The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-20

LUCK.
GEORGIA
Gainesville's electric lights have just be
gun to glmmer.
A branch of the Farmers Alliance has
been organized at Teunie.
number of commissions await the
governors signature at the executive de
partmen,
Wednesday, q commission was issued t,
Adam Davenport as school commissioner Of
Fannin county.
Hanna q Marsh Of Florida will establish
the daily and weekly Hsrdl}il Rome, The
daily Will be an afternoon paper.
Sall.e Peck .colorel Of Athens, who had
a child badly urnei Monday, lost a SIC
bill and a check for $40 hr the fire
Gel. James L ng.treot has written that
he would be Mt the reunion Of the Phillips
Georgia legion, which occurs at Dalton on
Aug II.
Edwin Williams cut Robert Gill three
times with penknifc In self-defense at ST.
Simon's Wednesday The wounds are not
dangerous
The legislative race in Oglethorpe county
has narrowed down 10 three candidates.
o. II. Arnold, J. T. olive and ". c. Birch
more. and they are putting in lively work.
The Georgia Pacific telegraph company
and the Buena Vista telegraph company
sent their quarterly returns 10 the comp
troller Wednesday, the former 80 40 and
the latter 81 Is
At Jasper, Ben Davis went to John
Manns Wednesday morning called him
out, and shot him twice in the back as Mann
turned to leave him. Mann is in a danger
Gus condition. Davis left.
Murray county has ordered primaries to
be he'd on Aug. 4 for the purpose of as ,er-
tanning the choice of the county for gov
ernor and congressman. The vote will be
taken bv ballot direct for the candidates.
At Fayetteville a desperate effort was
made Tuesday night to lynch colored
prisoner who was held for attempted rape.
1t took about an hour to batter down the
doors, when the victim jumped through the
crowd and es rapei in the darkness.
At IA meeting of the directors of the
Northeast Georgia fair a few days ago,
John Z. Talmadge was elected to fiji the
vacancy caused 6v the resignation Of Presi
dent W. d. OFarrel. Wednesday Mr. Tai
madge declined the office, as its duties
would interfere with his business
Hon. Thomas Hardeman of Macon is
wearing a smile at havi z been pleasantly
remembered by Mrs. HAYES, daughter Of
ex-President jefferson Davis. The lady
sent from Colorado Springs 10 the duly ap-
preciative colonel, five excellent photo
graphs Of herself and husband and children.
At Atlanta Wednesday, Capt Kell com
mIssioned George B. Boddis as Junior sec.
ond lieutenant of the LaGrange Light
Guards. An application was filed by Col
Jesse Bull of the Sixth Georgia battalion
Tor tents to use in ar encampment. The
tents VIII be sent on receipt Of bond for
their safe return.
A half nude negro man was perambuIat-
ing about Georgetown last week frighten-
ing women and children. He was cauOht
by the colore1 people and furnished an
escort OF three, who conducted him between
two loaded muskets across the bridge. and
after exacting a promise from him never to
return, set him free.
At Athens workmen commenced work
Wednesday, on the new store houses of
Messrs. Talmadge and Caruthers. which
Will be rapidly pushed to completion The
contractors will also commence Immediately
on Capt. Bucker's cotton warehouse. which
will be finished in time for the storage of
the next cotton crop.
Mrs Mary f. Hill, an old lady of Ben
Smith district in Gwinnett county. re-
ceivei notice Tuesday that her application
Tor pension was allowed, and that she was
entitled to 50, ISL Is. She is the widow of
Joshua Hill, who enlisted with the federal
army and as such she thus receives the
bounty. She has been in hard cirCum-
stances for long years.
AT Rome Wednesday, at a meeting of the
stockholders of the Merchants national
bank, it was resolved to increase the capital
stock to $3.50, 900 The bank is in a very
good condition. The stock of the First
national bank will also be increased at an
early date. A magnificent new building
is being erected by this bank, which will be
finished by Sept l. The stock of both banks
is far above par.
A call is to be issued for the reunion of
the Second Georgia battalion, composed of
the following companies: Company A. of
Columbus; companies B and c, Of Macon.
and company d. of Griffin This battalion
was commanded by Maj Thomas Harde-
man, and did good service. 1t is suggested
that the surviving members of this battal-
ION meet with other veterans at Newman on
July q and hold grand reunion.
Charles Rose, the escaped convict from
Senator Browns coal mines, Is said to be
in Florida. A few DAYS ago an Atlanta
man saw MIN in Jacksonville and spoke to
him. The following day, after being rec
ognized and spoken to by the Albanian.
Rose turned up missing. He probably
thought that it would not do for him to re-
main there any longer under the circum-
stances.
At mass-meeting Of the democracy of
Lowndes county, held at Valdosta Tues
day, DR.. n. A. Williams, c. Converse. Jr..
I. M. Ray, Col. w S West. Hon. ]. W
Hogan and Hon J. w Harrell were elected
delegates to attend the gubernatorial CON
ventlon. A resolution was adopted in
dorsing the administration Of Governor
Gordon, and instructing the delegates 10
vote for his denomination and the renomina-
ton of the present statehouse officers.
The melon raisers along the line of the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad are
getting III their returns, and it is now found
that they have averaged from $50 10 SS5 a
car. These are net receipts and are entirely
satisfactory. So far there have been eighty
cars brought up from the melon region. and
Col. Henry Feagin and others have more in
the field. IL is estimated that no less than
5000 cars Of melons will be shipped
over this road next season
Col. A. +. Buck, chairman of the repub.
lican central committee, has put his foot
down on another state convention, and in
lieu has called meeting Of the committee
TO put out an electoral ticket The colored
contingent prefer a convention, and when
the committee is called together, they VIII
try and get a conN eution order ell over Col
Bucks protest. The committee is to meet
on July 26 A state ticket is hardly prob
able, as no one can be secured who will run
for governor
The amount Of money paid out on
July Ia by Treasurer Jewett for labor per
formed during the month ending on that
day was G.32 900 This did NOT ipcluAa