The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29

Public SchOOI-NeErO Narrowly Es-
Negroes in Hancock COunty-Vich
Vein of Gold Struck in Padding
County.
GEORGIA.
Brunswicks shipping business for the
year 1897 will aggregate between Sl9@o00O
and S2000O,0O0
Frank Walton, who was shot by George
NJ. Kirsch at Augusta a few days ago in
a quarrel about a dog, died Saturday.
Seventeen thousand nine hundred and
seventy-seven bales of cotton had been
shipped from Waynesboro this season up
TO Thursday night.
The following postmasters were ap-
pointed for Georgia Friday: Mary J. Hol-
brook, Ferry, Floyd county; VI. L. Rich
ardson Mulberry Grove, Harris county,
Mrs. G. Chapel, Ear Sandy, Jefferson
county.
Friday noon two negroes at Patrick's
saw mill a short distance from Triton,
became involved in a difficulty, when one
Knocked the other on the head with
canthook killing him. The murderer was
captured.
The detective department of Atlanta re-
Mrs II. II. Cobb within thirty minutes
after the robbery had been reported on
Friday. The gems had been stolen by
discharged COOK.
Luke Mitchell of Talbotton is in dan
gerous condition from a wound received
at the hand of VIII Trussell. Trussell had
MISUNDERSTANDING with Mitchell ABOUT
a young lady. Threats were made by both
parties, and Friday Trussell struck Mitch
ell with a stick, producing a wound
which NAV prove fatal
Reference is made in the general pre-
sentiments of the grand jury Of Bibb coun-
ty to the fact that the negroes of Bibb
county pay into the treasury only $1,000
annually and get back $4,000 for the sup
port of their schools. The colored schools
are kept in good condition, and in point
of attendance are tiourishing.
John r. Chapman has filed suit against
the Atlanta Accident Association for $500.
He claims that he took out a policy in
the company on March 10, and two weeks
later on April 3. was injured in rail
road wreck and had to have his arm am
putated He charges that the association
has been notified of his injury, but refuses
to pay the amount of his claim.
Twenty-six employees in the foundry and
machine works of Bowie & Terhune, at
Rome, have quit work on account of a re-
duction of 10 per cent. i'm wages. They are
union will not allow them to accept the
cut Manager Bowie claims the machine
works are running only on halt time.
Business will not permit them to give
higher wages.
Longevity in Wilkes county is strikingly
illustrated by the following honored citi-
gems with their respective ages, though
these are not all of the names that should
go in the list: Nemantha Newman, IS
years old; A; J. Paschal, So; James Lind
80; James H. Willis, IS; II. E. Paschal, Is;
and William NJ. Reese, n. The ages of
the eight men average 81 years.
Patrick McCrann, the United States SOL
der who was charged with infatuating
old Mrs. Mullgan of Atlanta and getting
her property away from her, was vindi-
Gated in a decision handed down by Judge
Lumpkin in Fulton superior court Satur-
day. McCrann was authorized TO retain
possession of the property. The property
involved in the case is four houses and
lots of the estimated value of $1,000.
For a number of years certain real es-
tate sharks have been quietly disposng of
lots of land in the Okefenokee portion of
Charlton county to absent residents of
western states at good prices, and the
deeds appear to have been bogus. Some
of the lots have been sold two or three
times by the sharks after they had given
the original purchasers quit claim deeds.
term in the penitentiary at Philadelphia
for dealing in green goods"
Late Thursday evening, a few miles
west of Sparta. in Browns settlement,
negro, Josiah Thomas, claiming Greene
county as his home assaulted a Young
mulatto girl and attempted to murder
her. Her screams were heard by some
negroes close by, who prevented the negro
from killing the girl. Thoms was captur-
ed, and large crowd, composed of ne
groes started at once to lynch him.
Cooler heads prevailed, and Thomas was
carried to Sparta and given up to Sheriff
Berry.
AS a result of the theosophlcal jubilee,
which closed at Macon yesterday, the
greatest crusade ever known in the his
decided upon. Commencing with Atlanta
on Tuesday theosophists, with w. w.
Williams of England, Mrs. Mayors of
New York, Iverson l.. Harris of Macon,
and Walter Hanson of the Macon society,
Will penetrate every point in the state
preaching the doctrine. Special cars will
be engaged and with banners hung on the
outer wall the crusade will continue until
the whole state and perhaps the whole
south is awakened to the new movement.
Whether or not the Roman Catholics of
Macon will be allowed to make religious
faith a qualification for teachers in their
school hereafter is an issue that was
sprung Friday by the grand jury in its
SthGidi Dl6SCIIUlGHlS. tNGlGIIiuB 10 liG
Catholic school, the grand jury's report
stated that the members did not approve
the practice in the government and man
agement of the school by which it is re-
CURED of applicants for positions as
teachers in the school that they should be
of the Roman Catholic faith The grand
jury went further, and stated that its
members could not approve the payment
of any teachers thus selected as they did
not consider that there was any law by
which any such requisite could be made
of applicants for teachers places in any
public school. The report has caused con-
siderable comment about town.
The grand jury of Bib county sprang
another sensation in its general present.
ments Friday, when it declared that pen
sions are being paid confederate veterans
in Bibb county who do not merit them.
The foreman of the grand jury announced
the names of those who had been stricken
by that body from the list of pensioners.
There were more than a dozen. 1t is
stated by the grand jury that able-bodied
men are drawing pensions a. INDECENT vet
Grams. The expression of the grand jury s
report was to the effect that so long as
a man was able 10 work for a living his
name would not be allowed to go on the
pension rolls It Is understood that the
investigation OF the pension rolls Is the re-
suit Of Coy Atkinson's request made to
oil the judges of the various circuits
some time ago that the pension lists be
inspected by the grand jures and revised
according to the judgment of these bod
les in every county in the state.