The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-25

Senate and Lower House Who Are
Sure to Run Marion Countv's Leg
islative oandidates-A Palatka Man
Held for Trial On a Serious Charge.
GEORGIA
The Augusta Evening News is out in a
handsome new dress. The News is one OF the
brightest Of Georgia 5 evening papers
The vote In Meriwether county 5 primary.
instruct!ng the members Of the legislature
from that county on the senatorial question
stood 5i4 for Garrard, 10 $50 for Bacon,
o. l. Long. better known as son" Long
was drowned saturday. while swimming in
the COOSawattee river, six miles below Eltjay.
he moved to EllJay from Blue Ridge last
winter.
Dr. Clifton. Macon's well known stenogra-
pher and scientist, left Sunday for she Unitah
mountains to search for hematite. DIT. Clifton
goes at the request Of a number Of capitalists
Interested In the ores with which these noun
fains are supposed 10 abound.
R. A. Barry who. for several years has
been In the postOitlce service in Atlanta, has
returned from Washington, where he stood
remarkably successful examination for
postofiiCe Inspector before the civil service
commission. As his percentage, "a 80, shows,
II was one OF the best ever made IN this de-
partment OF the government
The democratic primary ia Pike county for
congressman representative and state house
otneers was held Saturday. The following is
the vote for cong FRESHMAN. Hon 4. b. Cahan-
ISIS, lSl. Hon. c. L. Bartlett. 27S: Hon Rob
ert Withheld. 25s Fun vote from two pre-
cincts is yet to be heard from, Holonville and
Piedmont. Piedmont has q small democratic
vote and can't change the result. Hon. J. F.
Redding was nominated for representative
by good majority.
A wreck occurred on the Macon and Bruins
wick division OF the East Tennessee road
Saturday night three miles north OF Lumber
City. An extra freight train was going down
grade, having passed Lumber City at clock,
when the engine broke loose from the long
IN
lance the engine was overtaken and crashed
into by the train. Three cars were overturned
and badly demolished No other damage was
done. The sOuthbound passenger train was
delayed for some time on account Of the
wreck
News of an incident which would cause the
average mortal to shuddeT comes from Co
lumbia county. IL happened at the home of
George Walton. who lives about fourteen
miles above Augusta. The negro nurse had
Just gotten Mr.. Wahon's baby to sleep ana
was preparing to put it TO bed she went to
the little ones crib, and with the baby IN one
hand began arranging the pillow with the
other. While doing this she was Mortified TO
see big mOccasin crawl out from under the
pillow. The girl screamed Justify, and in a
few moments some men came in and dis
patched the Esptile where he had coiled up in
the middle Of the CRIB Had the snake not
been discovered 10 would IN all probability
have bitten and killed the child.
Augusta Herald: Mrs. w. Edward Plat
has been called TO New York on a sad mis-
sion. Saturday night she received telegram
TO the effect that her father was deathly sick
and that II she wished to see him she would
have TO come to New York, his home post
haste. SUNDAY another telegram was re-
ceived stating that he had died at 4:3O that
lnerning. She had already taken the noon
train for that city, and will arrive there this
afternoon Thaddeus Davids. the gentle.
Jpan to whom reference IS made
IS the Oldest Observation-Disclosures in the
United o. States perhaps in the world
being - years OF age. Every man in the
south who has reached his maturity will re-
call the name as In his school days, Davfds'
inks was used almost exclusively-in fact II
was the standard ink Of the country for a
period OF twenty years or more He was at
one time worth 81 10000. but business re-
verses and other misfortunes almost COM
pietely devastated his immense wealth At
the time OF his death he had regained part
OF his lost fortune and was very comfortably
situated. 80 -, =.
Clayton county democrats met in mass
meeting Monday for the purpose OF selecting
delegates to the state convention on Aug 3
Hundreds OF democrats we're in attendance
and besides coming to participate in the bust
ness OF the mass meeting, they we're at
tracted 70 listen 10 two O: the most distfn
gu1shed democrats Of the state-Mai A. O.
Bacon and Col. Allen d. Gambler. The dele
gates elected 10 the state convention are ".
n. Kinsey. k. :. Mundy, B. NJ. HUE, f. C.
Nesbitt, A. p. Adamson, p. b. Fife J f.
Rope W, }; Lee, w W, Dixon, andrew
On Motion Of ]. A. Morrow the
delegates we're instructed 20 vote for Gambler
pointed TO draft resolutions and report after
The Speaking. The chairman then read a tel
egram from Hon. A. u. Gambler stating his
inability 70 be present on account Of missing
the morning train at Atlanta. He then pro
ceeded TO Introduce in complimentary words
Nal A. o. Bacon OF Bibb. This distinguished
orator was given an ovation by the large au-
dience, and 1t was evident that he is a faYorite
with Clayton people.
Eastman correspondent in the Macon Tele-
graph; rms eountysknew nothing OF third par
tyism up 70 a few weeks ago and cOnse-
quuently the Democratic party is not a. well
organized as IL might have been. but will be
thoroughly organized and nothing left IN.
done In keeping the democratic fac floating
IN the breeze. The senatorial mudde rs -tili
being discussed and there II no telling what
Will be the outcome. IL IL dollars 10 dough-
NUS, however. that dark horse will be nom
mated. The convention meets July - ia this
town. The executive committee. for some
reason, called on the primary for representa-.
tive ana county officers. but an effort VIII b.
made % have them rescind this action II no
primary u held d Is safe 20 say that the pop
uhsts VIII elect their entire ticket AZ sew
efal democrats are candidates for each
once me following are the demo
Hon, c. j. Jones aud ~ Hamilton
Clark, with The chances 10 favor Of the for.
mer = q primary is held. Mr Calvin Raw.
lins has no opposition On the democratic
side fDf elefk - me court For county tleas
nrsr, y y sagp re present incumbent. IL
nnd 8. y. horn 81 fhc rear W. Gapp makes
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