The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-21
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
~ RAGRAPHs.

bling PostoGce-Gov. Atkinson
Returns From New York and
Speaks Hopefully of the Prospect
of Placing Georgia's New bond
Issue.
GEORGIA.
Dr. H. V. n. Miller Of Atlanta is very
ST.
Mrs. King of Cedartown, wife Of Hon
John VI. King al sister OF Judge Charles
q. James. died Monday.
sam Swami. cashier OF the Merchants
Bank of Rome. has given notice Of his
intention 10 resign his position.
Arrangements are on foot TO have big
Fourth Of July celebration at Columbus.
The merchants are al the back of the
scheme.
The firm of ". F. Price & Co. of Ma
can has been dissolved by the death Of
Willis r. Price, and the business VIII be
continued by J. I. Heard and j. T. Moore.
Jerry Akin, the old negro, who was on
exhibition at the Cotton States and Inter
national Exposition. who claimed TO be 1s3
years old. died al Spring Garden Monday
Judge J. 5. Drew. postmaster Of Tweed,
was presented with a fine cane by Con-
gresham II. G. Turner. The cane is made
or walnut ana IS tipped with silver. w nfal
Judge Drew opened the mall pouch, he OBJ
served the long, slim package addressed
20 himself and handled it very cautiously,
believing IL was an internal machine.
Judge Drew is one Of the Oldest justices
Of the peace in the state.
Burglars entered the residence Of Capt.
c. W. Fielder at Americas Monday night.
and after ransacking the house. concen~
trated their work upon the pantry. Ev
erything eatable was spread on the sup
per table, the thieves enjoying the bdn-
quet to the fullest extent, after which
they gathered up the remnants and made
off. So far as could be ascertained MOTH
ing of much value was taken by the
thieves.
Charles Meeks, a 14-year-old white boy.
Is in the county jail at Atlanta on the
charge Of violating sections 547S and 5i72
or the United States statutes relating 10
breaking into and rObbing postOihces. He
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Gay On
last Saturday and subsequently commit
ted by United States Commissioner r. a.
Moseley. 1t is stated that the pOstofiice
at Coalburg was entered Saturday last
in the day time and $50 stolen, and thar
this is the charge on which the youth Is
held.
Bessie Jones, the 4-year-old daughter
Of w. o. Jones, of Atlanta. had a mirac-
ulous escape from death Monday morn
ing. She had gone TO the house OF her
Peachtree street, and was playing in a
room upstairs, which the servant was
cleaning at the time The child went to
a WINDOW, and, losing It's balance, fell a
distance Of twenty-five feet to the ground.
Drs. Ridley and Green were summoned
and upon examination found that no bones
mad been broken, and, as far as they
could learn, no internal injuries had been
sustained.
Gov. Atkinson, who has just returned
home from the east, expresses himself as
confident the new sale of the Georgia
bonds will be most simultaneously
made. The governors trip TO the east
was Tor the purpose of stimulating in
terest in the sale of the new state
bonds. His eXcellency visited New York
ana Boston and had consultations with
many Of the representatives of the big
financial houses OF the east The moneyed
institutions are very favorably inclined
toward Georgia bond, the governor
thinks. and the new issue promises TO
sell on very favorable terms
While negro was blowing a mule on
the farm Of Capt. 7. N. voolfolk, two
miles northwest Of Albany Monday. the
upon the top Of the earth around him
gave way and he went down into wbaf
prove 10 be a limesink. All efforts 10
9S' the mule out had proved unsuccess-
Inl up to o'clock Tuesday afternoon. AL
though the negroes spent Monday night
az work around him. The mule snntS
SOWH II Teen OF twenty feet below the sur
4ace OF the earth, and IL Is thought Nv
those who have been TO the scene thst
one OF his hind legs is broken.
Dublin correspondence Morning News.
The first anniversary Of Oconee Com
Lodge Knights of Pythias, was observed
iasl FRIDAY. The occasion was made en-
y0ydDle by the presence Of the members
OF ladies' who accompanied them. a she.
ciai programme was prepared for me
visitors, and everything done to make ali
at the mouth of Turkey creek. and e1ater
IN me day an old-fashioned barbecue was
served at the pavilion. In the afternoon
1., J.Ive over the. city was rendered the
fantastic. Addresses were delivered nv
Dr CHARLES Hiek, Col Peyton Wade and
olhers.-A notable reunion Of the Under
generation, now residing in the adjoining
tt oo occurred last Thursday at Bru-