The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

The North Georgia Cavalry COmPa-
MES which VIII BE on Hand for
the Centennial Celebration of the
Richmond HuSsarS-A Petition 10
the COMMISSIONER of Internal
Revenue 10 Keep Miss Mcknight
in Her POsitiOn-A Fatal EncOun-
ter at Norwood.
GEORGIA
At Augusta Monday Robert Davis picked
a dynamite cap with pin and II exploded
blowing of the thumb and three fingers Of
his left hand and part Of the index finger
of his right hand.
Walter Gardner shot Marshal Wright
at CuSseta Sunday. Il is expected that the
result Will be fatal; The shooting was
about a debt Of 81. Both men are negroes.
Gardener has skipped
Ernest L. Phillips of Naxeys, Ga, filled
the pulpit OF the Christian churcn al
Athens Sunday morning and night He Is
less than seventeen years old and preached
his FIRST sermon TWO years ago.
Chief of Police Connolly Of Atlanta is in
receipt of a letter from r. O. Hughes,
chief of police Of Somerset. Ky stating
that he has under arrest a negro answering
10 the description of NJ. +. Jackson, the
negro barber who killed Ed Wilson at At
lanta several weeks ago
First Assistant Postmaster General
Jones, in a letter to George Fix OF Au-
gusta, states 10 Mr.. Fix that. on the rec
ommendation of the postoffice inspectors
who inquired into the muddle in the Office
at Augusta, in which Mr. Fix was con
cerned, the department has ordered his
removal.
The Globe cotton mill of Augusta is
keeping up with the march of improve
ment that is going on in manufacturing
circles. They have made a twO-story eX-
tension to their mill. thereby increasing
its capacity and giving additional employ
ment TO number of hands. Yarns are
manufactured there and in winter the mill
day
Conductor T. ]. Harris had a lively ex-
perience with a dangerous negro on the
Central railroad near Smarr 5 station IN
Bibb county Monday. As a result OF the
encounter Mr. Harris now has multi
ated scalp. The negro struck him in the
head with a loaded cane. Cuny is now in
Jail at Forsyth, and viii have TO prove
that he IS not guilty Of assault with in
tent 10 murder.
A petition is being circulated at Atlanta
addressed 70 Commissioners of Internal
Revenue Miller at Washington asking him
10 Interfere in relation to the requested
resignation Of Miss Mcknight, stenogra-
pher for Inspector Chapman, whose resig-
nation was recently asked for by Collect
or Trammen. The paper has been signed
by many influential citizens and will be
forwarded at once to Washington.
Bishop Joseph S. Key of Texas. of the
Southern Methodist Episcopal church, ar
rived in Macon Monday morning from
JdNhHbAAf MISE TIC W as NeAAi1AA ttANAS ~
illness of his sister-in-law. Miss Tallulah
Snider. The bishop is also her trustee.
A few mornings since Miss Snider was
found on the bed In her room paralyzed
and II has been apprehended that the at
tack would prove fatal. but her condition
is thought to be a little better.
The companies composing the first bat
talon of Georgia cavalry have been in
vited by the Richmond Hussars to go TO
Augusta and be present on July II, II and
Is, when the centennial of the company
will be celebrated. The Richmond Hussars
are 100 years old and all the companies
don Troop of Hamilton, in command of
Lieut.. Burke, and the Troop Hussars of
BaGrange, in command Of Capt. Thorn
ton, with their horses Will arrive in At
lanta on the 10th in a special train and
will be Joined there by the Governors
Horse Guard, under command Of Capt. Us.
Dozier. He will carry down thirty-1ve men
and thirty-five horses TO the celebration.