The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-03

ment, dynamite bomb. Mr.. Coryell took
charge of it and carried 1t to the court
house and proposes TO get rid Of it in the
IN )st prudent way possible. Where it came
| Irom is unknown.
Shields, the dime circus man, reached
| Atlanta this week with his aggregation OF
| tumblers, rope walkers, twin ponies and
uumberless other attractions of like charac-
| ter, ami having leased lot pitched his
tent Before the hour for the performance
| arrived he was ordered to lower his tent
and hunt another place, This he did, and
was about to commence business at his new
stand, when he was told to pull up stakes
aud go somewhere else. Tuesday he
rented lot at the corner
of Lloyd and Mitchell streets, and
stretched his tent there over q sawdust
ring. Wednesday morning Shields aggre-
! cation of dead and living wonders made a
Street parade and perfected arrangements
! for an afternoon show. Just before the
band began to wboop up an audience, the
police ordered Shields to hunt another
house, as the people living in the vicinity
didn't care TO hear the music Of the band or
listen to the chestnuts of his witty clown.
Shields is of the opinion that Atlanta is
getting to be ~" town and has put her
on his list.
The 10 o'clock train Tuesday night
:
who Travelled in a stranger position. 1t
was a large bloodhound, and whom disCov
cred at the depot was safely perched on the
engine pilot, just above the cow-catcher.
Engineer Davis was in charge OF the engine
and told a novel story about his new pet,
which accompanied him seventy-tive miles.
81 went all over the engine at Mount Airy
and oiled up without seeing the dog but
when | reached RaLun Gap | saw him
nd zNhtrR la
was afraid. tried to get him
Off but he would not come down,
and so | let him stay there,
expecting all The time he would jump Off on
the way He stayed there, however, and
when he reached the city he seemed to have
enjoyed his trip immensely. The dog was
evidently running across the track when
the COW catcher caught him and scooped
him up, rolling him on the pilot" Lucky"
as he has been named by the depot boys, is
an intelligent speciman Of the hound and
seems well satisfied with his new home at
the shops of the Richmond and Danville
road.
A mass meeting of the citizens Of Clay
county was held at the court house at Fort
Gaines Tuesday. Resolutions were passed
indorsing Cleveland and Thurman, Hon. A.
h. Colquitt for reelection as United States
senator, II. G.. Turner US representative in
congress, and Gov Gordon'l administration
and tariff reform. J. F. Creel. w. B.
Bryan, J. B. Johnson, B. c. Yon, Alex
Foster, w A. Graham, T. E. Speight, w.
A. Scott, T. p. Jester, w. T. Credible, J.
A. Wash and T. c. Stamford were elected
delegates to the senatorial convention,
which convenes in Cuthbert at an early
day. The above delegates go uninstructed.
The following were elected as delegates
to the gubernatorial convention: J. K.
Irwin, C, Wilson, ]. f. Peterson, r. A.
Turnipseed and A. NJ. Wallerstein. For
the congressional convention: w. A. Ora
ham, e. V. Morris, j. r. Irwin, c. Wilson,
selected. A. l.. House of cambridge was
Endorsed for presidential elector on motion
of G. G. Lark. After the above named
delegates were selected the convention de-
cided TO nominate a candidate for the house
OF representatives, when J. F. Klmble and
Philip Tinsley were voted for. The plurality
rule was adopted, and on 1rst ballot Kim
bic received IS votes and Tinsley So, and
Kimble was declared the nominee.
The Foster street extension clash at At
lanta reached a crisis Wednesday, which
threatened to become sensational, but
trouble was averted by partial settlement,
and the probability of a complete settlement
before long. The proposed extension passes
through the property of James Lynch and
John Jarrett Mr.. Lynch secured an in
junction against the city, and thus brought
the East Atlanta land company to a halt.
Mr.. Jarrett refused to recognize the force
of events, and declined to move Commits
sioner Mahoney duly notified him that he
should vacate This notice included Mr..
Jarretts residence and sixteen tenement
houses. When the workmen reached
Jarrett'S house Wednesday the fam
lily refused to move, and it looked for
awhile as il the crowbar brigade would
have to be sent for. Work was suspended
and Mr.. Jarrett secured a temporary iu-
junction against the city, which will be
heard on Aug. 8. While Mr.. Jarrett was
thus engaged the East Atlanta land com
pany was cloSeted with Mr.. Lynch, who
was finally brought TO settlement. He
agreed to accept the city assessment of
S., 800, the company adding TO it $34 200,
making total of $4,000 Mr.. Lynch
bought this real estate from the Hardy Ivy
estate and Col L. p. Grant in lS49 and 1850,
paying therefor s343 Since that time he
has realized in rents $40, 900, which, together
with the $4,000 paid him yesterday, makes
a total Of $50, 900 on an investment of only
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