Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-27
CRENsHAw's NOMINATION.

The nomination of Thomas g. Cren-
shaw, of LaGrange, as Collector of Inter-
nal Revenue of Georgia, was received here
with some surprise, although it was gen.
orally known that he was a candidate.
The friends of Mark Johnson, of Milledge-
vile, felt confident of lis success, while
the opinion also prevailed strongly that
Walter JOhnson's successor would not be
named until his term expired. There was
no objection to him other than his being a
Republican. He is much liked here, and
his administration is believed to be with
out a blemish. Mr.. Crenshaw, like MIR.
Johnson, is a young man well thought of
wherever known. For several years he
has been engaged in the cotton business
at LAGRANGE, and for four years has been
a member of the Legislature, He is now
representing TrOup county.
Gov. st. John lectured to fine audience
at the Opera House tonight on temper
ance. On the stage were several prOmi-
nent citizens who figure conspicuously in
the temperance movement.
BEATEN BY INDIANAPOLIS.
The Atlanta and Indianapolis clubs
were the attraction at the park this after
noon. The Atlantas did not play their
best game and the visitors captured the
hOnors by a score of to 2. These teams
play again tomorrow aud Saturday.
Gov. Mcdaniel and party are expected
here tomorrow.
Civil Service Commissioners D. B.
Eaton, j. M. Gregory and Judge Tho
man reached here last night and to-day,
assisted by Postmaster Wilson and AS
sistant Postmaster Woodward, held an
examination at the government building
of all applicants tor positions in the gov
ernment service. The class consisted of
40. Among them were several ladies and
four negroes. The success of the appli-
cants will not be made public until the
showing made by each can be thoroughly
looked into.
FLAMES IN TRIPODS STORE.
At 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon fierce
blaze was discovered in the basement of
the wholesale and retail paint and oil es-
tahlishment of A. p. Tripod, on Broad
street. Owing to the combustible char
acter Of the large stock stored in the cell
lar the fire spread rapidly, and soon de.
strOyed to great extent the stock of the
house. The iremen by hard work saved
the extensive block in which Mr.. Tripod
is located. The hotel above the store, as
we'll as the furniture store on one side, the
produce house on the other, sustained little
damage, the flames being controlled and
kept in Mr.. Tripods store. In answer to
an inquiry Mr.. Tripod said 81 think that
the fire must have been caused by a gas
JGb. WHICH WI h6Db DuIulDR III Tile DdSe-
ment. just before the fire was discovered
a shelf in the salesrOOm, on which were a
number of cans of oil, gave way under its
load and fell to the floor.
STARTED BY THE OIL.
s'This caused some of the cans to leak.
and the oil commenced dripping through
to the basement below. l think that in
dripping through it came in contact with
the gas jet, and caused the fire, as in a
very short time after the shelf fell the fire
broke out"
MIR. Tripod valued his stock at $4,000.
and was insured for $1,000. The At
lanta Home had $1,000. and the remainder
was divided about equally between the
Royal, the Liverpool, london and Globe.
and the German-American. A notice
able feature of the fire was that in the
rooms above the store were quartered a
number of people who were burned out
by the James Bank Block fire few DAYS
ago.
A WIFE'S SUICIDE.
Mrs. John Bishop was found dead by
her husband, contractor, upon his re-
turn home at supper time last night.
Morphine was the cause Of her death.
Coroner Haynes held an inquest this
morning. The evidence showed that she
took four grains, but the opinion of the
attending physicians differed as to four
grains being sufficient to produce death.
A verdict in accordance with the facts
was rendered. An expression OF their
opinion as to the intent in taking the
morphine was carefully avoided by the
jury.
Jim Dixon, colored, notorious for his
wcrthlessness, dropped dead this after
noon. The opinion in police circles is
that il was the best act of his life. Coroner
Haynes held two inquests to-day, making
II during the present month.