The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-18
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
Decisions HANDED DOWN BY
THE SUPREME COURT.

The Interesting Case of jenkins vs.
Jenkins-Meeting of the Conference
Committees of the Northern ana
Southern Branches of the Presoy-
terrain Church-A Girl Runs Away
with Married Man.
ATLANTA, GA, April 1.-THE following
supreme court decisions were handed down
to-day:
Hamilton VS.. Phillips, from DeKalb. Re-
versed.
Allen VS.. Brown, from Douglas. Affirmed.
Jenkins VS.. Jenkins, from Fulton.
Affirmed. The last is an interesting case.
John R. Jenkins and his wife, Theresa,
came to Atlanta from Staten Island several
years ago. Two years after they separated,
jenkins agresing to pay her monthly sum
for the support of herself and children.
Before long Jenkins proposed to an Atlanta
widow, Mrs. Josie Christie, and they were
publicly married. The first wife then sued
for alimony and was granted SIS per month,
which the supreme court sustained. Pend
ing these proceedings jenkins was indicted
for blgamy, tried and acquitted.
THE PREsBYTERIANs.
The conference committee appointed last
year by the northern and southern assem-
bhes of the Presbyterian church held their
fret meeting in New York in January and
adjourned to meet in Atlanta to-day. The
committees are in session here now with
the following present:
Northern-Drs. j. I. Smith of Balti-
more, D. c. Marquis of Chicago, W. Z.
Moore of Columbus, O. j. T. Leftwich Of
d. Npunr Of I.DulSVllla
Ky; r. NJ. Patterson of Philadelphia,
Charles S. Thompson of New York, G. S.
Pomeroy of Cleveland, o. Elders: s. Nj.
Breckenridge of st. Louis, j. H. Baldwin
of Pittsburg, H. M Knox of st. Paul.
Southern-Drs. R. Wilson of Clarksburg,
Tenn. J. D. Witherspoon Of Louisville, KY. !;
NJ. D. Hoge of Richmond, Va; &. b.
Strickler and J. N. Craig of Atlanta; W.
H. Houston of Baltimore; c. A. StiHman
of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Elders: T. j. Kirk
patrick of Lynchburg, Va; A. w. Machen
of Baltimore: NJ. c. Pheeters of ST. Louis
and d. n. Kennedy.
The main object of the conference here is
the consideration of the best method for
cooperation in mission work. The session
will last several days.
DOVER AND sTATEsBoRo ROAD.
There was filed with the secretary Of
state to-day certified copy OF the record
of the meeting of the directors Of the Dover
and Statesboro railroad April 4, when
resolution was adopted under section 1859
of the code to extend the road. 1t is pro-
posed to extend from Excelsior, in Bulloch
county, through Reidsville, In Tattnall,
and through Tattnall, Appling and Pierce
counties to Waycross, a distance of ninety
miles, and from Dover, through Screven
county, to the most convenient and suitable
point on the south bank of the Savannah
river, twenty-five miles The directors
have complied with the statutes by adopt
ing a resolution and certifying it to the
secretary of state, and can extend at once
The certified record was signed by Presi
dent Fred T. Lockhart and Secretary J. E.
Hogan.
MADE A STATE DEPOSITORY.
The Bank of Townsville, having filed
al approved bond of $4,000 as required by
law, was to-day designated by the COVER
nor a state depository for the counties of
Thomas, Decatur, Miller, Mitchell, Baker,
Colquitt, Brooks, Lowndes, Berrien,
Echols and Clinch. A proclamation has
been issued directing the tax collectors of
those counties to deposit public funds in
this bank.
RAN AWAY WITH A MARRIED MAN.
James Young, a married. man, and Miss
Bobbie Bane of West Point we're arrested
here last night at the request of the West
Point authorities, the young woman's fam
ily having discovered that the couple were
here together. Miss Bane was taken in
charge by her father this afternoon, and
Young was sent to West Point tonight.