The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-22

End OF Long Fought Suit for DAM
ages Against Observation-Disclosures
New Insurance Company Under a
New Name-The Union Street Rail-
way Of Atlanta Sold to a North
erner.
GEORGIA
NJ. s. Merritt, an old citizen Of Atlanta,
died Wednesday.
J. n. Whiteheads grocery, near Rome,
was burned Tuesday night The loss is
$1,000.
The capital stock of the Atlanta soap
factory is to be increased from $4,000 to
Sos. 900.
w. P. Haynes, proprietor of the Haynes
house at Calhoun, died at Russellville. Ala,
day or two ago.
1t is reported as possible that the Edger-
ton house property on Fourth street, Macon,
may soon be sold for division.
Six carloads of fine horses arrived at
Columbus, Tuesday, from ali sections of
The country to enter the races, which begin
next Monday.
The families of John s. Williams and
Geo. M. Bridwell, numbering eight persons,
have left Augusta to join the Mormon
colony at Ogden, in Utah.
Arthur e. Griffith of Athens has been
SAoSOA q VI LhC oOuLhCin 4hubuul
Insurance Company of Athens, in place of
Ferdinand Phinizy, deceased.
DIR. Robert g. Cabell, the eminent sur
geon OF Richmond, Va, who died ON Satur-
day, was the father of the wife of Solicitor
General Boykin Wright, of Augusta
Mr.. Dickson of Bibb county, who it will
be remembered was badly injured in the
Hazard district few days ago by falling
tree, died at his home Monday evening.
The Central railroad has not yet paid for
the cotton that was burned in their yard at
Dawson several weeks ago, but it is thought
that the losses will be adjusted without suit.
The plans are being drawn for three
STORY building for Mrs. Helen o. Newsome,
to be located near the corner of Cherry and
Second streets, Macon. The building will
be 40x210 feet in size
Elder M. G. Huffman, of the Seventh
Day Baptists, has been assigned by his con-
ference to labor in Indiana next year, and
will preach his farewell sermon at Alpha
retta on Sunday next.
Luther Arlington OF Augusta and Miss
Katie Myers of Burke county have for
some time been in love, but the old folks
were obdurate. Wednesday they eoped
and were married.
1t is reported that Mai. Myers of Rich
land has sold 600 acres of land to the Ameri-
Gus Investment Company, and that the
company will make some extensive inn
provements about the town.
A company has been organized at Craw-
fish Springs, in Walker county, to manu-
facture cedar pencils, there being an abun-
dance Of graphite in that section which can
be gotten out at a low price.
The Union Street railroad of Atlanta.
with its rights, franchises and privileges of
all kinds, was sold Tuesday. The purchaser
is H. <. Hunter of New York, and the con-
sideration Is said to be 100000.
The adjourned inquest over the remains
of Jennie Thornton, the negro woman who
died from the effects of poison at Column
pus, Sunday morning, was concluded Tues
day, and 10 Bailey is held for murder
There were found in one night at Atlanta
recently, by actual count, 1,008 young men
in attendance at pool tables, billiard tables
and other places of the same character,
while only ia were attending church
In accordance with the long established
rule of the Agricultural society which has
obtained since the first of a long series of
state fairs, the state fair of 1890 will begin
at Macon on the fourth Tuesday in October,
which will be on the 22d of the month.
Hon. Hines L. Hill of Montezuma was
suddenly paralyzed last Saturday evening
and now lies in critical condition at his
home Mr.. Hill was gallant soldier and
is one of Montezuma's most prominent
citizens, having been mayor, sheriff and
representative.
Baldwin county will give Senator Robert
Whitfield and Representative L. W. Cal
loway grand banquet at the Milledgeville
hotel, as a tribute to their faithful services
in the general assembly, and especially for
their efforts to secure TO that city the Girls
Industrial college.
The present grand jury in Liberty county
will have to discharge the duty OF selecting
two of the county commissioners as Judge
Harden has resigned and Rev. Floyd Smell
son has moved out of the county Under
the new law the grand jury recommends
and the governor appoints.
An election took place in Rome and South
Rome wednesday on the question Of
annexation. Rome voted overwhelmingly
for annexation and South Rome voted. by
majority, the same way. This will add
fully ], 800 to Rome's population The new
territory will be known as the fifth ward.
Capt. W. A. Little of Columbus en-
phatically denies the report sent out from
Atlanta that he intends to run against
Judge Mark Blanford for associate Justice
of the supreme court He saws he has no
idea how such a report could have origi-
mated, as he has never had any such inten-
ton.
Judge Henderson, the commissioner of
agriculture, is particularly pleased with the
new law that reduces the inspection fees on
fertilizers from so cents to 10 cents a ton.
There is possibility, however, that 10
cents is a little to low, as the actual cost of
the work may vary from 90 to Is cents
per ton.
At Macon, Tuesday, John Benner DUR
chased for $4,000 the three-story brick
building known as the Ellis building. on Mul.
berry street, and which has been occupied
by the Benner Brothers many years as a
saloon and restaurant The building was
purchased of Charlie ELS and Mrs William
Bearden.
Large parties of negroes from North
Carolina are passing through Georgia en-
route to Arkansas and Mississippi, where
great inducements"-onp aper-are offered
them by railroad land agents and others. A
good many South Carolina negroes emf
grated, but a majority seem to be from the
"Old North State"
As the Middle Georgia Military College
at Milledgeville has surrendered the prop
erty designated for the Girls Industrial col
lege, the citizens of that enterprlsing town
are moving to supply the loss. One mer-
chant generously offers to give $3.50 to help
build new barracks for the cadets, and the
movement will probably be successful.
An adjourned term of the superior court