The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-02-23
GEORGIA NEWS.
EVENTS OF Il WEEK IN TIE EN-
PEE STATE.
Tcrsely Telling Of Passing Events Calculated
to Catch the Eye and Interest the
keader-Cther Matters.

Tcrscly Telling of Passing Events Calculated
to Catch the Eye and Interest the
keader-Cther Matters
The executive committee of the Georgia ProLibi-
ton Association has been called to meet i'll At
1anta on Wednesday, February 2lth.
The Telegraph Changes Hands.
MAooS Ca aeTm s d dI,ea ~ whnS
Colonel J. II. Estiil. of Savannah, has sold Tho
Macon Telegraph. He has transferred all its
stocks, franchises, rights business, etc. to i. Ii.
Coates, John L. Coates and L. {. Machen, OF
The Effect of the Pensions.
DANIELsvIiLE, Ga, February 1S.-[Special. i
The checks for the money for pensions OF confed-
crate veterans widows for Madison county have
turned loose in our midst, in addition to the
amount p. i'll x-confederate soldiers, will pay off
many thousands of dollars of Indebtedness :, in
our county. as this money goes into circulation
Immediately, and is not boarded away.
She Is Ninety-Seven.
LUMpKIN, Ga, February Especial. i
Ninety-seven years is the age OF one OF the
Oldest citizens of the county, known by every
body as old Aunt Jennie Meyer, colored. She
was brought to this country by some OF the
For: family away back in the thrtes She
died i'll Lumpkin on Thursday. Tier children
grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great
great-grandclldren would almost form aregi-
Colonel =. j. NJ. Daily is Dead.
nj AEON, Ga. February iS-tSpecli l-Coioio
j. N. Daiy died this morning at O'Clock az his
iloIne IN this city. He was prominent member
of tie Macon bar. and stood high IN Irish ana
Catholic circles i'll this city and STAGE. He
was president of the Catholic knights OF
America for Georgia. He was born in Phila-
(IeIrhia in 1852, came to Macon some years ago
and first had Il position az rio Mono college rs
professor Of mathematics. lie was auinlttei 10
Che bar, of the college and entered actively into
she practice Of law: lie was appointed by Gov
ernCr Gordon member OF his stall
Football; in Atlanta.
Last Saturday, despite tho rain. Piedmont
park held about :, 600 spectators. drawn there
BY the great game of football between the IL
val teams of the State University and the An
burn; A!a., Agricultural and Military col
lege.
1t was an exciting game. admirably played,
resulting i'll The victory CT Tic Auburn team
by 10 TOO,
The players and visiting students enjoyed
the day in orderly fashion, and the general
verdict of citizens and all was that the noble
game Of football was success and should DC
encouraged.
Auburn won the handsome championship
cup offered by j. j. Stevens 4 Co, Atlauta's
well-knowH jewellers.
Tossed Up by Il ;;uil.
SPARTA, Ga, February IG.-lSpecia!.l -Mr.
William L. Eirlspng, who lives Maytie!d, in
this CoUuty. had marrow escape from death On
saturday inorliilg At his farm. About sunrise he
went to his horse lot attend TO his feeding,
when he suddenly attacked by a vicious
Jersey bull, who made plunge 1T him and threw
arose to find himself set upon again by the en-
ragged animal. which thrust at him again one OF
his sharp horns striking him on tie thigh and
ranging upwards, making 4 wound some inches
dec,, ana seven eight inches long ~ THIS
time negro arrived, who, s9izlug a heavy
piece Of fence rail, aud after administering aev-
erai strong blows, drove the bull OF. lie was sub
sequcntly shot and BILLED. Mr. Birdsong's wounds
were dressed 10y his physicians and ne IS lho15At
now 10 I've cut of danger, hut his Wound was
terrible one, and his escape from death almost
miraculous.
X, rvoo+;cs ~-caa sunT-.
There is room i'll the state lunatic asylum
Cor any more inmates.
Ordinary Calhoun applied 20 yesterday TO
send derlented person to the asylum, hat he'd to
refuse on account OF the cTOWaed condition Of
the asylum. He has received the loNoWlnS ctfcr
from Or. Thomas ;. Powell, the superintendent:
"AIILLrpGEyILLE, Ga, February i2--By crdac
of the board Of trustees OF tho Ccorsia state
lunatic asylum. am directed Oh account of the
oyercrOwded condition of the asylum, not so
ceiYe any patients into this institution III future
unless the total number of inmates he less than
fifteen hundred, except in cases OF great oiner-
gency, when q maHy as nifty emergency cases
may lie rec ived but no cmer4 ency case shall be
less than fifteen hundred a I'D fifty. " have now
on hand 1C05 patients. ilease take notice and
he governed accordingly as have 40 discretion
"TmoMAs 5. POWELL Superintendent
The Widows ;SearIy Al Pad o!f.
For two weeks past every officer il Tie state
house has had his hands full Y III the work Of
mailing money 20 the widows OF Georgia con-
federate soldiers.
This mercy vas their state pensions
The work is nearly Ill completed row, ana
the big books which. Il day or two ago, were
fat With thousands OF checks, are nov clipped
10 stubs.
Only abou. a hundred and thirty more of
these pension checks remain 10 bo clipped,
and they vii! probably be cut from the books
bv Wednesday. Four hundred thousand
dollars will have been scattered out 20 these
women when the las pension goes.
But still tic applications for pensions pour