Savannah morning news., 1885-11-29
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
THE DERANGED PROHIBITION-
IsT TO GO TO The ASYLUM.

sad Features of His Misfortune-A De-
serted Child Found in a Weil-3,OOO
Voters Register for the Coming mu-
niciPal ElectiOn-Stste Departments
to be Closed Tuesday.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 2S.-William s..
Blackburn, who was carried to the sta
toned house yesterday morning to pre-
vent him from creating any excitement at
his house or on the street, was carried be-
fore Ordinary Calhoun this morning on a
writ of luuacy and adjudged insane.
Judge Calhoun does not hesitate to say
that Mr. Blackburn's lunacy is the result
Of mental excitement produced by the
prohibition election. Mr. Blackburn was
a Jealous advocate Of the temperance
cause, and labored night and day for the
blue ticket In court this morning he
said to the Ordinary that be intended to
build gold house for all the prohibition
lists in the world, in which mighty east
would be spread. The only help he wished
was the contribution Of copper cent.
Mr.. Blackburn will be sent to the asylum
at Milledgeyille. He has wife and one
child, grown son.
DESERTED BABE. f..
A newly-born child was found in a de-
serted we'll on Wheat street this MOI n
ing. Its cries attracted the attention Of
a negro man on the adjoining premises,
and the child was taken out apparently
uninjured in any way. The child was
given to a negro woman TO be taken care
Of for the present. Whose it is and how
II came TO be in the well is a mystery.
THE MUNICIPAL TICKET.
The city registration books closed to-
day with 5000 voters registered. The
election will take place on Dec. 13. There
is only one ticket IN the field. This was
put forward by citizens at a mass meet
ing held six weeks ago and is divided on
the question of liquor, with the anti-pro-
hibitionists possibly holding a slight ad-
vantage, according to current opinion.
The feeling over the result of the late
election has pot disappeared, and in con-
sequence both sides are eyeing each other
for fear that some new candidates may be
uncovered at any time to oppose some
candidate on the ticket.
TOO EXCITED TO TO THE THEATRE,
The prohibition campaign has been hard
on theatrical companies, and not for a
month has one of them made expenses or
anything like il. Tonight the curtain
rose with Bella Moore as the attraction in
The Mountain Pink, with not a seat sold
in advance and an attendance OF less than
twenty-five, most of whom were present
on mplimentary tickets. Manager De-
Give says this never occurred before in
the history of the city.
TRIBUTE TO HENDRICKS.
The Governor to-day issued an execu-
tive order closing the State departments
on Tuesday next out Of respect to the de-
ceased Vice President. While in Savan-
nah news of the death OF the Vice Presi-
dent reached him, and he at once sent a
telegram of coincidence to Mrs. Hendricks
from Savannah.
COL. HOwELL's CHANCES.
Col. Albert Howell who was shot sew
ersl days ago by ID. II. Pope in the ticket
office, is much better, and the surgeons
say that if he passes tonight without a
change for the worse he will recover. The
ball will not be prObed for, as it rests too
near an artery. Mr.. Pope was released
tonight on bond.
THE RECENT GREAT FIGHT.
The past week has been the most excit-
ing one in the history OF Atlanta. The
country has been notified of the success
OF the pr0niDitiOnists, and the scenes con-
nected with the election. The next dav
the enthusiasm gave way to sober thought.
IL was at once recognized that while the
enemy had been driven out of the CITY.
there would remain large population
thrown out OF business and some estab-
lishments would be badly crippled. The
prOhibitionists at once began to cOunteract
this by creating interest in business mat
ters which would Offset such depression.
One Of these schemes was the revival of
the Georgia Midland railroad scheme.
A subscription of $4,000 would bring
this road to Atlanta, furnishing business
for several hundred people. One little
knot Of men subscribed $4,000, and a sub.
scription paper was started around to
raise the balance.
TELEGRAMs OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
kilograms were received during the
three following days from the temperance
cause throughout the Union asking for
investments in business and real estate.
The anti-prOhibitiOnists meanwhile began
to canvass the question OF a contest. 1t
was understood tnat they We're backed in
this by Senator Joseph T.. Brown. At
tOrneys have been engaged, and it looks
as if trouble might result on that score.
The Constitution Of tomorrow, however,
which has been neutral in the contest,
will urge that the contest he abandoned,
and that the local option law be given
fair test.