The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-21
LIQUOR A STATE ISSUE.
A BILL FOR POPULAR VOTE TO
BE INTRODUCED.

The State Temperance Association to
Decide at a State Convention as to
Indorsing the Measure The State
Democratic Committee to Meet
To-day to Call State Elections.
ATLANTA. GA, March 20-The State
Executive Committee of the Georgia Tenn
perance Association met here to-day and
called a convention to meet in Atlanta
April p at 10 o'clock in the morning for
two days to discuss the Endorsement of a
bill to be introduced in the General Assem-
bly, allowing the people TO vote on pro-
hibition as a State issue. Each county will
be allowed twice the number of delegates
that it has in the lower branch of the
General Assembly.
J T. Davis was commissioned to-day by
the Adjutant General as Surgeon, with tho
rank of First Lieutenant. of the First Bat
talon of Georgia Volunteers icoloredl at
Savannah.
TIE STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
The State Democratic Committee meets
tomorrow at the Markham House The in
dlcatious are that two conventions will he
called, one for May to choose delegates to
the national convention and one i'll August
for nominating State house officials.
Inspector Simpson received information
today that the post office at9Nalley Head,
Ala, was robbed on the night of March 10
of several registered letters and $50 20 III
money.
Thr convicts who escaped last week
from the Dade coal mines, are suspected of
burglary.
Coy. Gordon to-day offered reward of
$50 for the arrest and delivery to the
Sheriff of Morgan county of Rush Reynolds,
who killed B. II. Jones, at Rutledge,
March -.
RUN OVER BY A STREET CAR.
Bill Sutton this afternoon, while riding on
q Marietta street car, fell from the platform
and the car passed over his left arm, break
ing 1t IL two places.
A few days ago John Mcmillan tcolored)
stole watch from Tatum's store at East
Point. His friends desiring to get him ont
of trouble swore out a warrant for lunacy
against him. He was tried to-day before
Ordinary Calhoun and declared to be of
sound mind. He was sent to Jail.
AN INSANE MERCHANT.
Last week Peter Dickinson, Peachtree
street merchant, exhibited unmistakeable
signs of insanity and declared to his neigh
bors that he had been called upon by spirits
TO preach. He was frequently found on the
floor of his store turning over the ashes in
his stove, saying that he was looking for
angels who were In there. His friends
closed up his store and carried him home
His brother in St. Louis was telegraphed
for and reached Atlanta to-day and carried
Dickinson back to st. Louis.
SWALLOWED LAUDANUM.
Tonight a neatly dressed young man,
registered as George Amos, but whose name
is believed to be j. w. Wikerson, attempt
Ell to commit suicide at the Kimball House,
by swallowing two ounces of laudanum.
He emptied the vial down his throat in the
wash room ard then walked into the saloon,
when he fell on the floor He was picked
up and conducted into small side room,
where emetics were given to him
and where he was exercised
freely. He soon vomited the
POISON and recovered sufficiently to leave
the room. It is said that he is from Balti
more, but for some time has been living in
Birmingham. Among his papers were
found several kilograms that had been
opened addressed y. ". Wilkinson" Mem
bers.of the Birmingham base ball club say
that Wilkinson has been on big spree, and
that stI'aig hteued financial circumstances is
the cause of his attempting suicide. Viii
Rinson's father lives in Baltimore, and to-
night the young man telegraphed his father
for some money.
FELL FROM A WINDOW
About o'clock tonight Lizzie Hudson, a
white woman, fell out of a third story win
dow of the building at the corner of
Mitchell and Broad streets In falling she
first struck tin shed in front of the build
ing, and then rolled to the ground. She
was moved to the Day Street Hospital,
where she is receiving every attention So
far none of her bones have been found
broken. Her injuries externally and in
ternally, however, are thought to be serious
Tonight she is resting easy under the in