Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-24
GEORGIA's CAPITAL CITY.
Attempts by the Prohibitionists and
Ants to Reach a Compromise.

Attempts by the PFohiDltlOniSts anu
Ants TO Reach a Compromise.
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 23.-The ten-room
residence of United States Marshal
Nelms was set ON fire by incendiaries and
totally destroyed Saturday night. Par
ticulars were brought to the city to-day
by Marshal Nelms, who received severe
injuries, and Is on crutches. The Marshal
lives near Smyrna, Cobb county. The
family retired at the usual hour. Beside
the Marshal, his wife and child, were Lane
Stewart and his wife, relatives,
and Mrs. Morris, visitor, from
Union Point. The fire was discovered
at IL o'clock and the inmates barely
escaped. The house had been fired in six
places and was not long burning to the
ground. Attempts were made to fire the
house on two other recent occasions. At
the time of this fire, neighbor says,
man on horse went by using his whip
vigorously. The Marshal says he suspects
parties and expects to get them. They
are supposed to be moonshlners. He
thinks they have intended for some weeks
To kill him. The loss is estimated at
$1,000, with no insurance. Nothing was
saved from the FIRE, which also destroyed
several out houses.
GEoRGIA's OLD RECORDS.
At the last LEGISLATURE j. S. Morgan,
OF London, formerly of New York, pre-
scented the State the original manuscript
journal Of the Georgia trustees OF colo
NAL memory, which had never been print
ed. Recently Mrs. Mary DeRenne, OF
Savannah, generously bore the charge of
printing few copies for preservation in
the great libraries of this country and
Europe. The volume is an elegant octa-
vo of 800 pages, the impression limited to
forty-nne copies, and dedicated to the
memory of George Wimberly Jones
DeRenne, whose widow she
is. She presented a copy TO the State,
which reached the executive office to-day,
sent through Charles &. Jones, Jr., who
rendered the gift in a letter of character.
istic literary polish. The Governor re-
piled to-day, accepting the gift for the
State, thanking Mrs. DeRenne and eX-
pressing profound appreciation OF the
value of the volume as an addition to the
fund of the colonial literature of the
State. The volume will be placed in the
archives Of the executive department.
AMERICAS LAND LAWS.
The English government has instructed
its Consuls in the United States to report
on the nature, extent and operation OF
the homestead and other exemption laws
in their districts. The Consul at Charles
ton has requested the assistance of Sec
rotary OF State Barnett tor Georgia IN Sc
curing enactments on the subject, and
the Governor has directed that the desired
information be furnished.
The Democratic Executive Committee
Of the Thirty-fifth Senatorial district, COM
posed OF Cobb, Clayton and Fulton coun-
ties, met here to-day and called conven-
lion of the district for Sept. IL to nomi-
nate a candidate for the Senate. Fulton
will name the candidate.
Fulton county's tax returns show an
increase OF $660,335 instead OF 81 900. 001
decrease as was expected. 1t has been
understood from information derived from
official sources that there would be O
heavy decrease, and there is some sur.
prise over it. The Comptroller General
aas not accepted the digest.
THE FARMERS CONGRESS.
The Georgia delegates TO the National
apolis dwindled down to X. j. Redding
of the Agricultural Department, and A
T. Mcintyre, OF Thomasyille, who lett last
night.
John Clark. white, about 40 years old
was convicted in the City Court to-day
for cheating and swindling, because be
begged small amounts to help bury a deat
child when he had no child.
A conference was held at the Kimball
House this afternoon between the prohi
bitionists and ants. About forty promi
nent members OF both sides were present
II is reported that an effort was made L
effect compromise of the whisky
question on some basis tina
would unite the city. II i.
understood that the conference wa.
brought about by the prohibitionists. Al
effort was made to compromise on higt
license. and also wholesale and quar-
licenses. The PROCEEDINGS OF Lhp conTcr
ence are difficult to learn, but 1T is re
ported that the conference agreed on
wholesale and quart license, which it /,
proposed in some way to work through
the Legislature. Strong ants say to
night that they will not indorse or accep
any compromise which does not includ,
retail license.