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


Narrow Escape From Death-Miss
Goldney of Tallahassee Names
Philip Won Weller as Her Assailant.
GEORGIA.
From all that can be learned the indications
for good opening at Wesleyan and Mercer
this fall are very tattering
An effort viii be made to have the next
legislature abolish the county court OF Col
quit county. a bitter political fight is ex-
pected 70 result therefrom.
The corner stone Of the new Masonic hall
on Cotton avenue at Macon was laid with ap-
propriate ceremonies Monday afternoon by
the grand lodge % Free and Accepted Masons
OF Georgia The grand master, Col. John p.
Shannon OF Elberton, was present and super
intended the work.
Notwithstanding the hard times several
new brick stores and a brick warehouse are
now being built at Unadilla. and the people
are all in good spirits. 1t was thought for
while that the crops had all been injured on
account of the dry weather but IL is now be-
leved that "a good crop Of corn and cotton
will be harvested.
So far as is known, none of the crack mill
tary shots Of Macon are contemplating Join
ing the Georgia team Of crack shots to 20 TO
Seagirt, y. j., and enter the interstate mill
tary contests that take place from Sept to
s. although, a prominent military man said
yesterday that 1t was probable that three or
four may be induced to go.
The democratic executive committee of
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executive committee of Telfatr and Montgom-
cry counties, composing the Eleventh sena-
torial district, next Monday for the purpose
Of devising some plan Of nominating candi-
date for senator that will give general salts.
faction throughout the district
The Houston Home Journal feels compare
lively easy about the political situation In
that bailiwick. The primary on June 20 dis
closed the fact that there are 229 white dem
ocratic votes in the county out OF 800 white
polls. The balance, II, are probably populists
Htaa IA nanlr - DO
negro vote, but the democrats win get their
share Of these,
Saturday night the creditors Of the East
Atlanta Lana Company went before Judge
GOber at Marietta with petition for the ap-
pointment Of receiver for that company
The petition was presented to Judge Gober as
no Judge could be found in Atlanta. After
reading the petition Judge Gober appointed
Park Woodward receiver, and set Sept. & as
the date for o final hearing. The officers are
G. L. King, president, and w. H. Wthers
secretary.
Greene county is entitled to two represent
atives. Thus far only two formal announce
ments have been made, Capt. Edward Young
OF Greensboro and Jerry J. Sanders. a prom
1nent farmer and able gentleman OF Penheld
having made their public announcements
There is some talk that Capt. Alex Il. smith
who represented the county in 1890 will be IN
the race. Strong pressure is being brought
to bear on Hon. William p. McWhorter. Who
was In the House In 1892, to again make the
race.
AT Augusta, at midnight Sunday night, the
river registered twenty feet eight inches, and
was falling. IL reached its highest mark
three hours before, when It covered the mark
at twenty-five feet. II the rain will only LET
up, the crops in the lOwlands will escape be-
ing Overhowed, and the farmers will be D. X .
but If this weather keeps up, there is appre
hension OF the river taking a second rise and
coming up higher than IL has been in sev-
eral seasons. Twenty-Five feet of water will
DO damage to the crops in the bottom lands
The popultsts Of Greene county will hold a
mass meeting at Greensboro today for the
purpose OF nominating their candidates II
Is not known who win be the nominees II Is
expected that Judge Hines and Mr.. Watson
will be present and address the meeting
Those in a position TO know express the
opinion that the pOpulists are not so strong
as they we're two years ago, and that the snc-
cess OF the democratic ticket is assured bv an
even larger majority than in 1892 Mai Il r.,
McWhorther, who was one of their strongest
leaders, IS out in card this week in which he
nounces his allegiance TO the populists and
strongly shows wherein the hope OF Georgia
and the south lies in democratic success lie
has strong following, and his withdrawal
from the populists will bring CONSIDERABLE
strength TO the democracy. In the recent
democratic primary about 800 votes we're
cast which is about two-thirds OF the white
vote OF the county. The Colored voters zen.
orally viii not go with the populists it is
safe TO put Greene in the democratic column
with increased majority over IsqQ