The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-23
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
THE DIRECTORS or TIE NORMAL
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS MEET

". 7. Atkinson Elected President and
r. N. Lamar secretary-Result Of the
Drawing for Germs-Argument in
the Steering Car Tax Case-suicide
in a Barroom.
ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. 22.-The board Of
directors If the Georgia No NAL ard Indus
trisl College for the education Of white
girls OF The STATE, assembled at the capital
to-day anu organized by electiug ". y.
Atkinson OF Cove a, as president, and X.
y. Lamar Of Baldwin, as secretary. The
director then drew lots for the different
terms fxed for the first op )ointeas with the
following result: For two years A. y. At
kiuson Of Coweta and r. G. dIBignon OF
Chat am; for four years Speaker A. 5. Clay
Of Cobb. and T. F. Newell Of 3 ldwin; for
six years, P-trick Walsh Of Richmond, and
Richard n. Lamar Of Bald in. The full
term Of fuiu appointeas will be six years.
BIZ. Atkinson was comphmented with an
unanimous elec ion as president as
author Of the act establishing the college.
Every mem er II the board was present
and al spoke hopefully and contiden IL OF
the successful inaugura 10 and maintenance
of the institl ton The directors received
their commissions from the governor ana
adjourned TO meet Feb.l at Mile lge-
vile, where g. act locates the c'l eye. The
directors have in hand t, establish d
opeI ate the college $4,000 do ated b. Mil
ledgeville and So. coo from the state eppro-
praiion, to- ether with the states pro erty
at Mllledgevile, consisting If the executive
mansion wiki two acres and the peniten-
tiary property with twenty acre.
THE SLEEPING CAR TAX.
In the United States court to-day John
S. Runuels. If Chicago, general cou sci for
the Pullman Palace Car Company,
Pulln an Southtrh Company, filed bill to
restrain the controller &c eral from coll
lecting the sleeping car tax. alegirg it to
be a specific tax against EN-, and NJ other
company. and, therefore, u constitutional.
A temporary o der was granted and the
hearing set for APP il /. Mr.. Runnells said
TO the controller, later, that his companies
were will z to Jay any just and reasonable
tax, but believed is u just and dscrim-
mating, and would resist 1t to the last.
NEW NEGRO LAWYER.
A. B. Walker ( olored), a native of
Canada who received a law diploma at the
National university at Washington, and
afterward practiced some year at ST. Johns,
New Brunswick, has moved to Atlanta to
engage in his pr fesson Before he could
tain OBJ tacles his way, Tn. law provides
that no foreigner can practice in tie courts
without a tNo years residence i'll tue
United States, and a declaration that he
int dS to remain. Wake who as ex-
cellent references from high Cauadi IN
officials, and Is veil educa ed, says he will
stay t cut and will probably apply to the
next legislature for a special act
HUSBANDS AFFECTIONS ALIENATED.
Mrs Katie L. Stewart file suits in the
city court to-day, claiming $4,000 da nages
aRai st Martha Stewart for alternating the
affections f her husband, A. T. Sic art.
NEW SEWING MACHINE COMPANY.
The Foley & Williams Manufacturing
Company of Cincinnati, sewing machines,
which has never before done business in
Georgia, was granted license by the con-
troller to-day.
The fol owing supreme court decisions
were ha ded down to d ".
SavanI ah, Americas. and Montgomery
railroad VS.. Fort; from Sumter. Affirmed.
d ger vs. Wilson; from Greene. AT
firmed.
SUICIDE IN A SALOON.
About O'CLOCK toni bit an unknown
man entered David Hollis bar, No. l6 Ma
rietta street, aud, without drinking, asked
If he might warm. he sat at the owe a
few mi utes very quietly, and then walked
TO the re r, steppi G upon little vera da.
Scarcely a moment elaUsed before the re-
port Of a pistol was heard by persons In the
bar. Investigation disclosed the man out
stretched on tae floor dead, D stol wound
in his right temple, and pistol lying by has
side. No one in the crowd, which soon
gathered, was able to identify the
deceased. When the coroner came
he searched the pockets, finding nothing
but small purse, containing no money
but a few papers FRI m whicn il was
gathered that the dead man was G. II.
Koff from Sum er, S. C. He was appar-
entity Of middle age. His face was dark
and covered with a brown beard He " as
poorly dres ell and identity in destitute
circumstances. He nad appeared o ce be-
fore at the same Tar, but did not drink, aud
several times within two weeks past had
visited a restaurant near by for his meals
where he did not appear to be drii king, but
acted fiigh =. The body as removed to
an undertaker's, where an inqdest was held
There he deceased was identified as A. c.
II. hopff, forme " of Sumter, S. c., where
he was bookkeep-r. The coroner's verdict
was suicide. The remains will re held for
relatives or friends if they can be heard
from.
MORE ABOUT HIS HABITS.
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 90. 5 A. Mater
information about KopR i that be was a
mason in good standing in Sumter, where
he has lived all his life, and where he has a
mother and sitter in good circumstances.
He was bookkeeper for a c. Solomon, and
came away three weeks aga. He was
known as quiet, inotfensive man. He
was in the habit of disappearing from home
occasionally, aud probably nothing was
known by mis- people of his last disappear
ance or his condition, or assistance would
been given him.
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