The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-09

A Bullet Wound That Win Probably
Prove Fatal - Political Notes in
Georgia. Snake Story.
GEORGIA.
The North Georgia conference Of the Meth
odist church is in session at Macon.
Prospects for a full corn crop IN Stewart
county have vanished with the dry weather.
Sixty looms are now in operation at the
Hartwel Cotton Mills Almost a full force OF
hands are now at Work.
The Macon News wants the pardoning
power taken away from tie governor and
placed in the hands OF a commission.
The nominating convention for the Twenty
eighth senatorial district Will he held at
Shady Dale Saturday, July 2s at II m.
Although urged by the members Of the in
dustrial council to become candidate for the
legislature James F. ONeill OF Atlanta has
written card declining to do so.
The Campbell County Standard has changed
its proprietOrship as well as name. c. r.
Douglasis succeeded by Robert NJ. Horton
and'the paper is now called the Campbell
County News.
The Townsville Times says that the melon
shippers in south Georgia would like 10 lay
their hands on Debs. The frost killed their
peaches, the drought cut short their melons,
and now comes Debs.
The democratic primary held Friday at
Meriwether gave Judge 5. W. Harris a ma
jority OF $50 over Hon. G. l. Moses for con
gress. In five districts IN the county Judge
Harris received large votes aud Noses
nothing. Garrard was lndorsed for the Senate.
Newman Herald: Some idea Of the severity
of the droguht which has prevailed. or several
weeks past may be gained from the fact that
the total rainfall in this locality for the
month Of June, 1898, was seven inches, while
for the same period the present year there was
but one inch.
The democratic nominees for the legisla-
ture in Floyd county, Capt. J. II. Reece Mai.
RI. Fouche and Moses Wright, are sure OF
alaaH Ion az frwff 4N
some OF the third party nominees The peo-
pie are more in unison and de termined to
carry out democratic doctrine In Floyd than
ever before.
Judge Hines Will speak in Rome on July %
The third party leaders are preparing to give
their standard bearer a rOusing welcome
While Judge Hines has many friends In Rome
and Floyd county, there is no uneasiness on
the part of the democrats as to the results in
the general election. Floyd county has never
failed to support the democratic nominee.
At the democratic mass meeting for Jack
son county, at Wrightsville, Saturday, Evan
jenkins was nominated for representative,
and delegates to the gubernatorial conven-
ton were instructed for W Y. Atkinson for
governor, but go uninstructed for state house
Officers Y. b. Robinson and DIT. J. NJ Page
were elected delegates to the gubernatorial
convention. Resolutions were adopted in
dorsing Grover Cleveland and the democratic
administration,
The Putnam county democrats will nomi-
udt5 ChHQludltS lOE county OHCtS. lQtY VIII
hold a primary Aug to nominate a can
dldate for the Legislature. They want Hon.
Thomas G. Lawson returned to congress and
Hon. j. S. Turner made Judge Of the Ocmul-
gee circuit They practically reappointed
the old democratic executive committee.
Such are the results of the largely attended
mass meeting last Tuesday-a meeting char
aeterized by good feeling and harmony.
AT the Bronco mines in Walker county Fri
day William Russian shot and 10 Is thought,
fatally wounded Frank Taylor The men
were both drinking and became engaged in a
scuffie and Taylor, receiving a slight hurt
got mad. Friends interceded and got them
TO settle the difficulty, but afterward Taylor
threatened to kill Russian, and went in search
OF him. Russian was notified of the threat
and kept out OF his way for some time, but
finally Taylor found Russian and shot at him
with pistol Russian ran into store with
Taylor In pursuit. AS Taylor entered the
door Russian fired. the shot taking effect in
the left arm and breast
The democracy OF Monroe held an enthusi-
astic mass meeting Saturday and heartily IN
dorsed Hon Thomas b. Cabaniss the present
able representative from the Sixth, to sue
coed himself. Mr.. Cabaniss record played
conspicuous part In the resolutions, and was
highly Endorsed. Numerous resolutions were
offered complimentary to the Sixths able
representative. The friends of Mr.. Cabaniss
are highly elated at his prospects to down all
OF mis- avowed opponents. His friends will
wage vigorous fight for him from now until
the convention is held at Indian Spring
which Will result unQuestionably in the nomI-
nation OF Monroe's beloved Thomas b. Cab
aniss.
Carronton Free Press: This snake story
comes from Floyd Springs near Rome. A
large chicken snake captured a small chicken
there month ago and had swallowed its
right leg and foot when discovered by the
owner. The snake was killed but not before
II had bit on the chickens leg The owner
believed it to be an unusually fine chicken
made small wooden leg and fastened 1t on
with leather strap The chicken walked on
very proudly and paved up the earth reck-
1essly with its hickory limb. Now It. is al
most frying size and Is still in good shape
and will be exhibited at the Atlanta exposi
lion next year under banner; The wooden
legged chicken from Floyd"
The Methodist district meeting is now in
full sway at Cochran. The business is being
rapidly dispatched. and the meeting may con
-cfude Sunday night The town is crowded
with delegates from all portions of the dis
trict. Among those well known who are in
attendance are: Rev. c. d. Adams NJ c. Rea
Rev. Mr.. Sutton, Mt Vernon; Rev. Mr. Hines
empire circuits Presiding Elder j. d. An
thony and wife; Rev. w. A Huckabee, presi-
dent OF the South Georgia College; Rev, r. c..
tentress. McRea; ana Rev. Fl. NJ Lewis
Fhe reading Of the annual statistics anu a
lecture by Rev. Mr. Hines was enjoyed by a
large congregation Wednesday night. The
same also greeted Rev. Nathan Mallory
Thursday night Services are held at 8 and
IL O'Clock a. M, and 3, and s in the evening
Rev. W. L. Christian OF Atlanta is present.
AT mass meeting or Schley cOunty'S dem
oerats held at Ellaville Saturday the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted:
.'Resolyed first, by the Democratic party OF
Schley county in mass meeting assembled.
That we recognize in President Cleveland a
conservative and fearless leader and we have
entire confidence in his ability, integrity and
patriotism. Second, That we hereby renew
our allegiance to the principles of democracy
as expressed in our national platform of 1872
Third, That we heartily indorse the Hon C.
+. Crisp as our congressman from this the
Third congressional district, and that we are
proud OF the honor Of having the speaker OF
the House of Representatives from our dis.
trict, and especially the able and impartial
manner in which he discharged the duties of
the ONCE. The gubernatorial delegates in
structed for Atkinson and the present state
house ofrcers are G. Il. McCrory G. r.
Walker, I. A. Collins, $. T. Harper; congress
sional delegates, H. II. Singletary j. H. Chill.
ders. Il. v Bridges and h. a. Higgins; sena-
torial delegates, 5. s. Baldwin, T. c. Cheney,
A. A. Arlington G. c. Dyers, Eli Stewart
and seven others.
FLORIDA
The Fourth Of July picnic at Providence
was the largest ever held in Gadsden county,
there being present nearly 600 people
The Commercial hotel at Starke changed
hands last week, n. j. Jones having pur-
chased IL THE fe do IL