The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-08
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
a SLATE WRITER AND MOTHER
IN THE LAWS CLUTCHES

The Chambers Scare in Crawford
County Proves Well Founded-The
Election on Water Works and
Sewers Postponed-Sharp Trick Of
a Pugilist-Sale of the Old Capitol
Furniture.
ATLANTA, GA, March 7.-Yesterdsy's
journal published an exposure Of an alleged
fraud perpetrated by Maud Jones, a slate
writer ana her mother, Mrs. Judge Ivey.
The publication resulted in the arrest of the
women to-day on a charge of cheating and
swindling. They gave bond and were re-
leased, but will be tried In few days on
the above charge, and also for doing busi-
ness without license
THE CHAMBERS SCARE.
The scare about the CHAMBERS in Crawl ri
county was not unfounded. The veterinary
surgeon sent by Commissioner Henderson
to investigate reported to-day that ne found
two mules belonging to ". II. Dent OF
Knoxville suffering from the complaint,
which had killed "a number of others. Ihey
presented well-de6ned symptoms OF
chambers, and the owner, ct the morse
Many cases are reported from the middle
and southwest sections Of the state, but no
trouble need be apprehended If prompt
me- sures are taken for the suppression OF
the disease.
AN ELECTION POSTPONED.
An election was to cave been held in this
CITY tomorrow to determine whether some
thing over $500, 600 worth of bonds should
be issued for the building OF water WORKS
and sewers. A lively newspaper discussion
has Leen going on for some time in the local
papers. some writers advocating sewers
without water works. and some water works
without sewers Ex-Mayor Hillyer, who
has taken prominent part in the discussion,
this morning sprung the point that the cleo
ton would be Illegal, because no registration
of voters has been held. City Attorney
Goodwin examined his books to-day, and
as a result the council tonight held meet
ing at which it was decided to postpone the
election indefinitely, pending decision OF
the supreme court on a case from the
Albany circuit involving a like point
SALE OF THE STATES OLD FURNITURE.
On March IS and IA the furniture of the
old capitol will be sold. The dates
were determined ON to-day, and
the advertisement has been prepared.
AHEAvY FINE.
In the city court this morning Jules Wy
ley was fined $500 and costs for assault
and battery. An old man named McGinnis
some time ago. while drunk in barroom,
missed his money, and accused Wyley Of
havi ing taken it. The latter struck him
with stick. In open court to-day he ten
dered McGinnis IS, which he said the old
man had placed in his hands for safe keep
ing, TO be called for when he grew sober.
The remarkably heavy fine was imposed
owing to the peculiar circumstances of the
case.
SHARP TRICK OF A PUGILIST
A story is going the rounds here of a
sharp trick practiced by one professional
pugilist Oh another in Augusta within the
past few days. An athlete suddenly ap-
peared in that city, who had cleaned up
everything in Birmingham and Charleston,
and he proposed to do the same for Augusta.
An Atlanta man named Dacey, who runs a
gymnasium there, accepted the invitation
OF the challenger, and under an assumed
name knocked him all to pieces. Augusta
was surprised, and pronounced the thing a
fake, and tried every way to find out how it
happened, but no explanation was forth
coming.