The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-10
THE POINT 0VERRULED.
GOV. GORDON HEARS The CANAL
COMPANY'S PROTEST.

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WI Peek of Rockdale Succeeds Col.
Corput as President OF the AL .ance
Exchangs-Ktned by a Train Geor-
gia Crops.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 9-The governor
heard to-day argument Of counsel for the
Suwannee c nal Compa y, which yester-
day protested against the extension Of time
for the reception Of bids for the Oketnokee
swamp. and demanded that such'as resolved
be opened al once. and the contract awarded
them under the act unless more THAI l253
cents was legally offered by other bidders.
The attorney general and Capt. Henry
jackson also argued the case, the latter IN
the interest Of one Of certain new bidders.
The governor, after considering the matter,
overruled the point raised by the canal
company. and ordered taat bids be ad-
vertised for afresh. Under the new adver-
tisement March - will be the day for open
ing bids. The time for reception expires at
10 O'Clock a. n.
COL. CoRPUT's SUCCESSOR.
The dire tors of the farmers alliance ex-
change met to-day at the klmbail house
and received and accepted Z j. Corrupt
resignation, and elected W. L. Peek OF
Rocklale president The directors passed
resolutions coulplimenting the retiring OH
cial. Col. CORRUPT gives as reasons for his
resignation. that it was necessary to neglect
his own business to attend 10 the duties OF
the office. and his family IS left unprotected
during his frequent visits TO Atlanta. His
health, 100. is unequal to the exactions OF
the position.
PAID THE REWARD.
A. NJ Shelton today paid 800 reward
for the apprehension of Dan Reed lcoloredl,
charged with the murder Of King Smith,
another negro, IN Wilkinson county, last
September.
THE DALE CASE CONTINUED.
The case against Rev W. r. Dale has
been continued until August. Dale hopes
to prove on the trial that he was in Europe
during the time that Nutall was pursuing
his lively career in North Carolina.
CRUSHED UNDER THE WHEELS.
James j. Harris, a car coupler of the
Central railroad, was run over to-day by a
train in the company's yards, and killed in
stautly. 1t seems that Harris was caught
between two cars, knocked down, and
crushed under the wheels. Nobody wit
messed the accident but another yardman
heard Harris screams just after seeing
Harris signal the engineer to back the cars.
He ran TO the spot, aud found the corpse.
A NEGRO BADLY HURT.
A negro named George Beavers was hurt
at a crossing by the Central railroad train
so seriously that he is thought to be dying.
Beavers received internal injuries, and
several ribs we're broken. The chances for
his recovery are poor.
SENT TO THE COAL MINES.
De-, III I, ;. -,
Grants park last summer, because be found
her waikiki z with a member Of the legisla-
ture, was sent to the Dade coal mines,
accompanied by Glenn McCord, twice con
victed of perjury in the motor Gus Eddie
man murder trial which started a series of
burnings in elfigy, the last Of which threat
eoed to plunge the city into a bloody race
riot.
A YOUTHFUL BURGLAR.
John Strickland, years old, was tried
to-day for burglary, and clearly proven
guilty but discharged on account of his
youth.
GEORGIA CROPS.
Commissioner Henderson has issued a
supplemental crop report for December.
The yield of cotton was: In North Georgia
20, Middle Georgia 05 East Georgia "a,
Southwest Georgia 96, Southeast Georgia
81, for the whole state IS. In some localities
the crop was badly damaged by cater
pillars. All sections report excellent corn
crops, the average in the state being 103.
The average for oats is 50, rice 81. The
departments correspondents report good
results from experiments with garden seed
furnished by the commissioner, and increas-
ing interest in grass culture, fruit growing,
stock raising, and forestry. The report
states that tie difference in cash and time
prices for bacon aud corn has been lessened,
a another significant fact developed is
that while the Indebtedness of farmers is
10 per cent. less, their condition is 10 per
cent. improved. FIT y-three per cent of
the cotton crop is wrapped in cotton bag
ging.