The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-01

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

- PAS aAd W 10 On III
Tapis at Cartersville - Dodg,
County's Alleged Assassins Held ii
$1,000 Bail Each-A Disastrous Fir
at Buchanan-An Ominous Rumbl
Heard at Dalton.
GEORGIA
A bank is very badly needed at Dublin.
Both stores and dwelling houses are il
great demand in Dublin
The slate for covering Dublin's big hote
is being placed upon the grounds
Elgin Lochrane is a candidate for the DO
sition of United States district attorney
and many strong republicans are at worl
for him.
A citizen pointed out at Gainesville the
other day two small dwelling houses thai
cost him $417 to erect, and he has beer
offered $40 rent per annum for them.
1t is estimated that Cartersvilles popula
ton has grown several hundred since the
authorities took the census a few month,
ago, and now numbers actually about 3, 900
Louis Knight and William Carter,
charged with attempted assassination of j.
Conley, near Chauncey, have been put
under bonds Of $1,000 each to appear for
trial
Clever Charles Patterson OF Gainesville
shows curiosity in the shape of a white
partridge he killed in Harrison county last
week. 1t was one of a covey he ran upon in
his rambles.
B. H Hill, Jr., was the first federal officer
appointed in Georgia by President Cleve-
land. He was appointed before President
Cleveland selected his cabinet His time
expires in March next
AT Atlanta, Thursday, a negro had fit
in Schumann's pharmacy, on Whitehall
street. II ten minutes the report was all
over the city that a prominent citizen had
dropped dead in drug store.
Laurens county is being gradually filed,
from Washington, and other counties north
of it, by good substantial farmers. LaureUs
possesses vast tracts of land which are ujn-
improved, and cordially welcomes this cliss
of citizens.
At Dalton a great many birds have been
seen in the early morning, flying southyiard.
Occasionally they settle on a tree, perhaps
to rest their weary wings, while they cnat-
Ter and talk to each other in their Musical
bird language
There has been more real estate changed
hands in Gainesville in the last four
months than for any period of tw years in
the past ten, says a citizen who has been
close observer and processes to know what
he is talking about.
One day last week Jack Seymour of
Summerville lost about $40, stolen from his
trunk. Suspicion rested on two men who
passed the house that day. They were ar
rested and taken to Sunnyflale, but the evil
dence that they were somewhere else at the
time the money was stolen was SO strong
that they were released
At the Columbus exJ Josition in the award
OF premiums to the County exhibit. Ham
cock county got the frst, Talbot the second.
and Harris the thru The first premium
was 81, 900 and the second $500, but by
common consent they were divided among
the three countie5 in the following ratio:
Hancock, 1915; Talbot, S425; and Harris
$500.
Col, Stuart e.. Martin has lust returned
TO CartersvVe from a visit to important
centers of Capital in the north, and says
the prenmI nary matters have been ar
ranged Whereby not only Georgia, but
Cartersvh lie especially, is promised the early
oenen,5 OF an industrial scheme and CON
cent Atl on of capital that is greater than
announced for any Georgia town in years.
At Dalton, on Friday night last, many
peoP.e were startled by low, rumbling
nolye similar to that made by a coal-burn-
1ng locomotive. and a slight, though Der
cSptible trembling of terra trina was felt
he rnmbling lasted about twenty seconds,
dying gradually away. There are many
VINO believe that the noise and vibration
was nothing less than moderate seismic
disturbance
A large chicken hawk, a few DAYS ago.
flew down into the yard of citizen of Car
tersvllle, in the thickliest settled portion of
the town. Selling its prey. good sized
chicken, 1t was preparing TO bear it off in
It's talons when lad of the family rushed
TO the scene with a broom and with a
blow, broke the providers wings. 1t at
tempted to fly, but, failing. darted into the
dwelling, where it was soon caught.
At Atlanta. Thursday night, Tom Cobb
jackson entered shooting gallery on
Marietta street, for the purpose of practic-
ing with pistol. The weapon was handed
to him. 1t had just been repaired, and was
very easy on trigger. Mr.. jackson did not
know this, and while holding the weapon
with the barrel pointing downward. it was
accidentally discharged. The ball entered
Mr.. Jackson's right foot, inflictng a pain
full but not at all dangerous wound.
Six stores and the Methodist church Mt
buchanan were burned last Saturday night.
The buildings burned were as follows: i
Williams, loss on building and stock. 81. 900.
insurance $1,000; Thomas Philpot, building
$500, insured: w. A. McCalmon, building
$500: insured for $500; Thomson & CO.
loss on stock $500, insured for 5000, G.. M
1eCDul 70 iOop Ol HOusb anu bUDCk 400. in
sured for $500. There was no Insurance. on
the church. The fire probably started from
the open fire place in the Masonic Lodge
room.
A small crowd which called itself the
Fulton County Prohibition Club has
passed the following resolution: Whereas
the prohibitionists Of Atlanta having failed
to put out ticket for the municipal offices.
we, the prohibition club, do hereby indorse
the following candidates now before the peo-
pie: Mayor, William Markham; alderman
at-large, w. NJ. Middlebrooks. Council
men, First ward, j. b. Trotti; Second ward.
Perry Chisholm; Third ward, A. s. Rob
bins; Fourth ward, James S. McLendon.
Fifth ward, w. b. Miles, Sixth ward, Hugh
y. Inman.
There are rumors and rumors growing
out OF the election, but probably the most
unique IS that which reached Atlanta Thurs
day night 1t was to the effect that there
was movement among southern merchants
70 boycott all northern merchants who con-
t1buted to the corruption fund" of the
Republican party. President Oglesby of
the chamber Of commerce said, when asked
If there was anything in such a statement:
The trade here does not mix business with
politics. We know nothing of the use of
DOODLE There is no disposition to boy
colt northern merchants, and no asis for
even a suspicion Of such a movement"
Harp Sing a Chinese laundryman on
Pryor street, at Atlanta, near police head
ouartars has had 1nouruf,,I