The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-12
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
n PARAGR Apis.

AtIantn's Zouave~ In Danger Of Dis
bandment-A woman Killed u,
Lightning-A True Bill Found
Against Atinnta-s Alleged Default
ing PostoGicc Clerk Romantic
Marriage AZ GreenvIIIe.
GEORGIA.
The Triton midsummer fair win Zoe held
al Triton Oh July s.. and 20.
wyarI Singleton. aged q. one OF the
most highly respected citizens iu Scliey
county. died Wednesday.
0lrs. Bishop wife OF J. ~ Bishop. deed
az her home iu pawsonvile. Saturday.
after q long and painful illness.
DR.. a. C. Dixon Of Brooklyn, y. Y.
has refused tie call Of the Atlanta COM
mlttee 10 fill DR. Hawthorne's pulpit.
The State Dental Association met at
Warm Springs Tuesday. The business OF
the session did not begin until WeJnes-
DAY officers were 20 be elected yesler-
G.. ". Nehaney. railroad fireman. IL on
trial in the United States court at Atlanta
on charge Of robblng the mails The
charge against Mehaney is that he stole
q letter from the Temple postofiice con-
tanning check, which he hypothecated-
Mrs Lula White was instantly killed
by lightning at her home near Winston
Wednesday. The clouds were threatening
and she became alarmed as TO her hus-
bands safety. who was IN near By field,
and started 10 convenient place 10 call
him. She leaves six small children.
After being confined IN jail for nearly
three weeks. ex-PoIiceman Hudson OF At
lanta has been released. HIS fine Of $500
Maid WHNUaC NHX and In TgEn0mEa To
a petition from the board Of police COM
misslOners, Judge Gambler issued an or
der renting the six months imprison-
ment.
Mrs. A. NJ. Albrecht, one Of Columbus
Oldest residents, died Tuesday. after a
protracted Illness. She was 81 years old.
and Is survived by four children Mrs. f.
Al. Gillespy, Mrs. A. Witch. n. W. Al
brecht and J. c. Albrecht. Mrs. Albrecht
was born in Denmark IN 1904. She re-
moved to New York in 1892, and came to
Columbus in 1885.
The case Of Mrs Mamie Mcintosh
Brown VS.. ". W. Thomas and a. L. Grlf-
fin. executors of the estate of the late
Judge Harris, went to the jury at Atlanta
TuesdaS night. Mrs. Brown sued for $1,000
which she claimed was due her by Judge
Harris for personal services rendered
during his life. The jury returned a YER
dict Wednesday awarding 800 10 the
plaintiff and throwing all costs Of tho suit
upon the defendants.
Disbandonment now threatens the At
lanta Zouaves, because Of their inability
TO muster the necessary number Of men.
The ZOuaves have a large membership,
more than twice as many men in the som
pany as must go into encampment, but the
trouble is the men are unable to get
leave of absence from their employers for
the week The most strenuous efforts on
the part Of the company have secured
only p men for the encampment and.
should an additional quartette not be Sc
cured the company viii surely be disband-
ed.
At Atlanta Wednesday the grand jury
found a true bill against Mobley, the al
legged postohice defaulter. The case will
come up for trial before Judge Newman
at an early date. Mobley is the postofice
clerk who, il Is alleged, misappropriated
funds received for the rent of the boxes.
These funds were handed in to Mobley
and afterwards were to be turned over
TO the treasurer Mobley has been doing
excellent service for a long time and no
sort OF suspicion was ever attached to
his conduct while in the postoffice service.
He was considered strictly upright and a
man who considered duty the first con-
sideration before everything else.
The commencement exercises at Emory
college closed Wednesday. The alumni
banquet in Seney hall last Monday night
was an event In the history Of the college.
Two hundred alumni, including this year s
graduating class, were present T. H.
Richardson of Atlanta presided and made
the opening address. The alumni grafton
was delivered by Rev. w. J. Roberts, pas
Tor OF Trinity church. His subject was the
RELATION OF Christian Education to the
Future Of the Republic" 1t was a mastery
enort and the alumni unanimously re-
Quested a copy Of 1t for publication. The
other speeches were Emory Boys Before
the War" by Hon. J. ]. Jones; Emory
Boys in Foreign Fields" by Bishop Gala
way; Emory Boys n Education" by
President r. w. Smith Of LAGRANGE Fee
male college; Emory Boys in the Pull
PIT" by Rev. W. r. Foote; 1.-THE Alumni
the Nainstay OF the Dear Old College "
by Hon, II. r. W. Palmer. Professor w.
a. Bass Of Atlanta was reelected alumni
trustee and John w. Akin, OF Cartersville.
alumni orator for next year. The alumni
fuad for the endowment Of a professor
ship was largely increased and the trus-
tees have elected Rev. J. +. DiclSey to
MI this chair He VIII teach political econ
omy and constitutional history.
Twelve million dollars are IN the United
States treasury awaiting the claims of
rightful owners-men whose cotton was
seized after the war The prosecution OF
these claims is barred by statue Of lint
tations specially passed. and one Of the
measures that was prepared, but not
pressed, at the present session of con
gress was bill for the repeal of the
Limitation act. Three New Workers.. one
said TO be the largest cotton broker In
the, world, are back Of the scheme, and
will press IL at the next session Of con.
gress. In 1874 Gazaway p. Lamar, a higr
official in the New York Bank Of Com.
merce, a Georgian by birth, and a com
mission merchant. retained the late Gen
Benjamin F. Butler and ex-Attornev Gen.
eral George II. Williams as his counse
in suit against the United states K
recover $780, 900, the proceeds of the sail
OF cotton taken by United States troops
When Lamar secured his verdict of $500.
600, Robert c. Schenck Of Ohio. late min
lister to the court of St James, was chair
man Of the committee on ways ant
means. Believing that a raid would b,
made on the treasury by holders of claims
ne introduced a bill creating a statut,
OF limitations, thus barring the prose
the money has remained in the treasury
It has been invested in United State
bonds.
FLORIDA.