The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-17

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Forth New Candidate for the Gov
acknowledgements to Stop Rail-
road Building on Elorida's East
Coast.
Alderman T. r. Mitchell OF Columbus, died
Of Bright disease Wednesday.
The Ocmulgee river is out Of its banks at
Macon and overlooking the lowlands
Since Dec. last 2O25 dozen curry combs
have been sold and shipped by the Perry
Manufacturing Company.
Cenobg is a new p0stof1ce which has been
recently esta 0lShed near Central Point, in
Dodge county. Mrs. NJ. J. Fort is the post
mas er.
Rev. W. D. Anderson, D. D., presiding elder
OF the Oxford district Of the North Georyi a
conference, is lying critically i'll at his home
ct Marietta.
Down in the neighborhood OF Dry Branch
academy, in Burke, there are five or SIX fami-
lies in which the aggregate number OF chill
dren approXimates nifty
A negro named John Marks has been ar
rested as the party guilty of shooting Ham
mond. the Grimm musician. at Macon Satur-
day. The negro was discovered and identi-
fed by Hammond.
Claxton Press: Col. r. E. Lester William
Clifton Thomas s Morgan, Alfred Herring
ton and J. A. Branuen have been mentioned
for congress, and sCTcn other counties to
hear from. There will probably be a dozen
democratic candidates, 10 say nothing Of the
populists.
Blackshear Times: Sunday night H. s
Hammer, express agent at this place, received
q package Of money containing $1,000 ad-
dressed to the Blackshear Bank. and having
no where to secure it, he took 1t home and
placed It under the head Of his bed, where
doubtless, he thought IL would be safe and
which was the best he could do with il at that
time OF the night. However before daylight
he was disturbed by some one being in the
house, when he srung' up and before making
search for the party he looked for the pack
age ana discovered that it was missing. No
clew as yet to the guilty party.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: Last Saturday
morning messenger came In town for COrO-
ner Metts togo out to George Turner's place,
nine miles west of HaWkinsyille to hold an
inquest over the dead body Of Dennis Lam
bert. negro desperate, who was killed Fri
day night by Wiley Davis. There were two
warrants out for Lam bert, one for hog steal
ing and the other for attempting the assassi-
nation Of Willis Fleming, another negro,
whom be shot and dangerously wounded
few days ago.Mr. Davis and Joe Mitchell went
to arrest Lambert Friday night at a negro
cabin, when he attempted to shoot Mr.. Davis
with shotgun, but the weapon failed to FIRE
and before he could pull the trigger a second
time Mr.. L avis sent bullet from Winches
ter rife whizzing through his neck. breaking
II and killing him instantly. The coroner
Jury after thorough investigation, returned
verdict Of justihaDle homicide.
The Washington correspondent OF the
MORNING NEWS writes the following: Ser
vices at all the churches except the Baptist
were suspended. and in spite OF the threaten
ing weather large congregation attended
the memorial services held In honor of the
lamented L. w. Sims on last Sunday. W
Iatimer, member Of the enterprising firm
OF Parantha & Latimer, Of this place, was
married Feb. 8, TO Miss Addle Conner, of
Gainesville, Ga.-Bishop Nelson preached in
our Episcopal church Thursday night and
confirmed several candidates The Wilkes
News has suspended for while on account
Of the i'll health Of Editor Barrett.-Tom
Watson is out with an announcement of his
intention to visit Washington on the Gath
inst.-Senator Massengale, OF Norwood with
eeverahfriends passed through Washington
to-day en- route for Lincolnton, where the
senator VIII wed Miss Mary Crawford, who is
q sister Of K. M Crawford, OF the Constitu
tion.-Wilkes viii certainly line UP" with
the Evans counties when the time comes.
Rome Tribune: young man who clerks at
the cotton factory, besides attends to.hls duties
IN the store is kind OF letter writer and gem
eral fautotum for the employees of the mill
who seem to regard him as both omniscient
and infallible. In a word he holds to them n
relation similar to the relation of the rural
justice Of the peace with his neighbors, as de-
scribed by Judge Blandford IN a famous opln-
Ion handed down from the supreme bench a
rev years ago. This excellent young man was
called upon few days ago to perform a new
and important function. which might
well abash the most resolute layman but he
did not hesitate, and by all accounts, the task
was well and satisfactorily done. A young
woman came into the store with her father
and stated that her husband had deserted her
and she wanted divorce. She asked the
young man to write one and he did So The
document, after being duly signed and at.
tested was delivered to the woman and she
went on her way rejoicing with sense of
complete emancipation from the thralldom of
an unhappy marriage. 1t is not known
whether she contemplates matrimony a
second time but she evidently believes that
she is eligible.
special from Atlanta to the Macon TeIe-
graph says: 1T is not altogether improbable
that Atlanta will have another guber-
material candidate in the field besides Gen
Clement A. Evans, as the ides of March roll
around. At least, If the new candidate for
the democratic nomination does not have his
citizenship here, he will be brought out by At
lanta influence, if there Is anything in the re.
ports that have been in circulation in quiet
way for some days past. According to this
rumor, Gen. Evans is not as popular as he
once was and the new entry is due to that
cause. II is said by those who claim to know
the true inwardness of the situation that
Gen. Evans attitude toward the admin
1stration has caused not a little dissatis-
faction among Georgia statesmen who set
close up TO the President in all that he does
According to this story, Gen. Evans was ex-
pected TO stand squarely on the admtnistra.
tlon policy when he was assured OF the sup
port OF that powerful element, but failing TO
come up to the mark, there is now serious
talk OF ringing in a new man who win stand
hatfooted upon Mr.. Clevelands record The
only name so far mentioned is that Col. w
a Glenn, who is well known as thoroughly In
accord with the administration policy. Mr.
Glenn 8 friends however claim that there is
nothing in the report so far as he is con.
cerned. 1t is understood that If the third
candidate is entered as per the present re.
port, he will ask place In the joint debate
arranged by Atkinson and Evans, and there
open his fight
FLORIDA.
There is some talk of establishing a small
Ice factory at Jasper.