The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Trinity Church at Atlanta Clears on
a Big Debt in a Few Minutes-A Me-
Rress Kills Fer Husband Near Bron-
wood-Meeting Of the Railroad Tele-
graphers at Macon.
GEORGIA
The council has elected T. NJ. Tichnor
Temporary treasurer Of the city Of Albany.
II is estimated that Liberty county has
this wear spent $40, 900 for mules and horses.
C. Il. HYDE of Wadley has been licensed
to preach by the Atlanta presbytery. and
viii fill a monthly appointment at Wadley.
Officers Kemp and McLarty of Albany
have been found guilty of malpractice in
office by the mayor and council, and sus-
pended from the force for thirty DAYS.
The state Sunday school convention,
which convenes at Townsville to-day, is
composed of Sunday school workers of the
various evangelical churches, and its OBJ
feet is to promote Sunday school work in
the state. 1t is thought that between 200
and 800 persons will attend.
Sunday afternoon about O'Clock several
little boys were passing Mitchells mill at
Americas, when they heard a futtering in
the water. Looking around they
found that three large fish had stranded
in the shallow water and were
struggling to regain the depths. The
boys quickly secured the 1nny prizes and
bore them home. The smallest fish weighed
two and half pounds and the largest five.
The Order of Railway Telegraphers,
Division ia. Of Macon, had a meeting
Monday night, attended by about thirty
members. J. j. Rooney Of Hawkinsville
land j. A. Jefries of Wrightsvilie were
elected as delegates to attend the annual
meeting of the grand division of their
order. which convenes in New York June
49, An earnest effort will be made to Sc
Acure the holding of the next grand division
meeting In Macon. If this move is success
full it will bring about 1900 visitors to the
city.
DR.. Heidi preached strong sermon at
Trinity church at Atlanta Sunday on the
duty Of giving. At the conclusion of the
sermon the doctor stated that the church
was in debt about $4,000, and he wanted
the congregation to raise that amount at
once. Z. Z. Rawson started the subscrip-
+ tion with $500. He was followed by G. T.
Dodd, E. P. Chamberlin, George Muse, w.
A. Hemphill, w. p. Patilo and +. M.
sCoker with $500 each. Others followed
with liberal subscriptions, and the amount
was raised in few minutes.
Green Mullins, VIGOROUSLY bad negro,
was killed by his wife on the planta-
ton of j. w. Gammage, near BronWood,
Saturday night. Mullins was very cruel to
his wife, having beaten her inhumanly
several times lately, and it was on this
account she deserted him and went to her
; brothers house for protection. Mullins,
finding she was there, broke into the house
with the aid of two accomplices, and with
drawn pistol was dragging her out, it il
believed, to kill her, when she snatched q
pistol lying near her and shot him. He ran
few yards and fell dead. The coroner;
} jury rendered verdict of Unsuitable homi-
eide, which the negroes to a man heartily
approve.
The sophomores of Emory College at Ok.
ford spoke for places Friday, the following
being chosen commencement declaimers
r. N. r. Bardwell, Talbotton, Ca NJ. T.
Cleckly, Augusta, Ga. 20. +. Cook, Way
cross, Ga. !; j. r. Dykes, Marshallville, G a.
w. G. Crawley, Newton county, Ga. j. T.
Fakes, Oxford, Ga. F. b. Murph, Marshall.
vile, Ga. NJ M. Parks, Oxford, Ga j. A
Sharp, Georgia, J. S. Sherman, Lumpkin
Ga. The sub-freshmen were also awarded
their places, the following being appointed
w. G. Shankle, Harmony Grove, Ga. B
Davies, Atlanta, Ga. W. II. Budd, Mont
gomery county, Ga; G. NJ. WOODWARD
Kentucky; &. w. Haynie, Nashville, Tenn.
j. w. Lowry. Georgia; W. D. Miller, Au
gusta, Ga. : r. G. Byrd, Tallahassee, Fla
o. c. Smith, Georgia. B. c. McMichael
bonneville. Ca; J. Parks. Oxford, Ga.
w. Il. Thompson, Seneca, S. G.