The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-17

Dealer Arrested at Atlanta on
Charge of Larceny-A Shocking
Crime brought TO Light at Har-
Iem-DaiSy Price Elected Mayor of
Macon without Opposition.
GEORGIA.
An inch Of snow fell at Millen Thurs
day night. followed by heavy rain
Edgar A Ross has resigned the. po-
sition Of soliciting freight agent OF the
Central railroad &c Macon
Ii is possible that a $4,000 factory viii
De located in Macon soon 10 manuIac-
ture machines to make ice.
Thomas Carroll, prominent farmer, OF
Floyd county. aged s., and Minnie OuaLleS'
aged l6. were married at Rome saturday
H. 3. Lester of Mllen has sold his
stock of general merchandise 10 l.. Z.
Gibson who will add 10 and continue
the business
In the sunerior court at Macon Satur-
dav Ella Stuart, charged with malpTac-
tice was found guilty and sentenced TO
the penitentary for eight years
The s-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
r s McGinty. whose home Is eight mics
east of Columbus. was fatally purned
Saturday The child was stah1lng IN
front of an open ire, When IT'S clothIis
caught in the flames.
The ordinance to enforce vaccination
of public school children of Macon VIII
not become operative until aepteInpets
authorities and the board Of health was
10 put it in force the first DAY OF next
month.
Robert Cameron. who is employed at
the Georgia and Alabama car SHOPS az
Amercus, met with very PAM III actI-
dent Saturday. While working at cir
cular saw a piece Of plank slipped from
the machine and struck him above the
left eye, cutting severe gash.
The little 3-year-old son of Alex Thomas
of East Macon was badly burned Satur-
day about the feet and legs, around the
body and neck. The little fellow was
standing near an open CRATE, his cloth
ing ignited and he was seriously burned
before assistance could reach him.
Three hundred electric lights will be put
in the Brown house at Macon. Every room
in the hotel will be lighted by electricity.
II is said that the Central railroad, Brown
house and one or two other nelghborlng
parties contemplate jointly establishing
their own dynamos to furnish their cleo
trio light power.
The jury returned a verdict Saturday
in the case of n. d. Tracy vs. the city OF
Mr.. Tracy claimed that by reason of
culvert, which was not sufficiently large
TO admit the passage OF water from the
sewers, and small branch near ms ms
extent Of 5000; and that the city because
of its negligence, should be made TO pay
the damage.
c. T. Smith. a stock dealer, was ar
rested at Atlanta Saturday on advice
from Memphis officers. He Is held on
charge Of grand larceny. Chief Con-
molly received a telegram Saturday morn
ing asking that Smith be arrested on the
charge stated.It seems that Smith arrived
at Atlanta from Memphis with load OF
stock. 1t is supposed that his arrest
has some connection with the shipment
of stock. 1t is expected that Smith VIII
be taken back to Memphis.
A shocking crime was brought to light
at Harlem Saturday afternoon. A gen
town found the dead body of Henry r.
Williamson lying in the woods with
gunshot wound in the back OF his head
just at the base of the brain. A post
norton examination revealed the fact
that the wound was made by load of
mixed shot and fired on level with the
head. Mr.. Williamson was last seen
Thursday afternoon when he borrowed
a gun from Mr.. Hubert, the railroad
agent, for the purpose of taking hunt.
The gun which he carried could not be
found, which would point out robbery
as the motive for the killing, but on the
other hand, there was some change in
his pockets and no evidence about his
person that his pockets had been rifled.
The election for Mayor and aldermen
of Macon Saturday was quiet and unevent-
full. What at one time promised to be
red-hot and fierce campaign ended with
the election of the following ticket with
out opposition: Mayor Sylvester y. Price;
aldermen, First ward. Dewitt McCrary; ;
Second ward Alexander Proudfit; Third
ward, John I. Moore; Fourth ward, Will
lam T. Morgan; Fifth ward, Peyton w.
Jones; Sixth ward, Henry Jordan. on
next Wednesday night Daisy Price will
be reinaugurated into the mayors office.
which he left two years ago to accept the
postmastership at Macon. He has already
served as Mayor nine years, and when he
completes the new term for which he
has just been elected, he will have held
the position longer than any other man
who has ever been the incumbent. At the
election Saturday the people also voted
for the issuance of $4,000 of bonds, for
the purpose of meeting a deficiency and
paying certain amounts to the bond COM
mission and the city of Macon.
Capt. John N. Perkins is seriously ill at
his home at Rome, and grave fears are
entertained of his recovery. He is one
of the most remarkable characters in
Rome. He was born 70 years ago in Frank
lin county, Tenn, educated at West Point
and entered the army just prior to the
war with Mexico During the war he dis
tinguished himself as a bold cavalier at
tached to command of Texas Rangers,
and was a warm personal friend of j
+. B. Stuart, afterward the famous cav
airy leader. At the close of the war he
was assigned to duty on the western
and was the beau ideal of a soldier. At
the breaking out of the war he resigned
his commission and entered the artillery
branch of the service and was shot through
the body at the battle of Muir
fresboro, the ball entered the right
shoulder. passing just above the
heart and lodging just under the
left shoulder blade. For a long time his
family thought him dead, but he surviv-
ed, and as soon as he could get on his
sent back home as unfit for active ser
vice. Returning to Rome he engaged in
business and has lived there ever since
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