Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-21
GE0RGIA'S CAPITAL CITY.
NJ. f. AMOROUs MADE AGENT
OF THE MILL MEN.

The Tail of the Prohibition Ticket Fails
to Excite Any Enthusiasm at Atlanta
"A Well-KnOwn Poker Player Caught
in New Orleans-Lovett & Co. to EN-
plOy White Guards.
ATLANTA, Oct. 2O.-At a meeting of the
Georgia and Alabama saw mill men. held
here to-day, at which fifty mills were rep
resented, Martin F. Amorous, formerly
Of Savannah, but who for the past ten
years has been engaged in the lumber
business in Atlanta, was elected General
Agent of the association. This prac-
tically gives him control of the lumber
market in this section. Some of the most
prominent members Of this association
are South Georgia mill men.
DANIEL PASSES THROUGH ATLANTA.
William f. Daniel, Vice President on
the Prohibition ticket. passed through At.
lanta last night on his way to various
points in Alabama, where he will make
speeches. He found no enthusiasm here
for his ticket, and felt correspondence
disappointed. 1t is not likely he will
come here in search of votes. Mr.. Dan
lei claims that his campaign committee
have no system for working himself and
ST. John. He thinks that IN twelve years
the temperance people will elect a Presi-
dent.
At meeting of the Executive Commit
tee OF the State Temperance Alliance held
to-day, the following was unanimously
adopted:
Resolged. That in our opinion no good can
result to the temperance cause by putting out
q Prohibition electoral ticket in this Prcsi-
Dental campaign.
POKER PLAYER PURIFY ARRESTED.
Chief Connolly, OF the police force, who
has been to New Orleans after Harry
Young, one of the burglars at MenkO's
store, returns without him, but with
John Purly, who is charged here with
gambling. Purly was indicted some time
ago and skipped before he could be
arrested. Purly kept a private poker
room on Peachtree street. Young made
his escape from the police barracks at
New Orleans the morning that he was to
have been brought away.
The Police Court has been in session all
day. One hundred cases were on the
docket at the opening Of court this morn
ing. This was the largest number in
eight years. A large number of them will
be carried over until tomorrow.
The Atlanta Brewery was fined $50 and
costs this morning in the Police Court for
selling beer on Sunday. A negro who
purchased beer was found carrying away
from the brewery keg in a corn sack.
- ~ L4oShtbb ~ Wa but pSnltGuLldIN
lessees, it is said on good authority, will
IN few days do away with their negro
guards and replace them with white men.
This change, it is also stated, came about
by reason OF the conference between Gov,
Mcdaniel and the lessees.
ATLANTA's COUNCIL.
At meeting of the City Council held
tonight q motion to rescind Councilman
trays ordinance, passed at the last meet
ing, prohibiting the driving of teams
faster than walk within the city limits
after Nov. l, was lost, and the ordinance
goes into effect as originally passed.
Merchants and draymen are indignant at
the action of the Council. The reports of
the committee investigating the office of
the City Engineer and of the Board of
Street Commissioners eXonerated both
departments. This action was fore
shadOwed by the NEWS correspondent
several days ago. AS was expected, the
investigations were farce, from the fact
that the charges were based more on per-
SOnal feeling than upon facts,