The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-26
GEORGIA.


Hawkinsville cotton receipts at this
time. as compared with receipts to same
week last year. are 800 bales short.
Private John G. Winter, Company c.
Second Georgia Regiment. who was at
his home at Green's Cut. Ca. on a fur
Tough died Friday of typhoid fever
Two condemned murderers are confined
IN the Fulton county jail Wade 'Iamp-
Ton negro, who is to be hung on Nov.
g. is a happy as a lark and doesn't seem
10 care about his approaching fate. Rob
ert Lewis, who was convicted of the
murder of Contractor J. L. Haynes, and
who is TO be executed on Nov. TO- mas
ceased to play the crazy act and IS now
looking at death in a more serious man
uer He insists that he killed the con-
tractor In self-defense and has written
bis wife letter 10 come and get him a
lawyer and secure him new trial
Late Saturday afternoon the bridge
which spans the Fowtown creek In Lee
county. five miles north of Albany. gave
way beneath the weight of a six-mule
team with serious results. The mules
were drawing a wagon loaded with ten
bales of cotton belonging to Mr. T. II.
Stewart of Lee county. The mules and
the loaded wagon were preclptated
through the broken timbers into the water
beneath All the mules were injured three
of them very seriously, and one fatally.
The bridge was badly torn up and pre-
scented scene of wreck and ruin that
was not surprising when II is considered
that a load of 1900 pounds had gone
through it. The negro driver was only
Slightly injured.
Recent changes In the mail routes te-
tween Gainesville and Dahlonega has
caused n great deal of talk Col II. =.
Farrow. Gainesvile's postmaster, and Col.
W p Price of Dahlonega, both prOmln-
ent citizens, and known in political cir
cles throughout the state, have become
engaged in the controversy. Price claim
ing the change is detrimental TO the pro-
eress of Dahlonega, and Farrow, who
was instrumental in making the change
saying it Is for the best. The Dahlonega
papers have been full of the controversy
for weeks, and in closing up their col
Umns 10 further argument. Col. Farrow
resorts TO a 10 by 20 dodger circulated
profusely special agent has been dis
patched to report both sides Of the al
fair to The Washington authorities and sat
isfaction is hoped for. The end is await
ed with interest.
Augusta special TO Atlanta Journal: 1t
has developed that j. j. Dicks & Bro.
narrowly escaped being victlmized by
sharp rascal Several days ago a man
calling himself c. F. Cave, presented an
order purp0rting to be drawn by w. b.
Turner, a large planter in South Caro-
lima. for whom Dicks & Bro. acted as
factor, for 1857. The signature was &C
cepted as genuine. Cave also showed bills
of lading from the c. w. & w. c. rail
road of the shipment of twelve bales or
cotton by Turner to Dicks & Bro. Not
having the money in his safe at the time
Mr. Dicks requested Cave to call again
in an hour when he would have the money
ready. The man did not return, evidently
expecting a trap, though the money was
ready and would have been paid to nm
Turner came to the city yesterday ard
was greatly surprised having sent no or
der and knowing nobody by the name OF
cave. The order and signature are pro-
nounoed the most clever piece of forgery
ever seen here.
In the election on Nov. 8 congressman
from the eleven districts of Georgia are
10 be elected. In the First district Con-
gresham Lester, standing for reelection,
VIII not have opposition from a regular
nominee of any party. In the Second dis
uict Congressman Griggs is opposed by
Rev. J. H. Smith, colored, the Republic
can nominee. In the Third district Con-
gresham Lewis has no opposition. In
The Fourth district Congressman Adam
son Is opposed by NJ. l.. Covington. Re-
publican In the Fifth district Congress
man Livingston is opposed by A. r. Bry-
an, Republican. and James X Hines,
Fopulist. Congressman Bartlett has "A
WalkoVer in the Sixth district. j. w.
Maddox, congressman in the Seventh, is
opposed by S. b. Austin, Populist. Con-
etessman Howard of the Eighth district
mas Populist opponent, j. A. Neese In
We Ninth district Congressman Tate's re-
election will be commended by ]. B. Brooks,
Fopullst. In the Tenth district Congress-
man Fleming may be opposed by Marshal
barnes but the report of the latters cam
giaacy is not yet confirmed. In the
EieVenth district Congressman Brantley
Is opposed by ]. NJ Wilkinson, Republi-
Inc people of the town of Newton, coun-
~ seat of Baker county, are talking about
mysterious robbery that occurred in the
town few nights ago and its remark
aple denouement. On last Friday night,
me court house was broken open and en-
eeIeu oy burglars and on the following
IiIoI ulhg II was found that they had ran
saCHeu the building, going through many
poohs OF record and valuable papers. The
nIo9t important of the missing articles
was the county deed record book The
Fo.uihe contained Information that could
not nave been gathered together again
wen by years of labor and the expendi-
'uIe OF large sums of money.-On Monday
'uorhins last while the river steamer was
preceding down from Newton to Balm
1ridse to Apalachlcola, Capt. Buchanan
discovered the lost volume. The point
mere ne picked It up was about ten miles
"5-oW Newton. and 1t is not known Just
now II could have drifted SO far. So in
UHt on its destruction were the parties
VINO stole il from the court house that
s'ey mad tied IL up very light with strong
e.'Hs and weighted il down with a heavy
'lle. Ii was in that condition when
Ned up by Capt Buchanan, but so
Do9g.y had the cords been drawn and
80 nick was The binding Of the volume
,'t its pages were practically uniniured.
re supposition is that when thrown into
we river al Newton the rope to which
iock was attached caught over float.
Jog, as there were many in the stream
ne time the waters being high. and
-r hoating down distance OF ten miles
Decame lodged. The book win have to
. Al