The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-07

Florida Cowboys AFTER the Cattle
Thieves.
GEORGIA
Rome is aqitat'ng the subject NJ electric
lights
The Hartweu Cotton Mills are making
large shipments OF their goods
Col Alexander $. Atkinson died Friday
night at the country home " his son Or. b
Atkinson, ia Camden county.
JJ Gorday and e. L. stevens. recently
o. Seville. have opened up stock ~ fancy
and family gocerles in Cor1ele-
The democrats Of Franklin county have
nominated Joseph a. Mauley a. their candi
date for representative iu the legislature los
unanimous vote.
The third party faction Of Spalding county
proposes 10 hold mass meeting IN Grimm on
Saturday next 10 put out candidates for seua-
tor and representative
Dr.. ". B. Burroughs Of Brunswick has re-
Cpfved a letter from England the only Gfrec-
Street. The letter came directly TO the doc
tors once.
Frank Holt, who recently bought the half
interest Of y 3 Dykes In the drug store OF
Dykes 8 Nullino at MOntezuma, sold his In
terest last week TO J. L. Reid and the TN
name has been changed to Reid Mullino
Thad Robertson OF Hartwell plOgghed up q
nest OF seventeen snake eggs one day last
week The eggs are little larger than par
fridge eggs, rather elongated and speckled
like a guinea egg. Several Of the eggs were
broken. and each contained live ooachwhiD
snake ten inches long
county, the residence which is 90
c1pied by J. f. Wimberly ana
family, was struck by lightning and three
rooms completely demolished The family
had Just left that morning TO visit Jnadilla
and consequently escaped injury.
Hartwel sun; James NJ. Bailey informs us
that he saw q negro woman while in Wilkes
county, selling Bibles for the Georgia Bible
u7b a VyaG pf chi l.
dren Al the age of Il she gave birth to
triplets; on five other occasions she gave
nirth TO twins. rounding up the whole number
with one at time.
Again the restriction OF the sale Of poisOns
and narcotic drugs is being prominently
brought before the public. Messrs. Austin and
Park. attorneys OF Atlanta. representing the
state board OF pharmacy, have sent circular
TO a good many grocery stores, and notified
them that they will be prosecuted II cases
can be made against them
One OF the negro blacksmiths employed at
Alexauders shops, on Lamar street al
Americas met with an accident Saturday
morning while working az the anvil that viii
lay him up for a long while. a twenty pound
hammer struck him on the head, knocking
him senseless. The negro. with an assistant
was hammering away when the big steel
hammer be was welding few from the han
die and descending, struck him 5Quarely on
the head, cutting an artery and almost brain
ing him.
Bib county's republicans held mass meet.
ing Saturday and elected delegates to the
state convention which meets this month In
Atlanta. EX Congressman sam Cove made
speech and advised the republicans TO iudorse
and unite with the third party EN-Post-
master K. d. Locke DID not express himself
as forcioly on this point as Cove but his re-
marks were Of somewhat similar nature.
Resolutions were adopted asking Judge Har-
deman 70 request the grand jury 10 inVesti-
gate the alleged intreatment Of convicts on
the county chain-gang Resolutions were
u he ora 1Tr- Inv
tlgate by what authority defendants at the
recorder court are whipped, even though IL
IS optional with the defendants whether they
SHAH be whipped IN lieu OF other punishment
Augusta Chronicle: There viii be a law in
troduced In the next Georgia legislature to
license mtdwives a prominent physician
and an attorney are now framing the law
aud they will get il in the legislature They
will have the Endorsement Of the medica as
ISOLATION and there Is scarcely any doubt n
TO its being passed The law will REQUIRE
that all midwives be licensed by the ordinary
OF the county TO practice only after having
passed satisfactory examination by physi-
clans as to their ability. II WITH require that
the applicant have the Endorsement OF at
least three physicians as to experience and
competency, and further the said applicant
must have an Endorsement from a minister
as to moral character.
On Tuesday. Aug. IA, the Grand United Or
der OF Colored odd Fellows of Georgia win.
meet In Milledgevile and remain In sesgior
three days The meeting VIII be one Of Jreat
interest to cOlOred Odd Fellows and win h.
attended be several hundred delegates The
grand lodge is composed Of l25 lodges, with "a
membership OF ll,35s. Total amount paid TO
widows and orphans, Sl4,0iI55 by the various
lodges. Total amount OF property owned ia
between $4,000 and 100000 Following are
the present grand Officers: j. u Towns, At
lanta, grand master, /, NJ Logan. Macon
deputy grand master; }. Marshall Augusta
grand secretary q. A. Rogers Rome grand
treasurer. The head OF the order IS located al
VT lrrN.
OF management OF the United states al
Philadelphia The order was first iptro-
duced in the United States in 1913 under au-
thorlty OF the committee OF management in
England, and Philomathean Lodge OF New
york city, was the first organized for peonle
Of African Descent The last annual report az
the supreme Grand Lodge. held at Washing
Ton OCT. :, 1877, showed $500 lodges with a
membership OF 100000 in the United States.
special from Atlanta To the Augusta
chronicle says. In all the political talk and
comment that has followed the state CONVEX.
ton, no one thing, except the platform itself
mas been the subject Of more unqualified IN
Qorsement than the resolution PROVIDING that
nereaIler an delegates 70 the state COnyen.
ZION snaI De selected on the same dav
throughout the state. There has long hepn
dissatisfaction with the policy OF the marty in
holding to a system that not only necessits+ee
long drawn out campaign but makes 1t nos.
slble 10 defeat the viii OF a majority of the
people by combinations based unon ne
strength OF all sorts OF local influence While
the result OF the campaign recently closed he
tween Gen. Evans and Mr. Atkinson has
been accepted in good spirit and the nominee
VIII be supported with the same loyalty and
enthusiasm that have always characterized
the party In Georgia. vet 10 cannot be de
nleQ that that campaign was a conspicuOus
exhibition OF the fault which the convention
has now remedied. The Gordon. Bacon cam.
paign was another well remembered Instance
Of the system Of independent action In ME
various counties, ana ever since that time
there has been growing demand for a
change The best men ia the party heartily
favored the resolution, which stands 10 tbe
credit Of the BIB county delegation the
members from that county having introduced
and championed il. Under the new system
there IS every reason 10 believe the effective
ness Of the party organization Will be greatly
increased. There will be no room for the dis.
sension, whether growing out Of real or imaK
mary causes that seriously affected the parfv
in past contests. and tho general verdict h
that the party leaders, as well as the people.
are 70 be congratulated on the new order OF
things"
Americas Recorder. Considerable excite
ment was created In the vicinity Of the county
JAIL Saturday by the frenzied actions of a
negro women. who with screams and curses
fought with the <rocity OF "a tigeress the
lailer and his assistants who were irving to
take her from buggy and lock her up.
Lugenta Wright is her name, and opposite IL
upon the register may soon be written the
cnarge OF murder. The woman lives on the
Luclus Hudson place, six miles from Ameri-
Gus, and bears a bad reputation, Late Fri
dry afternoon Mr. Hudson ordered his wa
goner. Gus Clark, an old inonensive negro,
10 harness his horse. In going 10 the lot Clark