The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-25

/ postmaster will have TO appoint the person so
I named. Formerly the postmaster could APP
/ point any one he desired.
/ Augusta Herald Recently we commented
! upon the fact that at plate collection in one
I of the big FASHIONABLE New York churches
/ SS0.OO0 was secured. That was great achieve
ment. II attracted attention the world over.
News of 10 was telegraphed all over the world
Yet the New York collection is not more sig
nihcant than the plate collection taken up at
the Thankful (COlOred) church IN Augusta last
Sunday. The pastor announced that the hat
would be passed around for a collection, the
proceeds of which were to be devoted to the
Improvement Of the church edlhce. The
actual result In cash was 1893. Inc cOngreTa-
ton of the New York church is made up OF
men who are many times milliOnaires; men
who Sit in their Wall street offices and with
bank incomes of thousands of dollars day.
Al Thankful the congregation is made up OF
men who. thirty years ago were slaves ana
who now earn their livelihood by hard toll at
from 80 cents to 81 30 per day. We heartily
congratulate the pastor and parishiOners of
Thankful church. They have done nobly.
The whole country viii sing their praise. Inc
Savior VIII bless their house OF worship.
The middle class OF the chronological
school nj Atlanta numbering thirteen, was
suspended az a special meeting OF the faculty
Monday. The trouble is that last wednesday
night, at a regular meeting Of the institute,
the senior class OF the school was granted
holiday TO attend the picnic at Iallulah rails,
The middle class heard Of this. ana at the
suggestion of some Of the class, several OF the
young men called in body at the faculty
meeting TO ask the same privilege as that
granted to the seniors. The request to allow
the middlers to attend the picnic was refused,
and the middlerS decided to take the matter
in their own hands, and next morning when
the train pulled out of the union depot for
Iallulah Falls, ii bore the seniors ana the
middleTs. Nothing was said about the affair
at all until Monday morning, when the boys
were notified to meet the faculty IN JOINT ScS-
sion. The boys framed an apology ana pre-
sented il to the faculty when they met, but
after a long and heated debate the boys were
all suspended until June >. The faculty
stated at the meeting that unless the apology
had been rendered that all Of the boys would
have been expelled.
Two sudden and somewhat strange deaths
among negroes occurred on the place of Peter
Harris on Oglethorpe street, at Macon Tues
day that caused investigation by Coroner
HOdnett. Several days ago Frank Miller. Tor
four years past tenant in the rear OF Mr..
Harris home became sick and almost imme-
diately his mind began to wander. In his de
lirium he continually declared that he had
been poisoned. What allied Miller was a mys-
terry. Tuesday afternoon he died. Yesterday
morning another negro, who has been en-
ployed on the place but Few days, was cut
ting wood. A few minutes later he fell to the
ground and died before any assistance could
be given him. The man came TO Macon but
few days ago, and scarcely anything is known
of him. Immediately after his death Mr.. Har-
ris notified Coroner HOdnett who went TO the
place to inquire into the cause of the strange
deaths He found considerable alarm among
the negroes round about the premises, who
were very badly scared. The jury were in
clined to the opinion that the negro who died
yesterday morning came to his death from
heart failure. The cause OF the death OF the
other negro was more perpleXing and puz-
cling,