The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-06

parties. He was identified by wall. Bird
Wen was bound over TO the superior court
by the recorder In the sum of $500 on the
charge Of assault with intent to murder
BirdWel emphaucally asserts his inno-
cence. He is a son of the man who was
Killed by George Bassett some time ago,
ana whose trial will take place on Jan. ?.
Amerieus Times Recorders For some
time past the fact has been known that
the large dry goods and clothing house
OF Allen, Clegg & Co. would shortly be
merged into a stock company The change
will take effect on Monday next, and
from that date the style OF the new com
pany Will be Allen d Sheffield, Capt +.
G. Ciegg retiring, in order TO devote his
entire attention 10 the Whitley Grocery
Company, of which ne is president The
firm of Allen x Sheffield is made up OF
Messrs. J. w. Sheffield, Lee Allen, W. r.
Allen and Ed. ID. Sheffield. The firm VIII
employ a capital stock of $4,000 with the
privilege of increasing the same to $780,
coo when so desired.
The sales of property of the Macon Con-
struction Company will fall short almost
50 per cent. of the calculations of credi-
tors and others. Commissioners Davis,
Barnes and Dessau. who have been sell
ing lands and other effects of the COM
pany in the counties of Btbb, Epson,
Houston, Dooly, Irwin Worth, Berrien
and Lowndes, have completed the sales Of
property in the state OF Georgia and have
returned to Macon. On Jan. g, they VIII
commence in FLORIDA to sell land lying
in five counties of that state. Ihe total
sales OF Georgia property VIII 1907 lp
abut $4,000 1t was thought the amount
would reach 100000. Cycloneta farm,
which was bought by Robert Ober of Bal
timore for $4,000, cost about ,N5WO, ana
ii was confidently expected that ii would
sell for almost $4,000 Hammond & Hall
of Atlanta represent number of credi-
tors.
A few nights ago. Bob and Henry Con-
molly, two very old bachelor brothers who
lived together, near Warnerville, Meri-
wether county, were assaulted and beaten
badly by two men who no doubt intend
ed TO rob the old men of some money
they were supposed TO have Ihe men
were thwarted in their purpose by Clark
Sullivan, who CHANGED TO be passing the
home and heard the old men crying for
aid. The robbers escaped. Few days
after, on strong suspicious, Taylor Delk
was arrested and given a comnittal trial.
He was placed under a $500 bond, which
he was unable to make there and asked
to be taken to Senoia, where he said he had
friends. The officers in charge started
with him to that place, but on the way
Delk made good his escape. The officers
are eager to recaPture him. as he is a
bad character. Dell< is known in Atlanta.
He is the father of the Delk boys who
committed so many robberies.e One of the
little hope of his recovery.
Rome Tribune: The town OF Seney is in
a state of mind. Last year it was hot little
Haynie. Now it is hotflttie Seney. They
held an election there Thursday and the
result shows a remarkable tie up that it
will take several Rockmart lawyers to I'M
tangle. The best joke, however, is on the
dry candidates, or rather the candidate
for the dry side. c. &. Smith, who aspired
to the mayoralty. Mr. Smith had charge
Of the ballot box and the election was
held in his office, and all the wet tickets
were cast early in the morning, so that
they should have been at the bottom of
the ballot box. The polls were temper
arily closed from 10 O'Clock in the morning
tin . o'clock IN the afternoon during
which time Mr.. Smith was custodian of
the ballot box And yet, when the box
was opened yesterday morning, all the
wet ballots were found on top and the
candidate of the vets Tor mayor DR. w. J..
Brown, had received one more vote for
mayor than his arid opponent Two of
the councilmen on the wet ticket II. j..
Bradshaw and Joe Hunt, received the
same number of votes as DR.. Brown, 49,,
while the other three received is, as did
Mr. Smith, for mayor, and all the five men
on his ticket for councilmen. Conse-
quently there are q. mayor and two coun-
cilmen elected for the wet side and threa
wet candidates tied up with the five dry
candidates all of whom received is
votes apiece. A year ago the dry side won
the saloons 10 close. The license will
now he lowered, If the election holds good.
even if the other three councumen, in the
event of a new election, are dry, as the
wet mayor has the deciding vote and his
two damp councilmen viii stand by him.