The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

IN PARAGhASaos
Judge speer Invited to Deliver an
Address Before the American Social
Science Association - A Saloon
keeper at Atlanta Ordered to Go
Out of the Business for Not Leaving
the View Into His Place Unob-
structed.
GEORGIA.
A negro named Alex had his foot so badly
crushed at st. Simons mill Monday that it
had to be amputated.
The commencement of the Middle Geor-
gs military and agricultural college at
Miledgeville will BE- in progress from
June Il to 20.
The splendid timber lands of Dooly and
Wilcox counties are attracting wide atten-
ton and promise to be the attraction for a
great deal of immigration to that section.
The i-prohibitionists of Mitchell county
have filed with the ordinary a petition for
an election to be held under the local option
liquor law. July II has been designated as
the day for the election
In the races at st. Louis, Monday, for the
Futurity stakes Of $4,000, the year-old
colt Liberty, owned by J. ". Crawford of
Augusta, captured the prize. Liberty was
sired by Leonatus, the celeb ated razor.
At Lexington, Travis Rowe, who has
been confined in jail for the last month, has
given bond and was released He Is now at
work trying t. regain his lost position.
The citizens OF the town went on his bond.
At Atlanta Tuesday, in the police court
Judge Anderson imposed a fine Of $40 and
costs upon Title Il Suttles, saloon keepers,
for obstructing the view into their place of
business. Judge Anderson also revoked
their license.
AT lagrange Monday Earnest Boyd
(colored) a young boy, went TO sleep on the
railroad track while watching cows, and
the day Montgomery train passed on, re-
moving all obstacles, and the consequence
is that Earnest died that night.
County Commissioner NJ. L. Fleming of
Troup county is pushing the project of a
city clock and tower at LaCrange He has
proposed t. the city council that the city
and county jointly undertake the work, as
such a convenience will be benefit to both.
For some months past the Atlanta cham
Der of commerce has shown very little
vitality. 1t was decided that something
must be done to diSsipate the letaargy of
the members and 20 increase the member
ship. The membership dues have therefore
been reduced from so to SO a year.
In Barlow county Gen. 2. NJ. b. Young
and Capt. T. l. Lyon nave withdrawn from
the senatorial contest, leaving the field to
j. w. Harris, Jr., and Dr. L. II. Baker
Primaries will be held III the county on
June 81 Seao Wright, of Floyd, will make
the race at the election as an independent
Prof Francis Wayland, the president of
the Yale law school, and also president of
the American social science association, has
written Judge Emory Speer, inviting him
TO deliver an address before the society at
the meeting at Saratoga, on Sept. 6, next.
He is invited to speak upon the subject of
Jurisprudence.
At Atlanta the police commission has in
its hands eIghty-two applications for license
to sell liquors at retail These petitions will
be acted upon at the next meeting of the
city council which takes place on June Is.
Councilman Amorous, chairman of the
committee, says that good deal of caution
will be exercised in acting upon these petit
tons, so as to guard against licensing
Cheap john places and resorts likely to be
obi sctionable in any way.
Early Tuesday morning B. b. Bagwell
shot and killed Bill Womble (cOlored), about
two miles from Moena, Pike county. Bag
we'll and the negro, Womble, had a diff
Guilty on Saturday last, in which Womble
drew gun on Bagwell and cursed. abused
and threatened to shoot him. Monday
Womble's house, the negro living on Bag
wells place, to order him off, when the
difficulty was renewed and the shooting
took place. Bagweil is supposed to have
been under the influence Of whisky.
There is now filed with litgated will in
the courts of Monroe county, a silver dollar
issued III l775. This dollar has been in
possession OF the same family for IN re than
100 years. 1t is one of the thirteen dollars
that was paid to a revolutionary soldier
when discharged from the continental
army 1t was once abducted, but did not
pass out of the hereditary channel,
being transmitted by special bequest TO the
abductor. Though reposing now in the
courts there is testamentary provision that
its past history be repeated by paying it to
the eldest son OF the testator
Col Joseph F. Pou died at the residence
of his daughter, Mrs Z. NJ. King, at Tai.
bottom, Saturday. Col. Pou was the
patriarch of the Georgia bar. He was b rn
in Orangeburg district South Carolina, May
II, 1898, and was therefore 80 years old
He was admitted to the bar In his DIST year.
He moved to the country some time in the
'30s, and practiced law until after the
war, when he moved TO Alabama and lived
a few years. He retired from active practice
of law in 1865. Col. Pou is tne father of
Judge Joseph +. Pou, of Columbus. and
Mrs. Henry Persons, Of Talbot,ou.
AT Atlanta, Tuesday, the Inhabitants OF
the neighborhood of the East Tennessee
freight depot were considerably frightened
by the frantic action Of a mad steer of the
Texas variety. The steer was being driven
through town TO the slaughter pen, and as
he was troublesome the driver tried to tie
his head down, when the beast became en-.
ragged and sprang upon his guards with
great fury. After pitching boy up in the
air about 10 feet and smashing a Negroes head
against a telegraph pole, he cleared the
street easily. Hundreds of people gathered
around, but kept within safe distance
Final y his steership started in the direction
of the Walker street school house, pursued
by a detachment Of armed police who
after firing several volleys, brought down
their game.
FLORIDA.
Starke has new paper called the Dali,