The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-26

OF Macon End OF the AraEOR
Hotel Poker Game-The Executive
Committee OF the Populisfs to
Meet in Atlanta on the Thirty
First OF January.
GEORGIA.
John H. Dunn. a young married man OF
Cuthbert, committed suicide wednesday
night BY laudaman. Poverty ana drink
were the causes.
There viii be a meeting OF the state ex-
acutiVe committee OF the Peoples party IN
Atlanta on Jan 81 Iae meeung p LOT
the purpose Of organizing for the year
campaign.
The, Anna mills now occupy the atten-
ton OF the stockholders OF that company
The ellestion to be determined IS whether
The mill property shall be sold or the com
pany reofganized.
atlanta aldermen are discussing the
adWsability OF the city and county jointly
Purchasing the site Of the old capitol
and erecting a building 20 be used as d
city han, county court house AMI jail
The Macon Evening News is jumping
on the board OF aldermen on the ground
that the city printing, which the Evening
News oered to do al $50 per year, was
awarded to the Macon Telegraph at 500
per year.
John c. Bailey Of Reed Creek district.
IN Hart county. is the father Of ten chill
dren, every one Of whom is married. Mr.
Bailey Is siNty-eieht years Of age. The
mother OF his children is the only death
that has ever occurred In his family.
Mrs. John Thompson, a highly respect
able white woman. was seriously. II not
fatally, burned near Cnadilla Wednesday.
Her clothing caught while she was
standing near a fre. and burned of en-
trely before assistance could reach her.
There win be no pension payments be-
fore Feb. !. Secretary Johnson. OF the eZ-
ecutive department, Is al work upon the
warrants for widows pensions, and after
the FIRST payments on these will be made
ties.
Large quantities Of rope are being
shipped BY the Swift Cotton Mills At FL
berton 70 Baltimore, Richmond, Char
lotts, Charleston, Augusta, Savannah
ana other large cities. Heavy shipments
mostly TO the north
A romantic marriage occurred last week
~ Elberton. Miss Sweetie Nash and a
gentleman from Jonesboro, were the
contracting parties. They had never met
till the day Of their marriage. but had
corresponded and all arrangements were
made before his arrival The marriage
bride.
Ex-Deputy Tom Wright of Murray coun-
~, indicted Jointly with John Edmonson
on charge Of completely in the Worley
whiteeapping case, was arrested five miles
southeast OF Spring Place Wednesday
night and brought TO Atlanta Thursday
rforning. Wright was taken at his home
BY a deputy.
On Friday last the Methodist stewards
OF the Oxford district held their annual
meeting in Covington. Most Of the
Churches in the district were represented
There was no decrease made in the as
easements, or in the salary OF the presid-
ing elder II being placed at 81 800 the
same as last year.
Gen. James NJ. Bethune, the former
owner OF Blind Tom, is the oldest living
college graduate in the United States
sen. Bethune, when a boy, attended the
University of Georgia and graduated in
the class OF 1873 An examination OF the
statistics in regard to the college gradu-
ates now alive shows that only two grad
uated previous 70 that year
A charter has been granted the Drake
q Stratton Company and the preliminary
surveys made for the construction of an
Fourteenth street bridge TO the foot
of Summerville Hill in Phenix City. and
another line along the Crawford road from
the bridge to the ChattahOochee Brew
ing Companys plant at Columbus.
The movement to convert the 400 horse
power OF Tallesee shoals into electrical
power and run Il into Athens to be sold
cheaply to the different manufacturing in
terests Is still progressing. The survey
Is proposed to build an Immense dam at
the foot of the shoals, which will enable
the power to be easily utilized and pro-
woe. large storage pond for the water
At Barnett Shoals factory. Thursday
r. l.. Witherspoon, of Athens. was en-.
gaged IN painting one of the buildings
Tne ladder upon which he was standing.
slipped and he was thrown violently to
the ground below. The fan was about
twenty feet, and when aid reached SIR
W1thefspoon II was found that he was I'M
conscious. His injuries are internal and
quite serious in their nature. He is sew
enty years Of age.
The anti-annexationists Of Vineville
suburb OF Macon, may petition the coun-
tH , cniailiingaqg TO build sanitary sewers in
NincVlile. If the -.
peution they viii be enjoined from car
INng. II into execution the idea that
tn me e9nmissloners have no right to eni-
Frey the Changing for any such purpose.
AZ seems now that anti-annexation will
VIII, and that If Nineville wishes sanitary
s ses,, II VIII have to obtain them BY
use OF the changing to build them.
A stock company has been organized
for the purchase Of the exposition nrop-
so Sy a. IA Aug;sSs s which was recently
mertsage Of $4,000 The Company viii
ee known as the Southwestern Land Com
Rsany: The incorporators are Jesse
thompson, Jules Rival, George H. How
ara Alfred Baker, and Charles II Phin-
ny; me capital stock Of the company
Will De -. goo. 1t is expected the company
VIII cut The property up and sell ii in
building lots, and tear down the buildings
ana sell the old lumber.
James Reed. a young married man of
kniPe and as result child was born.
As the woman was not able to care for
II Reed carried It home to his wife. and
told her the story of its birth Mrs. Reed
han- no children of her own SO she wei
corned the little stranger. Soon after she
TOOK charge of the little fellow she wrote
70 her parents in the state Of MARYLAND.
and stated to them that she had a little
baby. In return they wrote letters or love
and congratulated them upon the arrival
OF the baby. Mrs. Reeds mother has sent
several presents for her dear little erand-
son." and is continually writing about
him to her daughter. Now the real
mother has brought action in the courts
70 recover possession of the child
T.: B. NIcElveen. well-known grain
broker of Atlanta, was found guilty of
gaming in the criminal superior court
Wednesday, and win be sentenced by
judge Clark next Tuesday. The game Mr..
Mcklveen played, and out of which this
case has grown, was played with John
D. cunningham, the secretary and acting
chairman of the state executive COM
mittee of the Peoples party, from whom
he won $3.50 in the Aragon hotel 1t was
poker game and when they had PLAYED
until Mr.. Cunningham, had lost all his
ready money, 800, he continued to play
and did not stop until he had given to
McElveen his promissory notes for 81 500
He let the cash go, but kicked and recov-
cred the notes through the police depart
ment without paying them. The case is
nSDeFiHllW Interesting al 81,