The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-30

during the rain.
! Macon Telegraph: Congressman Blount
| was asked thursday what he thought would
be the outcome of the Florida election Of a
| United States senator. That's too nice a
question for me 10 answer right of, y he
said. 81 am not posted on the statute
which, while it was supposed 10 have been
quoted in the dispatches, was evidently
mixed up somewhat. / can readily under
stand that the governor might oonstrue the
statute 30 as to enable him to say that Calls
election was illegal and that IL was neces-
sary that quorum OF both Senate and
House be present In Joint session before an
election can be legal He will then appoint.
say ex-Gov. BloxhAm, who will 60 before
the next Senate with his credentials. while
Call goes with his Then the contest will
be referred to a committee and settled In q
non-partisan way"
An old French woman, accompanied by
very attractive little girl, walked into the
office ct the station house st Atlanta Thurs
day and asked TO see Chief Connolly. The
girl explained to the chief that they wanted
70 get permission to play hand organ on
the streets. It will be remembered that
some time ago the newspapers were PRINT
leg full accounts OF little girl being stolen
from a convent in New York and travelling
through the country playing music on the
streets with an old crippled woman. The
suspicious OF the chief were aroused as the
little girls description suited the description
given OF the little girl who had been stolen,
and as the old woman had a stick which she
used when walking. Another woman who
claims TO be the girls mother is also in At
lanta. The mystery surrounding the trio
had not been cleared up at last accounts.
Augusta Herald: IL is very probable that
an Augusta man will command Camp
Chickamauga during the week beginning
July g. During that time the Milledge
battalion of cavalry, Atlanta Artillery,
Richmond Hussars and Augusta battalion
will be in camp. A month or 80 ago it was
announced by Adjt. Gen. Kell that Col.
Milledge was the ranking colonel and would
be In command. Thursday morning, how
ever, Col l. q. Levy OF the Augusta bat
talon received letter from Col. Milledge
saying that the fact had been discovered
that Col. Lovys commission aDtedated by
two or three months that Of Col Milledge,
and that therefore he Col Levy was right
fully commandant of the camp. Col.
Milledge was very courteous and gracefully
turned over the honor to Col. Levy. At last
accounts Capt. Levy had not decided
whether TO accept the honor or not.
Macon Telegraph: Among the men on the
corner last night were Col Bob Jemison and
Capt. j. l.. Hardeman, more commonly
known among the "boys Of the old brigade
as Preach" A few small boys passed who
nodded pleasantly to both of these gentle~
men, who returned the salute and seemed
glad to see their young friends. Again other
boys passed, but they were strangers.
There was q time, Bob" said the captain,
when every child IN town knew us.
YOU'RE right" said the colonel "They all
knew us, but now some of those boys and
girls are fathers and mothers of the other
boys aud girls, and the next generation
don't know US as we'll All thoss were good
Old days. Don't you remember the times
when we used TO go down to the park and
devote an afternoon to the children. Swing
the rope for the girls and toss ball with the
boysl They were good old days, sure
enough, but you and are just as young,
though the hair may De a little gray and
cur arms little less Timber"
Swainsboro Pine Forest: Luther Mutton
and Louis Rountree, both colored, had for
several months been paying their respects
to the same woman, until two or three
weeks ago The woman went off on a visit
aud while gone wrote Louis a letter, which
Louis. to tease his rival, showed to him. II
seems up to this time that no trouble had
occurred between them, but Mutton seeing
the letter must have decided that Louis had
the advantage OF him, and began secretly to
seek revenge by taking the life of Louis
They were both downstairs employed
by Crimson 81 Bro, and when
on the way home the day before Mutton
cut him piece of green wood about three
and half feet long, and while at break
fast Wednesday morning slipped up behind
Louis and with all bis might struck him a
blow in the back of the head, crushing in
the skull, and as his victim fell over struck
him two heavy blows across the chest. Any
one of the blows would have killed him. He
lived a few hours and expired without even
uttering wore. The cold-blocded muir
accomplished his hellish purpose, and then
without being molested deliberately walked
off.