The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-10

gia From Utica-HeRvy Cotton Re-
ceipts at Americas - An Electric
Road From Gainesville 10 DahlOn-
ega ProbabIe-Bad Outlook for the
Confederate Home Property at At
Ianta,
GEORGIA
A library has just been completed for
the Georgia Female seminary at Gaines
Vile
W. w. Davies has been appointed tenn
porary receiver for S. Miller a clothing
dealer at Atlanta.
Samuel NJ. Carter, one Of the Oldest and
most respected citizens of Carriers, Muir
ray county, died Sunday night
Sam Kemp shot and instantly killed
Hushel Lambert Saturday evening at
Woodclffe. near Sylvania. The killing
seems to have been deliberate and wilful
murder. as Kemp walked up to Lambert
and shot him dead, and then fed. Both
are colored.
A movement is on foot to move an i'm
rnense cotton mill from Utica. N. Y, to
Kensington. The mill will employ 1900
hands and will be one of the largest in
the country. Several southern capitalists
are interested A tract of 200 acres have
been purchased as a site for the mill
Chairman Foster, of the democratic ex-
ecutive committee of Athens. has called
a meeting of the committee for to-day to
discuss and provide the proper method of
selecting a mayoralty candidate and four
aldermen. The fight for mayor is between
Capt. ]. ]. C. McMahan. the present in
cumbent, and E. 1. Smith.
The Gainesville Tribune the only demo-
cratic paper in Franklin county, has been
purchased by w. A. Landrum, a red-hot
populist and next week viii come out as
- populist paper. The Tribune was for
merly owned by Mrs. Gen. Longstreet,
nee Miss Dortch, and was at that time and
has ever been one of the staunchest demo-
cratic papers In the state.
E. D. Herring, travelling salesman for
the dry goods house of Everett Ridley-Ra-
gan Company, is in a very precarious con-
dition at the Grady Hospital at Atlanta.
He was one of those injured in the trolley
car wreck on the Atlanta railway line over
week ago. In addition to the pain
caused by the amputation of his left hand,
he has other and much more dangerous
injuries.
The dwelling occupied by Editor S. r.
Fields of the Unadnla Advertiser was
burned Sunday morning al o'clock He
left home on the south-bound train at l
O'Clock, and 1t is presumed that the fire
was not properly looked after Prot
Fields splendid library was entirely lost,
with a fine piano and very nearly all the
furniture. He carried about one-half its
value in insurance. The building was
owned by John Crumpler and was insured
for $780,
Cotton receipts in Americas will easily
go beyond 5000 bales this season. Already
the warehouses have handled 24,6OO bales,
while perhaps 10000 from points outside
have been received at the congresses di-
rect. There is little cotton left on plan
tations in that section, and fearing a still
further decline in the price farmers as a
rule are selling what Is left of their crop.
The unprecedented low price is having a
depressing effect upon trade. and mer-
chants are not doing near the volume of
business expected.
A line is being surveyed from Gainesville
to Dahlonega by B. H. Hall, of Atlanta
The survey is being made for an electric
road. 1t is reported that G. w. Scott. of
<AAldHlh - DCulAA4 lAie GnkGEDIlSE ana lldL
the road is destined to tap his pyrites mine
in Lumpkin. The pyrites would be used in
the manufacture of sulphuric acid for
fertilizers and other commercial uses
There is abundant water power between
Gainesville and Dahlonega to furnish the
electric current. Dahlonega Is twenty-five
miles from the railroad.
Gov. Atkinson has not yet heard from
Judge Sampson w. Harris, the newly ap-
pointed supreme court justice, in regard
to his acceptance or non-acceptance of the
position offered. Whether Judge Harris
will accept the appointment cannot yet
be ascertained, and his decision win prob
ably not be known until the formal offer
of the place is made. The formal tender
of Judge Atkinson's resignation as SUI
preme court judge has not yet been re-
ceived by the governor and Judge Harris
will have until that time to make his de-
cision In the matter. The governor says
he has no reason to believe that Judge
Harris will refuse the office, as he was
once a candidate for the same place.
1t looks now as if there would be no
Home property near Atlanta, which has
been advertised by the commissioners,
from the simple fact that there have been
no bidders. 1t consists of 119 acres of land
and commodious wooden building, and
$4,000 have been expended on the prop,
erty. After the state declined to take
charge of it as a donation for the benefit
OF the veterans it was left in the hands
of the trustees, and they have endeavored
to keep it insured and in repair during the
past six or seven years. The expenses
have been rather burdensome. The trus
tees have carried $4,000 insurance and
have kept the building in repair, besides
paying the expenses of a custodian to look
after 1t. All this has caused to accumu-
late an expense account of some 1900 The
trustees proposed selling only the building
and nineteen acres of the land.
FLORIDA.
Barring disastrous free during the
coming winter Marion county will show
up next year with big crop Of oranges.