The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-18

rum were married at Augusta Thursday
night
A movement is on foot among the
sportsmen of Augusta to organize game
protective association.
Darien Gazette: Savannah wants the
next state convention, and the Gazette
is in favor of letting her have it.
Charles F. Dodge. manager Of the Ara
gon at Atlanta, has resigned, and James
E. Hickey, one of the receivers. has as
sumed the management.
Levi Johnson a farmer living in the
Fifteenth district, carried lot of peaches
to Americas Thursday, the second crop
gathered from a tree in his orchard.
The registra ton Of Bibb county for the
national election has been closed and
shows a total registration of ABB. Of
this number 1888 are whites and 734 col
ored.
Adam Strain was stricken with paraly-
sis at his home, near Darien, on Thurs
day night The right side Of his body is
paralyzed, and it is with great effort that
he can talk.
Will Dease, the 1S-year-old negro who
attempted to assault a young white wo>
man near Wadley few days since, was
captured and placed in the Burke county
jail Thursday.
Col. L. F. Livingston, in going up in
the elevator at the Kimball house. al
ATLANTA, Friday. slipped and fell and hurt
his foot badly. 1t was examined and
found not to be broken.
The residence of Ed Holmes of Moultrle,
together with his furniture household
goods and $1,000 in money were destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at $3.50,
while the insurance covered only one-half
of that amount.
The returns of the recent state election
have been received in the office of Secre-
tary of State Gambler and the papers
show that the aggregate vote of the cleo
ton was about 200 900. The majority for
the democratic candidates for state Of
fees was about $4,000
A petition signed by every member OF
the Rome bar, indorsng Judge Joel Bran
ham for associate justice of the supreme
court, has been gotten up. This gives
Judge Branham the Endorsement of the
entire Rome circuit comprising Floyd,
Chattooga and Walker counties.
Mrs. Marie Louise Myrick, president Of
the Womans Press Club of Georgia, has
appointed Miss Rosa Woodbury. of Athens,
delegate from the Woman's Press Club
of Georgia to the state federation of clubs,
which meets in Atlanta the 9th, 2Sth and
29th inst Mrs. Myrick will also attend
the session.
The Oconee river Is the lowest it has
been in a long time. The oldest citizens
do not remember such drought and low
of "a
people are wading across the river without
any trouble. The water is as clear a a
crystal and FISH are being caught in large
quantities.
DeKalb New Era: Mr.. Thomas, who
lives near this place. killed peculiar ami
NAL near his home Saturday morning that
was devOuring his chickens and pigs. Hun
dreds of people went to see the dead mon.
strosity Saturday and Sunday. Some said
1t was lion, some a hyena, some
Mexican wolf.
Some time ago Isaac Ramsey, one of
Harlem's merchants, had occasion. to put
away $50 in silver in the fireplace of his
store thinking il would be safe there
Forgetting, for the time being, of the de-
post, one morning last week, he built
fire and in a short while discovered that
the silver had melted.
The 3-year-old son of Charles A. Cum
ming of Augusta met with an accident
Thursday afternoon at home which has
resulted in the child losing the sight Of
his left eye. The boy was whiting with
pocket knife when the blade accidentally
slipped and struck him in the ball of the
left eye destroying the sight
Madison Advertiser: A pretty sight and
an exciting one. too, was seen by several
people in Madison Tuesday. dog had
followed to town his master. who drove
two mules TO wagon. The
mules became frightened, while unguard-
ed, and ran. The dog followed in close
pursuit, and ere the team had hardly been
checked, leaped into the wagon and
seemed to be searching for the lines that
he might stop the mules and save his mas
ter's property.
John r. Mccullough, the alleged slayer
of his wife in Clayton county, has been
for the first time since his arrest, permit
ted to see his three little boys. on Tues
day afternoon the meeting of the father
and the children, with the murder OF
whose mother he is charged, took place
In the office of the Fulton county Jail.
where he is now confined. Mccullough
occupies cell with Taylor Delk, the Pike
county outlaw, and when he was carried
into the presence Of his children he cried
like baby. Tears streamed down his
cheeks as he pressed the little ones to his
breast and kissed them repeatedly.
The Governors Horse Guard won the
trophy offered by the citizens Of Atlanta
to the best rife team Of five men from
the Fifth Georgia regiment. The shoot
ang was at 200 yards, 800 yards, 500 yards
and at 600 yards five shots, with posi-
Die 70 FOR eacn FIVE shots: diminishing
shooting at dummies, one representing a
man standing up one a man lying down
ana one man kneellng. The possible
score IN the entire contest for each team
was loJo The Horse Guard scored 6l5
Tue Atlanta Rifles 5A and Company X 4Og
1hese three companies were the only ones
OI the futh that entered the contest
Richard Moody, who attacked and so.
Verely beat S. NJ. Ford as he was enterine
the United States building at Atlanta
wednesday morning, was arrested rburs
eag AFTERNOON on warrant sworn an
oelore Commission Broyles. charging hin,
WIN assaulting person on the pronertv
81 me United States Moody was cayrieSS
70 the commissioners court room as soor