The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-31

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GEORGIA.
The salary Of the chief of the fire de-
partment of Macon is $3.50 per year
George Finney. colored. while handling
q pistol on a farm in Jones county Satur-
day night accidentally shot himself. The
ball entered the heart and Finney died in
stanuy.
check for S175 was given to Gen. John
B. Gordon a. his part of the receipts from
his recent lecture al the Academy of Music
at Macon, on The Last Days Of the Con
1ederacy-
Roland Ellis Of Macon viii begin at
once the erection of a handsome new
home adjoining his fathers residence on
College street in front Of Wesleyan Fe-
male college.
The Winter School Of Agriculture a
course of study devised by the State Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts,
for the special advantage of the farmers,
opens at Athens on Jan. g. Prof. j. B.
Hunnicutt is in charge
Judge Emory Best of Washington city
assistant land commissioner. is in Macon,
his old home. on short visit. He was
formerly judge OF the county court OF
Bibb. He has been in the law and land
departments at Washington ten years.
Lula Vaughan committed suicide in a
house Of shame at Atlanta saturday
night by taking poison She was the
eX-wife of James Vaughan, saloon keep
er. She once gained notOriety by charging
policeman with entering her house and
insulting her. The case was in the courts
several months.
On the plantation of Harvey Powell. a
few miles from Macon. Jim Franklin, son
of Simon Franklin. who works on the
plantation of Murray White. was shot
in the right breast Saturday night with
pistol ball, fired by Ephraim Searcy
Franklin died in a few moments Searcy
escaped to the woods.
A meeting of the Augusta Cotton Ex-
change will be held some day this week.
and resolutions will be brought up for
consideration. Not only will the planters
be urged TO keep their cotton acreage
down TO where they have but the press
of the state will be urged TO take up the
matter and keep ii before the planters.
Singleton & Porter, wholesale and retail
dealers in candies. crackers, nuts, FIRE
works, etc, at Macon have assigned to
Charles d. Hurt There were preferences
10 the amount of So, Sa.31. Total liabilities,
$9,574.63. Assets, $1,000 divided as follows:
Stocks OF goods, 5000; notes and accounts,
5000. OF the notes and accounts 500
are good, 5000 doubtful and 5000 bad
Hon. Louis f. Garrard of Columbus in
reply to an inquiry whether he would
enter the race for United States senator,
said day or two ago: 4 nave SUFFERED
much as the result of the accident to my
foot, which necessitates the use of
crutches. On this account have not
been able to manage my aiIairs as
might have wished. II / do not get bet
ter, l shall certainly stay out of any
such political fight
The case against w. E. Algee for dis
CTEDdnCN
the Atlanta and Florida railroad when the
road was in the hands of Receivers Car
rett and Spalding, has been settled, Mr.. |
Algee being fully indicated of any wrong
full acts. In the settlement Of the case
Judge Newman confirmed the report of
Mr. Algeefthe sum of S45l66 as salary for
Lesersfces as auditor of the road.
Incorp Sommerlin- Boatright elopement
Supplylarriage at Brunswick is resulting
A 70 * for the courts. Mr.. Summerlin
of the the father Of the bride arrested !
The E2arge of pointing a Winchester at
,,,,.o his case was heard before Justice |
7Oh"o al tturday, and for lack of evidence |
Amusemeant was discharged. Mr.. Boat |
Thunderboalso sworn out a warrant for J. |
Drive or harboring his daughter with |
a NV onsent.
bates' n E Harris, chairman of the |
Cheapof trustees of the State School of
Wante ology, says he will stump Georgia |
For G year in the interests of the school, |
- speak in as many counties as possible. |
- will tour the state with School Com |
p-ssioner Glenn, who will make addresses |
N behalf of the common schools. Mr. |
Harris win pay his own expenses He |
stitution and will tell of the great good |
that the institution is doing.
Old man Davy Towns. one of the best |
known negroes in Macon, died at the Ron |
Home on Chris tmas day. He was IS |
years of age and had lived in Macon |
nearly all of his life. For many years
and was highly priced servant in the !
Towns family to whom he belonged be- |
fore the war. He was at one time. per-
haps, the wealthiest negro in Georgia. In |
some manner he lost his property, and in |
charity.
Maj. w. H. Wilder of Albany died Sat !
urday. When quite a young man Mai
Wilder was elected to the state Senate |
from Talliaferro county That was in
1854. In 1893 he settled near Albany. In
1851 he was elected ordinary of Dougherty
county, and in 1866 he moved into Albany |
During the war he filled as the positions
OF clerk, treasurer and ordinary, and was
throughout that critical period one of the
county's most useful citizens. Mai. Wild |
er was always a strong man with the
people, and he was elected mayor of AL
bany number of times.
Augusta Chronicle: The Chronicle Sat
urday published a rumor that Jack Sla-
Ion had been killed by the marshal of
Johnston, S. c. The killing occurred
fourteen miles from Johnston and the
marshal Of Johnston was in no way con-
nected with 1t. The trouble was brought
about by the elimination of feud of
long standing between Mr.. Braggart and
Slaton. Slaton. while under the Influence
OF liquor hailed Braggart in the road.
saying he was going to kill him. and
tired at him, when Braggart returned the
IRE with a shotgun, killing him, instantly.
Augusta Chronicle: The question of a
Cotton Planters Association of the South
mas been discussed very favorably by
representative men of the cotton inter-
ests OF Augusta They believe that such
an organization would raise the standard
or the agencies now engaged in the bus
mess of handling the crop when II is
marketed and reduce to the expense
OF handling the same to the benefit Of
the grower. There are some who point
to the Grange and the Alliance and shake
their heads and say that an Organization
OF the cotton planters will drift into
politics.
Judge Richard johnson, the pension
clerk OF the state executive department
has about completed the work he has
been doing on the claims for pensions un-
der the late pension act, amended al this
session of the legislature Although ths
sum or money appropriated by the legis-
lature has been raised from $50, 600 to Sl2O-
90 there viii be still a number of veter
ans who cannot be paid as there is not
enough TO go round. There are twenty
Twenty Wears proOf