The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-22

/ DARK NO tree survives a regular set at
tack of these beetles. It behooves every
for these pests, and 10 eradicate infested
trees without delay. They are at work in
numbers of orchards in the county. Ii
allowed TO multiply and spread, there IS
! danger OF the loss OF all the orchards in the
! county. There ought TO be q concerted at
tack on them by all Of our Orchardists.
Georgia is represented in the doorkeep-
| er's force OF the House of Representatives
at Washington by W. S. Copeland, former
lecturer of the state alliance About the
first thing Copeland did after he secured his
appointment was to fall down on the iced
pa7ements and break his arm. In conse-
quence as soon as he could be out, he was
put at the most obscure door in the gallery
where he would have little work to do.
When his arm was well, he was put at a
more important place. Since then he has
served faithfully at every door IN the
House. He was last tried at the main door
OF the front entrance. And Doorkeeper
Turner has just complimented him by tell
ing him to remain at the most important
post for the balance OF the session.
Friday morning at o'clock "Peten John
sou, a denizen of "Helrs Half Acre." cut
Rad Fisher, another negro, from ear to ear,
with razor in the Big saloon, on Ogle-
thorpe street, at Brunswick. IL is said that
the trouble arose over game Of cards, and
that the principals were intoxicated when
the fracas took place. Rad Fisher was re-
moved to the house OF relative in the
northern part If the city, where he now
lies in a dying condition. johnson was
placed in the county jail together with Gil
bert Williams, who is said 70 have been a
participant in the affair. DIR. Hugh Burford,
the attending physician, says that Fisher
will die. In the event he dies, Pete john
son will probably be tried and convicted at
the present session of the superior court.
At Augusta Friday the Great Southern
Interstate Poultry Association was organ
lied by number OF fanciers from many
southern states. The meeting was held at
the Arlington hotel. The officers elected
are Ross A. Smith of Charleston, president;
r. A. Deever OF Batesville, Ark, vice presi
dent; John b. Gadsden of Summerville, s.
c., secretary; J. Alwyn Bull Of Charleston,
treasurer. Directors: John M Downs Of
Ca; W. A. Schrock of Camden. s. c..
Stephen P. Lea of Cokesbury S. c., Scott
Maxwell of Vancluse, s. c.; Hy P.
Cook Of Graniteville, 8. c.. j. B. Cooper of
Windsor, Va; DR.. j. E. Green of Sharon,
Ga; B. T. Smith OF River View, r. A.
Deever, j. A. Bull, J. B. Gadsden The as
ISOLATION decided to give the first of its
annual poultry shows at Charleston, s. c.,
from Jan. 10 60 Jan. Is.
Valdosta Times: George R. Christian
created quite a sensation on Patterson
street last Monday evening by rushing
along the street and entreating the citizens
to Turn TO the Lord" Christians nome
ia at Ashburn, where he has done pros
porous jewelry business for two years. Up
TO week ago he was one OF Ashburn's
most quiet ond industrious citzens. Week
before last Dodge, the holiness man, held
meetings there and young Christian was a
regular attendant. Last Saturday he acted
In suoh peculiar way that his friends took
him in charge, and on Monday started with
him to Quitman, where his relatives live.
His attendant, DR.. Waller had brought
him this far, when he escaped aud took to
the streets. He was captured and locked
up till the O'Clock train Tuesday morning.
One of Christians hallucinations is that he
is King David, and he commands his friends
to humble themselves before their king
At other times he declares that he is insane
and insists that Dodge unbalanced him.
The mania for suicide that has swept over
Macon has crystallzed in a form that is
quite sensational in its nature. What is
known as a Suicide Club" has been organ
lied and embraces within its membership
eight names of we'll known young men. The
club was organized at Crump's park pavil.
ion at the dead of night, and a prominent
young society man recently admitted to the
Macon bar, was elected president, while
young man recently clerking in a large dry
goods establishment was chosen vice presl-
dent. A constitution and bylaws were for
mally drawn up aud after being read were
put and adopted. They are almost iden-
teal with the laws governing the Suicide
Club that was organized several years ago
in Connecticut. IroD-clad oaths were then
taken by the eight members present that
at one year from May 10, they would
gather again aud lots would be drawn, the
may ha Fata
the following week, commit suicide by
whatever meanR he should desire. After
taking this terrible oath each III tho pres
ence of seven others the club quietly dis
persed.
Rev. Mr.. Allison of Waycross preached
In Bullooh county, near Statesboro. He
gives remarkable account, illustrating the
personal peculiarlties of people. About
twenty-seven years ago Garrett Williams, a
respected citizen Of that section, and sol-
der in the confederate army, returned from
the war, and conceived the idea of being
buried in way that was decidedly at vari-
anee with the established custom. In
lonely spot on sandhill, amid an oak
thicket, away from the Travelled road he
selected a spot and had four lightwood posts
set in the ground and extending about
seven feet from the surface. On this he
had constructed q substantial house OF
tongue aud grooved lumber, about feet
wide, feet long and 4 feet high, with
door at one end There he desired his re-
mains placed at his death and his wish was
complied with. Mr.. Allison, with friend,
drove out to the SPOT few days ago, opened
the door and viewed the remains, simply
the skeleton with the decayed clothing, the
top Of the coffin having been removed at
some previous date. On the inside of the
door was written in pencil Trust in God
and follow me-" with date that time had
rendered illegible.