The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Suicide Of a Young Lady at Jackson
Gov. Northen's Appointment oi
County Judges-Elk and Moose For
Exhibition at the State Fair.
GEORGIA.
Work upon deepening the Bruins wick bar
commenced Monday morning.
Albany's police force raided a gambling
den In that city Sunday morning, and
pulled quite a number Of colcred sports.
The fou adation for Albany's water works
tower has been excavated and the large
granite pedestals placed in position. The
tower will be completed by Nov. L
Gilmore, the murderer of the Pittmans
is strongly intrenched near Sandersvlle
and his capture will be made, doubtless
at the expense Of a life, maybe more.
The boycott which has been in force or
the beer Of the Christian Moerein Brewing
Company in Atlanta for some time is now
of on account OF the brewery being union
ized.
N better evidence OF Atlanta's constant
growth could be desired than that given by
the registration books. Those books show
that over 800 people have registered who
came to Atlanta since April /.
Fulton county's poll tax goes to the pub
$7,465. All the polls paid by those residing
in TIE city are turned over TO Mai Slaton,
superintendent Of the board of education of
Atlanta, while those paid by county, resi-
dents are turned over TO Col. Fain. county
commissioner Of education. OF the z, 465
polls, 69O4 we're paid by white voters and
1861 by colored voters.
Atlanta Journal: Deputy Collector J.
h. Chapman and Deputy Marshal Newt
Mcdonald captured an Illicit distillery with
a 45-gallon still, cap and worm, together
with 1000 gallons Of pumis and 10 fer
mentors, in GwunetG county Saturday
night. It was Mr. Chapman's first raid.
he is only 10 years old and mas just entered
the service. No arrests were made as the
proprietors OF the still were out when the
marshal and his deputy called.
Atlanta Journal: Gov. Northen appointed
two judges for county courts and one
solicitor this morning. Judge Henry A.
Roebuck, OF the county court Of Elberton,
having sent in his resignation, Gov. Northen
appointed as his successor Pulliam p
Profitt TO serve until the meeting of the
general assembly. The law provides that
any grand jury can establish a county court,
aud under this law the grand jury of Dooly
county has Just established a court for that
county. Gov. Northern this morning ap-
pointed U. V. Whipple as Judge and
w. S. Thompson as solicitor.
A Georgia law, says the Constitution. ex-
empts eli manned confederate soldiers from
paying a poll tax. Amy veteran who has
lost an arm or leg in the defense OF the
south can register without pRYing that poll
tax, and there are quite a number who take
advantage of the law. But union soldier
with one arm or leg gone must pay that poll
tax. Quite a number of union veterans,
grand army men who have lost a limb"
said Mr.. Stewart, a day or two ago, ''come
mere and want that exemption, but, OF
course, / can't give II, as much as ia like to-
l always tell 'em that the union has PEN
stoned them, while our poor fellows have
nothing but recollection Of the brave deeds
they have done"
There is at least one man in Atlanta who
laughs at Weaver's absurd claim about not
being able to obtain a hearing in Atlanta.
and that man is Chief of Police Connolly
In the light of Chief Connolly's information
the selt-imposed martyrdom of Weaver is
as dlgusting as it ia unfounded. 81 had"
said Chief Connolly TO the Constitution =,
stationed about in tue crowd thirty-five of
the best men on the police force, and they
were ready and able to quell all manifesto
lions Of disorder. l was there in charge OF
shem, and they were instructed to preserve
order above all things, and if Gen. Weaver
had shown up we would have kept things
quiet, We were there for that purpose,
and thirty-f1ve well-disciplined officers could
have done it,"
jackson was brown into a fever of ex~
element at o'clock Sunday by a report
that spread like lightning that Miss Ermine
Cotton had committed suicide. Miss Cotton
came here from Columbus about two
years ago and held good position with
Smith Ethridge q Co., in the millinery de-
partment. She was a very nice young
lady aud had many friends in our town, and
this sad act of taking her own life was very
unexpected to those who knew her. She
boarded at the Morrison hotel, and while
the boarders were all at dinner she entered
the young mems room and got pistol and
then went to her room, and placing il to
her temple, fired. She died in about twenty
minutes. She left short note, but gave
no reason for the act.
Atlanta Constitution: DR.. Sam Hane
secretary Of the state agricultural society.
has secured attractions for the coming state
talr never before seen on a similar occasion
In Georgia. He has Just closed a contract
with Mr.. DeMajor for the exhibition at the
fair OF number of moose and elk. animals
extlnct IN TINS country, and probably never
seen by one in 10000 Of our people. These
are the only animals of the kind no W in the
United States, and wherever they have
been exhibited they have drawn prea
crowds. They work admirably in either a
buggy or sulky, and can make mile in
three minutes. Doubtless they could
peat this record, but they have not
oeeuk domesticated very long, aud are in
clined TO be sensitive and tmid in the pres-
eence of large crowds. These monarchs of
the forest come from Hudson's Bay. and
have been about two years in captivity. ex-
Dept one young moose. only about 6 months
Old. The Oldest moose, 80 years old. ia
eighteen hands high. 1t is needless to say
that they will attract thousands of sight
seers, and it is probably the last oppor-
tunlty our people will have of seeing tbem.
Secretary Hape states that numerous fiDe
entries are being made, and there will be a
splendid line of exhibitors. The fair will
open at Macon on Oct. Is.
FLORIDA
lightning struck vacant house in Pa
latKa sunday afternoon, literally tearing It
to pieces.
Jacksonville has put her foot down on
seilng swill-ted pork in her public markets.
anu prosecutions will be entered against ali