The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-01
JACK FROST LIKES FRUIT.
FIGURES SHOWING THE EFFECT OF
HIS RECENT FEAST.

Surrender of Star5s the Fratricide
New Agents Appointed to Take
Charge of the Indian Spring Reserva-
uion-A Postal Clerk Sells His Honor
for $l75 and Flees,
ATLANTA. GA, March Sl.-March 90
Commissioner of Agriculture Henderson
addressed circulars to the members of the
State horticultural Society inquiring as TO
the effect the recent cold weather had on
the fruit crop. lie has received 56 replies,
which includes all the members except about
four, who as yet are unable TO report, The
statement made out shows
PEACHEs-Per centage destroyed 73 in
North Georgia; IS in Eastern Georgia; 93
in Middle Georgia. IS in Southwestern
Georgia. The average damage in the State
is rs.
PEARs--Percentage destroyed: Forty in
North Georgia, - in Eastern Georgia, 80 in
Middle Georgia, 90 in Southwestern Geor-
gia. The average damage in the State is 81.
PLUMs-Percentage destroyed: Thirty in
North Georgia, 53 in Eastern Georgia, CT in
Middle Georgia 81 i'm Southwestern Geor-
gia. Tho average damage in the State is 40.
APPLEs-Pcrcentag destroyed: Twenty
six in North Georgia, % in Eastern Geor-
gia, % in Middle Georgia, l2 in Southwest
ern Georgia. The average damage in the
State is 81.
sTARKs sURRENDERs.
Neil Starks, the Negro boy who blew his
brothers brains out with double-barrel
shotgun last night in Reynolds
town and wounded his cousin,
after being hid out all last night
and to-day, returned to his home this after
IT.,1t
county jail He says the shooting was en-
tirely accidental. The Coroner's jury met
this morning and rendered n verdict that
Florence Starks came to his death at the
hands of his brother Neil and that it was
wilful murder
The Governor, has on recommendation of
the citizens of Butts county, appointed
Isaac A. Slaughter, George i. Elder and
George Collier agents of the State TO take
charge of the Indian Spring and the Indian
Spring reservation and protect the proper
ty from trespass. These gentlemen succeed
Henry j. Lanier the former agent.
POSTAL EMBEzzLER.
Post office inspector Simpson received
telegram to-day from Mrs. Herbert, post
mistress Mt Newberry, S. C., stating that
John Hawkins, a clerk i'm the office, had
embezzled $40 and fled.
The Atlanta wheelmen are making great
preparations IOr Tue spring nleeung OF
wheemen on April Is and II.
Piedmont Park-E F. Chalfant aud Ho-
mer Reid, of the club. selected the prizes
this morning. It is a handsome selection.
and the prices on the tickets aggregate
s40O. Mr.. Chalfant says that there will be
$50 wheelmen in line, including the Atlanta
Club. which now numbers thirty-nine.
Townsville, Macon and Columbus have
written that they will be we'll represented
in the contests.
PAID THE RENT.
G. T. Watson, Treasurer of the Western
and Atlantic railroad, paid into the State
Treasury S25, 900 to-day being the rental
for March.
The Board of Education has appointed u.
B. Moon and Earnest Roach 10 take the
school census of Atlanta. The last census was
taken in 1889, and since then the population
has increased rapidly. In that year there
we're 10, ,554 school children in Atlanta. OF
this number 5,573 were white and 4,9SI col
ored The enumerators will begin taking
the new census Monday morning The best
Judges think the new census will show
is 900 school children inside the city.
Gordon Parker brought suit in the City
Court this morning against the Georgia
Pacific railroad for $4,000 damages. He
alleges that in February, 1884, he being
then only l6 years old, his right arm and
hand were crushed by the negligence of the
railroad. He claims damages for the in
jury, and says that his promotion and
success have been permanently destroyed.