Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-28
STATE CAPITAL. NOTES.
The New Commissioner for Chatham
State CoIOrs for the InauGurai-FalI of
Residence-MinOr Mention.

The New Commissioner for Chatham
State ColOrs for the Inauguration of
a Residence-MinOr Mention.
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 27.-To-day the
Governor issued commissions to the men,
beTs of the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Chatham county.
which were mailed tonight. With one
exception the old board was recommis-
stoned, and in his place Charles H. Dor
sett was appointed.
The management of the inaugural cere-
monies has made application 70 Georgia
for the State cOlOrs to be used in the pro-
cession, stating that it did not know
what they were, and if not furnished
flag Of some other State, with the coat-0f-
arms of Georgia, would be substituted.
Adjutant General Stephens ordered one
made, in conformity with section 1l03 Of
the code, and to-day the cOlOrs were
shipped to Washington by express. Ad-
jutant General Stephens leaves for Wash
ingtOn Tonight for the purpose Of taking
part in the celebration.
A tWo-story residence on Cone street,
the foundations of which rested on a high
embankment made by lowering the grade
Of the streets, tumbled over last night.
sending the occupants hying through the
air in their night clothes and scattering
the effects in every direction. The owner
of the property will bring suit against
the city for damages. No one was ser
iously hurt. but the furniture was badly
damaged.
An ente"prising policeman discovered
an old and almost forgotten city Ordi-
nance which prohibits passenger agents
from displaying their advertisements on
fences, lamp posts and bridges without
consent of owners, and arrested ten or
twelve passenger agents under this
charge. To-day Police Judge Anderson
tried one case to test the strength OF the
ordinance, and found the defendants
guilty. They all paid up at the rate of
50 and costs each.
Some days since a cockpit on Broad
street was raIded by the police. The in
terested parties were arrested and made
to give bond for their appearance before
the Recorder to-day, when the last of
those directly engaged IN the sport were
fined. In each case Police Judge Ander-
son fined the offenders $40 and costs, and
he held that the owner of the resort was
as guilty as the men handling the birds,
and the same fine was imposed on him.
Cecil Gabbett, of the Western Railroad
of Alabama, who has control OF the Union
depot in Atlanta, has posted the following
order in the depot: ''NO soliciting Of pass
engers in this depot, by order of the
owners" Among the passenger agents
this IS thought to be move to keep the
passenger agents from soliciting patron,
age for the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia out of the depot.
No decision has as yet been rendered in
the contested election case from Etiing-
nam county. To-day the contest over the
offices of Ordinary, Tax Collector ard
Treasurer from Wilkinson county were
under investigation by the Governor.
The Governor has heard and refused the
applications for a pardon for Powell
Howell, cOlOred, Of Fulton county, who
was sentenced for one year in the peni-
tertiary service for burglary a short time