The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-14

a Negro Mistaken for the Murderer o.
Capt. Malsoy Arrested st Athens-A
Terrible tragedy in errell County
Typho-Malarial Fever Proving Fatal
in so Per Cent of the Cases a,
Pendergrass.
GEORGIA.
l. P. Jones is a candidate for ordinary OF
Telfair county.
George W Powell is a candidate for
sheriff of Dodge county.
1t Is rumored that a large cotton factory
viii soon he built at West Point.
The fall session of the state university at
Athens will open next Wednesday.
2. T. Penny has resigned the mayoralty
of Vienna. His successor is J. o. Hamil-
ton.
Hon. W. R. Ward has been nominated
for the legislature by the democrats of
Clayton county.
The residence of Mr.. Bruce, now rapidly
approaching completion, will be much tho
finest residence in Toccoa.
1t is reported that prominent Savannah
gentleman recently purchased $40, 900 worth
of stock in the Griffin cotton factory.
w. Perry Archer has announced himself
as an Independent candidate for representa-
tive TO the legislature from Clayton county.
The farmers Of Pulaski and surrounding
counties are preparing to get up colt show
to take place in Hawkinsville some time in
October.
The narrow escape of the two young sons
of Sam Evans of Milledgeville, from drown
ing, is reported He was rescued by Sheriff
c. w Ennis, just in the nick of time.
A visiting minister recently remarked
that the new Methodist church in Jesup
was the handsomest that he bad seen in the
South Georgia districts, outside of Savan-
nah.
Rev Howard r. Williams of Monroe re-
ports most enterprising hen. She is now
scratching for her fourth brood of chick
ems, having laid, set and Matched four times
this year.
On last Saturday the negroes in conven-
ton at cambridge nominated Noah Keaton.
q bright mulatto of Mitchell county, for
senator, and Wisdom Nicholson and John
B. Williams (whitel for the House.
The prevalence of typho-malarial fever in
a neighborhood one and half miles north
of Pendergrass is proving far more fatal
than the yellow fever of Florida Out of
nine cases fully so per cent. have died, with
many of the others still in a critical condi-
tion.
A spirit of Improvement has struck Pen
dergrass. Two new churches are to be
built, one already begun, and the other
contract is in the hands of the builders, and
work will be started SOON Several dwelling
houses are to be erected, and one boarding
house.
Political excitement is running high in
Ebert county. The race for senator for
the Thirtieth district Is now conceded to be
between Shannon and Harper of Ebert,
and each of these is working it for all it is
worth The legislative race in Ebert is
very quiet, although there are four candi-
dates in the field.
Maj. R. +. Lawton OF Macon has Just re
turned from the electric we'll on the Georgia
railroad. While there he mentioned to the
management that as Jay Gould had offered
100000 for cure for his neuralgia, they
should invite him to come down and try the
Well The suggestion was adopted and it
Is likely Jay Gould will visit Georgia
Very meager reports have been received
of terrible shooting scrape near Cobb
vile late last Saturday evening, in which
two young men, John Williams and Jack
Cameron, were seriously wounded, the
former probably fatally, by Albert w.
Mcdaniel. 1t is understood that the diff
Guilty arose about an old family feud
Rabun county is anti~prohibition. and
perhaps always will be, but the people of
Tallulah district mot at Tallulah falls, re-
gardleSs of any local option or special act,
have met and pledged themselves to stop tue
whisky traffic, for its effects had become so
loathsome as to thoroughly disgust great
majority. The ones engaged were notified
TO stop at all hazards, and were given time
enough to sell out what was on hand.
A gentleman who is largely engaged in
the banking business, proposes to take
1000 stock in bank at jackson, pro
xyII fha h,.ss n
assist by taking stock to the amount of
$50, 900. The plan is for the controlling
stock to be held by citizens of Jackson and
Butts county, and when $4,000 in actual
cash has been paid in. the banking business
under competent officers will be conf
menced.
Maj Marco PbiniZy of Athens has a gen
uine maidstone, the virtues of which have
been tested and proved to be efficacious.
The stone is about the size of pigeon ogC
and has a band or raised edge around Ii.
The color is dark brown aud its weight very
heavy for its size. The major secured the
stone from gentleman in Arkansas twenty
two years ago. He prizes it very highly,
bit is willing for anybody to use it who
will not take 1t away.
Monday the banks in Americas received
by express a large amount of silver from
the United States mint The Peoples bank
recelNeu So,VUU, Vne BANK or AmerlCuS ElO,-
600 and the Bank Of Southwestern Georgia
$1,000. Some Of this amount is in dimes
The money came in boxes, with 81 900 in
each. At this season Of the year and later
there is always a scarcity of silver, and IL
was to relieve this state Of affairs that the
banks ordered all this silver.
The oolored citizens of Pulaski county
held large meeting at the court house on
Saturday last, the object of which was to
take steps toward having their race repre-
sented on the juries. Strong resolutions
were adopted, and a petition will be pre-
sented to the jury commissioners asking
that good number of colored men be So
lected to serve on both the grand and
traverse juries. The matter is left entirely
IN the hands of the commissioners.
Commissioner Fain has concluded the
examination of the papers of applicants for
admission to the chronological school from
Fulton county. Of the fifteen candidates
examined only three were found qualified.
These were Hardin Jones, a former men,
Der Of the Moreland Park military academy:
VIII Glenn, son OF Row. w. r. Glenn a
student OF the boys high school of Atlanta.
and Carl J. Weinmester, son of the pro-
prietor of the Weinmeister hotel The APP
plicants were examined in geography, gram
mar aud arithmetic.
Among those reported in the tslerrams OF
Sunday last as sick with yellow fsver i'm
Jacksonville was Lewis Nelson, formerly of
Macon, son of ex-Tax Collector T. G. Mel
son. Mr.. Nelson married Miss Russell OF
Macon. Il. G.. Nelson is in receint Of "a LAT