The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-02

She state With a stained Glass
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GEORGIA.
The CORPS OF surveyors Of she Angus
"a Southern railroad are now surveying
che branch read leading from Wrens tc
Louisville.
Efforts are being made TO raise the
Sautee. the big steamer that was suaK
ln the OcmUlgee below AhJevlie a few
weeks agO.
Mrs. l. r. Mcclellan Of HapevlIe mar
rowiy escaped a tragic death Saturday
In being thrown from her buggy while
her horse was running away.
Willie Maleome Il years old, Of At
lanta, has flied suit against the Georgia
railroad for $1,000 damages for injuries
he claims 20 have received on account of
the negligence OF the road.
The monthly report of the building in
spector of Atlanta has been completed
and shows that there were seventy-seven
buildings erected I'm the city during the
past month at cost OF $4,000
c. L. Pew, the aged father Of Mark C.
Few, a prominent merchant Of Madison.
died Saturday. Though Mr.. Few had been
ailing q few days his death was sudden
and entirely unexpected. He was In his
53d year.
The Athens Banner has received let
ter from a Michigan man. inquiring con-
corning Athens and vicinity and stating
that the writer and about twenty-five
of his neighbOrs were DESTROYS of com
ing 10 Georgia 10 live.
Ex-Gov Northen left Atlanta Saturday
for Philadelphia, where he goes TO the
bedside of his wife. who has been under
medical treatment at a sanitarium. The
friends Of Gov. Northen will regret to
To- Aaerff hon al has HafaH
improved She viii return with the gov
ernor IN few days.
In the second trial of Clabe Miller.
charged with the assassination of old
man Hogan Roberts on the night of March
1, 1895, which consumed the time of Pauld-
ing county superior court last week, the
jury, ailer being our twenty hours,
brought In a verdict Saturday evening OF
not guilty. The evidence was all Circum-
stantial.
Atlanta is entitled by reason Of popu-
lauon TO rank as a flrst-class postonice
on Postmaster General Wilson's books
and to receive $4,000 per annum more than
she now receives for postofice expenses,
and there Is every reason to believe that
movement now on foot in that city
will result in bringing about the condi-
ton of things by which the city will re-
ceive what is her due.
Two of Carnesville's young people have
eloped. The parties are John r. Dortch
and Miss Sue Aderhold. MIR. Dortch has
since Christmas, been in Gainesville, rum
ming the Carnesvile Tribune He is a
eJn Of Hon. James $. Dortch. who was
one OF the oldest and foremost lawyers
IN Northeast Georgia, ana is brother Of
Miss Ellen portch, assistant state libra
Ran. Miss Aderhold is "a daughter of Dr.
II. ID. AderhOid of Gainesville.
The Financial Index of Atlanta has been
sold to the Union Loan and Trust Com
pany for Sl.00O Saturday "a bill of sale
was filed ia the office of the clerk Of the
superior court by President e. A. Rich
ards. selling the title, right and good name
Of the publication 10 the Union Loan and
Trust Company The Index has been
published for some time by Mr. Rich-
ards Mr.. Richards IS now interested
in the Northeastern railroad, and will de-
vote the major portion of his time 10
railroad business
Epizootic cerebro-spinai meningitis,
though in a malignant form, Is not con,
tagious but Is almost certain death to
live stock This dreaded disease is now
IN Atlanta, and two mules belonging to
Nenable Bros. have died since Thursday
night. The disease attacks all classes OF
horses and mules, and IS the result of a
poison which results from improper food.
Inc attack is very sudden and the ami
mai suffering from the disease falls IS
II stricken with sunstroke 1t made its
first appearance in New York and Bos-
ton more than twenty years ago and a
few days after its discovery 800 horses
had died.
Mrs. William c. Clarke, in behalf Of the
ladies' Of Newton county, has just pre-
scented to the state the beautiful window
which was used in the exhibit of Newton
county at the exposition in the state build
ing. The window has been accepted by
Gov. Atkinson, and is now in the state
library on the east side of the capitol
In art glass is given view on Main street
Covington, the public school building Cow
ington, the Seney hall, Emory college
and large Photograph In colored glass
of the Porter Dale mills of Newton coun-
~. In the lower corners are shown the
watermelon and various fruits of New
ton county.
There are now practicing at the Haw-
klnsville bar seven lawyers who have
practiced there regularly for more than
tWenty-nine years. All of them now
reside in town, except one, who moved
20 an adjoining county not long ago, but
who stiL attends the Pulaski courts Four
or them practiced at Hawkinsville be-
lore the war, and all of them are vlgor-
Gus, ethcient lawyers in full practice. Be
sides these the bar has another attorney
who has been there tWenty-four years.
another eighteen and still another If
teen years. One of the present Judges
OF the superior court lived in Hawkins
Vule and practiced law there over fifty
years ago.
Col Bob DeShazo says that on Saturday
last s. A Cannington was blowing in his
oornfield, and bursting a button off his
N--eNt WIZ ~ tire 4EllCt 10 get a splinter
to make a farmers button" and stepped
on a rattlesnake, placing his foot about
eight inches below its head Not having
room to strike, the snake fastened rs
1angs in the hem of Mr.. Cannington's
pants. Feeling the snake squirming under
MS foot and the tug at his breeches, he
looked down and at once took in the sit
uauon, whereupon he raised a warwhoor
and lit out. He was just ten seconds in
going $50 yards, when the snake dropped
tearing out portion Of the cloth Col
OeShazo, hearing the shouting ran ur
and found The snake dead. with a crushed
head, and Mr.. Cannington pale. painting
and sick from fright and exertion He
had cut a swath through the corn with
the snake about ten feet wide. Col Boil
says he would have laughed, but it was
too serious a matter
FLORIDA
D. c. Hull Of Sumterville has announced
himself as a candidate for reelection a.