The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-04

Accidental shot Now shoots hts
Brother-The Fleming Family OF
Marietta Hold Reunion-The
Fruit Growers 10 Hold COnven-
tion-Two Young Men OF Atlanta
Jailed on "A Charge of Crooked
Transactions.
GEORGIA.
William Kinney Of Spalding county =
under arrest al Atlanta. charged with
cOunterfelunE-
A negro woman at Cusseta gave birth
Thursday TO q child that weighed twenty
four pounds and six ounces. Both died
The governor has offered reward OF
800 for the arrest and delivery OF George
Ba1nes, who killed kerrid balntE I'D
Brooks county several days ago
The fruit growers OF Georgia Will hold
a convention ia Macon this month IL
viii be one Of the most important meet
ings Of the fruit growers ever held III
this state.
Company has let the contract TO construct
their waste factory building 10 Messrs
Chapman q TORY of Atlanta WORK
will commence at once.
Henry Ashworth lad IS years Old. died
in Fulton county jail Thursday night at
y o'clock from pneumonia Ten days ago
the boy was sent 10 jail accused OF pass
ing counterfeit money at AdairsVille.
A 4. EftlA ana SOlN~ A@NAMlllS anu MAR ibtt
Bell, have purchased the interest OF II. J
Fite in the hardware business OF II. j.
Fife x Co. at Americas, ana from TINS
date the style Of the new firm VIII be a.
{. Bell & Sons.
Willis Hodges. "A Charlton county muir
derer, who was sent up for life and has
served several years. was recently par
doned. Testimony which came TO light
recently established the fact that Hodges
really acted in self-defense in the killing.
The observation-disclosures son Of Mrs.
Norris Lane Of Columbus was killed by
trolley car in the northern part OF the
city Thursday. The enid attempted TO
cross the track in front of the Lane resi-
dence, was badly mangled and died in
few minutes.
Gov. Atkinson has pardoned George
Trim, colored, who was sent up from Quit
man county to serve three months for
stealing a 'dominecker" chicken. Trim
had already served one month when II
developed that he was innocent, and the
governor pardoned him.
A meeting of the directors OF the South
ern Phosphate Works of Macon was held
Tuesday, and a dividend of 10 per cent
on the capital stock of $4,000 was de-
clared. The profits of the new company
Notwithstanding that the entire plant was
destroyed by fire, We're $4,000.
Mrs. Fenton Starr King of Atlanta died
Thursday. Mrs. King was 81 years old at
the time of her death. Mrs. King was the
mother of Inspector Willis King, and was
died in 1888. She had been a resident OF
Atlanta more than forty years.
The internal revenue Office at Atlanta
sold more than $1,000 of whisky tax
stamps during the month of December.
The figures for the last six months of '95.
the first half of the fiscal year, show an
increase over the corresponding period of
the year before Of about $4,000.
Kahn & Hirsch, fancy retail grocers Of
Macon, made an assignment Thursday to
Valentine Kahn. The firm is composed of
Lee Kahn and Ike d. Hirsch. The deed
Of assignment states that the stock OF
goods is worth 81 200, notes and accounts
S1,450. OF the notes and accounts $500 are
considered good, 500 doubtful and $3.50
bad.
Commissioners Davis, Barnes and Des-
sau have sold the Macon Construction
Company the Cycloneta farm on the Geor-
gia Southern road. The price paid was
$4,000. Robert Ober of G. Oher & Sons of
Baltimore was the purchaser. The sale
was made at public outcry. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Ober will use the property
as private farm.
A. Islip and s. T. Lofley have each filed
in the United States court at Macon an
intervention for the recovery of $3.50
against the receivers of the Central rail-
road, claiming that two carloads of mel
ons were shipped from Macon county to
the markets, but were kept so long in
transit that they were sold in Atlanta at
very unsatisfactory prices.
When the exposition gates at Atlanta
closed Tuesday night the turnstiles indI-
Gated that since the opening day .2S6. S6s
people had been admitted to the grounds.
OF this number there were Sl792S paid adj
missions, including adults and children.
AZ, f1ccoIulIlg 70 the best reports obtainable
me exposition company has realized from
the paid admissions 1864 072.95.
The supreme court having affirmed the
Judgments of the superior court in the
Ease OF tne state VS.. w. S. Keener for the
murder of Arizona Moore in Rabun coun-
~, Judge kimsey has resentenced Keener
~ ~ .nahg on the Nth instant at Clayton.
Inns VIII be the first legal execution that
has ever taken place in Rabun, although
no county in the state exceeds it in pro-
portion 10 population for homicides.
A reunion of the Fleming family was
held at J. n. Fleming's at Marietta on
gether in over forty years. The family
consisted of Hon. Walker Fleming Of
Cherokee county " years old; Mrs. Thorn
ing of Tallahassee, Fla, aged 66; J. n
Fleming, GA years old; Mrs. e. j. Brown.
81 years old; r. H. Fleming of Cwinnett
county, aged 50, and Mrs. l. n. Moon,
Measles have broken out among the
United States prisoners at the Fulton
county Jail. Already there have been sew
era. cases, and the disease is spreading.
despite the efforts of the officers to stoD
II. Thursday Judge Newman of the United
states court issued an order releasing two
OF the United States prisoners on ac-
with
the measles and also issued an order, 70
all United States commissioners TO com
mat their prisoners TO local jails for the
There was an exciting time at the home
OF James T. Armstrong, on Broad streef
ABOVE Mckinne, at Augusta, Thursday
night While Mrs. W. c. Casey was placine
IN position a large swinging lamp the
moulding, swinging apparatus and ali
came down with a crash. Mrs. Casey
was struck in. the face and painfully
gashed and bruised. The lamp was Quick
~ picked up and carried to the front nj
azza, where the burning oil spread to the
woodwork and created a big blaze. win
the aid of mats and water however. the
fire was eXtinguished. ~
VIII Roberts was shot by his brother
wash Roberts, at their home on the ont,
skirts or Coyington Thursday. Wash
roberts had asked his brother to go down
town on an errand for him and the La
tel. replied that Wash had better 90 him
SELF The answer angered Wash, and as
WIN was leaving the room, Wash fired al
him with a pistol, the 44-calibre hnllat
striking him on the elbow. Wash Ron
erts then secured his Winchester ana
With 1t and the pistol, barricaded himsaIf
IN his own room and at last accounts ie
there undisturbed. Some wears aeo
Twenty Years Proof.