The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

losses were small. The biggest fire OF the
year occurerd on Jan. IS. IL was known
as the WaXelbaum fire. The losses
amounted in this to nearly $4,000
Patrolman G. w Carson Of the city
police force Of Atlanta has been put under
500 bond by Justice orr on
charge of cheating and swindling.
The warrant made out against the
officer was sworn out by a. c. Belcher,
a Mitchell street grOceryman, who con-
signed Carson lot of goods, which he
amount of the bill is 5000. Carson gave
the bond.
A government distillery, operated by
Clint Morgan, about a mile and a half
from Senior. was raided Friday night by
unknown parties, who turned out all the
beer, broke into the warehouse, and tore
up things generally. There has recently
been much opposition to this distillery
ing more than a blind tiger, that furn-
ished liquor for the surrounding parts,
and the raiders evidently intended to de-
stroy it,.
Auditor J. NJ. Pace of Atlanta, who was
appointed some time ago to hear the evil
dence in the investigation of the alleged
shortage in the accounts of James A. Ma
son, treasurer of Dekalb county, has heard
all the evidence and on Jan. 13 the attorn-
eys IN the case will argue il before him.
Mason was for long while treasurer OF
the county and was reelected to the
office several times. The grand jury of
the county appointed a committee to in
vestigate the condition of the county and
make reports regarding the county Off
GERS. II was alleged that Mr. Mason was
short large amount for the years 1898
and 1884 The amount was something like
$4,000.
Nelson Spencer. charged with arson
and robbery, was bound over at Vienna
Monday in default of giving $500 bond.
The charge for which he is held is that
on the night Of Dec. "a he fired j. II. Jor-
dams barn at Findlay, FIVE miles from
Vienna. When the fire was getting I'M
der good Roadway he secured a large rock
and tossed IL in the hallway OF the house,
which aroused Mr.. Jordan and his BROTH
ers, all of whom rushed out to the burning
building, leaving the house to the thieV-
ish fiend, who went in and appropriated
all the clothing he could lind and other
valuables. Mr.. Jordans loss aggregates
about S40O.
In Macon in 1895 out of a population of
la.Up white people there were only ia
deaths, 70 of which were males and IS
females. Out of 1900 colored people there
We're 532 deaths. 137 of which were males
ana 10 females. IL viii be seen from
these nSures that twenty-one more colored
females died than the number of both
male and female of the whites 1t will
also be seen that ;leventy-four more fe-
males than males died during the year,
the white females being sixteen in excess
of the males and the colored females fiftv-
eight m excess Of the males. The total
number of death is sos the colored al
most doubling the white and the ratio he
ing more than double
StatesbOro Times. Herbert Lee who
has been doing apparently quite a sue
cesstul business for some time past, shut
up his shop last Saturday night and the
following day left the town As we un-
derstand ii, Mr. Lee had given a couple
OF mortgages, aggregating some 81 400
upon his stock of merchandise Other
creditors threatened to press their claims
so Mr. Lee sold out his stock to j. W.
Olltm at so cents on the dollar. settled
the mortgages and closed his doors. He
left for Atlanta the next day under an
engagement TO take the road for Inman
& Smith, clothiers. Representatives of
houses having claims against Mr.. Lee
came in Monday and endeavored TO col
lect something on their accounts by set
Ting with Mr.. Oliff the amount he had
paid for the stock and taking charge
themselves. Mr.. Olliff rejected the prop
osition, and "A case in court will be the
result. Col. Strange has been employed
by the Savannah Grocery Company and
Brannen & Moore by NJ. Ferst & Co to
fight CLIFFS claims, while Grower & John
ston have been engaged by Mr.. Olliff.
The case VIII be carried to the superior
court, and other creditors will probably
in the contest.
Judge Samuel Hawkins of Summerville
is suffering from dangerous stroke of
paralysis. The correspondent at Rome
of the Atlanta Constitution says After
the adoption of the new constitution he
was was. elected elected to represent Chat
sembly and soon became a power in
Georgia politics. He was a conspicuous
figure during the administration of Gov
Colquitt. whose warm personal friend he
was, as well as a stanch adherent of his
administration, AfterWard he. was elect
ed to the state Senate and served for
several terms, doing important service to
the state in the capacity of a law-maker
1t was doing his term that the Macon and
Brunswick railroad matter was settled,
and he was largely instrumental in eff
1 fecting satisfactory adjustment of the
affairs of the company. 1t was during
that time that the famous escapade oc.
CURED al Fernandina, il which Col. Mark
Hardin and others concocted q scheme for
passing off Judge Hawkins as Gov Col
quit on a crowd of unsuspecting Florid-
ians The battle of Oiustee of which
GOV. Colquitt was the hero, was fresh in
the minds of the Floridians and when
Gen. Spinner announced a big banquet at
his famous Fernandina hotel, to which
the governor and members of the legis-
lature of Georgia. were to be the honore6
the clans at Fernandina to participate in
the festivities. At the last moment Gov
Colquitt was unable to attend so when
the junketing party reached Fernandina
din and others Matched up "a conspiracy.
There was a long procession of carriages
at the wharf and when the boat land
ed, Col. Hardin hustled Judge Hawkins
into the carriage prepared for the gov
ernor. Judge Hawkins was introduced
as Gov Colquitt of Georgia the hero Of
Olustee. before he could recover from his
dazed condition. Being one of the most
genial of men he humored the Joke and in
response to calls from the crowd he ap-
peared upon the balcony of the hotel and
+ received such an ovation as no Georgian
was ever given by a Florida audience he
/ fore or since. His speech was adapted
to the occasion, and the party got away
before the true state of affairs became
known"