The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-26
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
John r. Cain of Lilburn confirms the re-
port of the existence of smallpox near
Lilburn. Arnold Maloney and wife have
recovered from the disease, but John Mil
Ter has bad case and may die.
There are several applicants for the posi-
ton of clerk of the board of Bibb county
commissioners. Stuart Davis, the pres.
ent clerk. is a candidate for reelection
The place pays 1920 per annum.
Application has been filed in the office
of the clerk of the superior court at At
lanta for a rule against Thomas L. Bishop
an attorney, by the Moody Loan and In
vestment Company. Mr.. Bishop is charg-
ed with collecting money for the company
in 1895 and refusing to turn it over. The
amount which is alleged to be due Is
$7S3.5O.
owen T. Kenan having retired from the
position Of superintendent Of mails at the
Macon postoffice, there is some interest to
know who will succeed him. The position
pays $500 per annum. 1t is thought that
Kenan's successor will be either Hillyer
Rudisill registry clerk, or J. L. Davis
money order clerk. The salary of these
officials is $500 per annum each.
The Holmes brick block at Culloden was
burned Thursday morning at 4 o'clock.
There were four stores in the block. Rla,
lock Bros. lost $1,000, the Allen Merchan.
disc Company, $1,000; Mrs. ]. o. Holmes
$1,000; R. H. Holmes & Co., 81, 500. The
buildings were worth $1,000, and there were
three other wooden buildings, owned by
II. G. Mason, E. Printice and the Blalock
warehouse, about half covered by insur-
ance.
Stobe Greer and James Ball, both white,
had a difficulty at Flovilla Wednesday
night. Greer struck Ball on the head with
a beer bottle, making an ugly scalp wound
Greer received a cut in the back of the
neck and also stab in the side About u
o'clock Wednesday night Greer was found
dead by the night Waterman near the
scene of the tragedy. Ball has been APP
pretended and is now in Jail. Freeman
Sidney, negro, is also under arrest as
accessory.
Macon News: Another death, resulting
from the Jeffersonville triple tragedy of a
week ago, Is recorded. Mrs. Mary A.
Finch, the grandmother of Mary Pettis,
last night died as a result of the frigh,
she received when the tragedy occurred.
A gentleman coming from Jeffersonville
to-day brought in the news of Mrs
F'inchs death. She was not well at the
time the killing occurred, and when her lit
tie granddaughter was brought home shot
through the stomach and the borrowing
details of the awful homicide reached her
ears, she was completely Frustrated and
never recovered. In her delrium Mrs
Finch raved about the horrible affair, and
frequently mentioned her little grand
daughters name. Sheriff S. E. Jones of
Twiggs county, who is in the city to-day
reports that Mary Pettis will recover from
her injuries. She is fast improving and
will not die, as was at first believed. Mrs.
Lula Califf. who was shot in the arm
while clinging to her husband during the
duel, is getting along most favorably, and
il is not thought that the amputation OF
the member will be necessary.
The new mayor and councilmen of Gov
ington were sworn in Wednesday night.
and elected a new chief of police and as
sistant. r. w. Clark was elected chief
Thursday VIII Anderson, with whom Chief
Clark had trouble before when he was
marshal, was drunk and troublesome Mr..
Clark arrested him and locked him up.
Late in the evening he was turned loose,
the chief thinking he had sobered up.
Such was not the case, however. He got
a pistol and hunted Chief Clark up, and,
without saying a word, began shooting at
him. He emptied his pistol before Chief
Clark could unbutton his overcoat, and
started to run up the crowded streets.
Clark was shot in the back, but got his
pistol and pursued Anderson. He raised
his arm to fire, but seeing the crowd
shouted to them to clear the street. He
then raised his arm and fired three times
in quick succession, and Anderson fell,
two out of the three balls taking effect.
He was carried home and found to have
two serious wounds. Chief Clark was car
ried to Brooks drug store, where his
wounds were examined and found not to
be fatal. The bah entered his back near
the right side, struck a rib and glanced
around in front and was taken out. The
doctors are unable to find either bah in
Anderson and he is said to be in crit-
cal condition and not expected to live. An
derson is son of Editor Jim Anderson of
The Star. Clark is an old confederate sol
der and highly respected. Anderson was
placed under $500 bond.