The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-19

Bridal Presents that the Daughter
of the Confederacy VIII Receive-A
Man Killed by Train Near Forsyth
While Drunk.
GEORGIA.
Capt. Ossian Hanks, formerly Of Darlen,
died at Jersey City, n. j., few days ago.
The completion OF the school house at
Adel is delayed on account of a lack of
funds.
The Southern Travellers Association is
discussing the question of O picnic and
excursion TO Milledgeville at an early date.
A true bill for forgery has been found
against Harry Frank, the Atlanta ticSet
scalper, in whose possession was found coun-
terfeit railroad dies.
The steeple or tower of All Saints Episco-
pal church, in Sylvania, was struck by
lightning last Wednesday night, but the
building sustained only slight damage.
A horse belonging to Fire Chief o. T.
Kenan of Macon died Friday of lockjaw.
Several days ago a nail was driven in one
of its feet, and this was not discovered until
TOO late.
First Lieut.. E. t. winn of the LaGrauge
Light Guards announced to the company
last week that he had forwarded his resigna-
tion to Gov. Gordon, and that it had been
accepted.
Dr. James A. Minis bought horse from
Mr.. j. I. Walker at Sylvania last week,
and started it for his place on Mobley's
Pond, but it was taken sick at Alitchellton
and died that night.
A number of gentlemen from various
places and different states have made APP
plication for the principalship of Lumpkin
high school. The election VIII occur on the
first Saturday in June.
CHI
In G. P. Johnson's saloon at Atlanta about
a year ago, for which he was sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment for manslaughter,
is dying of blood poisoning
Gordon White was tried and convicted
at Fort Gaines Friday of ravishing Minnie
Glen Adams. daughter of 4. ID. Adams.
White was sentenced TO hang June II. The
jury was out only five minutes. The crime
was committed May 2.
A young man named Rice. who resides
near Graves station, in Terrell county, had
some trouble with two negro women on his
place few days ago, in which one of them
hit him on the arm with hoe, cutting an
ugly cash and chipping out piece of the
bone.
w. j. Pirkle, one Of the sureties on the
bond of I. A. Burgess, tax collector Of For
syth county, having given notice that he
wished TO be relieved from liability as a
bondsman, the governor has called upon
Mr.. Burgess to make a new bond within
ten days.
Miss Winnie Davis will receive novel
bridal present from Atlanta. Mai Sidney
Root is having an old fashioned country
gourd trimmed and braced with silver and
will forward it to be used as a wall orna-
ment or a drinking cup. Mai. Root re-
CARDS gourd as fitting emblem Of the
''Old South"
Near Forsyth, Friday afternoon at 4
O'clock, train No. AZ ran over and killed
David Phinazee Mr.. Phinazee was under
the influence of whisky and met the train
In cut in trout OF t. E. Fletcher's and
failed to get off the track. The engineer
blew the whistle three times, but Mr.. Phin-
azee failed to heed the warning.
Mrs. Maud JONES' spiritualist and slate
writer, arrived in Atlanta recently. A
person who was convinced that she could
not do what she claimed paid her 81 for q
seance in order to make case against her
for fraud. Judge Van Epps has just de-
cided that the claimant can not recover her
money because he knew when he paid it
that the woman's representations were
false.
Waynesboro True Citizen: A number
Of prominent farmers have written the ordi-
nary of the county urging him not to call
an election on the whisky question. They
believe that the abolition Of whisky has
greatly benefited the county, and deprecate
any action that has any tendency toward
its resurrection. Judge Brinson will be
compelled TO order an election, provided the
parties applying comply with the require
ments of the law.
Americas Recorder: Coroner j. b. Parker
met with an accident Wednesday afternoon
which will probably MAIN him for life. The
accident occurred while at work on his
farm in the Twenty-eighth district In
fixing mis- beegums, the knife which he was
using accidentally struck his left hand. The
weapon was very sharp one, and in the
single stroke completely severed the index
finger from the hand at the third joint. All
the other fingers were cut very deeply,
and it is feared that they may have to be
amputated.