The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-31

descent, but held on TO the great bag un-
iii it settled down in the bay a mile from
shore. On Sunday the balloon was recov-
cred, but the body " emit down, and was
probably eaten by sha rks
According to the ca idin Call there is
a farmer near sunny de who has given
historical names to all I he animals on his
farm. To che mare mule that holds sway
over the farm lot he has given the roya.
title of Queen Victoria. A horse mule
that is not afraid of deep water and won't
eat with the other mules be calls John the
Baptist He calls his W agon Democracy
because il hauls so many people. He has
dubbed one horse Grover Cleveland be-
cause Of the animals ability to perform
labors 10 which others Of his breed are not
equal and so on throughout a large fam
lily Of domestic quadrupeds-
The will of ]. II. Porter of Atlanta Will
be probated in the ordinal'ys office next
Monday. The will is a ver,5 unprotentious
affair and is written on a. piece of lega
cap paper in Mr.. Porters Wn hand "A,
leaves all his property to 4is wife. Fannie
Lowry Porter, and makes her the sole
eXecutriN, without requiring bond Only
one condition is recorded IN The VIII ana
that is in the event Mrs Porter should
marry again she would receive only one
half of the property. The other half wpuli
in thar case be equally divided among his
three children. James Henry Porter, Jr
William Lowry Porter and Julia Lowrs
Porter. The viii WAS written eleven years
ago.
Pope & Campbell. attorneys for MIS-. S.
p. Renault have filed at Jacksonville the
declaration in the case of Mrs. S. r. Re
nault vs.. the Florida, Central ana p min
sula Railway Company, suing for 5000
for the killing Of the complainants hus-
band, as alleged in the declaration by the
negligence Of the company. Several months
ago. Mr.. Renault was running on the Flor
ida Central and Peninsula between SaVan-
nah and Jacksonville. and his train ran
into the rear end of a freight train stand
ing on the main line at Yuee, which was
alleged to be without The required red and
green signal lights on the cab. The aittor-
neys viii further allege that there were no
lights at all.
H. G. Edwards, a well-to-do farmer of
Baker county, residing four miles from
Newton, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart with O pistol
late Thursday afternoon. He had been at
work in mis- blacksmith shop AL the after
noon. Entering the house. lie told his
wife he was about to commit IN act which
he did not care to have her witness. and
requested her to leave the room. She had
scarcely reached another room in the
house before she heard pist oil shot Re
turning, she found her husband on his
bed i'm a dying condition. He expired al
most Instantly Edwards killed Louis
Barber, the town marshal of Newton sew
eral years ago He was drinking at that
time, and resisted when the officer at
tempted to arrest him. Since his trial for
killing Barber he has been 40 Newton
only "a few times and then RENAME a very
short while. Edwards was abo'lt so years
Old and leaves a family, incHudins two
grown sons.f
Gov Atkinson has appointed che follow
ing gentlemen TO represent Georgia at the
good roads congress, which cOnvenes in
Orlando, Fla, on Feb. ., 1897: From the
state at large, Hon. T. T.. Mcfarland of
Walker county, Hon. c. M. Strahan of
Clarke county, Hon. J r. Johnson OF
Lee county. Hon. b. j. Simmons of Clnch
count First district. Hon. j. NJ Ryals
OF Chatham county; Second district, Hon
r. r. Crittenden of Randolph: Third dis
trict. Hon. Mark r. Everett OF Stewart:
Fourth district Hon. b. H. Williams OF
Harris; Fifth district, Hon. b. S. Walker
OF Walton; Sixth district, Hon. \ Lemons
OF Henry; Seventh district Hon Felix
Corrupt of Floyd; Eighth district, Hon. W.
J. McAlichael of Jasper; Ninth district.
Hon. T. w. Watkins of Gilmer; Tenth dis
trict, Hon. NJ Y. Calvin Of Richmond:
Eleventh district. Hon Il. l.. Brobston
of Glynn The object of the convention
will be to devise some method for the i'm
provement If public roads throughout the
different states.