The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-29

day, on the streets of that town, and they
are equal in quality, If not superior, to tht
frs, picking of the season. Rain water ha!
heightened the berry season.
J. w. Dean, well known in Atlanta rail-
road circles, while coupling cars in the
Union passenger depot night or two ago
was caught between the passenger coaches
his home on Rock street. where he Is at
tended by physician. His injuries are re
garded as Of a serious nature.
James Laugford, a white man of over &C
years, who,claims that he is a veterinary sur.
geon by profession, was brought before the
court in Atlanta on the charge of stealing a
horse, the property of W. B. Bonnell, the
sexton Of Oakland cemetery. The jury, af-
ter a through sitting Of the evidence
brought in a verdict of acquittal
The democratic executive committee of
Dooly county at their last meeting ordered
that a mass meeting be held at the court
| house in Vienna on the first Saturday in
| July for the purpose of electing delegates
! to the senatorial convention, which meets
| in Hawkinsvlle. John c. Owen is an
nounced as a candidate for senator.
Preliminary surveys have been made on
a proposed new railroad from Hawkinsville
t. Fullingtons mill, on the South Georgia
and Florida road, in Dolly county. The
| Hawkinsville Nelcs has been unable to
| learn anything definite in regard TO this
| new movement, but it is said that the
parties interested in the matter mean
| business.
A dinner will be given by the East Wilkes
agricultural club at Alexander Spring, near
| Washington, July 1s. Hon w. j. Northen,
president Of the state agricultural society,
will make an address. The occasion is for
| the purpose of working up a Wilkes county
exhibit for the state fair. 1t will be grand
day in advancing the agricultural interests
Of the county.
Macon is making arrangements for her
| Fourth Of July celebration, which promises
to be the greatest affair Of the kind ever
gotten up in the Central City. Gov. John
B. Gordon will be the orator of the day.
The opportunity after the recent presi-
Dental nomination will be offered the peo-
pie Of Georgia to have a general hand
shaking and ratification Of the bandana
| ticket
The fifth annual convention of the Twen-
tieth district Sunday school association will
| be held at Douglasville on Wednesday and
Thursday, Aug. Is and 16, The programme
is being prepared, which will embrace some
of the most interesting Sunday school ques-
tons of the day, and will be discussed by
some Of the leading Sunday school workers
from the various denominations and the
different parts of the state.
Forty cars of melons went forward from
Albany on Monday, distributed as follows:
| Louisville l, Indianapolis 2, Atlanta 5.
| Springfield 3, Wheeling |, Dayton 3, Gin
cinnati T. Cleveland 2, Pittsburg 2, Peoria
| l, Kansas City l, st. Louis l. New Orleans
l, Philadelphia 9, Lima, O., l, Birmingham
2, Chicago 2, st. Paul |, Minneapolis l,
| Omaha, Neb., /, Evansville /, Fort Wayne
l, Lafayette l. There is still a great deal
of complaint about the scarcity of venti-
| lated cars.
An alleged negro preacher who, with an
| accomplish, had robbed turpentine com
missary of $500 and valise, was whipped
at Dublin the other day for the theft, but
would not give up the swag. His pal"
however, was induced by the application of
the lash argument to disgorge $3.50 of the
money. The money belonged to negroes
| working at Parker & Co.'s turpentine still.
who had managed to save it out of their
earnings. 1t was with difficulty that the
negroes could be prevented from beating
the "parson" to death.
The damage suit brought in Atlanta by
Willie Young, a 12-year-old white boy.
| against the Western and Atlantic railroad,
which was commenced Monday
last, was concluded Wednesday
a verdict for $40, 900. The plaintiffs suit
was for $25, 900 for personal injuries for the
loss of an arm. He was run cover by
freight car which had been cut loose from a
train and allowed to run off down track
when train was being made up The case
will go to the supreme court
The commencement exercises were con-
tinued at the South Georgia college at
Townsville, on the evening of June q.
The principal feature was the debate by
the Red Hill literary society on this sub
ject: "Should the High Protective Tariff
be Abolished;n J. o. Culpepper and g.
Crews spoke for the affirmative, and j.
Ainsworth and j. Mardre for the negative
The decision was in favor of the affirma-
tive, Mr. Crews receiving the medal for
debating. Miss Bessie Dekle received that
for scholarship, and w. W. STRIPPING that
for defamation.
Washington Gazette: The people in diff
ferent parts of the state are making much
ado about the Farmers alliance We
understand that the members of the alli-
ance require the merchants they buy from
to show them the invoice, and they pay the
merchants reasonable per cent as profit
on the goods. Why, this is nothing new in
Washington. 1t has been going on in
business circles here ever since we have
known anything of the town. Cash Gus
toners and others who are perfectly good,
can ascertain the cost of a bill of goods
whenever they desire; and hundred of
thousands of dollars worth of goods have
been sold here when the customers knew
exactly what profit they were paying the
merchants.
The Jesup Sentinel has the following de-
tails of the murder at Odum: Last Satur-
day evening George Atkinson shot and
killed Ed Thomas at Odum II appears
that Thomas and another negro named Bill
Edmonds had had difficulty. and Bill Ed
monds was a cousin to the murderer, George
Atkinson. The difficulty between Thomas
and Edmonds was over with when Atkinson
walked up with his gun, and saying "Clear
the way, y he fired on Thomas without hav-
ing had a word with him. Thomas was
shot through tho head. He fell and expired
without uttering word. The murderer
walked up to his victim and turned his head
over 10 see if his murderous load had taken
the desired effect. Seeing that the entire
load Of buckshot had gone through his
brain, he said to his cousin Come on,
Bill, let's CO." and walked off as carelessly
as if he had shot a beef. We understand
this is his fourth victim.
The NEWS has already published a brief
account of murder in Dolly county. The
VtndicdtOr gives the following: On
Wednesday last John Wright, white man
who lives with G.. w. Fullingtol up some
seven or eight miles above here, went to
Montezuma. He freely invested in liquor
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