The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-05


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Death of IA wealthy Resident OF
DaIton-Two Convfcts Pardoned
by the Governor.
GEORGIA
Seven members Of the Waycross Rifles
have married since the 18th ~ October.
Hall county viii vote on the whisky
question on Dec. 50. ana an earnest Ell
Tort is being made 1y the prohibiti0nists
10 carry the county.
Thomas C. Crenshaw of Atlanta is dan
ger0usly in at the residence of his brother,
I'D Crenshaw. al Winnings station. Alr.
Creushaw is suffering with pneumonia.
Gov. Northen made an address TO the
soldiers colony az Fitzgerald last week.
He told them he would try TO get special
rate for the cOIOnlsts TO visit the eXposi-
tiOn.
It is related as a fact that no family
has moved from Wilkes county in TWO
years. and that in that time hundreds OF
people have moved there and purchased
homes.
J. p Holcombe, a conductor on the
Western and Atlantic railroad, fell from
the top Of q box car at kennesaW Tues
day, and his Les was broken and his
spine injured.
Next year Houston viii furnish the state
senator to represent that district. and al
ready three gentlemen are mentioned as
candidates. Hons. 9. G. Gray A. $. Giles
and G. Fearce.
Adolphus Badger. a negro, is on trial
in the superior court at Atlanta, charged
with having murdered Early Beattie on
the Fourth of last July, at a dance given
by negro named Matthews, at his home
out on Holstin street.
Mrs. A. A. Fraser died very suddenly
at the residence of her son at Atlanta
Tuesday. She was sitting in chair talk
Ing, when she was suddenly seized with
heart complaint Mrs. FRASER expired in
few moments. She was o. years Of age.
The receiver of the Oglethorpe National
Bank of Brunswick hled a petition in
the United States court at Macon Tues
day asking permission to settle the suit
recently brought by him as receiver
against Norris Mayer. The petition is
set Tor hearing on Dec D.
Gov. Atkinson has pardoned e. b. Am
mons, sent up from Bib county about
Year ago for Involuntary manslaughter
he became involved in a difficulty with
man ana struck him on the head with o
closed knife. ne has served a year and
II was shown that he had no desire nor
intention to kill the old man.
Burglars entered the residence Of Rev.
W. ". Walker, on Lee street at Ameri-
Gus, Monday night Bureau drawers were
pulled out ana the contents scattered
about the room, the burglars evidently
having searched for money. Several
pieces Of valuable silver plate, besides
Jewelry, were left untouched the thieves
evidently caring for nothing except money
The suits filed by A. Iselln & Co. and
OF New FORK against the Southwestern
Railroad Company last April have been
settled in the United States court at Ma
cen. The suits We're against the South
western as indorser of the bonds of
the Eufaula and Alabama Railroad Com
pany or these bonds compainants held
qulte a plumber, which, II was alleged,
had not been paid.
Seaborn Smith, a negro sent to the pen
itentiary about a year ago for burglary
was pardoned by Gov. Atkinson Tuesday.
Al was shown that he was entirely limo
cent or the crime. He was convicted and
sent up for five years on evidence that
was doubtful, the chief witness against
him being a man implicated in the rob
bery. This man, who is also in the pen
ltentiary, has made affidavit that Smith
had nothing TO do with the affair and was
entirely innocent.
The verdict Of the coroner's Jury in
the inquest over the body Of IL. c. Bah
cock, who was found dying in his office
az Dalton Sunday afternoon, was that the
killing was accidental. The preponder-
hnce OF testimony was decidedly IN favor
OF inns conclusion. Mr. Babcocks private
amairs were in splendid shape and he
slaes ms wife's estate of So 600, which is
intact, he had private account of sew
efal thousands. His business and books
as testimony showed, were in absolute
good order. 1t was impossible to find
any cause for the deed. Mr. Babcock
had, ~ IS said $4,000 insurance on his
NE, $1,000 Of it accident insurance and
5000 OF II in the Equitable. Mr. Bah
ago IIom South New Berlin, New York,
lie mas been one of the leading business
men OF the town and has been very pop-
ular with his employees and with me com
munity at large.
George Costello. a famous aerial bar
performer, who, with his brother William
ENJOY the distinction of being the only
par 10 do the brother act'' died ~
chattanooga, Tenn, Tuesday as the re-
SUIT OF a fall from a Columbus Rome
ana Carfollton railroad train Saturday
nlghI sells Bros We're taking their show
from CedartoWn to Cincinnati where
they disband for the season. Costello
whose real name was George LoChlin
OF Henderson, n. c., was one OF the
shoWInen and was enjoying his ante-ntD-
ual honeymoon, for he and the "strong
woman OF the circus, Miss Inez Palma.
were on their way to New Orleans to
De married. Miss Palma Is plump
pIlght looking young woman of Toutonic
features and about % years of age. Il
DeneVe l am Jonah to a man. she
sara with tears in her eyes. Il was en-
gagged years ago TO marry a man who
9led Just few days before the wedding
Gay, Ike George did" Costello was not
When runners were sent back with an
engine. He was found near Chickalnau-
"a, Ca, al the house Of the station agent
brother Elk, who was giving him every
attention, but when found had lain an
conscious in a gully by the side Of the
road for eight hours. Death was due 10
conclusion of the brain, which brought
on fearful spasms, and probably internal
injuries