The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-12
A STATE SENATOR SLAIN.
AN IDIoTIC ADOPTED SON FIRED
THE FATAL SHOT.

ton Bagging VIII Be Plentiful-Pro-
gramme Of the State Teachers Insti-
tute-A Legislator Resigns.
ATLANTA. GA, June 11.-State Senator
Samuel z. Fields was killed early this morn
ing at his home near Dalton. Fields and
Dennis Taylor, an adopted son about 70
years old, were looking after the stock.
Fields reproached Taylor for some neglect,
and threatened TO whip him. When he
started toward him for that purpose Taylor
ran to the house, followed by Fields. Reach
ing the house Taylor seized a shotgun and
turning on Fields he fired ,discharging load
into the left side of his neck, nearly tearing
the head off. Fields fell and died in a few
moments. Taylor gave the alarm and re-
manned rendering every assistance he could.
UNDER ARREST.
He was soon after arrested, and is now in
iaii The boy was sent to the asylum two
wears ago, but escaped in few weeks and
went home. where he has since remained.
He was greatly affected by his terrible deed.
and is reported thoroughly overcome. The
deceased was a very prominent citizen, ana
a very successful and progressive farmer,
living on a magnificent place, eight miles
constitutional convention of 1886, a member
of the house of representatives and men,
Der of the present Senate from the
Forty-third district, composed OF WHIT
field Murray and Gordon coun-
ties. Official notice of the death reached
the governor this afternoon, and, owing to
the limited time, he at once ordered a sena-
torial election to fill the vacancy. The
election is to be held in July.
PAcETTI's RELEASE.
Gov. Gordon Is back after several days
absence in Taylor county. In reference to
the release of Eugene Pacetti, which was
accomplished Sunday, he said: 81 had de-
cided to commute the sentence to $500, and
doubtless gave Mr. O'Bryan to understand
that had SO decided. This decision was
based mainly on the very strong recon-
mendation of the grand jury, who had in
yestigated Pacettis case and who stated
over their signatures that his health was
seriously impaired, and strongly urged the
Communication. AS it was not intended either
to destroy his health or take his life as a
legal penalty, / felt compelled to act.
shall still issue the order for the commuta-
ton, notwithstanding the mistaken and I'M
authorized action Of the officers of the law,
for do not see that Pacetti should be made
to suffer for their mistake"
PLENTY OF COTTON BAGGING.
A recent publication, expressing appre-
hension that a sufficient quantity of cotton
bagging could not be manufactured in time
to cover the crop and that the mills could
not fill the orders, drew from Hon. w. j.
Northen the following dispatch from Sparta
to-day: There is no chance for the movo
against the jute trust to fail The farmers
are uniform and determined. They write
me from all over the state that
they will not use jute under any
circumstances. We have made arrange
ments with mills in Georgia TO manufacture
all this state will need. Several mills are
at work, but ell orders are distributed from
West Point. The Birmingham meeting
made little conflict in the manner Of or
dering, and the farmers have been at loss
as to how to get in their orders. / will
have all this straight in few days You
may be sure jute is dead in Georgia"
LEGISLATION RESIGNS.
]. W. Ewing, member of the legislature
from Floyd county, has rendered his resig-
nation to the governor assigning as his
reason that trip to the northwest will pre-
vent his being here at the summer session.
1t is understood here this step was the result
and effect of a heavy and protrscted dss-
patton begun at the winter session, and
that the trip west will probably be a
permanent departure When Mr.. Ewing
came to the legislature he was a promising
and popular young lawyer, and member
of the law firm of Dean, Ewing & Smith.
The resignation has been accepted by the
governor, and an election ordered to fill the
vacancy.
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The state school commissioner announces
the following programme for the Peabody
Teachers Institute, to be held at Salt
Springs, beginning July %, lasting thirteen
days:
l. Lawton B. Evans, superintendent of
schools in Augusta and Richmond county,
primary Numbers"
9. W. H. Woodall, principal of the high
school at Columbus, Ga, Arithmetic and
Algebra"
school at Bowersville, Ca, Language and
Grammar"
4. w. F. Slater, superintendent of public
schools at Atlanta, Ga, Pedagogy"
5. Otis Ashmore, of Savannah, "Geog-
raphy."
6. E. C. Bronson, superintendent of
public schools at Athens Ga, Reading"
None of the lectures. unless for special
reasons, are TO exceed thirty minutes. Ia
addition to the regular lecture work, there
will be other lectures and addresses and
rhetorical recitations, ETC., as follows:
l. B. NJ. Zettler, superintendent of public
schools in Macon and Bibb county, three
lectures on ''School Management"
2. DR.. l.. b. Clifton of Macon, eight
lectures as follows: l, Common Sense
Science" 2. THE Metamorphoses of H.
sects; 8, 1.-THE Wonders of the Insect World"
4, The Sunbeam and Rainbow" 5, "The
Infinitely Large and Infinitely Smail;n 6,
''How Animals Move;n z, Origin and
Development of Symbolic Language
s. "Battlefields of Science" The lectures
will be illustrated by means of the most
complete philosophical instruments.
5. Miss E. f. Andrews of Wesleyan
Female college Her themes will be:
1, what to Say and How to Say 1t; 2.
Fashions in Literature;' 5. 1.-The Novel as
a Work of Art"
4. Miss Eliza A. Bowen, a distinguished
teacher and scientist. Her themes will be:
1. 1.-THE Story of a Great Poet;' 2. "a
Scientific Lady" 3. "Story of a Story
Teller"
Miss Leila Richardson of Macon
delivers two lectures as follows:
l. THE Elocution of Expression; ;" 2. the
Science Of Virtue"
5. DR.. H H kSmith of Atlanta, two
lectures on THE Rhine and the Alps
These will be in continuation of the inter-
esting lecture he gave the institution last
summer.
6. Prof. S. NJ. Boboo of Hartwell, Ca,
principal af the Hartwell high school, one
lecture: How to Train Youths"
Z. J. H. Chapel, president Of the Column
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