The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-02
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
THE NEW RAILROAD COMMIS-
sIONER TAKES THE OATH.


Campaign-Secretary OF state Bar
nett Dangerously nl-Fulton's Dis
reputable Jail-Buck Goes TO Wash
ing3on to Back Davis.
ATLANTA. Ga. Fe1. Col J. w. Rob
ertson. the new railroad commissioner,
reached the city this morning aud took tae
oath Of Office in tle presence of the gov
ernor. The railroad commission then held a
meeting. and after effecting its Teorgsniza-
ton. elected Commissioner Trammel, the
senior member, chairman. Col. Robertson
thinks of removing TO Atlanta, but has not
vet dec.ded to s.. lie went up to Marietta
this afternoon to spend Sunday with his
family. lie says he is 50 years old, and not
over 60, as lie has been reported.
MCRDER AT WEST END.
Edward Lockett murdered another negro
named Dan Platt, at West End this morn
ing. Lockett got into a row with negro
woman who occupied room in the rear OF
u residence there, about daylight. She
screamed for help, and Patt VINO was pass
ing, rushed from the street into the yard
and interfered to prevent violence. Lockett
became enraged and assaulted Piatt with
knife, cutting him to death. The coroners
Jury pronounced the killing murder.
PRoHBITIONIsTS REORGANIzE.
The prohibitionists have reOrganIzsd here
under the title of The Club of 1890" and
they appear 10 mean business. The club has
engaged q column IN the Journal, which
will weekly be filed with temperance cam
paign matter until the next liquor contest
which is evidently now brewing, can be
settled. The club processes to be composed
of men with money, brains, and backbone,
and is organized to create a strong tenn
perance spirit in Atlanta and fight tle sale
of liquor In its column, issued to-day, the
organization. through its president, A.
A. Murphey, after announcing the general
manifesto of the clubs aims and objects, re
produces q long list of recent newspaper
clippings. detailing cases in which the use
of LIQUOR has led to death and murder. ne
Eddlemau-Gresham killing occupies con
spicUOus place. Ii is SAID that the old Nj.
a. B. s will at once reorganize TO oppose
the efforts of the 1890 men. 1t was hoped
that contests over the liquor question were
Il matter of the past in this city. The pub
; lcation has created a local sensation.
AN ELECTION FOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
The adiutant general has ordered an
election to be held on Feb Is for lleuten-
ant colonel OF the Seventh Georgia bat
talon, composed of the Albany, Thomas
Vile. Dawson and Fort Gaines Guards, and
the Valdosta Nidettes
The rosters of the Twenty-ninth and
Thirty-fifth regiments Of Georgia confed-
crate infantry have been received from
Washington.
SECRETARY BARNETT ILL.
Hon. Nathan c. Barnett. the veteran Sec
rotary OF State, is reported dangerously i'll.
His advanced age IS years, fills his friends
with grave apprshensionS whenever he is
seriously indisposed.
FULToN's JAIL.
The recent recommendation by the grand
fury of this county that a new jail be at
once erected and new jailer employed, has
been a fruitful theme of comment of late,
The sheriff claims that the best that can
possibly be done under the circumstances is
beng done for the accommodation of the
prisore rs, but the weight of evidence points
Il the fact that the Fulton county jail is a
mere death trap. From four to six per-
sons are confined in each cell of ten
by twelve feet These cramped
quarters are insufficiently ventilated, and
tie plum bling Is such as t. admit sewer gas.
When turned into 1e corridors black and
white prisoners are Unfortunately mixed.
Vermin, filth, unwholesome fare, and
viIainous cooking are also complained Of,
auG the imperative need will doubtless
bring about tne erection Of a new and better
Jail IN the near future.
BUCK WORKING FOR MAT DAVIS.
Col. E. A. Buck has gone to Washington,
presumably to urge the appointment Of
Mat Davis to the Athens postmastership.
This he viii probably succeed in, il the re-
ported agreement between him and Presi-
dent Harrison mas actually been consum-
mated The-colonel islsaid to have been
busily engaged of late in calling upon all
republicans of note in Georgia to
write TO Postmaster General Wanna
maker, and urge Davis appoint
ment Bill Pledger is supposed to
have been acting rs deputy for Col Buck
at the national capital, and there is q cur
rent report that he will gather in the
Brunswick poStoffice as his share of the
spoils. If seat there, rumor says he may
meet a warmer reception than he contem-
plates al he hands of the Brunswick white
people. News was received here to-day of
Pledger's sudden and unaccounted for dis
appearance from Washington.
GOING TO COLUMBUS
C. A. Niles. who so long represented the
MORNING NEWS in Atlanta, goes to Column
bus tomorrow to assume an editorial posi-
ton on the Enquiref-San.
DEATH OF MRS. ALEXANDER.
Mrs. Hooper Alexander, formerly Mis-:
May Field, daughter of Judge j. w. Field
of Colum us, Miss, and a niece of Judge
George Hillyer of Atlanta, died here las
night after a brief illness.
THE SOUTHERN TRAVELLERS.
A meeting of the Southern Travellers
Association was held here tonight, to ar
range the details for the association con
Vention, to be held here in May.
4 CHECK FOR THE FUND.
James F. O'Neil, the actor, signed check
to-day for 500, which he contributed K
the Grady monumental fund.
A REPORTER BRINGS SUIT.
Some days ago the local papers publishe,
an account of the resignation of Capt. Hal
of the Gate City Guard, rendered by re
quest Of the members of the organization
Ed Durant wrote up the occurrence for tn
Constitution. About the same time, O
rather little before, he sent in his owl
resignation as Il member of the guard
This afternoon the Journal put
Ished the statement that MI
Durant had been waited on by q detact
ment Of the company and his resignation
asked for on the ground that his reports o
the military middle had been too sensa
tioual Mr. Duralt denies that the com
pany took action upon his resig alton
which, he states was voluntarily proffere
He says ne will enter suit against the pub
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