The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-02

Jordan Taylor. colored, who works with
the Gainesville telephone exchange, was
drowned in the Etowah river Friday'whIe
fishing,
A social reunion in the Masonic temple
at Rome, will be held on May
II. and a large number of Masons from
different parts of the state are expected TO
be present
A new enterprise projected for Griffin is
cotton seed oil mill and fertilizer factory.
The capitalization Of the company will be
$4,000. with the privilege of increasing
TO 100000
Miss Adella Clark, a young woman who
sued the Atlanta Railway Company for
injuries she alleged 10 have received by
being thrown from q car two years ago,
has just been awarded verdict Of $500.
Atlanta is trying hard to set the guber-
material campaign in motion. Among the
men whom rumor has connected with the
nomination are Hon. +. q. duBignon, 2.
w. Medrim, Robert Berner, Pope Brown,
Joe Terrell and Speaker Jenkins.
The Office of quartermaster of the
United States army, which has been To-
Gated in Atlanta for several years, will be
transferred to New Orleans within a few
days, and with it will go John Schmidt,
" htidlll NAAAEt anu 4 mar KS N1lAAdi4
The change is caused by the transfer of
Maj. John Glenn to Portland, ore.
L. E. Parker of Atlanta has brought a
suit for $500 damages against William
c. Henderson Of the same city, and charges
that Henderson, who is a groceryman,
sold him morphine when he had asked for
quinine He was made very i'll. Parker
wants punitive damages on the ground
that the drug was sold him by a grocery
man who has no authority TO sell poisons.
The leader of the Oriental East" COM
pany, which recently went to Macon from
Atlanta, was put in the Bibb county jail
Friday on a warrant sworn out by three
negro female members OF the company,
charging him with stealing their clothing.
He says the alleged stolen clothing of the
negro women was attached when the COM
pany was in GAINESVILLE, and he has not
seen the clothing since.
About 5000 acres of land lying in the
counties Of Carroll and Paulding, has
just been bought by parties who are the
agents Of a big English mining syndicate
that is going to extensively engage In
mining in Georgia The land was the
property of the William B. Johnston es-
tate, and is thought to be rich in gold
and other ores. The price paid was an
average of 50 per acre. making about $l5,-
coo for the entire transaction.
A handsome silver loving cup was pre-
scented to Capt Henry Romeyn by the
members of his company at Fort Nc
Pherson Friday. The tribute coming as
it did, while the captain was on trial be-
fore a court martial, was especially appre-
ciated by the receiver. The cup is beauti-
full in appearance, is 1919 inches high and
q inches around. 1t bears the following
inscription: Presented TO Capt. Henry
Romeyn by members Of Company G, Fifth
United States Infantry, in recognition of
his worth as a soldier and a gentleman"
During the past week there was ship
ped from the port Of Darien, coastwise
and foreign. 2,5N.l7l feet Of timber and
lumber valued at $26,3i0 During the past
month there was shipped from Darien
coastwise and foreign. 106lO.773 feet OF
hewn and sawn timber and lumber, VAL
ued at Sll2.5i1. During the month end
ing on the Slst ultmO there was measur-
ed at the public boom In Darien 200, 100
feet Of square, scab and sawn timber
This does not include the sawn timber
and lumber which came i'm during the
month and was carried direct 10 the pri-
vate booms.
Recently II. b. T. Montgomery sued for
the face value of notes amounting to $780,
900 signed by the Eagle and Phenix Manu-
featuring Company Of Columbus, and al
legged to be Endorsed by number OF the
directors Of that company. c. a. Collier,
has just flea aIo his 2is'''o answer. S0e IN
which he denies having Endorsed
the notes for the purpose Of becoming the
surety thereon. He alleges that altera-
lions were made In the notes after he sign
ed them, clause providing for the pay
ment OF 10 per cent. attorneys fees in case
the notes were collected by law being in
serted and another clause waving all
homestead and exemption rights also being
added.
On May 4 the United States court at
Macon will hear the case of Mrs. NJ. L.
Mercer against the Southern railway for
$4,000 damages, for the death OF her hus-
band who was killed In the celebrated
Stone creek wreck near Macon. Mercer
was fireman Of the freight engine which
plunged through the broken trestie imme-
diately after the passenger train The two
principal points OF the plaintiff are that
the wreck Of the train was not the work
or Wreckers. but was due TO the rotten and
unsafe condition ofthe trestle. and that n
was negligence on the part OF the railroad
employees OF the passenger train that first
plunged through the trestle In not notify
ing the crew of the freight train OF Inc oc-
cident.
Hffft 'NffhA 7t1AlA4AWf NNOnEn n1ha
hshed In North Georgia, is willing that
South Georgia and the wlregrass democ.
racy should have showing u so,..
south Georgia claims the governorsbin
next time, and there Is Justice I'M her de-
mand, for South Georgia Is the stronr.
hold OF democracy. Mr. dubirnon ers
nus section eNcelled all other portions Of
the state last year In their work FOR the
party and the apparently unanirnons
Sholce or "wiresrass' Georgia for Mr. du-
spect Of tho entire state. while All Goor-
slA democrats cannot fan to admire The
l9sal manner Ia which MIR. duBignon eae.
1eeo hls own personal views ana asplr.
aslons pa order 60 actively support the
n w ana declarations of the maior'tv
Of his party" IVY
y Lightning played a series Of queer freaks