The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-07
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES FOLD
IN AGRAPH.

FueI-Louman l. Not the Nan
wanted at RingOId-Points on the
Observation-Disclosures W cddinE-T ne
BuIdings At stetsOn University,
Leland, FIa-Law and order NJ
DeFuniak springs-The State Nav
Have TO Purchase a site For the
Juvenile Reformatory.
GEORGIA.
Crops of all kinds are doing well in Hall.
The Abel News has resumed publication
with Joel f. smith as proprietor, and J.
R Horne editor.
The board OF trustees intend that every
child Of school age in Cordele shall re-
ceive the benefit of the public schools.
Macon has a sensational blackmailing
case in which a father and daughter fig
ure. The police are now looking for these
parties.
The case Of supposed smallpox at the
hospital in Macon has been dismissed and
turns out to be a case Of measles and
nothing more.
The police commissioners and the mem
bers Of the police department Of Atlanta
are subscribing TO a fund 10 have a life
sized portrait Of the late Chief Connolly
painted. The portrait vii. be hung in the
chiefs office al the barracks.
AIiledgevnle Enterprise: MiIedgevnle
needs a daily paper and cotton factory.
There is no reason why we should hire
-.T- BIO.
news for US, or why we should pay north
ern or European companies TO make out
cotton into cloth.
An investigation OF the causes that lead
10 the explosion of the boiler which killed
Howell Cobb. a few days ago. indicates
that Mr.. Cobb fastened down the safety
valve. and that his steam gauge was prob
ably defective and did not show him the
pressure generated.
I. r. Branham, general state agent for
Georgia of the National Building Asso-
citation of Baltimore City, is missing from
his home and his books and accounts are
being examined by a special officer of the
association who was wired last Thursday
to come to Atlanta at once.
Chief Manly of Atlanta has a telegram
from Sheriff Ryan. at Ringgold, stating
that the red-headed tramp, Frank Lou
man. arrested in Atlanta, was not the
man who had assaulted the two women
near Chattanooga. One of the women
was shown a photograph of Louman and
she at once pronounced him the wrong
person. II is said that every red-headed
tramp in the country is being detained
since reward of $3.50 has been offered for
the man who made the assault.
In reagrd to the reported Longstreet-
Dortch nuptials, the Atlanta Constitution
says: Miss Dortch's trousseau is al
ready at the mansion, according 10 report,
and several friends who have been let into
the secret have purchased handsome pres
ents, which VIII be sent 10 the mansion
Wednesday. Gov. Atkinson is attending
camp-meeting at Warm Springs, but he
viii return especially TO be present at the
wedding. Several prominent statehouse
officials will be IN attendance, but beyond
those special friends Of the contracting
parties there will be few other guests.
Mr.. Joseph S. Newlin of Augusta has in
vented a device to utilize more fully the
energy that is now wasted in the non
combustion Of coal The invention main
tains constant Vitalization Of the at
mosphere within the fire box for the pur-
pose Of producing an absolutely perfect
combustion by supplying an amount Of |
oxygen which will permit the mainte- |
nance of a temperature sufficiently high to |
effectualy consume the smoke and gases |
which ordinarily constitute what is known |
as the waste products of combustion. and |
the generating power of the combustion |
OF which is lost under ordinary circum- |
stances, by the escape Of such gases |
the stack of the boiler.
Gainesville Cracker: Down in the south |
eastern portion of this county, near the |
line of Banks and Jackson. there lives an |
old lady who may prove a most interest |
ing character in the history of this sec |
ton. The lady's name is Mrs Loggins. |
but she Is Familiarity known in her commu- |
nifty as Granny Loggins." She claims |
that she is more than us years old-iust |
how much beyond that age she does not |
say. But she can distinctly remember in |
cidents connected with the revolutionary |
war and recites them as personal expert |
ences. She can see and hear remarkably |
wei Tor one so old and her sense Of |
speech is in no way impaired Her mem |
DRY is remarkable.