The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
fHE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Result of the Democratic Primary In
Duval County-A Man and BIS Wife
Arrested at Griffin on q Charge of
Robbing and Setting Fire to Hous q.
GEORGIA.
The drought has ruined the oat crop
around Blackshear.
]. NJ. Kimbrough, ST., the agrlculturist
at the experimental station at Griffin, is Sc
Eiously i'll.
J. A. Smith, first assistant engineer of
the Mallory steamer Rio Grande, died at
Brunswick Thursday.
The Hotel Windsor at Americas will be
thrown open for the accommodation of the
public on June /. T. NJ Tilton, the pro-
prietor of the Mitchell house at Thomasville,
will have charge OF the hotels management.
While out hunting near Calhoun last
Thursday the gun Of James Erik accident
ally went off and part OF the load took effect
in the front and middle fingers of his right
hand. The front finger was very badly
lacerated.
The cases against Capt. G. w. Weaver
and A. d. Summers for selling sewing ma
chimes at Conyers without the tax being
first paid which these merchants lost In the
superior court, has been decided by the
supreme court, and the former decision has
been reversed.
W. ]. Carter & Bro. have commenced
the rebuilding of their iron works at Dub
lin, which were recently destroyed by fire.
The new guiding will be large brick and
iron structure, ana will be located on the
Macon, Dublin and Savannah railroad as
the point Of intersection with Decatur
street.
A lodge of Odd Fellows was organized at
Washington Tuesday evening with forty
charter members. Past Grand Master James
Past Grand Robert II. Skies Past Grand
Joseph w. Reynolds and Louis Prayer of
Augusta left Tuesday morning 10 assist the
state organizer.
Mrs. Tyler Foster of Griffin rented part
of her house to James Maxwell, who lived
in it with his wife aud children. A few
days ago Mrs. Foster locked up her portion
and went away on visit. Tuesday night
the house was set on fire. After the flames
had been extinguished, it was discovered
that Mrs. Fosters doors had been broken
open and many Of her effects removed.
Maxwell and his wife were thereupon ar
rested, charged with burglary and arson.
Maxwell charges the crime on his wife, and
claims that she is irresponsible on account
Of the use Of morphine
Lieut.. Satterlee, who has been inspecting
the Georgia militia, wants 70 take a battaI-
ion OF 400 picked men to the worlds fair.
The military programme of the fair con-
templates the massing of 10 900 United
States regulars at Chicago under Gen.
Miles, and the assembling of 1900 militia
Lieut.. Satterlee wants to take a
battalion Of 400 men from Georgia.
The idea is to take men six feet
high, finely proportional, hand
someiy equipped and thoroughly drilled.
Such body would attract universal atten-
ton. The specifications are about the same
as those of the Royal Horse Guards of Eng
land, which forms the special guard Of the
queen. Every one of that famous force is
six feet or over and selected for physical
strength and soldierly qualifications. An
other famous body of troops is the German
Imperial Guard. composed Of picked men
enlisted from all parts of the empire. The
idea is that men be picked from the different
commands of the state, each furnishing its
quota TO the battalion of 400. This would be
about in the proportion of one In ten Of the
present force That is to say. company of
forty would send its four best men to Chi
cago. Lieut. Satterlee's idea is that the
men of this battalion should be uniformed
and equipped alike and should be organized
and drilled together so as TO make it a model
volunteer force. He believes Georgia can
beat the United States on such battalion
and has his heart set on taking one TO the
worlds fair during the grand encampment.
This matter will be discussed by the officers
and men during the encampment and some
plan will probably be formulated for carry-
ing out the idea.