The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-25

| for the contest to secure it, If both Jackson
and G winnett secure county courts, as has
| been recommended. These courts take all
| the misdemeanors from the solicitor gen.
eral. which is his principal source Of
revenue Judge Mitchell says he is in the
race, however, and expressed confluence OF
| his election.
s. 0. Harper. one Of the trio of senatorial
candidates in the Tbirtieth district, hos been
in Athens for several days. He expresses
the greatest confidence in his election Mr.
Harper says he will carry Ebert by be-
tween 800 aid 900 majority over both the
other candidates, and his friends in Madi-
son assure him that he is good for that
county ~ 800 ma ority. He will also pol
a good vote in Og horpe. He SAYS the
! fight is between himself and Col. Johnson
| Mr.. Shannon lost all hope when his own
county so overwhelmingly re pudiated him.
| J. r. Colcord of Amoskeag, Pulaski
| county, on his return from the paternal
| h M ia New Hampshire, brought with him
an Old desk aud his great grandfather's
! clock which is a century old, and would
excite the envy aud curiosity of lovers and
hunters of old relics. Both are well pre-
served and quite handsome. The clock
stands on the fl Dor fully ! feet in hight.
The case is made OF cherry wood and is
comparatively modern, as the clock was
OIlN Vi tAt IL 81 ONtt II iuLlNi,
and the works hung on the wall without a
case
A gentleman by the name of Mintz, who
lives five miles west Of Cumming, attempted
suicide the other night by taking poison.
He mad become very much attache to his
niece, who, it seems, was talking TO another
gentleman, and he did not seem to like il.
Through jealousy he went to her and told
her he was going 70 Kill her and then xiii
himself, and she toll him she guessed not.
When night came he left camp meeting and
went home, where be was found next morn
ing Ill a dangerous condition After the
doctors we're summoned and had worked
with him awhile, he regained his senses to
some extent. He then seized a knife and
attempted 10 cut his throat. but was pre-
vented from so doing. At last repo. is he
was getting on all right.
In response to a call addressed few DAYS
since to the prohibition democrats of
WASH Igton county, representatives of this
element assembled in the court house at
Sandersville Thursday to nominate from
among themselves representatives for tie
next legislative assembly. President K. j.
n. Walden called the meeting to order, and
on motions made respectively by 7. O.
Wicker and William Martin, DR.. L. S.
Garner and Stephen Peacock were nom-
mated as the prohibition legislators to
run in opposition TO the TWO candidates VINO
will be chosen by the regular nomination,
to be held on Aug. 20. After indorsing the
nomination of President Cleveland, Con-
gresham Barnes, and declaring for Senator
Robert Whitfield, the meeting adjourned,
subject to call of the chairman.
By way of practically illustrating some
features of Barlow county's buried wealth,
NJ. L. Cooper last week exhibited the fol-
lowing list of valuable ores collected from
various miners pits excepting only the
marble) in two days ramble: Manganese
ore, analysed by first-class chemist, nearly
65 per cent. available manganese diOxide;
phosphorus, half Of per cent; sulphur,
less than lilo Of per cent. bro vn hema-
tite ore from a new digging), adjudged by
our best miners to yieid 65 per cent. me
taluc iron; superior graphite two varieties.
a beautiful jet black marble, from near
the county line; itacotumite sandstone,
high quality; matrix of the diamond; two
species of rock bearing silver; asbestos as
a gauge rock hard by the two last; a mys-
FERROUS mineral clay, greenish, pasty and
resinous. composition and Use unknown for
want Of better name Mr.. Cooper calls it
mineral beeswax,n as it cuts and looks like
bard wax; a rich purple-colored dyestone,
easily cut, and with no perceptible grit.
Mr.. Cooper has taken these minerals out
with his own hands, all of which are from
Barlow county, except the marble speci-
mems.