The morning news., 1898-11-15
GEORGIA.

Jacksonville had a circus performance
Saturday, the first in thirty years.
Mrs John C. Murphy of Hephzibah. wife
Of Hon. John c. Murphy, died suddenly
Friday night.
Nr Tom Chauncey, a gunsmith of Haw-
knsyille, was perhaps fatally shot Satur-
day while working on a pistol that he
thought was not loaded. The ball entered
the abdomen and the physicians do not
think his recovery at all probable.
Atlanta is to have a new Presbyterian
Church. Members of the Central and
First Churches met Friday night and de-
cided to build it. About $4,000 was raised
al the meeting for the purpose of building
and double that amount viii be raised this
week The location of the new church has
net been decided upon.
The steamer City of Hawkinsville left
Hawkinsville Saturday with 400 bales of
cotton for Brunswick on her first trip un-
der the management of the new boat
company. The company expected to get
her off some time ago, but there was
some misunderstanding and the boat was
not turned over to them until Thursday.
Prof. Huckaby, travelling Snowman,
was seriously shot by Jim Higgins at
Windsor Friday night. During Hucka-
by's performance Higgins became involved
IN a quarrel, which the Snowman tried to
settle. His interference angered Higgins
and he deliberately shot the Snowman and
made his escape. Huckaby is in a serious
condition. The ball entered the back and
his left side Is paralyzed.
Triton Gazette: Two farmers, living near
Alapaha, in this county, will each make
seven bales of sea island cotton to the
plow this year, besides a full supply of
food crops. AS two bales of short staple
cotton are usually calculated for one bale
of long, and the latter is now bringing
p cents per pound in the market, or $420,
besides years food supply, for this years
work is what may be called pretty good
farming.
1t is said that the grand jury of the
Richmond Superior Court has found six
true bills against parties who participated
in the recent attack on the jail at Au-
gusta. when Will Robinson was impris-
oned there. charged with attempted as
eault. 1t is not known against whom they
are drawn. and there is both curiosity and
conservation among the Augustans TO
know the parties to be prosecuted. one
of the serious features of the affair IS
that the penalty cannot be settled by the
pavment of a fine. The law prescribes for
the offense an Imprisonment of not less
than one nor more than two years
A petition signed by 900 persons has been
filed with Ordinary McClendon at Newman
asking him to cause an election to be held
to determine whether whisky shall con-
tinue to be sold in Goweta county. Judge
McClendon has called an election for Dec.
"A. The county was for a while under the
local option law, and tried the permit
system The local option law was declar-
ed unconstitutional few years ago, which
placed the county in the wet column.
There are only two barrooms in the coun-
ty both being in Newman, and they each
pay into the city treasury the sum OF
$500 annually. The smaller incorporated
towns of the county have placed the
license so high that it is impossible for
barroom to exist in any of them.
batch of court martial orders were is
sued by the department of the Gulf Sat
urday. They are for the usual military
violations, but one of them imposes severe
punishment upon Sergt Thomas Chenault
OF Company X, Eighth United States Vol
unteer Infantry, who was given confne-
ment with hard labor for ten years, in
addition to his losing all pay and allow
adCeS uue MIN by the government. Che-
nault was charged with assaulting Private
Hawthorn with a knife. Later he cut Pri-
Vate Lee, and before he could be arrested
ne had stabbed Private Barr. His victims
were all members of the Eighth United
states Volunteer Infantry. The assaults
We're committed while the regiment was
stationed at Chickamauga Park. He will
pe lncarcerated at Leavenworth, Kan.
cambridge Democrat: Many are the
deeds of heroism recorded of our brave
southern boys now encamped in the ene-
mys country. True nobility and bravery
are not only found in the thick of the
nshL at the belching cahnons mouth!
US not only in the sacrifices for ones
eountry's cause, but in unselfish sacrifices,
Iol their comrades on the camping
grounds, and in the hospital. II is graft
lying to read in a. letter recently received
from Col. Rays Regiment, now station
ed at Guanta n2mo Cuba, of our friend
and townsman. George Griffiths, who was
the first to volunteer in nursing the sick
ana suffering yellow fever patients of
mat regiment during the late epidemic.
ms comrades show proper appreciation of
thls worthy act when they speak of him
as the Hero of the Regiment" who, plac-
mg MS trust in Cod risked has life for
u'ners His trends and loved ones at home
wl be glad to welcome George back TO
ms home when his services are no longer
required, in the enemys country.