The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-29


Ri. Rev. Bishop Nelson viii visit Augusta
shortly.
Gov. Northen has offered a reward Of $3.50
for the capture of WllIo Williams charged
with numbering John }. English in Monroe
county on Nov. -.
Rev. Charles f. 'Cabaniss lately rector Of
the Church Of Atonement, at Augusta, left
Saturday for his new charge at Pine Bluff,
ARK. His family Will follow shortly.
Glib Wilson has been in lah in Atlanta for
moonshiuing He was discharged last week
and started for his home, in Union county.
He got drunk Saturday night and froze TO
death in a fence corner.
Saturday night. on the Broad street
gusta, queer freak Of electricity oc-
Cured. The trolley Of the car came of,
broke the wire on which it runs. aud the
wire fell on the ground. striking the track
and causing a flame of fire as large as q man
10 fash up At u distance it looked as il it
was a house atirc.
The American consul at Bombay India.
Hon Henry BallantYne Mrs. Ballantyne.
Master Ralph Ballantyne. Miss Sarabj Mr.,
Wasleker and a civil engineerform pleasant
party Of Oriental visitors, who arIl red at Au-
gusta Monday. The party will spend the
week here viewing the city and exposition.
MIR BailGntync As the representative Of the
Indian government also has five HindoO Jug
glers with him Mrs. Ballantyne is the first
white woman to travel through Persia, and
her story Of that Journey Is in every library
in the world. Miss SarafIi is native
prin ess of India who came TO the religious
conference a the world fair as the repre-
sentative of the Indian government. In her
youth she was a fire worshipper. but has been
converted. Royal blood flows in her veins.
She is remarkably bright and interesting
lady
Rev. John Jones. y. d. chaplain OF the
state Senate who died at Atlanta Sunday
afternoon a. the residence of his son, Dun
woody Jones was Born ut Retreat plantation.
the winter home OF his father Capt. Joseph
ZONES. IN Liberty county. Georgia, Nov. Is,
1915. He attended school ana academy in the
ancient town of Sunbury, and afterwards
graduated with distinction from the State
university. Athens. Ca, then Franklin Col
lege, in the class of 1886. He studied theology
in Columtia theological Seminary, Columbia,
=. c.. taking the fun course, and a post grad
uate course at Princeton, \. j. lie was il
censed 10 preach April s. 1910. and was lmme-
diately called t. the Bryan County Presbyte-
riau ChIrch. the call awaiting his license.
He was ordained to the gospel ministry a
year later and was married to Miss Jane
Alkaline DunwOOdy, daughter Of Col James
DunwoOdy. an extensive rice planter of McIn-
tosh county, February is, 1871. at Hopesuu
plantation, the family homestead, near Ia
rien. Ga. After serving the Bryan county
church about 1ie years he accepted a call to
the Darlen Presbyterian church, succeeding
Dr. Nathaniel Pratt. During his pastorate
he organized several Presbyterian churches
in the county Of Mcintosh. From DaUien he
moved to North Georgia, about 1915 locating
in Marietta. and doing vast amount OF pio-
neer work in the Cherokee portion OF the
state, aiding in many notable camp meet
ings ana religious EathGrngS in 1853 he
was pastor of the First Presbyterian church
in savannah. During the war he was chap
lain OF the Eighth Georgia regiment After
the war ne served various churches Of his
denomination IN the state. In 1872 he was
chosen, without solicitation, as chaplain of
the Georgia House Of Representative and
has been chaplain OF one branch or the
other Of the LEGISLATURE ever since, d3ing in
the position Of chaplain of the Senate At
the request Of the family, in 1888 he was in
charge OF the funeral or GOV. STEPHENS. pro-
nounclng the eulOgy. He received from his
alma mater. in 1876. the degree of doctor OF
divinity. DR.. Jones was man of high liter
airy culture; an accurate Hebrew. Greek and
Latin scholar, and close student of history
sacred and profane. In theology he was
strictly orthodox and his researches were
profound. Ills wife died in 1884, lie leaves
three sous DunwoOdy Jones. John c. Jones
Of Orlando, Fla, and Joseph II. Jones, ali of
whom we're with him in his last moments, be
sides many relatives in Georgia, Florida and
New Orleans. DR.: Jones was descend
cd from continental stccS, his
ancestors having landed in America
in 1860 and settled in South Carolina. His
grandfather. MAJ. John Jones, was revolu-
tionary patriot. and fell while leading for
lorn hope at the seiee OF Savannah on Oct 8,
1779, in the celebrated charge on the String
Hill battery; Mai. Jones leading the infantry
and the distinguished Polish patriot and hero
Count Pulaski, leading the parallel line of
cavalry, both leaders giving up their
lives in the holy cause of liberty, DIT.
Jones is one Of the last links of a gal
liant company of noted Ce0rgiaus whose
names have adorned ana lives illustrated
their native state. Among his college con
temporar-cs We're Gov. James Johnson, Gov.
a. Ii. stephens, Judge J. j. Gresham Judge
Benning GOV. HoWen Cobb, Gov Herschcl
Y. Johnson. Gen. Francis =. Barlow. DR.. =. 5.
Hamilton. Dr. Crawford ". Long, Gen. J. y.
Harris, Benjamin c. Nancey, Judge James
jackson. Prot LeConte, Rev. DR.. BENJAMIN
N. Paenur, Ferdinand Phinizy and Prot. s.
p. Sanford, LID.