The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-29

Mile ROa Race of he BicycIists al
AtIanta-An Attempt TO Rob a
smoke House Results in the Kill
ing Of Tvv O Negroes and the Capt
ure of n Tilird.
GEORGIA.
Hon. William Clifton hs s been appoint
ed local attorney for the Darien and
Western RailrOa Company.
John Williams. a colore d porter for the
Chambers hotel at Griifl, dropped dead
at the hotel Friday mOrning Of heart
failure.
TIE grand jury OF BulIoch county have
recommended n county chain-gang for
the purpose Of wolk4lng the eonvicts on
the public roads o. Qhe county.
The Athens co tton fas tory has made
another reduction Of 10 Ter cent in the
wages OF employesy- HAN Of the amount
earned must be taken out In tickets
Friday night p. J. Boss the president
of the Athens Electric Light Company.
was shocked by a stroke OF lightning,
and was unconscious for several hours.
The case of John Flannery & Co. Of
Savannah vs. w. H. l8litch of StatesbOrO.
involving several thousand dollars has
been satisfactorily adjusted and did not
go TO trial.
The case between Bugloch county and
George r. Beasly. former county treas
urer, was tried at State bOro last week.
The Jury, after being out about six hours,
returned verdict In favor OF the de-
PENDANT.
Warren SIaton. charged with compile
ity in the Morley whitecIDping case in
Murray county, was taken to Atlanta
Saturday morning by a United States dep
ATTY marshal, who brougA- him from
Texas. Slaton was arrested in Texas
about a month ago.
The democratic primary held at La
Grange Thursday for the selections of
mayor and councilmen for the mex b1year
resulted in the nomination of Enoch Call
away for mayor, and DR.. T. 5. Bradheld,
DR.. +. NJ. Ridley, Judge +. NJ. Longley,
G. v. Truitt, W. A. Holmes and w. V.
Gray as cOuncimen.
Some time since the Sumter county
branch of the Georgia. Farmers Insur-
ance Association was organized at Amer
1eus, with A. DOdSOn as president and +.
/. Bell secretary and treasurer Some
business was done, but at a meeting of
the officers and stockholders a day or
two ago 1t was determined to surrender
the .charter and quit business.
The Georgia Cotton Company, through
its agent, c. A. BruX, bought between $50
and 500 bales Of cotton in Quitman last
S SsGk f1S D s OF Rount Tas
j. J. Hodges and Henry Turner. The
company bought il for export shipment,
and had the entire lot shipped out this
week. The average price paid was s
cents, and the gross price footed up some
$4,000 or $4,000.
At the annual memorial exercises at
Camilla, Ga. held in the court room.
about 600 people assembled to honor the
memory of our noble confederate soldiers.
The building was beautifully decorated
with flowers. The choir rendered excel
lent and appropriate music The address
by Col A. S. Haws OF Bainbridge, the in
vited orator of the day. was a gem Of
rare patriotic eloQuence and was received
enthusiastically.
Asnericus Times Recorder: A. S. Num-
came in from Huntington Friday and re-
ports seeing a vast army of toad-frOgs
near the Brady place below Americas
reptiles evidently vat ms
from one pond to another, and were seen
IN countless thousands. The army" was
fully 200 yards in width as il crossed the
poad. and the wheels of Mr.. Nunn's buggy
Killed bushels Of them, so thick was the
ground covered.
Americas Tlmes-Recorder: Among other
enterprises shortly to be established here
Is the Americas Gin and Milling Com
pany. George V. Pace, a prominent mill
man of Dawson and who has a large
plant there, contemplates removing a
part Of the same to this city, and to that
end has leased the building of the Ameri-
Gus Refrigerating Company. at the head
OF jackson street. II is understood that
the mail VIII be we'll equipped with gins
and milling machinery, and will be ready
90 begin business by Aug. or before.
Z. F. Roberts. a well known saloon,
proprietor and an alderman from his ward
was arrested at Columbus Friday by Uni
ted states revenue officers, charged with
and failure to cancel stamps on whisky
barrels W. A. Douglas of Statesvilie.
N. C.. is implicated in the conspiracy case
Roberts was put under $1,000 bond to
answer the charges before the United
States court, which convenes at Column
bus IN May. The bond was. promptly
given and Roberts released He protests
his innocence and claims that he can dis
prove the charges.
A special from EIberton TO the Atlanta
JourEal says: Three negroes in Wilkes
county last week concocted a scheme
to rob farmers smoke house. They ar
rived at the place and it was decided TO
make lever with which to prise under
the house. One negro was told to hold
the lever down, while the other two
went into the house. One of the negroes
had gotten into the house and one was
half way under the log, when the owner
of the smoke house saw the darkey sit
ting on the lever and shot, killing him
Instantly The lever fell and caught an
other negro under il and crushed him to
death The negro that was in the house
was captured and landed in the Washing
ton Jail"
The Pigott road race, run Friday after
noon on Peachtree road at Atlanta, was
an enthusiastic success and not less than
1000 witnessed the start, while nearly
twice as many saw the exciting finish
Both the prize for the first man in and
that for the best time were won by Charles
1angford, an Atlanta boy, who is Just
~ years old. That he won was a surprise
10 All, and that he should win the time
prize was a double surprise. The time
Tor the ten mfles-up hill and down hill
and through plenty of mud-was thirty
D
the winner having a two-minute handi-
cap. The time prize should have been
won by Hugh Caperton of Louisville, or
George Quinn, the two scratch men. The
chances were decidedly in favor of Ca
perton, who was in splendid condition.
1t was simply the same story of pace
making and the failure of one man to
take his part. The men finished in the
following order and won the prizes as
stated. First, Charles Langford two
minutes handicap, the Victor bicycle Of
fered by H. G. Pigott; second, Lawrence
Thompson, four minutes handicap, a pair
of tires; third, A. V. Groce, seven min
utes handicap, pair of tires; fourth,
John Queen, two and a half minutes
handicap, a pair of tires; fifth, w. C
Johnson, three minutes handicap, sweater
and cap; sixth, Bob WalthouR one and
half minutes handicap, medal; seventh
Kendall Speer, one and a half minutes
handicap, razor; eighth, II. A. CaPerton
scratch, cane; ninth, L. A Dulion. one
minute handicap, box of cigars; tenth
{. A. Davis, six minutes handicap, box
of tea; eleventh, George Quinn. scratch
twelfth w. T. Nixon, two minutes handi-
cap: thirteenth, j. l.. Corley two and 2
half minutes handicap; fourteenth, T. p
Davis, FIVE minutes handicap; fifteenth
w. J. Smith, four minutes handicap
First time prize. a silver tea set, Charles
Iangford, in 1881; second time prize gold
pin, Hugh Caperton. 1857; third time