The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-26
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The dispensary at Dawson has been dis
pensiug Christmas potations. Six hundred
dollars worth were sold Friday, which
was increased 10 a thousand Saturday Mr..
Hfll the manager. viii retire and q. X.
Cannon will succeed him The change has
occasioned considerable comment.
GIascock Barrett Of Augusta was APP
pointed state inspector Of oils Saturday af-
teTnoon. Mr.. Glasoock Barrett is well
known and popular young Augustau. lie
was formerly inspector of oils AZ Augusta,
20 which position MIR. r. 3. Hook has been
appointed The Office of state inspector
was made at the last session Of the Legis-
lature.
A convention of Mormon ministers win
be held IN Macon commencing early in
January and lasting for two days. Two
OF the elders have been there for seVeral
weeks preaching in the various sections
OF The city, and il is reported that they
have made number of converts II is
expected that about forty Mormons VIII
attend the conference.
Mining matters continue to be of deep
interest in Dahlonega Last week several
gentlemen from Ohio were prospecting. and
were much elated over what they had SEEN
In fact, they have genuine cases of gold
fever" And quite a large party OF North
ern capitalists are scheduled to visit there
about next week But gold IS not the
only mineral there. Rich deposits of fine
iron ore are in the vicinity, and these are
receiving considerable attention, and plans
are in preparation for their development.
Albany Herald: Officer Steve Price, who
is ever on the alert for lawbreakers of high
and low degree, captured a negro fugitive
from justice yesterday For some time past
the authorities Of Miller county have been
anxious to apprehend Jack Lunday, alias
Jack Rabbit" who is wanted on charge
of counterfeiting. He has been shrewd
enough to avoid arrest for some time past,
but yesterday he walked right into the
hands of Officer Price, who was on the
lookout for him. He will be held until
the sheriff of Miller county calls or sends
for him.
Friday night at Fort Gaines a difficulty
occurred between ]. S. and J. c. Sutton,
brothers, and L. s. Cohen. in which Co,
hen was shot in the left breast with a 32-
caliber pistol >aud his condition is criti-
cal. 1t seems that Clarence Sutton had
threatened that if Cohen called to see a
certain young lady he would kill him.
Cohen nevertheless called to see the young
lady, who was spending the night at the
residence OF Hon. w. j. Greene, and while
they were on the front veranda talking
caught Sutton in the act of eavesdroppng.
The difficulty followed shortly afterward.
Three white men who are suspected of
being implicated in the postofice robberies
at Oakland City and East Point, near At
lanta. Thursday night were arrested Fri
day afternoon at College Park The men
had been seen about the little towns pre-
vious to the robberies, and being without
visible means Of support, suspicion fell on
them when the robberies became known.
Saturday morning the men were released
for want of prosecution, as no one appear
ed against them They had not left the
town limits when Marshal Ryan. of Oak
land City, telephoned TO reaTest them and
hold them until he could secure the neces-
sary papers 10 warrant their detention
Mr.. Hardy Solomon. aged 80, died in
Twiggs county Saturday The funeral
took place Sunday morning in the ol6
family burying ground at Stone Creek
Church. Rev George w. Tharpe con-
auetsd the service. Mr.. Solomon was q
brother of the late Peter Solomon of Ma
con, and therefore, an uncle of Messrs
". g., Steve and Peter Solomon He
feaves Two sons, Messrs. Hardy Lee and
mus, and one daughter. Mrs. Capt. Robin
son, and large number of relatives Mt
Solomon was one of the pioneers of that
section, and welded a powerful influence
He held number of positions of trust and
honor. and was always strong and vigor-
Gus physically and mentally until within
very short time Of his death.
Alfred Redd is free man. Fullers eff
forts to implicate him in the murder of
Mrs. Eugenia Hamilton Pottle, near Ma
con, did him no harm. The court an
nounced that Fuller was a negro of such
base character that nothing he could say
would be believed, and it was not worth
while to take his testimony So Redd was
carried before Justice C. c. Bakcom Sat
urday afternoon and given a commitment
trial, without reference to what Fuller had
said. 1t resulted in Justice BaIkcom send
Ing Redd home as a Christmas present to
his family. The old man went out of the
court room bowling and scraping and kiss
ing his hand to everybody In sight He
said he had suffered much on account of
his Imprisonment, but recognized the fact
that il was all his own fault