The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
GEORGIA.

Hiram Smith, charged with arson, was
acquitted at Douglas Friday.
Mrs. James w. Prescott has entered a
libel suit for $500 damages against the
Augusta Herald.
The engagement Is announced of Miss
Sallie Hammond Wright 10 Mr.. John r.
vine. at Augusta, the marriage to occur
early in December.
The Atlanta Journal suggests as the pen
itentiary, commissioners ex-Gov. Henry 7.
Mcdaniel, ex-Congressman James H.
Blount and Hon. J. W. Robertson.
The foundry and engine house of the
American Iron Bed Company, situated on
Ridge avenue, just outside the city limits
of Atlanta, were destroyed by fire Thurs
day morning.
The Athens foot ball players VIII go over
to Macon on the 18th, and play the Ma
con boys. Arrangements are being made
for lively game. and Macons best play
ers will be selected to oppose the visitors.
The cotton house on the plantation of
MIR. Ike Whaley. in Webster county, was
DESTROYED by fire few nights ago entail
ing a very considerable loss. Eight bales
of seed cotton, together with the building,
went up in smoke.
The Blakeley Observer has observed a
very fearful state of affairs, and has
summed 1t all up in few words: 1T takes
very nearly two pounds Of cotton 60 pay
for a drink of whisky hence there's only
about one up-to-date jag in bale of the
heecy just now"
Georgia Hardeman, Gov. Atkinson's 2
year-old daughter, born in the executive
mansion during the exposition, celebrated
her second birthday Thursday. She was
named for the state and for the late treas
urer, Col. R. u. Hardeman, who was
warm friend of the governor.
Allen S. Giles, who up to fifteen months
ago was connected with the office of the
General Electric Company in Atlanta, died
of yellow fever In New Orleans last Tues
day. Mr. Giles was well known in At
lanta and his brother, Mr.. Arthur f. Giles,
Is now the general agent in that city OF
the General Electric Company.
Bids for the $4,000 issue of bonds of the
village Of Summerville were opened Fri
day morning by Eugene Verdery, the in
tendant of the village. The bonds are
per cent. ones, and are to be dated Nov.
!, 1897 They are due thirty years from
date and are denominated as gold bonds.
The successful bidder was Mr.. John w.
Dickey, whose bid was $1O27.T7 per $1,000
bond.
Thursday afternoon Flagman Ed Rich
ards, on the Georgia railroad, was run
over and seriously injured at Greensboro.
He had unlocked and changed the switch
and the train was passing on the siding,
Richards standing on the switch. A ne
gro boy jumped from the platform and
struck Richards as he jumped. The force
threw Richards under the moving in
and two passenger coaches passed over his
left leg, mangling IL from the knee down.
Drs. J. II. Gheesling and j. c. Asbury
amputated the leg above the knee.
w. A. Edom and his little 1O-year-old
step-son, Frank Benton, went before Jus
tice Palmer at Columbus Thursday, and
swore out a warrant against A. A. Ed
wards. Edwards is a farmer tivlng east of
town and is the Benton boys brother-ln-
law The boy went out to the farm some
time ago and was put to work cutting
wood. He says that the task was too hard
for him and that he could not do all the
work assigned him, greatly to Edwards
anger. He says that the man tied him to
post and beat him horribly marking his
body and cutting the blood in several
places. He came back 10 town and ex-
hibited his injuries with the above result.
Triton Gazette: Monday a negro enter
ed the home of Mrs. Clay, a widow lady
living In Abel, while she was eating her
midday meal, and remarking that he had
come to take dinner with her, seated him.
self and began eating. The lady was bad
ay frightened, but manged to get word to
the marshal, who at once placed the negro
On the city Jail. Shortly after dark del
egauon of unknown parties called at the
Jail and removed the guest, and after TAX
ing him to the outskirts of town, treated
the culprit to just such a drubbing as does
not come often into one mans lifetime.
Later information was received here yes
terday that the negro was shot after the
beating.
A strong appeal win be made before the
Atlanta city council to increase that city's
military appropriation when next that
body takes up the matter of dispensing
with the money which comes into the
treasury. The movement was started some
time ago, but il has been kept very quiet
A number of the councimen have been
approached and asked their views on the
subject. In most instances the replies have
been favorable. Five thousand dollars will
be asked for by the military and il is not
improbable that they will receive IT, II was
at first the intention of those interested in
the matter to ask for a greater amount,
but after looking over the field il was
thought best TO make the amount as low
as pOSSlDle.
Conductor w. A. Burnham, of the South
Carolina and Georgia railroad, due to ar
rive at Augusta Thursday night with his
freight train, did not get there. He had
an encounter with a negro tramp and as
a result now lies al his home in Charles
ton with a bullet in his leg. The negro
was desperate fellow and had boarded
the train for the purpose of beating his
way 10 Augusta. He evidently expected
trouble, for he had armed himself with a
pistol and used 1t every time he was APP
preached by one of the crew. Mr. Burn
ham approached the negro who was on
top OF one of the box cars, and told him
TO get off. The negro replied that he was
going 70 Augusta and did not Intend to gen
on; lie displayed pistol and pointing IL
at Mr.. Durham fired. The bullet entered