The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-19

The school question is greatly agitating
| the people of Elberton. There are two
academies in tie town, but the buildings are
| old and too small The last legislature
passed acts authorizing the trustees to sell
| the property; also an act authorizing the
town TO issue bonds TO build school houses.
! An election on this question will be held at
an early day. A majority of the people
seem TO favor the building of one large
house, with departments FOR each sex, and
have a mixed school. This question will
also be submitted TO the voters,
Albany NetCs and Advertiser of SuudRy:
News reached the city yesterday afternoon
that Sectioamaster Strickland. OF the Bruins
wick and Western railroad, had been shot
by negro, John Thomas, near Riverside.
lG seems that the negro was discharged from
the section gang on Friday, and about
o'clock yesterday he sought the spot where
gang were at work, with the evident
intention of raising a row. few words
only passed between the negro and Strick-
land before the former made a murderous
assault, shooting Strickland twice, both
halls taking effect. Strickland evidently
expected no difficulty, and was unprepared
to defend himself At the second shot,
which took effect in his hip, he fell and the
as,ailant would have followed up his shots
with Others had not the section hands inter
fered to save their boss The wounds are
not considered very dangerous, but will
probably confine Mr. Strickland TO his home
for some time The negro made good his
escape.
Columbus Enquirer The Chatta-
hoochee valley exposition is by no means
local fair, but pre-eminently an interstate
exposition. Florida and Alabama are as
much interested in it as is the state Of Geor-
ga Columbus, as the metropolis OF the
Chattahoochee valley and the most i'm
portant city within its bounds happens TO
be the center in which the exposition will be
held, but the influences Of the enterprise are
Intended to be far reaching. special
effort will be made to interest the great
northwest and bring to this section people
and products from that thriving and pros
porous country. 1t is in this light that the
exposition should be viewed by all liberal
minded people, and the idea OF its being
local affair should net for a moment enter
the mind of any ole. The management,
recognizing the far-reaching effects on this
section, has Incorporated as a part of its
organization list of honorary vice presi
dents. 1t is published elsewhere in this
issue and the reflective reader will
readily see from the character of the
names embraced in this list, that the SYM
pathies and interest of prominent men i'll
all directions through these three states
will be enlisted An Official commission is
being prepared and will be issued under the
seal of the company to each one of these
gentlemen, and by this commission they
will be authorized to represent the exposl-
ton in their respective localities and use
their efforts TO make it a success. The per
sonal influence and a helping hand from
there will in large measure compass the
real object of the enterprise and prove a
lasting benefit to their sections, the inter
ests of which, in the development of their re-
sources, are so closely allied.