Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-04
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
THE REFORM COUNCIL FORC~
ING SUNDAY CLOSING.

An Impression that the People are Get@
ting Too Much of Good Thing-A
Boy Manned by n Car and Mulatto
Nearly Killed by ETHER.
ATLANTA, Aug. 3.-The Gate City
Guards held meeting tonight, and dis
cussed attending Gen. Grants funeral A.
committee eanyassed the city to-day for
$500 to defray the expenses Of the trip.
and succeeded in getting half the required
sum. The canvass will be continued.
and it is believed that the entire amouns
will be secured.
Atlanta's reform Council is marching
onward IN the line of establishing blue
laws. A meeting Of the Council was held
this afternoon. An ordinance was read
and referred prohibiting the sale OF spirit
uous or malt liquors by the quart, and
then suffer the same to be opened and
drunk on the premises where the sale is
made.
THE PUNISHMENT.
The ordinance provides that any dealer
who allows his customers to leave Jugs or
bottles of spirituous or malt liquors in
his keeping and drink from time to time,
or who shall take pay in instalments for
quarts or larger packages, shall be adj
Judged guilty OF violating section
599, which is punishable bv
fine not exceeding 800. Later
during the session an ordinance was sub
mllted by the ordinance committee, read
twice and adopted, prohibiting the keep
ing open on Sunday of any butcher shop
or green grocery where meats, vegetables
aud watermelons are sold, and afiixing q
penalty for the vioIation Of the same. A
number Of amendments were offered to Inc
clude cigar stands, drug stores, soda
water and ice cream booths. These were
voted down.
PLANS OF THE REFORNERs.
The closing of barber shops on Sunday
together with the aotion of the Council to-
day indicates that the authorities are in
tent upon closing up everything on SUM
day. Councilman Beattie is the leader in
the movement. His policy does not seem
TO meet with the approval Of the people,
who think that he is going too far. 1t ID
stated that at the next meeting Mr.. Beat-
tie VIII take another step in the same die
rection, but just what is rot certain.
MAIdED BY A CAR.
This afternoon Dave Henderson, the 4.
year-old son Of Bert Henderson, a street
car driver, was run over by a street car
and one leg was 80 badly mutlated that
IT was found necessary to amputate it at
the knee. Henderson was driving the car,
and While the son attempted TO get on
from the platform he fell, the rear wheel
Of the car passing over the leg.
NEARLY KILLED BY ETHER.
Ida Warthen, bright muIatto, came
very near dying to-day from the efectsof
ether administered to her by a dentist.
The girl had a number Of troublesome
m0lars extracted, and while the teeth
were being removed was kept under the
influence of ether. Soon after having
the teeth extracted Ida fell into
deep stupOr, and no effort
would arouse her. After waiting,
there was no possibility Of getting liia
into her, and she was carried home on q
lounge. Drs. Stodgbill and Stiles were
called in, and found the woman IN a criti-
cal condition. The doctors say that
woman doubtless had some heart tsOubie,
and that the ether caused
temporary paralysis Of tho
brain, throwing the woman into
state OF suspended animation.
She lost all sense Of sight, speech and
locomotion, but her breathing and pulse
were almost normal. She lay in this
condition until tonight, when she arouseds
The case was critical, but proper reme-i
dies served their end.