The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-12

Did Not Get Her Child.
GEORGIA.
ST. Miller, Of Ware county, wants TO
go to the legislature
A new poStollce has been established in
Forsyth county, to be called Piedmont.
Hon A J. Julian has announced himself
as candidate for the thirty-ninth sena-
torial district
The bicycists of Fort Valley will hold
their first annual tournament and old-fasn-
Toned barbecue on July Is.
The Qutman guards of Forsyth have
accepted an invitation to take part in the
encampment at st. Simon's Island in July.
Abe Kitchens. the negro whose leg was
cut off i'll the South western RAILROAD yard
at Macon while adjusting some brake
chains under q car on May ~, died from his
injuries Sunday. He lived in MaSseyvile.
J. H. Allen, superintendent of the Stand
ard scale company of Rome, has returned
home from Savannah, where he closed a
contract with the Savannah, Florida aud
Western railroad for 5000 worth of track
scales.
At Cumming, Saturday, Hon. H. p Bell
and w. j. Perke were elected as delegates
from Forsyth county TO the gubernatorial
convention The administration of Gov
Gordon was heartily Endorsed, and also the
state house officers.
Jim Thomas, a negro who was struck on
the head by a train on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad, near Macon,
two weeks ago is said to be in a critical
condition and will die from the wound. He
lives on the Thomas place near Summer
field.
At Macon day or two ago mention was
made jokingly that Judge Heating would
sell his big bear for - cents since then he
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the country offering to buy the bear at that
figure. and man at jackson offers 5 cents
more.
Jacob Berensten and Miss Lena Safer
were married at Atlanta Sunday. At
O'Clock at night wedding dance began at
the home of Isaac Captain at No IA and
1l6 Decatur street. The policemen com
PEELED cessation Of the dancing uatil after
u o'clock.
The coloTed Baptist divine who occupies
the pulpit at IOcc1a says that the members
OF his church there are in such q state of
corruption that 1t is impossible for him to
carry on meeting He has begun two or
three times within the last few days and
quits in disgust every time after the third
or fourth sermon.
There was 100000 feet Of timber meas
ured at Darjen last month. A fair supply
OF timber continues 70 come dowh and the
month of May in the receipts OF timber
The shipments this year will far exceed
those OF last season. Inc business is on the
increase on the Altamaha.
At Hampton SATURDAY, as the Savannah
excursion train, flied with negroes, backed
up on the Slde-track TO let the a. m. fast
train past sudden jerk of the engine for
ward tore off the entire front end Of one of
the coaches. Happily it was long train,
ana the parficular car was mot C-noupind ar,
else 1t might have resulted seriously.
A convention Of the democratic party
OF Spalding county will be held at the
court house on Tuesday, July Sd, for the
following purposes: For the selection of
delegates 70 the gubernatOrial convention.
For the selection of delegates TO the con-
gressional convention. For the selection OF
delegates 70 the senatorial co lvention. For
the nomination of candidate for the house
of representatives
At Adairsville a scene was enacted a few
days since that seldom occurs. David and
James Brown, brothers, representing the
honest tillers Of the sol, were at the depot
awaiting the arrival of the train that was
10 bring their brother, whom they had not
seen in twenty years. When at last the cars
came to standstill, and Mr.. Brown stepped
tnerefrom, James and David ran up, threw
their arms around him, and kissed him,
much to the delectation of the spectators.
Gen. Jubal A. Early was In A lautl
Sunday, on his way from Danville Va, TO
New Orleans He called on Gov. Gordon
and had one hours chat with him Ii was
the first time that the two gentlemen had
met each other since the obseQuies OF Gen
Robert f. Lee, seventeen years ago. Gen
Early looked well. He was attired in a
gray suit, and had the appearance of a we'll
TODD Georgia farmer He bears mp well in
every respect, and still retains his remark
able memory.
The democrats of Burke county held
mass meeting last night, and Endorsed Gov.
Gordon and the other state house officers.
the state conventions: w. A. wilkins, H. II
Perry, s. R. Fulcher, Randolph Ridgely, Z,
II. Galloway and T. j. McElnurraY: ami
as alternates: w. McCathern, William E.
Jones, F. NJ. Gates, r. H. Burton, w. j.
Harrington and w. j. Wimberly. f. H.
Galloway Is recommended as presidential
elector for the Tenth district
Thomas w. Malone died in Charleston, S.
e, recently, leaving an estate valued at
$4,000, which goes to the children and
grandchildren Of his only brother, William
Malone. Investigations are now pending
TO ascertain who those heirs are, and it is
pretty certain that Eigar T. Malone Of
Waycross is one of them. Col. Fred y.
Lockhart, Of Augusta, is representing the
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Old family Bible. portions of which Edgar
has in his possession, and expects to obtain
other valuable data and information from
his uncle in Charleston.
At Atlanta, Saturday, the proceedings
under the writ Of habeas corpus sued out
by Mrs. Nora J. Ridge for the possession of
her lO-year-old daughter, who, when only a
few days old, was left with Mrs J. d,
Holmes, and has been reared by her, was
heard by Judge NJ. j. Clarke. The court
declined TO give the child to Mrs. Ridge.
Some years ago Mrs. Ridge was known in
Atlanta as Nora Clayton. She left here
and went TO Kansas City to reside, where
she married Mr.. Ridge. The child s name
is Willie Rosa Hamilton. Mrs. Ridge came
TO Atlanta for the purpose of getting her
child. Having failed, she will now return
to Kansas City.
A few days ago difficulty occurred near
midwife, at j. Z. Cross place. Bill Stevens,
better known a. "Wild Bill" in that com.
munity, got into fight with man named
Birch. In che "scrimmage" Birch was
thrown upon the ground Messrs. Cross
and Fountain, going TO the spot where the
struggle was going on, told Stevens to let
BIrch alone. Stevens then turned his at.
tentlon to Gross and Fountain, ierked a
loaded cane from the latter and dealt him
BAL WNa