The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-03
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGR Apis.

&ntranee and Clearance of Ve-~els
at Tampa-The Tobacco Imports
at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Story Of a
Georgia Woman Who Has n warn,
spot in Her Heart for the Heroes
Who Wore the Gray.
GEORGIA.
Christopher Columbus johnson. under
Indictment for the murder OF Baker A.
Bass. Is on trial In the superior court a.
Atlanta.
Mrs d. +. Brown OF Cincinnati. has
bought from judge $. Monteomery his
undivided haN interest DO me block OF
frame buildings. corner Of Lee and La
mar streets at Americas. The property
Is one Of the most dies "a BILE business cor
ners In Americus. Il is quite probable
that brick buildings viii be erected there
On az an early date.
The s590o0 bond required Of President
r. Il. Hoffman and other officials " the
Seaboard Air Line railroad on account OF
the SUIT Of eX-General Manager John ID.
Winder. has been filed in the office OF the
clerk OF the superior court at Atlanta. The
Dond . signed a. security by The Fidelity
and Deposit Company Of Maryland.
through ". A. Hemphlu OF Atlanta. as
attorney in fact and hy President H0n-
man and all the other officials of the Sea-
Upon The filing OF the bond Sherin Barnes
executed a release Of the attachment uu-
der which President Honman's private
car was tied up ten days ago, when Mr.
WinQer began his SlOJ011 damage suIt
against the Seaboard.
The board Of trustees Of Rome's public
schools met day or two ago and fixed
the pay OF the superintendent and teach
ers OF the Rome public schools for the
ensuing year. The salary Of Superintend-
ent J. q. Harris was left at Sl,60o. those
OF X. J. Gwaltney, principal, and i. NJ
Cannon, assistant principal Of the Boys
High school, at 500 each. Two white
teachers viii receive $3.50 per month, Two
VIII receive S33.25 and twelve viii receive
so per month. one superintendent Of the
colored sch6ois gets so per month and
seven colored teachers $50 per month. The
board deemed IL advisable to pay these
in twelve monthly installments instead OF
nine. as heretofore, and the whole f0Ots
up $lZ.217, leaving S2S3 out of the apprO-
priatiOn of $3.50 for school purposes,
that sum 10 90 for contingent expenses.
The superin tendent and teachers have all
been reelected and the twelve months
plan was adopted, after much discussion
as 10 how 10 meet the increased attend
ance with the present appropriation.
Mrs. f. 5. Glover Of Douglasvllle. the
widow Of Col T. G, Glover. who COM
manded the Twenty-hrst Georgia regi-
ment in the late war, has gone TO Rich
mond TO participate in the great reunion
OF confederate veterans In that city. Mrs.
Glover has the distinguished honor of be-
ing the originator of reunions Of the con-
federate soldiers. She called together the
first reunion of confederate veterans that
was held after the surrender of Apo
mattox. Her husband was killed in the
battle Of Winchester in September, 1864.
In August following the surrender. Mrs.
Glover sent out call TO all of the survi-
vors OF company A OF the Iwenty-nrst
Georgia to meet at Campbellton. Ga. The
reunion was attended by every surviving
member OF her husbands command. and
every year since then she has sent out
the call, and most successful reunions
have been held. OF late years all veter-
ans who belonged TO the Twenty-frst
Georgia have been assembling at the call
OF the widow OF their old commander.
Only twenty of the 239 who started with
Col. Glover are now alive.