The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND s0UTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRaPHED.

same Engine at Atianta-Dul Bus-
iness Forces the CIosins Of Two
Cotton Mills 1t Grsmn.
GEORGIA.
There j. movement On foo- 20 organ
ize cavalry company ln Pierce county
During the past week there was zHiDpe1
from the port o. Dar.=l 49, - fee- q
timber ard lumber
The Douglas County Teachers' Insti-
cute wfl b he'd ~ D0ug-asrile during
the week beginning Tune =
Il Inman Of A,iau-a. AMI his wlfe.
VII san from Sew T5rz f1r Europe on
June @. Thsy Will be away SIX months o.
year
Bad Jones. coiore1. vas shot and killed
a. hls home twelve miles from Gainesville
FRIDAY. The identity % his slayer has nor
been discovered
The blcyclists Of Atlanta Wiu TOT be CIV
en- exclusive rights On Peachtree and
Pryor streets between Z and g ?. n. as
their petition % the city colnc- re-
Quezte1
There was a fire in the ONCE q the
Riuggold New South the ether day ard
for several minutes the situation booked
gioomS. The prompt Response Of TIE
bucket brigade prevented the flames
from spreading.
The crawfordville Advocate tells o.
house near P0welton in Taliaferro that
has been in three other -ies-Wiikes
Warren and Green And the house has
never been moved since 10 vas bulr- 7 ne
counties did the moving.
Gov. Atkinson, upon a written notice. q
". W kitchens has relieved that gentle
man from further liability as bondsman
for John s. snider. tax collector OF CLASS
cock county. ana has ordered that NJ
Snider make q new bond within zen Gays
after notice has been served on him.
william ". Bird. a United States pris-
oner. sent Up from Georgia 10 1ss9 for
term Of eight years for violating the rev
enuA laws died fin prison At Columbus
Fri5av re RAD been FL for several months
with pulmonary diseases. Two weeks ago
$40 was found seWed IN the lining Of MS
coat, and Il was sent 20 his son IN Musco-
gee county.
Mrs. Blanche Estelie Wilder. young
woman 81 Atlanta who says she married
an actor because she desired % 90 on the
stage and upon the promise that sae We
20 be given a deed 10 farm IN McDuHe
county, has been granted a divorce ID Jns
superior court Of Fulton county. hef
stage expectations were not reallZeQs anu
enc was unable TO live on pleasant terms
with her husband
Gov. Atkinson has granted a pardon TO
Bob williams. who has served ten Of a
twelve months sentence on the changing
IN DeKalb county for gaming. The par
49, iq rs ras1onse 10 a rurnerously signed
petition reciting that Wlihams Is loi-
eiEner and knew little OF the customs or
this country and that he has, IN the opln-
ion Of his excellency's petitioners been
suflciently punished.
It Is said that Hon. John l. Hall and
Hon. John L. Hardeman VIII form CO.
partnership for the practice OF law at
Macon. Judge Hall. It " be remember
ed. recently resigned the position oi
United states assistant attorney EeueI a.
10 become counsel Of the Georgia South
ern and Florida railroad, a salary o.
Of $500 per annum. Judge Hardeman re-
signed a few months ago as judge OF the
Macon circuit.
Loganyille 10 making an attempt 70 get
a railroad. For some time the Lawrence
VILE branch Of the Southern did not pay
expenses. so they stopped operating H.
However, last year MT. MckelVy ana sew
eral others organized a company, leased
the road and have been operating II since.
Mr. McKslvy is extremely anxious that
this road should be extended to Logan
VILE. he has been in consultation with
the officials Of the Southern for some
time, but no agreement has been reached
yet
At a recent meeting Of the directors Of
the Griffin and Klncaid mills at Griffin, II
was decided 70 shut down both mills for
the coming week, and though no definite
action vas taken in regard 10 running
during the months Of July and August #
Is very probable that they viii be closed
for al least part OF the time. They Will
not run over half time at most. When
sees IN regard 70 this action, President
Kincaid said 4 was a necessity arising
from the fact that prices Of manufactur-
ed goods had fallen below tire cost of
production. and all orders accepted were
PILED a. loss 70 the mills. Both mills
have large supply Of goods on hand and
every yard Of It must 90 al sacrifice.
Two accidents OF exactly the same char
acter occurred at Atlanta Friday within
twenty minutes OF each other. An engine
OF the Western and Atlantic railroad az
O'clock struck horse and wagon OF
George Thomas, cOloreds while IL was
crossing the track. The wagon was de-
molished. The horse was bruised and
liberated and policeman, with the sup
posed intention OF humanely ending the
animals suffering, shot him 10 death
twenty minutes later the same engine
wnen passing Mangum street ran into
cab and badly demolished II, besides cut.
ting the hind leg Of the horse IN bad
manner. It Is now claimed that the Kill
ing Of the horse first injured was unnec
essary and the road will resist payment
OF any damages on this ground.
Blakeiy correspondence Morning News
Early county superior court is in session
Besides other cases disposed OF the cas-,
q Bob Merritt, charged with the muir
Ger OF JEFF Hatcher, was tried and result
"a IN an acquittal. Jerry Nix colored
convicted at the October term, 1898, Of tn
-AtAiAH "a burning the dEdQElg III airing
Ton during the Christmas holidays OF 1899
and who was granted new trial by tn
supreme court, was again put upon tria
this week. After the evidence was close,
Judge Spence said that in the face Of tn
decision rendered BY the supreme court
IN granting new trial In the case, h
could not let verdict Of guilty. under tn
evidence put forward by the state
Therefore he would be compelled TO orde
verdict OF not guilty which he did
The teachers institute for the counties O
Early, Calhoun and Miller has been In ses
sion since Monday Of last week. Abou
sixty teachers have been in attendance
BY no means q minor feature Of thes
gatherings has been the lecture each eve
ming on some literary subject by eithe
Profs. Branson and Ernest Of the Girl
Industrial school at Minedgevile an
Prof. Pollock Of Mercer University.
Atlanta Journal: The decision Of II
supreme court last Tuesday. by which II
act Of the legislature of 1888 allowingxF
legislature to incorporate towns of lei
than 1900 inhabitants, was declared nu
and void, is causing considerable sti
Since 1885, under the act Of the legislator