The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04

was bid in by committee consisting Of
clifford Anderson and others, for the bond
holders, for the sum Of $4,000.
During the past month there was ship
ped from Darien, coastwise and foreign.
996, 100 feet of hewn and sawn timber and
lumber. During the month ending Oh
Sept. 80 there was measured at the puD<
lie boom 100000 feet of square, scab and
sawn timber. This does not include the
sawn timber and lumber which came in
during the month and was carried direct
to the private boOms.
Mr.. Hickey, an old man living at
Gainesville, was badly hurt Thursday by
the explosion of loaded gas-pipe. The
old pipe was loaded with some sort of
explosive, and Mr. Hickey touched it off
to see what result would follow. A ter
rife report followed. Mr.. Hickey was
badly bruised about the head and eyes.
One eye may be lost.
A second suit for $4,000 damages has
been filed at Atlanta by S. S. Pergram,
through his attorneys, against the Bank
ers' Alliance of California and its south
ern manager, H. A. Luther. Mr.. Per-
gram alleges that he was arrested at the
instance of Mr.. Luther charged with for
gerry, but when the case was tried before
JUSTICE Oul6 ne WAS dC4ulIAChB anu AACn
he brings suit for damages.
Capt. Brownlow, the foreman of the
narrow guage railroad, at Gainesville
was seriously, if not fatally, hurt Mon
day morning. Near Belmont he at
tempted to board a moving handcar,
slipped and fell in the center of the track.
The heavily loaded car passed over him.
The wheels did not strik the fallen man,
but the bottom of the car struck MS
body and Capt Brownlow was badly
crushed and bruised.
In the case of the merchants of West
Point against the Atlanta and West Point
railroad before the Georgia railroad com
mission, the compliments won a victory
over the road. The commission found,
according to their decision, that the
charge of the West Point people that the
railroad was unjustly discriminating was
based on fact and declares that the rail-
road should refund the money thus over
charged.
At Oliver Friday while J. r. Daily was
trying to arrest a negro named Brown,
charged with larceny from the house, was
shot at three times by the thief Neither
shot took effect in the body, though two
plunged through his coat. After the
officer had the negro in his grasp the ne
gro began at once to free himself by Bit
ing the officers hands and came very near
overpowering him before assistance came.
AS it is, blood poison may set in and prove
fatal.
volney Bullock, secretary Of the cham
Der of commerce Of Atlanta, has received
a letter from Pierre Many Of Ransart,
Belgium, asking for information In regard
to establishing at Atlanta window glass
factory The writer states that he wishes
to establish a cooperative factory AMI
says that IL established it will be one or
the biggest window glass factories IN the
United States. He asks for information
as to the cost Of fuel and glass sand. Mr.
Manly says that in connection with tho
window glass he could advantageously
make bottles and demijohns
The tax defaulters at Atlanta this year
exceed in number those Of last year. The
city marshars office books are crowded
with the records of defaulters' property
and the officials are preparing to begin
the forced collection of nearly 100000 in
city taxes. Marshal Hurphries says that
the papers turned over to him indicate
that the amount due by city taxpayers
will exceed that OF last year by $4,000
or $4,000, making the total for this year
between $375,OOO and 10000. The marshal
and deputies are now notifying the de-
faulters 10 pay, and unless they do 80