The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-11
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
a RUMOR THAT COMMISSIONERS
ERWIN WILL RESIGN.


Judge Allen Fort Mentioned as His
Successor - special Registrations
Necessary for Elections on Issuing
Bonds-The Oyster Beds Survey
Decisions of the Supreme Court.
ATLANTA. Ga, March 10.-It is rumored
that Col. Alexander Erwin will follow the
example of Mai. Wallace and resign from
the railroad commission. Judge Allen Fort
in mentioned in the same quiet way as his
probable successor, or at least as desiring
the appointment.
SPECIAL REGISTRATION NECESSARY.
The supreme court to-day reversed the
Judgment of the court below in the Albany
case, on account of which the proposed
election on bonds in Atlanta was recently
declared off. The court ruled that when an
election is to be held to decide whether bonds
shall be issued and the public debt increased,
special registration of the qualified voters
should be had prior to the election.
THE OYSTER SURVEY.
Ensign ]. c. Drake of the United States
coast and geodetic survey has notified Gov.
Gordon that the oyster survey In Georgia
waters has been completed. Accompany
ing the ensign's letter comes a set Of duph-
cate projection charts. The officer regrets
that he is unable to furnish copy of the
report of the survey. He says, however, that
it will doubtless soon be published in the
form of bulletin.
CONTROLLER MASON IN TOWN.
J. W. Mason, controller of internal
revenue, is in the city, and to-day went
through and examined the federal offices
here. He will leave Atlanta tomorrow.
A petition will probably be presented to
obtain the pardon Of John Swift of Ebert
county. who at the age of Is was given a
twenty years sentence for assault with in
tent to murder. His extreme youth at the
time of his conviction will be the ground.
The assertion that Senator Brown will be
ia the race for the senatOrship at the expira-
ton of his present term is emphatically
denied by him.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The following supreme court decisions
were handed down to-day:
Holenshead VS.. the town Of Lincolnton,
from Lincoln Dismissed.
Lamar VS.. Sheppard; from Sumter.
Affirmed.
versed.
Boyce VS.. Poor; from Decatur. At
firmed.
versed.
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
vs.. Steenenger; from Decatur. Affirmed.
WEIGH vs. Agar; from Dougherty. Re
versed
Preston VS.. the Central railroad; from
Dougherty. Reversed
Pendleton Bros. VS.. johnson & Harris;
from Dodge. Affirmed.
Standard Machine Company VS.. Holton;
from Mitchell Reversed.
Williams VS.. Donaldson, assignee; from
Decatur. Affirmed.
Forester VS.. Tiff; from Doughsrty. Re-
versed
Fields VS.. Carlton; from Dougherty. At
firmed.
Western Union Telegraph Company VS..
Carroll; from Thomas. Affirmed with
directions
Collins VS.. Wilcox; from Pulaski. At
frmed.
Houser VS.. Williams; from Talbot Re
versed
Allen VS.. Pearce; from Talbot. Reversed.
Castleberry, ordinary, VS.. jefferson; from
Chattahoochee. Affirmed.
Gibson vs. Cohen; from Talbot. Affirmed
Hudson VS.. Hudson, administrator; from
Muscogee. Dismissed.
Scaife vs. Emmons; from Mitchell. At
frmed.
Fleming vs. the city of cambridge; from
Decatur. Dismissed.
Rouse, Hempstone & Co. VS.. Frank g.
Co.; from Decatur. Affirmed.
Banks VS.. Morgan; from Dougherty,
Reversed.
Stephens vs.; the mayor of Albany; from
Dougherty. Reversed
Thomas VS.. the state; from Early.
Jacobus VS.. Wood; from Pulaski
Affirmed