The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22

Capt. F. A. Timberlake OF Augusta died
Thursday night from a stroke of paralysis.
Col. j. NJ. Harris, ST., prominent citi-
zen of Gainesville. died Thursday. He
was in his S5th year,
]. D. Glover has purchased from Ben
Dupree his farm of 81 acres in the western
portion of Sumter county, paying Sl,S0O
therefor.
The local labor unions of Atlanta pro-
pose to make a fight to have only home
labor employed in the erection of the new
county jail.
A democratic primary has been called
for Dec. % at Cordele for the purpose of
nominating candidates for mayor and three
aldermen and electing five executive COM
mtteemen.
Frank Galloway, Gov. Atk1nson's private
secretary, will be married to Miss Helena
Spencer at Trinity church at Columbus on
the evening Of Nov. Is.
A burglar entered the residence of H.
q. Freeman at Atlanta early Wednesday
morning and escaped with $3.50 In cash, as
well as a good supply of clothing and va
rious household articles.
early appearance of migratory birds in that
section indicates a severely cold winter.
Robins can already be seen in the woods,
and large fiocks of water fowls have pass
ed overhead to take up winter quarters in
Florida and South Georgia
S. J.. Webster was exonerated Of a
charge of arson at Atlanta Thursday.
Webster was charged with trying to set
fire to Georgia Looneys house at So
Rhodes street. Webster Is an ex-soldier
from Mcpherson barracks and is now the
proprietor of a grocery store at Rhodes
and Elliott streets.
Organized labor. through the Atlanta
Federation Of Trades. is making prepara-
tons to wage war on manufacturers and
others who employ children under ID years
of age. The labor men seek to have the
Georgia legislature pass a law making it
unlawful for any one to employ children
under 10 years of age.
Harry South young white man Of At
lanta, was seriously and perhaps fatally
injured at the Georgia depot at Athens
Thursday. South was aiding a squad of
hands unload a car of telephone poles
when he met with the accident. Three
of the heavy poles rolled upon his body,
crushing him to the ground.
NJ. C. Hughes, a prominent young
farmer of Wilkinson county, was found
dead in the woods half mile from his
home early Wednesday morning, with two
bullet holes in his head. There are num-
Der of rumors as to the cause of death,
though the general opinion is that he met
with foul play. He leaves a wife and four
children.
The medical examining board of Geor-
gia has issued its annual report for the
year ending Oct. &C. 1896 According to
the report, there have been examined by
the board in the past two years 166 appli-
cants to practice medicine and surgery in
the state. F1fty-four of these were Ii
censed to practice and twelve were re-
1ected as incompetent.
L. G. Griggs, a white man living at At
1anta, attempted to commit suicide Thurs
day night by taking a prescription given
him by a physician for a nervous trouble.
The directions called for one teaspoonful
but Griggs suddenly determined to end his
existence and drank the whole bottle.
Physicians were hastily summoned and
Griggs was saved.
-Four negroes, Will Temples, Dorse Par
ker. Mirt Taylor and Joe Weeks were ar
rested Thursday, charged with killing
Hughes in Wilkinson county. They are
in Jail at Irwinton. The body when found
had been dragged some distance. His
hands were folded across his breast, with
a pistol lying on his breast. Taylor may
prove an alibi The others are thought
10 be guilty.
Detective Wooster, who was arrested in
ATLANTA several days ago and carried to
Jefferson county on a serious charge, has
been exonerated by the grand jury. 1t was
charged that he had arrested parties in
that county and made cases against them
In the endeavor to secure the reward that
had been offered for the conviction of the
tncendiaries who fired the store that was
recently burned in Wadley.
Gov. Atkinson has pardoned Shelter
Dampier, who was convicted at the De
cember term, 1894. city court of Lowndes
county, of four misdemeanors. He ha.
served two years of his aggregate sentence
and the judge and solicitor together will
several county officers ask that his pardon
DE granted. Joe Biggs, an old negro mar
over 60 years of age has been pardoneC
also. Biggs was convicted in Walton
county court on several indictments fol
the Illegal sale of whisky.
The Georgia and Alabama railway Il
preparing TO build handsome passengea
depot at Americas, something the roat
has long needed. Work upon the build
ing will begin at once, and when com
pieted the new depot Will be = model o
~-eyenience, comfort and elegance. 1
will be located very near the old passen
ger depot, which is to be transformed in
10 offices for the various departments
The Georgia and Alabama is making ex
tensive improvements at Americas. hav
ing just completed the lowering of IL
tracks across the city, building bridges
etc, and now comes the erection of new
passenger depot.
Atlanta Journal: An amendment wa
Hled Wednesday afternoon by Attorney
Glenn. slaton and Phillips to the petition
Tor receiver Of the Foote & Zuber Ium
Der Company. The amendment asks TO
receiver Of the Georgia Southern Lum
Der Company. Il IS alleged tina
the F9ote Zuber Lumber Com
pany' after insolvency used tn
assets of the company In payin
Tor and caneelling its own stock. 1t /