The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-17
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
Near Bogart in the last few days foul
cows have had hydrophobia, and were
killed to prevent the spread Of the dis
ease
The latest entry in the congressional
race is A. H. Freeman Of Greenville, Sc
lected by the republicans Of the Fourth
district.
Four negro brothers have been placed in
Jail in Zebulon as parties who have been
robbing stores at williamson zebulon
and Jolley.
Gov. Atkinson, Hon. ]. w. Robertson
and Congressman Livingston will speak
at Covington this morning at 10 o'clock
on the political issues of the day.
At a large meeting of the Fifth Bap-
fist church of Atlanta held Thursday,
Alexander Winkler Healer, the journalist
and lecturer, was unanimously called to
the pastorate of that church.
J. H. Felker of Walton county, solicitor
of the superior court, has sent his resig-
nation to Gov. Atkinson. He was elected
a member of tho general assembly at the
recent election and Resigns on that ac-
count.
The trial of the famous cotton stealing
case in which certain prominent citizens
of Twiggs county are charged with steal
ing cotton from Southern railway cars
has been postponed until the next term
of court.
A Bryan and Sewall Club has been
formed at Fort Valley. with a member
ship Of nearly 100. The officers as selected
were: President, O. NJ. Houser; first vice
president, NJ. Glass; second vice presi-
dent II. E. Murray; third vice president,
J. c. Conner.
W. E. Hood, a clerk in the employ of
Henry Clay at Toomsboro mysteriously
disappeared Monday morning before day.
He returned Sunday night as usual, but
was missing Monday morning. His fam
lily is greatly distressed about his mys-
ferrous absence.
Robert Jesse, the negro suspected of the
murder of his wife Fannie Jesse, in Sum-
ter county on Sunday night last, is rs
years old, though very active for one of
his years. He has had six wives and is
the father Of forty-five living children,
besides a number who have died.
Rev. D. C. John. d. D., who has for
three years been president of Clark Uni
versity at Atlanta, has resigned the pres
idency of that institution and will leave
next week for Milwaukee. Wis He re-
signs his position to accept an appoint
ment as presiding elder of the Milwaukee
district of the Wisconsin conference.
Henry Rails. a negro, was arrested and
jailed at Unadilla Thursday charged
with robbing ]. A. SILVER on Oct. 8. it
is thought others will be arrested on the
same charge, as there were two in the
party and it is said that others were
implicated in the robbery. There is con-
siderable excitement among the negroes,
but no trouble is feared.
The dwelling of C. D. Holmes, at Moul-
trie, was totally destroyed by fire Friday
morning at ! O'Clock The property loss
aggregates s., 900, with $1,7O0 insurance
with the Phoenix company. In addition to
the building and furniture, 81 300 in cash
was burned. The origin of the fire is I'M
known, but it is supposed to have been
caused by a defective fiue.
A successful rad was made Wednesday
night near Windsor, about five or six
miles from Loganville, by Deputy Col
lectors Rembert and Mcconnell The Of
fcers cut down five large distilleries and
destroyed between $1,000 and 1900 gal
Ions or beer, besides large quantity Of
singlings and corn No men were cap
tured al either of the places.
Alexander Wells, a young negro who
claims to be a member of the metropol-
tan police department of Washington, D.
C., arrived at Atlanta on a Southern train
from that city Thursday night and went
directly to the Kimbal house where he
attempted to register. He was prevented
from doing SO, created a scene and was
finally sent to police headquarters, where
he now occupies a cell charged with dis
orderly conduct.
While S. NJ. Ford Of Augusta was en-
tering the United States building at At
lanta Thursday on his way to the United
States attorneys office to report as a
witness in a grand jury case against
Richard Moody, of that city, but formerly
of Augusta, Moody stepped up to him
and with a hickory cane smashed Ford
across the nose so fercey as to momen-
tarily blind him. Moody followed this
up with another blow on Ford's head.
which cut a bad cash and knocked Ford
down. While he was down Moody
struck him three blows on the arms.
which raised large bruises.
Sporting circles at Atlanta are consid-
erably stirred up over the presence here
of John Ellison, Philadelphia sport, who
Is investigating the Georgia state laws
on prize fighting, with a view to bringing
James ]. Corbett and Robert Fitzsimmons
together on Georgia soil, in Atlanta. If
possible, in a grand battle for the cham
pionship Of the world. Mr. Ellison is now
negotiating with certain Atlanta
capitalists with view to securing a
purse to be hung up for the championship
battle in case the state laws shall be found
to be not too stringent in this respect. If
the sports will recall the precautions taken
TO prevent Corbett and Mitchell from meet
Ing on Georgia SOIL they will be convinced
that no prize fighting is apt to be counte-
nanced in this state.
An alleged assault upon Lou Mailman
by conductor Of the Atlanta Railway
Company has caused the former to bring
a suit for damages against the street
car company for $4,000 1.-THE conductor
who was in charge of the car" says Hall
man, suddenly and without any provo
cation on my part made an assault upon
me and began to strike me. He kicked
me several times and then violently threw
me out OF the car TO the ground upon the
rough pavement After had been thrown
from the car and while / was trying to
escape from him the conductor continued