrs.
Thomas and Ryan. Mutual Life Building,
and the Southern Bank Savannah, Ga.
All holders of stock and securities COW
cred by the Plan Except Savannah and
Western bonds which should be deposited
with the Borg Commttee) are hereby no.
titled that their securities must be depos-
tied with the undersigned, or the South
ern Bank, Savannah. Georgia, on or before
July %, 1895, in order to entitle them to any
participation in said Plan. The purchasers
reserve the right to exclude or impose
terms upon any securities rendered after
such date
THE MERCANTILE TRUST COMPANY,
Depository,
by LOUIS FITZGERALD, President.
July Is. 1895.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

GONZALES, THE HUMAN SNAKE,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-31
MTNISTEI,S' MEETING.
hethodist ana Baptist Pastors I'm
Conference.

Inc Methodist ministers transacted
very little business yesterday and the
greater part of the session was devoted
to n discussion of an article which re-
Gently appeared in morning paper
In this city and which was looked upon
as an attack upon Rev. DR.. Young and
key. Mr.. Atwill. The paper which print
cd the article having discaimed any
local reference, no action was taken
GOOD reports of Sundays meetings
were given.
At the meeting of Baptist ministers
Dr Wharton told about the many
Christmas gifts he had received and re-
ported excellent meetings Sunday. with
two additions to the membership of his
church. Rev. Il. y. Hall baptized two
persons Sunday night. Rev. Thomas
Hume. of the University of North Caro-
lima, was present. He preached at
Count Street Baptist Church, Ports
mouth, In the morning to the delight
and ediiication of all who heard him
He also preached at Cumberland Street
Church at night. The officers for 1896
We're chosen as follows: DR.. Owen,
President: DR.. Wharton, Vice Presi-
dent; DR.. Hall, Secretary.