The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-18

| showed M a short distance at the rear
| Of the train on which Mr.. Lanier had
| charge. The mysterious light appeared
| to outtraYel his train. which was going
| at the rate of about nine miles an hour.
| The passengers attention was attracted
| by the strange light, but no satisfactory
| account could be given as to the cause Of
| it, Mr.. Lanier says that his colored train
| man, Fayte, became very much frightened
| and seemed to think the world was COM
ing TO an end.
Atlanta Journals; Pat Cloburne Gillian
is namesake OF Gen. Pat Cleburne, and
the list of injuries which he set up in the
suit filed against the Southern Railway
Company indicates, that unless he had
been a remarkably vigorous young man.
he would have shared the fate OF the IL
lustrious general. He claims that while
working in the electrical department Of
the Southern Railway Company the sup
port upon which he was working gave
way without any fault upon his part and
threw him to the floor, thirty feet below,
breaking and straining his right arm in
three places, breaking and straining his
left arm and wrist, breaking and strain
Ing his left knee, fracturing his jaw and
pressing his ribs against his heart and
lungs Gilman is only II years of age and
is a well known young electrician He
sues for $4,000. and his mother brings suit
for $500.
The stock of F. J. Kohn, a wholesaler of
Columbus, who failed few days ago. was
sold by the sherlff Saturday. 1t was bid
in for 5000. The inventory of the sheriff
placed the value of the goods at $4,000.
The stock at Kohns store on Broad street
was bought by the Third National Bank
for 81 200, and the stock al the cider works,
on Seventh street, for $1,000, by the Co
lumbus Savings Bank. The Third National
Bank was Kohns principal creditor, and
advanced him the money by which his bus
mess was developed Last week certain
creditors of Kohn, representing $1,000 of
his Indebtedness, filed petition with Judge
Butt, asking that the sale of the goods
be restrained and that receiver be placed
over the goods. A temporary restraining
order was granted and John c. Cook was
appointed temporary receiver. Friday af-
ternoon, however, the order restraining the
sale was rescinded and so the sale pro-
ceeded as originally advertised
Thus far twelve candidates have an
nounced for the state supreme court judg-
ships. The roster of candidates for the
bench up to Monday night is as follows,
with indications of several more entries
before the day of the convention: Judge
John L. Hopkins of Fulton, Judge Joel
Branham of Floyd, Judge w. d. Kiddoo
of Randolph, Hon. w. A. Little of Mus
cogee, Judge George F. Gober of Cobb,
Col. John II. Martin of Pulaski, Hon. Jo-
seph Ganahl of Richmond, Judge B. B.
Bower of Decatur. Judge Fish of Sumter.
Hon. John p. Shannon of Ebert, Judge
Andrew j. Cobb of Fulton, Hon. Sampson
w. Harris of Carroll Hon. J. w. Akin of
Barlow has been indorsed by his home
county. Judge James of the Tallapoosa
circuit received the endorsement of Polk
county in Saturdays mass meeting. Judge
Hutchins OF Monroe has been asked to al
low the use of his name. Hon. Roger l..
Gamble of jefferson is promised the sup
port of his home county.