The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-01

AC A1lSk6Q Va u hA "a 49,
in fernando County, Florida, Years
Ago, Trying to Secure Bail in Georgia
"A Possibility That the. Coming Pea
body Teachers Institute VIII be Held
at Salt Springs.
GEORGIA
Thomson's new fire engine has arrived.
Beginning July !, Monroe will have a
daily mail to Loganville
Fully 500, 900 will be paid out to mechan-
les in brownsville this summer.
Good progress is being made on the new
Presbyterian church at Thomas vile.
George w Wllkee has been appointed
postmaster at Ophir, Cherokee county.
The Democratic convention of the Ninth
Congressional district will be held at Gaines
vile Aug, IA.
A new freight depot, to be built by the
East Tenne see railroad is among the prob
abilities at Brunswick
Thomas Kent, lcolored) of bearing, Nc
Duffie county, has son who is three weeks
Old and has several teeth.
1t is said that all the trestles between
Atlanta and Macon that can be filed will
be filed in during tails year.
Mrs W. f. Spier, wife of the Sheriff of
McDutfie county, died at the residence of
her husband at Thcrlson Wednesday.
The Talbotton Sunday schools will have
their annual celebration to-day. Persons
mountain spring is the place selected for
the picnic
Col j. F. Rogers, of Covington, gained
an important case in justice court at Lo-
evansville, Saturday which netted him fee
of nearly 500.
little 6-year-old colored girl living
about three miles east of Fort Gaines
choked her infant sister to death last week
because she did not wish to be troubled
nursing her.
The new brick store at Holton has been
rented to Charles A. Lamar, who will move
his family from Houston county, and take
charge Of the store, post office and express
office about June l.
AT Louisville, the workmen who have
been boring the artesian well having reached
depth of 373 feet, found water, which.
however, will only come up to within 20
feet OF the surface 1t will be forced up.
Judge Hook, State Schcol Commissioner.
has been invited by the authorities of tho
PIEDMONT Chautauqua to hold the Peabody
teachers institute, IN July, at Salt Springs.
and has determined to do so if it is agree
able to the teachers.
Hightower q Co are working the Holton
quarry, and ofIentimes as many as "A dozen
carloads of granite day are loaded and
shipped. The East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia road has engaged 5000 carloads for
the purpose of ballaSting its road.
Bishop Gaines, who was recently elected
to the episcopacy by the general conference
OF the African Methodist Episcopal Church,
which was held In Indianapolis, has been
appointed to the Sixth Episcopal district.
which is composed OF Georgia and Alabama.
Elvie Nixon, a negro woman about 80
years old, was adjudged insane at Ameri-
Gus, Tuesday, and Judge Speer will order
her sent 70 the lunatic asylum. She labors
under the delusion that somebody is trying
TO Kill her with Ratchet, and at times is
quite violent.
Mrs. Young, a widow lady living near
Lexington, had three fine cows in her pas
ture last week, when a mad dog entered tho
pasture aud bit the cows. In less than one
week they began to below and fight each
other, went mad, she supposes and all died
In great agony.
Hundreds of dollors are sent away from
Albany monthly to lotteries. Two young
men who have been patronizine the
Louisiana concern for long time were
giving their experience few days ago. and
one OF them said that he invested $40 in
one months drawing and did not draw a
cent.
At Albany, at the last meeting of the
board of education, L E. Welsh, who has
been County School Commissioner for
t"Oub1 years. ItSlbucu his POSITION, stating
that his new duties would preclude his
longer devoting his time to the Office is.
Davis was appointed Commissioner for the
ensuing four years
At Atlanta, Wednesday, Frank Hesse
one of the worknen employed on the
capitol fell through the elevator well in the
dome. When found, he was lying in the
cellar or the building IN an unconscious
condition. He was removed to his home
on Washington street, and medical aid
called in. One of his hips was broken. and
several gashes were cut in his head.
There was very large attendance at the
Masonic funeral of the late Rev William
Parker, at Jones Creek church, in Liberty
county, Monday. There were besides Al
tamaha Lodge. OF which the deceased was
member, large representations from Hines.
Lodge. The service was Conducted bv "
D. Bags, w. NJ. of Altamaha L dge.
DR.. John r. Moore and family, of Law
renceville, this State, have been the victims
of a strange fatality. The family consisted
of the doctor, his wife, his daughter Mary,
ago Mary died suddenly, and the doctor
died soon afterward Last week the son
Jack died in Atlanta, and ON Saturday the
mother died, and Andrew is hopeessly i'll,
At Atlanta, a few days ago, Pat DALEY
was convicted for the third time in the
Police Court OF drunkenness, and under
Atlanta's law in such cases. was sentenced
to serve a term of ten DAYS in the citv
stockade Wednesday Daley produced
satisfactory evidence going to show that his
intoxication W as produced from medicine
furnished at the Ivy Street Hospital while
undergoing treatment for sickness. Upon
making this showing he was released from
custody.
At Jackson, Monday, there was had be-
fore the Hon. j. +. Carmichael ordinary.
an examination Of witnesses by affidavit
for the purpose OF bail in the case Of ths
State Of Florida, VS.. Daniel F. McGuire
Shaw Thompson, Willie Bledsoe and others
who are charged with the murder of John
Holifeld in fernando county, Florida. in
1884. The object of all the testimony intro
duced was TO show the whereabouts of the
defendants on certain dates. At last ac.
counts 10 decision had been announced.
Col. Z. c. Grier, secretary of the State
Agricultural Society, died at Macon at
midnight Wednesday. He was O. years OF
age, and came to Georgia from North Caro-
lima, his native State, in 1853 For many
years he cultivated farm at Griswoldville.
A few years ago he sold his place and re.
moved TO Macon. Forty-fve days ago he
attended church at st. Paul's and returned
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