The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

OF " h1tueA0 COMMITS suictue bH
Hanging HtmSeIf-GOv. Atkinson
Grants BiEamist CharbOnne "a
Pardon-A Runaway Marriage
scheme Nipped in the bud.
GEORGIA
There Is talk Of establishing a bank in
Douglas.
Catoosa county claims the unique dis
tinction of NOT having a drug store within
its boundaries
The citizens Of Riuggold are signing the
petition 60 congress- Tor the recognition OF
Cubans as belliserents-
Frank UrOwie. about 25 years old. had his
arm cut OF in a sin at Adairsvllle Friday:
He is in a dangerous condition and will
probably die
Joe Jammerson of Pike county was tried
before Commissioner Erwin at Macon
Friday for Illicit distilling, and was bound
over. The case may develop some perjury
features.
A club composed of the most prominent
business men OF Atlanta has been organ
lied and has purchased the grounds of the
PiedmontDriving Club. The price paid
was $4,000.
seaborn J. whatIey and w Grim were
the victims of a runaway accident a.
Rome Friday. As a result both gentle
men are now bandaged up, and bear
many marks.
Not as much interest has been mani
Tested in the election in Warren county
this year as in some previous years. How
ever, up TO date there are 1,4l5 names
on the voters list, but of these 104 have
been stricken of. and Of this number
100 are pOpulists.
Attorneys for II. A. Wilkinson, who is
charged with killing j. b. Stewart at Car
rollton and who has been In Jail since
Stewards death, made application for bail
before Judge Harris in Franklin. Friday
morning the judge fixed the bond at
s., 500, which was Immediately signed and
Wilkinson was given his liberty.
John Evans, well known drayman and
farmer of Dalton, took his own life Thurs
day morning about daybreak. He was
found dead in his barn, hanging by the
neck from one of the rafters. He fed the
stock, and then tied himself up. He had
been suffering from melancholia for some
his life.
The clothing store Of j. II. Hertz at Ma
con was closed Friday, under mortgage
in favor of the Exchange Bank and T. j.
CARING, for balance due on mortgages
amounting to about A.oUU. These mort
cages were made and filed several months
ago. Hertz will reopen business at an
early day In Winshlp & Callaway's old
stand, on Second street.
The total voting population of Bibb
county IS between 5000 and 10000. More
than half of this number are disqualified
because Of the non-payment of the poll
tax. According to the report of Tax Col
TO the county commissioners, the insoi-
vent poll taxes amount to $3.50 This
means there are $50 persons in Bbb who
cannot vote because they have not paid
the poll tax Of 81.
Henry Phillips, a young farmer nineteen
years of age shot and mortally wounded
himself Friday night, at his home in West
Rome. He was in love with a girl and
last week started to get license to marry
her when his father overlook him and
forced him TO return to his home. He
brooded over the trouble until Friday
night. While the family were at supper
he secured a pistol. and leaving the house
stepped into the chimney corner and fired
the fatal shot. The bullet entered the all
domen and at late hour he was still living
unconscious, and his death was expected
at any moment.
It is said that it not improbable that
Dill may be introduced al the next ses-
sion of the legislature to provide for the
Issuance Of s5O0 900 of per cent. bonds, or
so much thereof as may be necessary to
pay the floating debt OF Macon The is
suance of S200,000 of sewer bonds was au-
thorized and that amount has been print
ed; 100000 of them have been sold and
THIS sum has about been expended Ii
Is estimated that the sewers will cost
ABOUT $50 900, thus leaving $4,000 unex-
pended. It is recommended that these
$4,000 of bonds be destroyed and s5OOD0
OF new bonds be issued to defray the de-
hcit that will exist al the end Of the wear
as -already stated.
A well laid scheme of two young people
OF Gainesville to get quietly married in
defiance Of parental mandates has lust
tailed, on account of the vigilance Of the
WOuil-be
Is telegraph operator at a station on the
western and Atlantic, and the bride that
was 10 be is the daughter of a popular
farmer two miles out from the citV SIM
day was the day fixed when the connie
We're TO appear on the platform after the
services at the tabernacle and produce a
sensation by having the minister pro-
nounce them one in the presence of several
thousand, who were just ready to depart
Tor their homes. The young lady felt an
ominous touch on the arm by her father
nd
meekly with him, while the young man
went on greatly disappointed.
The work of the registrars in hearine
objections to the registry list in Rici
mond county, has closed and from now fiig
election day viii be devoted to preparing
me certified list of voters. The hearing
OF protests TO the registry list ended In
the complete discontinue of the ponunsr
obJectors. Where they testified that mr.
such parties existed they were confronted
py the parties themselves and were forced
20 retfact. In some cases il was shown
lhat no such parties were on the repisfrv
list as they had in their list of obiecfion:S
ana the leaders were forced to admit thai
they were acting from hearsay testimony
ana uld not know of their own KNOWLEDGE
S Sle accuracy 1l a OF the protests they had
nieo, IN one case II was shown that a
negro had been offered pay to testify he
iore me registrars that he knew a num-
We're not Of age.
Gov. Atkinson has granted a nardon
20 young Frenchman who was sent
up iof tnfee years from Fulton
county for bigamy. Louis Charbonne
a gay young man who spoke English very
brokenly, came to Georgia from some for
elgn shore and made quite an Impression
on numerous young women in this vicin
lty. Charbonne was handsome and Wen
dressed and young lady living in a neigh
borlng town fell in love with him and mar
ried him. 1t developed in a little while
that Charbonne had another living wife
he was arrested on a warrant sworn our
az the instance of the friends of wife num-
Der two, charging him with bigamy He
was found guilty and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary. In the order
granting the pardon Gov. Atkinson sets
out that the young man was foreigner
and was not familiar with the laws and
customs of Georgia, and that his pardon
had been asked for by the solicitor of the
circuit, who was of the opinion that he
had suffered sufficiently.
Macon Evening News: The Georgia
Academy for the Blind opens Monday
and pupils are already beginning to ar
rive Prof Williams, the venerable and
efficient principal of the school, thinks
the number viii be considerably smaller
this year than last, but he cannot as
yet tell exactly what viii be the attend
ance. The number in attendance last year
was III white students and tWentv-eighf
cOlCred. Prof. Williams wants a LARGE