The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-27

a Negro Child Burned to Death in
Bibb County-Arrest of An Alleged
Florida Murderer in Atlanta-Suit
Against the Western and Atlantic
Railroad for the Loss of an Arm-De-
tails OF Murderous Assault Upon
a Macon Lady.
GEORGIA.
The Brunswick postof1ice will be made a
second-class office instead Of third-claSs as
heretofore.
The Brunswick Rihemen will hold an
election this evening for two lieutenants to
MI vacancies.
The Photograph is the name of neat
and spicy little weekly paper which has just
made its appearance at Hogansville.
The farmers around Dixie are very busy
getting their crops clean Cotton is grow
ing fast and bids fair for a good yield.
The Oak Grove (Methodist) academy at
Social Circle closed last Friday. The com
mencement exercises were of an interesting
nature.
The people of Columbus will make
strong and determined effort to get the Cen
trail railroad to locate their construction
shops there.
NJ. d. Irwin, inspector of fertilizers at
Atlanta, has paid in 1914 80 to the state
treasury as fees collected from inspections
during June.
Atlanta housekeepers have been imposed
upon by sharper, who sold them IS cents
ice cream churn at prices all the way from
IS cents up TO 81, and they were of very
little account.
The Atlanta home insurance company
has paid into the state treasury $677 20 tax
on gross premiums. the Williamsburg city
insurance company paid in 1926 As, and the
Imperial company $145 %.
The telegraph wires are all up on the line
between Macon and Machen, and the latter
town will soon be in Geographic communi-
cation with the outside world. It is also the
intention to connect Machen with Shady
Dale.
The Seventh Day Adventists are still at
Social Circle and their tent meetings are
well attended. The tent was SO full last
Sunday night that it was difficult to find
seats. The discourses were listened to with
profound attention.
Sunday evening Daniel Killion, the
father-in-law of Col L. P Grant, died at
his residence, in Atlanta, with infamma-
ton of the bowels. His family did not
think that he was so i'll until he began to
sink rapidly Monday evening, when he
died.
Townsville TYDles: Ed. Marshall and
William Crow, vending patent medicines
and prize boxes, disappeared on Saturday
from Townsville, leaving unsettled ac-
counts. They are aged respectively about
% and IS years, and neatly dressed in gray
suits.
The Western and Atlantic railroad has
just issued complete and convenient
watermelon tariff Sheet giving rates from
Atlanta, Macon and Albany, to all the
prominent points in the United States. The
Georgia melon is known and appreciated
everywhere.
The Masonic fraternity celebrated the
anniversary of St John the Baptist at
Gainesville Saturday. Numbers of the
brethren of the mystic tie" were present,
and most excellent address was delivered
by Hon. John S Davidson of Augusta,
grand master of Georgia.
The masons of Palmetto, Saturday, cole
brated the day, June "a, by an address on
the Religion Of Masonry Dr. J. G.. Arm
strong OF Atlanta delivered the address,
which was one of great eloouence and
power. DR.. Armstrong displayed his great
ability and depth Of thought.
The election Of Rev. w. A Gambler TO
the presidency of Emory college leaves a
vacancy In the associate editorship of the
Nashville Advocate. 1t is understood that
the friends of Rev. W. F. Glenn, the pre-
siding elder Of the North Atlanta circuit.
will push hard for the vacancy.
Gen James Longstreet is in Washington
city on business connected with the office of
United States marshal of Georgia. Gen.
Longstreet has never had a settlement with
the government, and has still snug sum
of money owing him for his services while
United States marshal of Georgia.
One of the largest Sunday schools in the
vicinity of Albany is the colored school. in
east Dougherty county, known as st. Paul's.
There are Is teachers and POS pupils, with a
constantly increasing membership, Ishmail
Rroe faN rhaNL 1 -, Gal.
tendent." 1t is Of the Baptist denomina-
ton.
The Brunswick Morning Netos wants
Glynn county to have an exhibit at the
state fair. That county, it is claimed, has
the finest vegetables in the state, and can
show up several varieties of melons and
fruits, rice, corn and potatoes. An i'm
mense variety Of woods can also be shown
to advantage.
There are no new developments in the
matter between Judge David A. Newsom
and the editor Of the Greensboro Sun. The
judge has demanded full retraction of the
reflections upon his connection with the
third party movement, and it is said If no
retraction is made there is prospect of
trouble ahead
EVE Ivie, the negro woman who was
shot by Clark Wilson on Friday last. near
Bellwood, is still living. but there is little
probability of her recovery. Her physi-
clan has pronounced the wound fatal.
although the woman may linger for several
days. Wilson continues to speak in an in
different tone about the shooting.
Brunswick Morning NeUs: Brunswick's
boom in the excursion line promises to be
something enormous before the season is
over. Both the beautiful islands are having
a splendid run Of patronage this early in
the season, and the people all go away
pleased and resolved to visit them again
soon. Last night no less than seventy
people came over and took the train north
ward. including large number OF Allan
tlans and Chattanoogians.
On Monday morning, as Bob Clarke (col-
ored) was at the Macon depot preparing TO
go to Sandersville and work for MIR Full
grum, be was arrested by Officer Jennings
on complaint Of an old negro, Albert Smith.
who charges Clarke with having robbed
him in November last, on the highway.
Clarke was arrested shortly after the oc-
currence, but was released on bond, and
subsequently the grand jury of Bbb county
found true bin against him, and he eluded
arrest until Monday morning.
The candidates for the solicitor general
ship Of the Atlanta circuit are beginning TO
show their heads promiscuousy on all
hands. Charles ID. Kill the nrasant .bIa