The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGRAPHS.

Postmaster Eracc Enters the MY pA-
atty Race at Macon Proposed
Changes in the city Charter Of Va
conan Augusta Man Murdered at
GreenviIIe :. Can Atlanta build
ing With n Bloody Record.
GEORGIA
Social Circle is soon 10 have $500
school house.
The people around Acworth find a ready
market for the sale OF maypop roofs.
cant. Jerre Hollis has decided 10 enter
the race for coroner of Bibb county.
The stock law was defeated in Toccoa.
to to q 3a''''H4'' ''-"'' "
Atlanta IS 20 have an athletic grounds
that viii rival the Manhattan field OF New
York.
Eisht or ten Macon bicycists viii 90
10 Atlanta on Nov. 80. to take part IN tAe
parade OF bicyclsis-
An Americus firm has placed an order
for a solid carload OF baby carriages LuI
early spring delivery
Hon. :. 3. Price. is now actively I'm the
race for mayor of Macon. he VIII resign
the postmastership If elected.
The people of Cherokee are nearer out
OF debt and happier, more prosperous ana
contented than they have been Tor years
wild dogs have been discovered In the
VS. caught rccentlv and efforts were
made 10 tame il, but il is as wild as ever.
s. G. Lang. of Sandersville. shipped
about $1,000 pounds of crab grass hay one
day last week. packed seventy-odd hales,
and another young farmer told the Herald
he had about 1000 pounds he wanted 70
bale.
Worth county is said TO be out Of debt
and has enough money in the county
treasury to almost cover the entire eN-
penses of the current year. The tax rate
this year is s. on the thousand. when Us
the lowest the citizens have ever had to
pay.
Brunswiclx's new union depot is said 70
be one Of the handsomest in the state.
1t is built Of pressed brick and Georgia
marble, and cost about $loVN. III mas
Just been completed and was erected UNI
der the supervision Of Contractor Darling
of Waycross.
VIII Ivey, an Augustan. was shot and
killed in Grecnville, $. c., Monday, by
Ezel Thackston. in the house of wo-
man named Lizzie Ducksworth. lyey
was shot in the stomach and arm. The
killing, which was unnecessary, was
probably caused by jealousy lvey
leaves a wife and children in Augusta.
Representative Polhill OF Bibb county,
has Introduced the four following bills.
To relieve all confederate soldiers from
the payment OF poll taxes; TO provide
glass fronts to platforms Of street cars
as protection to motormen against cold
and rainy weather; to appoint game and
fish wardens in every county in the state.
The Toccoa Times states upon good au-
thOrity that the contemplated railroad
from Lula Junction to Dahlonega is a
certainty. The plans have all been COM
pleted. The road Will connect with the
Northeastern one mile below Lula, and
will run by Glade mines. Walker Noun
tain and Shoal Creek valley TO Dahlonega,
from which place a branch line will run
TO Tate's marble works in Pickens county.
Work will commence soon.
IN. 4 ~
known young men Of Atlanta. attended
a dance on Wallace street a night or two
ago. Both wanted to dance with the same
young lady TO whom both had been paying
attention and a dispute over the matter
arose, whereupon eagle invited Thur
mond outside. The young men adjourned
TO the street and proceeded TO get to-
gether. They fought long and hard, using
1t Is said, brass knucks and sticks. Be
fore they were separated both were badly
injured.
A few weeks ago a murder was com
mitted in the brick building at the corner
of Decatur and Pratt street at Atlanta
the lower floor of which is occupied by
the Atlanta Consolidated BOttling Works
The rooms upstairs are occupied by wo-
men of ill-repute. John Carroll, in a mo.
ment OF frenZied Jealousy, shot and killed
a woman. He is now in Fulton county
jail awaiting trial for that crime. Sat
urday night in the same building, almost
on the Identical spot where Carroll killed
his victim, Virgil MCGOWAN stabbed Johr
Finn, while two women held the victim
Finn was seriously injured while Ne
Cowan is sought by the police.
1t is understood that Bibb county's three
representatives in the legislature and tn,
senator from that district have. pracuc
ally, agreed on changes to the present
city charter of Macon, and that they viii
be embodied in a bill to be introduced thi!
week. The changes which, II is said haV,
been agreed upon are as follows TO maxi
the mayor chairman Of council and to de
prive the mayor of the veto power. Il,
abolish the board of public works and in
crease the mayors salary from 5000 I,
5000 per annum. To limit the term o
TO two terms of two years each. II
amend the fire and police commission act
so as to make the mayor eX-officio chair
man Of those commissions and to ad,
thereto the chairman or the police and fir
committees of council The main object Il
be attained is to place the mayor and coun
Gil in charge of the citys affairs, and 4
remedy the present method of trying L
operate the city under so many separat
ana Independent heads. It is understood
that two of Bibb's representative wer
for abOlishing all commissions, while tn
other was non-committal, but Senate
Harris held out for the police and fir
commissions, and the changes agreed upo
come, therefore. in the nature of a com
promise.
FLORIDA.
Henry NJ. Flagler is at West Palr
Beach.
A barn belonging to Mr.. Hackett G
Starke was burned Monday. The loss
$500.
The Alcazar hotel at St. Augustin
opened its doors for the season of 1858
Monday, with fifty guests.
Arthur Foster, a we'll known foot ba
player, who has played quarter back fc