The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-22


GEORGIA.
President W. q. Raoul Of the Mexican
National railway was at Macon Frlday.
Near REYNOLDS Friday Eddie. the young
est son OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. a Gt1dtdLu'
was thrown out Of a wagon and J. al MS
right thigh broken
R w. Champion Of Griffin has on exhi-
bition a hen that instead of bill h as q
hogs snOut and has testh that would MOI
disgrace a guinea pig.
Ex-Congressman Cabaniss has gone 10
Washington to report for duty as men
Der Of the Dawes Indian commission. TIT
position pays 5000 per annum.
The Uniform Rank Knights OF Pythias
have decided TO attend the annual ses-
sion OF the grand lodge which convenes
in Atlanta on the third Monday in May
The following postmasters were appoint
ed Saturday: W. L. JacoWay. vice G. y.
Killian, resigned. Cole City Dade county;
y. w. Marley, vice T. X. kolb, resigned.
kOlb, Cobb county.
r. G Keen. of Macon county. has ar
ranged to sell mis- melons at S35 per car
and a division of the profits above that
sum. He says he can make money at
that price and is planting for 100 car loads.
The Royal Arcanum Lodge Of Waynes-
boro has paid over to the benehciarles
a check for $1,000, the amount of insur-
anCe carried by the late Col John -.
Mmnerlyu in that order. This Is the
first company TO respond TO the call.
Local wheelmen are going to organize
stock company 10 build race track at
Brunswick. The track is to be on the
east side OF the boulevard just beyond
Col e. c. GoOdyear's residence. one
sixth Of mile will be the length and 80
feet the width of the track proper.
In Towns county, while a farmer was
returning home late at night, a white OBJ
ject, in the shape Of a man, darted from
the bushes and kept running ahead OF
him. The farmer spurred his horse, and
endeavored to Overtalxe the fleeing figure
but IL suddenly vanished from sight.
A gentleman of Fort Valley who owns
sixty acres in peaches on which he has
between 1909 and 10000 trees, has been
offered $3.50 for the peaches as they
stood, the purchaser to gather and case
them. This ofter was refused, as the
owner believes he can get more for them.
The Atlanta Chess and Checker Club
was reorganized by re-electing its old Of
ficers and under its old name. There are
alredy twenty-four members. The Of
ncerS are: Charles I. Hopkins, president;
vice president. The club has rooms at
No. in Weinmeister's hotel
The Georgia Prohibition Society has
arranged for a prohibition convention
TO be held in Athens ,on May Is and ;6
This will be FOR the benefit of the section
contiguous to Athens. Rev. j. 6. Gam
brell, president Of Mercer University, and
Hon. Walter b. Hill of Macon viii be
among the leading speakers at the con-
VentiOn.
Mrs. o. Z. Lowe Of Americus Is criti-
and grave fears for her recovery are en-
tertained. A day or two ago she took
quantity OF corrosive sublimate. a deadly
poison, and though physicians have used
every means to cOunteract the effects of
the drug It is feared their efforts will be
in vain. No cause IS assigned for the deed.
In the case Of the mayor, ct. al. of Lou
vale versus 5. II. Hawkins ct. al, receiv-
er, it has been ordered by the supreme
court that counsel for plaintiffs be al
lowed to withdraw this case and that
the judgment Of the court below stand
affirmed. This is an appeal made by par
ties at LOuvale, a station on the SaVan-
nah, Americas and Montgomery railroad
reached by a spur track a mile in length
TO prevent the road from abandoning
the use of said track. Plaintiffs have
Med another petition on different line
however, which will be heard by Judge
W. r Robinson of Columbus, died Fri
day morning at 4:20 o'clock of paralysis at
his home on Broad street. He was a
marine engineer by trade and well known
both on the ChattahOOchee and Mississip-
pi rivers. OF late years and up to the
time of his DEATH he was engaged in the
fancy grocery business. He was one of the
most prominent secret order men in the
state, being a member of St. Aldemar
Commandery, Knights Templar Musco-
chez EncamDment No. 4, 1. o. o. f., the
Grand Lodge, /. o. .. F., and of r. e.
Lee Lodge, No. 81, K. of p, Ancient Or
der of United Workmen, Knights of Da-
Wiggie Dean, a negro woman of Column.
bus, was attacked Friday afternoon by
an unknown white man at her home.
and, though not seriously injured. was
badly beaten. The womans assailant was
unknown to her. and had the appearance
of traveller. He carried a small grip in
his hand, from which, on entering the
house. ne took two large pistols. These
he threw into the woman's face, threaten
ing TO take her life She at once fled,
running from room to room until she
n hon oh
ceived severe beating. A neighbor see
ing what had happened ran to the bar
racks where an officer was detailed TO go
10 the scene of trouble. On his arrival
there ne found the neighborhood in a
state of wild excitement, while the I'M
known man, who is supposed TO be crazy,
had completely disappeared.
Elberton Star: A practical joke was
played on several OF our citizens in con-
nection with the creamery. 1t was re-
ported on the streets that free lunches
were being served down at the cream
cry and John Bailey got some old lunt
tickets used during the last election ana
scattered them around. Several made a
break at once for the creamery, armed
with their tickets, to test the quality OF
cheese turned out by Elberton's latest
industry. Capt Burch and Mr.. Shumate
closed their stores and went down to get
free lunch. One man possessed himself OF
two tickets and gave one to his friend
that he might feast also. Visions of greer
pastures and fat cattle feeding therein
rose before them and tended to whet theii
appetites for fresh cheese, which They
thought awaited their arrival, but picture
TO your mind If you can the disappoint
meht of those who had gone TO the cream
cry when they found their tickets to b.
worthless and that they had been made
the butt of a joke. The woebegone looNs
they wore on their faces told the story
too well and Capt Henry returned homo
by another route rather than face tn,
music up town.
Athens Banner: At a, certain residence
on Prince avenue there lives a youn1
bachelor who is devoted TO flowers He i,
in fact very expert and successful florist
and horticultmist. He has paid unusua
attention to the cultivation of a beautiful
species of hyacinth. One morning las
week he noticed that a thief had slippet
in during the night and stolen some o
his hest specimens. He accordingly de
cided that the visits would more than like
~ be repeated again, so he bought at
hardware store a very ingenuously ar
ranged burglar alarm. IL consists of an
electric battery and "A number of cart
ridges, and the apparatus can be so an
ranged that the thief while cropping aroun,
strikes against the wires In such name
that the cartridges explode and bullet
begin TO whiz In All directions. This en-
Thusiastic florist decided in his mind tha
a flower thief was the most despicabl
kind Of a criminal, 80 he carefully set thi
burglar trap. with the wires and cart
ridges hid away In the leaves and bushes
Late that night the sounds Of ten shot