The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-30


taIists From the North Going In
TO the Cultivation of Oysters at
Tampa-A New winter Orange-A
Big Pear Crop Expected in Jack
son County.
GEORGIA.
The jury in the Mrs. Ring case at Ma
con was unable TO agree.
The University Athletic Association At
Athens has been reorganized.
A new Baptist church has just been fin
ished at Alley. Il viii be dedicated to-
morrow
Adolphus Cody. colored IS I'm Jail at
Gibson, charged with the death, by hang
tng. Of a colOred boy years old on Feb. T.
The Exchange Bank and the Dow-Law
Bank. Of Fort Valley are out $455 each
by the scheme OF a bogus check swindler
peddler OF whistles was arrested at
Macon Wednesday on charge Of INSULT
ing ladies on the street. As they passed
him he would play suggestive tunes
Judge Emory Speer has been invited by
the Ladies Memorial Association at Balm
bridge TO deliver memorial address there
on April %, and has accepted the invita-
ton.
Dolly county is moving toward good
roads. The grand jury has abolished the
old road system and has tnaugurated
instead a tax of s. on each person sub
5ect to road duty.
X t. a
VILE has in his possession a discharge
from the federal prison at Fort Delaware
and transportation from that place 10
Marietta, Ca II IS dated June II. 1865
and bears the inscription: Special or
ders No. 49," It IS signed as follows
by command Of Brig. Gen. A. Schoem
George W. ALL Captain. and A. A A. O."
The city sanitary inspectors have made
a thorough canvass Of Atlanta for the
purpose of making a. report of the num-
Der OF people that can be accommodated
az private houses during the exposition
The estimate OF the inspectors is that
the hotels unoccupied houses. vacant
EtOrerOoms and boarding houses will care
for about $1,000 people. This report is to
be given to- the officials Of the exposition
at once.
Thursday morning about o'clock
Blakely's bakery at Griffin caught fire
from a defective fiue and the firemen had
hard work to save the building. At
O'Clock the Methodist church was dis
covered TO be on fire and the fremen again
had hard battle, but succeeded in sub
uuing the flames before much damage
was done. One Of the hose wagons was
overturned, and the driver badly bruised
and shaken up, but not seriously injured.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell has notified ROsWell's pOstmas-
Ter that the department desires the name
OF Roswell pOstOfiiCe changed, and he has
asked Postmaster Paden 70 confer with
the patrons of the office and select a
suitable name in lieu Of Roswell. The
reason assigned for the request is because
some CONFUSION mas occurred IN the trans
mission or the mail between the oflces
of Roswell and a pOstoflice in Walker
county called Rossvile.
Rev. ]. W. Burke, Of Macon. had a
severe attack Wednesday afternoon and
Wednesday night of what seemed to be
asthmatic trouble and congestion. He
was unable TO articulate for a while, and
his general condition was alarming Med
watchers remained by his bedside all
night. He was better Thursday. Mr.
Burke has not been in good health lately
and last week he and Mrs. Burke went to
Indian Spring. He did not improve, and
Mr.. Burke said he felt that II he did not
return home at once he would die Mr.
and Mrs. Burke, therefore, returned to
Macon. He went down town and consult
ed a physician. In the afternoon the first
attack came on, and this was followed by
a second attack after supper.
The people Of Madison are somewhat
excited over the presence of a strange
animal which for want of a more def
mite appelation, is being generally dis
cussed as the dog eater" Some nights
ago Louis Cohen had a litter of nuns
devoured by this animal. Nothing was
left but the feet. On the same night Mat
Martin lost a litter and since several other
canine households have been broken up
with only the feet left to tell the tale. In
several instances large dogs have been
known to leave the homes of their mas
tiers, bowling in terror and to return late
the succeeding day. This universal fear
among the CANNES of the city caused
the dog eater is a dog. Some think there
as a panther in town, others a wild cat
others a.wolf, and so on. A majority, how
ever, bel eye that the dog eater is nothing
but half-famished dog.
The Atlanta Woman's Suffrage Associa-
ton held a meeting at the Unitarian
church at Atlanta Wednesday. Officers for
the ensuing year were chosen and two
important committees named. The choice
of the association for president fell upon
last years head officer, Mrs. +. G. Swift
Mrs. NJ. l.. McLendon and Mrs. l. M
Parks were elected first and second vice
presidents respectively. Mrs. DR.. Roberts
was made secretary, Mrs. NJ. Gambler
treasurer, and DR.. Morse, one of the most
active male members of the association,
was chosen auditor. Rev. Mr.. Cole, pastor
OF the Unitarian church, was elected an
honorary member of the association. The
legislative committee appointed is to con
slider and report upon any legislative mat
tiers, state, municipal, or otherwise. The
other committee appointed was for the
purpose Of ascertaining the number of wo-
men tax payers in Atlanta and the amount
OF taxes paid by them. There was also a
petition formulated asking the appoint
ment of police matron.
Augusta Evening Herald There is at
the Bon-Air the gentleman who first in
PRODUCED the cooking stove into the south
ern states, and built the Augusta hotel and
the Warren block. His name is w. H. Sal
nsbury, and he Is now resident of Chi
eago. In 1e49 he was sent TO Augusta from
Providence, r. l. When he first came there
were no cooking stoves in the city. His
Wife sent to her home in Rhode Island
and had one shipped. The word began TO
get around, and soon people came pouring.
in asking Mr.. Salisbury to order stove
Tor them. In consequence of this great
demand he went into the stove business
and remained in II until the beginning of
the war, when he went to Massachusetts
He said incidentally that he sold a stove
once 10 farmer and about two weeks
after the farmer came driving up in his
wagon, bringing the stove back with him
He asked the dealer TO please give him
something else in place of it, as il raised
50 much smoke that IL ran all the negroes
off of the plantation. On Investigation II
was found that the man had built the fire
in the oven
DR.. George F. Payne of Atlanta. the
state chemist, is working in behalf Of
pharmacists who are On the United STATES
army and navy. At the last meeting ~
the American Pharmaceutical Associa
ton, which was held at AShevflle N q
he was appointed chairman of the com.
mittee to see what could be done iowa I'd
getting recognition for the pharnacisfs
who enlist in the army. Every day DR.
Payne is receiving letters from an parts Of
the country in regard to this matter as
there was appointed member from every
state in the union. The idea is to get con
gress TO pass an act raising the rharrna
cist above the level of the private soldiar
In Europe pharmacists enter the : rr,,.