The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-16
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.


preme Court in the YOunE Harris
VIII Contest The Receivership oi
the Georgia Security and Banking
Company of Atlanta to BE Dismiss
ed-A Movement to Raise S25,OOC
for "A Bass Memorial Chair at Mer-
Ger University.
GEORGIA.
The grand jury has refused to indict
Joe Brown Irby, the slayer of Dick Clark
at Perry.
Thomas Bailey. a member Of the Angus
ia Hussars. was thrown from his horse
Wednesday and fractured a rib.
There was a heavy frost at AdairsviIe
Tuesday morning Early wheat with so
much sap in the stalk is badly damaged.
Some of it is entirely killed.
1t is reported that the Warren county
grand jury now in session has returned
sixteen true bills against Pierce Dye Of
that county for selling liquor
Reports from the bedside of Controller
General w. A. Wright Wednesday We're
TO the effect that he was much better
He is rapidly regaining his strength.
The board Of directors of the Y. NJ. c.
A. at Macon have accepted plans for the
erection of a new building, to cost $1,000.
Work will be begun at an early date.
In getting over fence while returning
from hunting "wednesday DR. Neilla,
physician of Buchanan, accidentally shot
himself in the foot and in falling from the
fence broke his leg.
At a meeting of the city council Of Ma
con Tuesday night a resolution was adopt
ed directing the city attorney to draw an
ordinance for issuing $4,000 of bonds to
pay deficiency brought over from 1895.
Gov. Atkinson has issued an order
granting penitentiary company No. 3 per-
mission to establish a branch camp on the
farm of r. R. Jones, about ten miles west
of Florence. The camp will be for the
purpose of farming and brick making.
Another twelve-story Office building may
go up in Atlanta in the next few months.
Plans for a magnificent structure at the
corner of Broad, Walton and Forsyth
streets are being considered by Capt. w.
D. Grant, owner Of the property on that
block.
Rome's fire department is part paid and
part volunteer and consists of three hose
wagons and one hook and ladder truck.
Tuesday night the city council cut off the
appropriation to one Of the companies, No.
4. and there is a mighty howl in conse-
quence. This leaves Rome with only two
hose wagons.
The. contest for sophomore speakers
places at the approaching commence
ment of Mercer University at Macon has
resulted as follows: c. V. Asbury, Craw-
fordville; B. K. Godfrey, Gainesville; n.
P Jelks, Hawkinsville; II. T. Lawson.
Hawkinsville; J. H. Logan, Marietta; c.
H. Maxwell, Calvary; ]. V. Simmons,
Princeton, and J. L. Underwood, Jr., Ca
milla.
Gov. Atkinson and Principal Keeper
of the Penitentiary Turner left Atlanta
yesterday for Florida for the purpose of
inspecting convict camps in that state
The governor will speak Saturday at Pou-
lon, in Worth county, on the occasion OF
the laying of the corner stone of the new
cotton mills at that place. He will then
go to Tallahassee and later to other Flor
ida points.
The case of Pearl Mcintyre against the
Empire Printing and Box Company Of
Atlanta for $500 damages, came up in the
city court Wednesday, and after hearing
the plaintiffs testimony the case was
non-suited. The plaintiff IS Il years of
age, and alleged that she was employed to
operate a machine for printing box tops.
In it she had two fingers cut off, on ac-
count Of the alleged negligence of the de-
PENDANT.
Senator Clay presented a petition in the
United States Senate Wednesday signed
by many Georgians relative to the ma
tional currency and banking legislation
and praying for the appointment of a
commission as proposed by the Indianap-
oils monetary convention. Senator Clay
presented the petition by request ana
without Endorsement. and moved that 1t
be referred to the committee on finance.
The motion was agreed to.
The affidavit of C. r. Carpenter, pilot
on the wrecked City OF Columbus, which
has been filed with the United States in
spector at Apalachicola, Fla, is some
what sensational. He states that on the
night that the steamer ran into the rock
he twice called Capt. Marks attention to
the fact that 1t was too dark and danger
Gus to steer, and that in neither instance
the captain gave him an answer. The
pilot says that on account Of the darkness
and storminess of the night and other cir
cumstances it was a dangerous run for
the steamer.
The most sensational suit filed at Au-
gusta in some time is that returned in the
city court for the May term by NJ p.
Carroll and Boykin Wright for George M. .
Hood, chief of police, against George MUIR
phey, prominent wholesale grocer and
an officer in the Methodist church. The
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