The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-15

GEORGIA
Chambers Is carrying or some horses IA
the ne.shhoraaod o. Rome.
Counterfeit nicklez have been noticed
here and there in U-aycross.
Compulsory vacc.uauan. owing to the
smallpox scare. is being enforced in
Rome.
Judge Alexander in Townsville is I'm
ng parties carrying pistols 10 the full ex~
tent OF the law.
a correspondent Of the Triton Gazette
reports that he has beet measuring sew
snteen inches in circumference
Winder is entertaining a horse swapper's
reunion. It has been in session three days.
Fifteen hundred people are present.
Indian Spring holiness camp meeting
opened this week, several hundred people
being under the immense tabernacle.
The 15-months old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Rollins, near Powder Springs,
was badly burned a few days since by a
vessel of boiling fruit being overturned
upon IL.
Meldrim Guidon: The Macon Telegraph
aevotes a half column to the question:
Shall we eat grass?" Wei, not if we can
help it, but we may have to if some of our
aelinquents don't pay what they owe.
Gov. Atkinson has prepared some figures
showing the comparative cost of the Geor-
gia code and of school books now used in
the state According to these figures the
code which is in three volumes and costs
81, contains 100000 words while five of
the books used in the common schools,
costing a total of 81, contain 6S9,965 words.
w. A. Edmondson, who lives near Nor
ven, Brooke county, lost his barn by fire.
The barn contained fodder, corn,
cotton and farm implements to the value
of 100. He had no insurance. The fire
was of an incendiary origin. At the same
time that the barn was burning his stock
ade was also set on fire, but it was dis
covered in time to save it.
If Attorney General Joe Terrell is right
in declaring that on account of an error
in The wording of the act passed by the
last legislature the state could not in
crease the tax rate to make the school
appropriation I,000,000 instead Of $4,000.
and il is beginning to look like he Is,
Blbb county's public schools will be out
Of pocket about 5000, says the Macon
Telegraph.
The prohibition campaign viii be closed
in Columbus with a rousing rally, conduct
ed by Rev Sam Jones. The evangelist will
arrive Tuesday, Aug o. and promises
70 iven up things for a few days. Rev
George Stewart viii preach prohibition
next week. The prohibition committee
Is hard at work on the registration books
and II is estimated that they will chal-
ienge 90 per cent. Of the colored vote
Macon Telegraph: No better evidence Is
needed to prove Macons rapid growth
than her maintenance of new and varied
diversions. Everything that is not direct
ly opposed by public sentiment. which is
decently and properly managed. is crown
Sd win success now, while formerly or
even until within a year ago, il was often
necessary to beg for subscription. or ham
mer away IN various ways in order to
push ahead many things that are easily
accomplished now with prodt.
The Columbus Ledger speaking OF the
police court revelations in "A recent case.
says: The evidence showed that state of
affairs existed in some parts of the Sixth
ward that would lay in the shade any of
the practices INDUCED I'm by the most bar
parous tribe in the very heart of Darkest
AFRICA. In fact Stanley, in his interesting
Story or his experience in that wild region.
never depicted, even about the most de-
graded tribe he came in contact with. such
disgusting scenes OF depravity and de-
bauchery as the evidence at that trial in
the police court OF a civilized community.
showed to exist down town.
Mr. Ben F. Perry. editor OF the Cherokee
Advance, Of Canton, says that Georgia has
its klondike right up in the vicinity Of
Canton and has IL without the disadvan-
tages OF severe cold and great distance
winch stands in the way OF the prospectlve
Alaskan gold hunter lie saws Canton a.
~ center Of rich gold fields ana while
but little has been done toward developiny
them up 10 the present. that the peoDle
OF North Georgia expect 20 see great pro-
sress made In the next few years. lust
beloWn canton, I'm the new colony town.
starter by Gov. Northcn's Immigration
company. IL Is peopled by union veferare
ana IT'S name Is Unlyetter. "A commando ~
the words union and veteran. Tho ortri-
nal name was Union city. but this b.in,
so very similar 10 the names of soverai
other postofiices IN the state. tho posf.
once department refused TO establish i,
~ that name. A three-story hotel A. iust
oelns completed and big han As shortly
20 be- begun Wy