The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-19
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
BALE OF TIE OLD CAPITOL AND
TIE OKEFNOKEE

Joel Hurt Purchases the Building for
s125,C COO. and VIII Turn it Over TO
Atlanta for q City Hall-A Syndicate
Of -Four Buys the Swamp for % i-2
Cents an acre.
ATLANTA. Ga. March 1s.-The old cap
i-ol Of the state was sod TINS morning at
xublic outcrv for Sl25, 800 70 Joel Hurt Of
Atlanta. who stated at the time that he
would transfer the property 70 tie city for
the price paid, if desired The building viii
urobably be converted into a city hall At
a recent meeting of the council a committee
was Instructed to attend the sale IN behalf
OF the municipality and purchase it, pro
vidiag the property did not bri z too high
fame. Last night the aldermanic board
refuse1 o incur in the resolution, but al
special IUa 'iug this afternoon that body
reconsid. ed its action and recommended
that the building be purchased for the city's
Use from Mr.. Hurt al the amount
OF his bid. Only two bids were offered on
the property, and both were with the IN
ders anding that the city should have the
option to buy from the successful bidder at
the purchase price, This is supposed TO
have kept bidding down. as there was
strong desire to see the city secure tie old
state house, the central location Of which
makes it very desirable for municipal
offices.
SALE OF THE oKEFINoKEE-
The bids for the Okefinokee swamp were
opened this morning. There were four II
all
The BID of Frank Coke, P. u. B. Young,
ard Henry jackson, of date Jan z, 1890,
was Is cents per acre.
That of Frank Coke. P. NJ B. Young.
and Henry Jackson, dated Jan 5, 1880, was
Is ITO cents per acre.
That of Frank Cyxe, Marshal A Phillips,
II. S. Little, p NJ. B. Young. and Henry
jackson made March Is, 1870, was 261z ceats
per acre.
That of James l. White, made March is.
1890, was 251% cents per acre.
The comp any offe ing 26JI cents was
formally declared the highest bidder. and
wa Incorporated under the pro- isio0s OF
the act Of General ASSEMBLE, approved Oct.
%, 1889, as 1.-The Suwannee Canal Com
pany,n with all the rights and privileges
conferred by the act.
WILL REALIZE A FORTUNE
James S. johnson, a civil engineer who
has rece ltly made an extensive examine
ton Of the swamp, is here. He SAYS the new
owners will realize enormous fortunes He
adds that the draining ca1 be begun for
$4,000, and completed for $50. 90. The
timber alone, he declares, VIII reimburse
the outlay Of the purchasers. he found
muck on the surface six fee. deep, under
laid by Fl m o1nd Thsre are $4,000
acres, f. addition 70 half as much now Occu-
pied by squat ers Mr.. johnson says tia
to bis favorable estimate Of the value Of the
property the large price paid is probably
due.
HEIRS TO FoRTUNE
A family here named Fisher who ara in
humble circumstances have discovered that
they are descended from German baron Of
the same name, who, finding himself an exile
from the fatheriand for poacbihg on the i'm
perial preserve came 10 this country years
ago and accumulated fortune Of $50. 0JO-
600 In Virginia Gen. Estes Of Washington,
is said 70 be looking up the heirs for
this enormous sum, aud more than half a
dozen claimants have materiolized in
Georgia. They are DR.. r. A. Shine of
Albany, John and Lewis Fisher and their
sister of Atlanta, r. p. Fisher of Cooo
county, Uriah and Sylvester Fisher and two
sisters OF Greene county.
PECULIAR ORIGIN OF A FIRE.
It is supposed that fire which occurred
here yesterday owed its origin to globe for
goldfish which had been filed with water and
left in the sun by tie mistress OF the house.
According to the theory the rays were con-
centrsted as in the case of sun-glass, and
set the carpet afire.
ARRESTED FOR ARSON.
Lucy Oliver was arrested to-day for arson.
She was member of negro family who
lived next door to another with whom they
quarreled. TIE divers moved away in
consequence, but the girl having been sent
To clean the vacant room this morning, set
fire to the house and tried TO burn up her
Troublesome Deighbors.
ALLIANCE DELEGATES.
A number Of delegates to the interstate
alliance meeting TO be held here tomorrow
to discuss the cotton bagging question have
arrived IN the city. Among them are:
Ger. Stockhouse, president of the South
Carolina state alliance; 4. ID. A. Dune an,
president Of the ALLIANCES commercial agency
of Texas; MIR. Gleason Of the Florida
allia &c, Mr.. Cooper of that Of Mississippi,
and w. j. WAGON, prominent alliance
official from Tallahassee. Many more dele
gates were expected in the city tonight
with President Polk, but a wreck on the
Air Line delayed the whole party, and they
are not now looked for till o'clock In the
morning.
MAIL CARRIER ARRESTED.
n. D. Martin, negro mail carrier, con-
nected with the Atlanta postoffice, was ar
res ed yesterday for tampering with regis
tered letters
DRUNKEN MAN CLUBBED.
Charles Walker, a countryman who lives
near Atlanta, was arrested today by
Mounted Officer Phillips for being drunk
and very disorderly on Peachtree street.
Walker resisted and fight ensued, IN which
the officer used his club. The beating suf-
fered by the prisoner was so severe that he
had to be sent to the hospital.