The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-14

Road in Murray County and MUIR
der Suspccted-Negro Under Sem
tence of Death Attempts Suicide.
Soldiers Suspected of Counter
feiting.
GEORGIA.
Twenty-Five thousand and sixty-one
bales of cotton have been shipped from
the waynesboro depot up TO Thursday
night.
The annual report of the Athens disDen-
sary shows that during the year the pur-
chases were S36.S70 30. the sales So. $50 the
gross profits $l7,57496. the net profits So
5SS.59.
young man named Tom English, who
lives near Gainesville, was found dead in
a field near his home Thursday He was
out hunting, and it is supposed that lis
gun was accidentally discharged.
DR.. p L. Hilsman, city physician Of
Albany appeared before the Council Of his
city, and. as a sanitary measure. advised
the authorities to take the necessary steps
to keep the buzzards out of the city.
The case of L. p Brown, the Chicago
building promoter, who failed was settled
In Judge Feton's court at Atlanta, Sat
urday. Receiver Stewart was awarded
5000, and King and Anderson, the attor-
neys $500.
The Governor has issued an executive
order appointing the Bank of Richland a
state depository this bank having execu-
ted bond of $4,000 i'm accordance with
the law in connection with the appoint
ment of state repositories.
Six miles from Gainesville. in the fam
lily of Mrs Seawright three members Of
the family have smallpox. 1t is supposed
to have been brought from South Caro-
lima by a son who came home a week ago
Every precaution will be taken to prevent
its spread
Robert Henderson, a negro of Sumter
county, goes to the penitentiary for TWEEN
ty years for highway robbery. Henderson
Drained little white boy. Willie Cham
bers, at Christmas, and, thinking his VIC
tim dead robbed the body, even stealing
the little fellows shoes and suspenders
Colquitt County Courier: Last Monday
II. C. Bass, the market man. had a COW
killed for beef. The COW was in good con-
dition and made good beef. But when
dressed, the butcher discovered she had
two well developed hearts, one large and
the other smaller; also two full wei
developed lights of normal SIZE but one
liver.
d. W. johnson, who was recently shot
by ]. S. Lee, at Graham, is rapidly i'm
proving. The men were drinking, be-
came angry and arming themselves a
fight ensued, in which Johnson received a
pistol shot in one of his legs. The bone
was so badly damaged that amputation
was necessary. Lee says the shot was ac-
cidental.
The trial at Camilla, Friday. OF Bob
Burgess and wife for the murder of Julia
Burgess their 3-year-old daughter, result
ed in Burgess being acquitted and his wife
being sent to the asylum. She had only
been released from the asylum but a few
months. The little girl was not only whip
ped to death. but had the appearance of
being stamped with shoe all over.
Postmasters in Georgia were appointed
on Saturday as follows: William L.
Sparks, Blue Springs, Gordon county;
George T. TraylOr. Gabbettville. Troup
county; D. F. GAskin, Gulf. Coffee coun-
ty; W. S. Robinson, Keith. Catoosa coun-
ty; George ". johnson. Landrum, Dawson
county: C. D. Hunson, Louise, Troup coun-
ty; Bud c. Etheridge, Warrior, Worth
county.
resides at Duuns. Murray county, was
found dead near Cohutta Springs Satur-
day with his skull crushed. Several men
were with him Friday night, who say that
he came TO his death by being thrown
from mis- horse, but others think he was
murdered. Mr.. Keith was a well-to-do
farmer. and leaves a wife and eight small
children.
Forsyth Chronicle: We are gratifed to
state that there is strong probability of
the erection in the city at an early day of
q large starch factory. Several of our
most progressive moneyed men have been
looking into the matter for some time, col
leeting data as to the cost of a plant and
everything necessary for a reasonably
large factory. If it should be determined
TO erect this factory. as it is now under
stood, we will have home market for all
the Irish potatoes that can be produced in
this section.
Isaiah Thomas. the negro who was ar
rested for rape in the western part OF
Hancock county last December. was SEN
tenced at Sparta Friday to be hanged on
March II by Judge Seaborn Reese While
locking the jail door Friday night, Sheriff
Berry heard a suspicious noise, and, en-
tering the jail, found that Thomas had
swallowed over an ounce of laudanum DR..
I1dAAtSOn was ana, aIler st "
eral hours of hard work, succeeded in get.
ting Thomas out of danger. Thomas Is re-
garded as a dangerous negro. and will
hereafter be closely watched to prevent his
cheating the gallows of its prey.
Near Atlanta, Friday, three United
States soldiers from McPherson's barracks
were riding on the electric cars They
passed two counterfeit silver dollars of
on a fellow who looked like a hayseed
The hayseed, however, proved to be a de-
tective in disguise. and placed the ruer
under arrest. Two of the men jumped Of
the car and escaped, but one was held and
locked up. The officials refuse to divulgC
any names. 1t is expected that a big sen.
sation will result from the arrests, as II
said that soldiers at the barracks have
been dissipating greatly lately. and have
even gone into the counterfeiting business
Forsyth Chronicle: We are informed
that Tom Shaw, boss of the coal chute
on the Southern Railway at Juliette, had
an exciting battle with a gray wolf at his
place on last Thursday, the 9th inst II
seems that several dogs had been killed
recently In the neighborhood, and the PEG.
pie were unable to account for the man
ner of their taking off At the time re.
ferred TO above the wolf ventured up near
the coal chute and attacked Shaws dog