The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-20
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Columbus Turned over to An in.
surancc COmpany-Teachers of the
Public Schools of Columbus Oppo.
sed TO the Uniform Text Boob
scheme Col. KeIIogg's Success
sor at Fort MCPHERSON.
GEORGIA.
NJ w. Howard, clothing merchant Of
Columbus, has sold his stock to the Geor
gia Home Insurance Company. Mr.. How.
ard will enter the Methodist ministry.
Work on the interior of the big new au.
ditorium now under course of construc-
ton for the Georgia Female Seminary at
Gainesville, is progressing finely and the
building will soon be completed andSready
for occupancy.
The stock of C. Schomburg, jeweler at
Columbus, which was seized recently to
satisfy mortgages aggregatlng $4,000, has
been sold to the Georgia Home Insurance
Company for 5000. This company held
the largest mortgage.
A dummy engine and car left the track
near the state insane asylum in Baldwin
county Saturday and severely jolted pas
sengers. A negro boys leg was caught
under the engine and broken above the
ankle The passengers had narrow es-
cape.
The teachers of the Columbus public
schools have adopted resolutions directed
to the state school book commission, ex-
pressing their unqualified disapproval of
the proposition to inaugurate uniform
system of the textbooks throughout the
Georgia schools.
NJ w johnson, a well-known man about
town at Atlanta, was arrested Saturday
on a warrant charging him with being
common cheat and swindler. The prose-
cutor is w. Fl. Showers, a grocer, who
claims johnson gave him worthless
check in payment for bill Of goods. The
prisoner gave bond.
Decidedly the biggest sensation of the
year in Rome is the recent suspension Of
Chief of Police J. B. Shropshire. About
two weeks ago he got on a prolonged
spree, and the final outcome of the de-
bauch is his suspension for thirty days by
the mayor with a trial by council for
drunkenness staring him in the face at
the end of that time He will also be
charged, 1t is said, with having associated
with certain women in Rome, and some
lively sensations are looked for. Shrop-
shire admits that the charges Of drunken
ness are true, but denies the other
charges.
The Merchants Bank Of Atlanta is ready
to pay another 10 per cent. to creditors.
The first payment was made several weeks
ago and the second payment, as per the
agreement reached by the receivers, falls
due on May /. The money has been COZ
lected and is now in the vaults of the bank
ready to be paid out upon the presenta-
ton of the receivers certificate for the
ne ma "
is now almost due will put into circulation
between $4,000 and $4,000, and will bring
the indebte 1ness of the institution down
to 30 per cent. less than it was on the day
that the doors were closed TO business.
A verdict has been returned in the sec
ond division of the city court at Atlanta
in the damage suit which was brought
against the Atlanta Consolidated Street
Railway Company by Mrs. Susan f. Big
ham for $4,000. The jury was out several
hours, but returned a verdict of $1,000 in
favor of Mrs. Bigham. Mrs. Bigham al
legged that she was driving in a cart out
Marietta street several months ago, when
a car ran into the vehicle from behind,
overturning the cart and throwing Mrs.
Bigham out. She stated that she was per-
manently injured and sued the road for
the amount stated. receiving the above
verdict.
Col. Henry c. Cook succeeds the late
Col. Kellogg in command of the Fifth
United States infantry at Fort McPher-
son. Col. Cook is not unknown in Geor-
gia, as he won promotion for his gallantry
in the Atlanta campaign and is well re-
membered by many of the old soldiers
who were engaged in the battles abou.
that city. For the past several years Col.
Cook has been stationed at Fort Sheridan,
Of hp
infantry. Col Cook was promoted to the
rank of captain on account of his vigor-
Gus service in the Atlanta campaign,
where he was recognized as a daring and
dashing officer. At the battle of Jones'
boro he won for himself and his command
quite a reputation for bravery and dash
ing courage.
Rev. A. F.. Brannan OF Camp HILL Ala,
is anxious to find the owner of fine gold
seal ring. which he has in his possession.
DR.. Brannan bought the ring from an old
confederate soldier who had found 1t In
wagon of the union army. When the sol
der searched the wagon he found in 1t
case of dentist tools and in this case was
the ring. on the inside of the ring is "R.
II. Anderson, u. S. A. 1851" This shows
that the owner was evidently an officer In
the union army and through some mis-
chance had lost the ring. Without the in
scription IN II, II would be an easy matter
to tell that the ring belonged TO a soldier
The band is nodded into the shape OF can
non, musket, cannon balls and a pistol
The SEAL which is a bloodstone, is the fig
ures OF a hand holding a United States
flag. Around II is a Latin inscription
which could not be read. This ring was
found near Chattanooga and was bought
by DR.. Brannan from the old confederate
soldier who found it. DR.. Brannan is anx-
ious to find the relatives of the man who
owned the ring and he will send II to them
should they chance to learn that it is in
his possession.
FLORIDA.
The republican county executive com
mittee met at Macclenny Saturday and
made recommendations for postmasters
In Baker county, as follows: Olustee. J.
G. Hinson; Glen Saint Mary, c. II. Berry;
Macclenny w. NJ. Turner.