The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-22
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
a WOMAN KILLED BIZ sTRYCH-
NINE AT STONE MOUNTAIN.


Poison Administered By a Daughter,
Who Mistook it for Calomel-Meet-
ing Of the Trustees Of the Coufedor-
ate Home-A Verdict for the Amount
Lost in a Sleeping Car Robbery.
ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. 2i.-At Stone Noun
tain, Mrs. Jessie Hanie, wife Of stone
cutter, was by mistake given a dose Of
strychnine by her daughter, Mrs Mary
Hlll, and died IN a short time from the eff
fleets. in. great agony. Mrs Hanie was sick
during the day. and at night sent to her
daughter. living near by. for calomel Mrs
Hill. by mistake, brought a package Of
strychuine Ter husband had procured TO
liu dogs. aud administered It to her mother.
ii :. Hanie soon complained of fearful
PAINS snd. in spite Of prompt medical at
tention, died at 30 O'Clock. She was dead
when her husband returned from work.
TIE CONFEDERATE HONE.
The boa-d of rustees Of the Confederate
Soldiers Home Of Georgia hal an important
raseting at the capitol to-day. Judge
low ndes Of Calhoun was elected president,
t. FL the vacancy caused by the death #
1dr. Grady. The charter was accepted.
The CO.. tract made By the construction
committee Tor the erection Of the main
building was approved. as We're also the
bonds of the contractors and architect. The
contract was LET TO an Atlanta firm at 80,
COO. The Contractors have completed the
f1undat DIS and are to finish the building
July l, next
TAXES on A BRIDGE.
The bridge acaoss the Chattahoochee
river at EGfaula is before the controller
g q Oua~ffnu of IhgTa * bllI
one span OF the bridge on the Alabama
side, but il is owned by the city of Eufaula
The tax has always been successfully re
sisted on the grou d that il is public
bridge, and the recent legislature exempted
such property ON fu ure taxes. The
f9uitman county tax collector now demands
back taxes on the ground that public
bridges elonging to another state were not
exempted under the old law. The quez-
tdon has been submitted TO the attorney
general.
THE STATE ENCAMPMEST.
The sdjutant general has called a special
sneeting of the militia y advisory GARD to
meet at the capitol on Jan. Is. TO open the
t)ids for the site of the military encamp-
Inent 1t is understood that only one bid
has been submitted.
LEVIEs ON A RAILROAD.
The controller general has been served
with a notice of an order granted by Judge
Miller, tempo arily restraining the state
authorities from enforcing levies on the
Union passenger and Southwestern freight
doDots at Macon. The controller and the
sheriff of BIB county are cited
&c appear in Macon on Feb. l
tfnd show cause why the injunction prayed
for by the Central ard Southwestern rail-
roads to rest ain the collection of the license
tax for operating foreign sleepers should
not be granted.
MARIETTA RAILROAD BONDS.
1t is prot able that the treasurer will to-
morrow turn over to the Marietta and
North Georgia Railroad Company the
$4,000 worth of bonds of that corporation
held oy he state in conformity with the
ret Of 1885. ordering their surrender.
The ustees of the Georgia Normal and
Industrial school meet here for the first
t. me tomorrow to organize.
SUED A SLEEPING CAR COMPANY.
This morning W. H. Preston obtained a
verdict for SIS against the Pullman Car
Company in Justices court. Mr.. Preston
hat May went TO bed on one of the Gem
l3any's sleepers with $40 and railroad
Jacket, for which he paid SIS. IN his pocket
During the night he was robbed, and out of
iIbe robbery grew the suit, the company
lsaving declined TO make good Mr.. Prestons
loss.
Ore negro and seven white couples were
granted divorces in the superior court to-
day, chiefly On the grounds Of desertion and
infidelity.
Adiutant General Kell has ordered an
election for captain of the Waycross Guards
on Jan. IS