The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-22
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

KuIsIux Demonstration in Pulaski
County-Bittcrness in the Republic
can Political Camp.
GEORGIA.
A movement is on foot to organize the
painters and decorators of Atlanta into a
union.
Miss Lizzie Babat Of Athens has just
been sent to the state insane asylum Tor
the second time in two years
There is a rumor anoat to the effect that
a number Of well-known gentlemen con-
template starting an afternoon daily paper
in Athens at an early date.
There is some talk of reorganizing the
Baldwin Blues, of Milledgeville. Some
want an Infantry company and others wish
for cavalry. Nothing definite has been de-
cided yet.
On Wednesday next the case of the state
against Ryder, the slayer of Miss owens,
will come up for a hearing on a motion
for new trial before the supreme court
at Atlanta.
DIR. Monk Of Macon. has accepted the in
vitation TO deliver the commencement SER
mon at the military college at Milledge-
Vile in June. Luciar L. knight OF Atlanta,
will deliver the commencement Grafton.
There will be no session at Mercer to-
day, as the faculty has an engagement
to meet in Atlanta the faculties of the
leading colleges in Georgia 10 arrange
a system of equal entrance exam nation
and curriculums for the several colleges.
The Girls Normal and Industrial col
lege at Milledgeville. is in a very -four
ishing condition. Three hundred and sew
enty-twO are in attendance from l05 coun-
ties in the state, and more than 200 april
cants have been turned away for want Of
room.
The store of j. c. Foster, at Fosters
mill, in Floyd county, was destroyed by
fire Friday night. 1t is not known how
ed a large country business Some of the
s $685. were saved Loss 'i'''O' insurance
It is believed at Atlanta that Gen.
James Longstreet of Gainesville aspires
TO be minister to Mexico under President
Mckinley. As Col: A. f. Buck has his
eye on the same berth the fur is tx
pected to fly in the Georgia republican
camp.
There is a movement on the part of a
number OF citizens of Jackson county who
live near the Clarke county line to have
that portion OF Jackson county annexed to
Clarke. They give as their reasons lower
tax rate in Clarke and their proximity to
Athens.
DR.. w. G. Turner, a dentist of Coving-
ton, was found dead Friday morning sit
ting in a rocking chair in his bedroom
at o'clock. An open book lay before
him and the lamp was burning brightly,
showing that he was reading when death
struck him.
George w. Bone was arrested at Athens
Friday on the charge of larceny after
trust, which he denies. He will be given
his committal trial next week. Bose Mat
haN oh hot hs.r VlrWs fga
dollar bin to go to the dispensary and get
bottle of whisky, and that Bone brought
him back neither whisky nor money.
Sissy Hill, colored. OF Augusta, drank a
gallon of whisky Friday, and killed her
self. She began in the morning with a
pint. Later in the day she drank another
pint. During the afternoon she bought a
In and began drinking. At n O'Clock last
night she was found dead by her mother.
During last week there was shipped from
the port of Darien, coastwise and foreign,
20i7 11e feet of timber and lumber valued
at SILL During the week there was a
little scab and hewn timber down to the
pubic boom. Sawn, however, continues TO
come in every day to replenish the booms.
Just at this time there is still big stock
OF timber in Darien.
The Athletic Association of Mercer col.
lege at Macon, viii probably secure the
services Of Clarke, OF the Baltimore "Ori-
oles' TO train the base ball team The
association has been admitted to member.
ship in the Southern intercollegiate Ath.
letic Association. The following officers
pave been elected; President, N. c
Moore; secretary, G. M. Moore.
Postmaster Will NJ. Denton of Dalton
has received notification to send the de.
partment at Washington an estimate fol-
site for the proposed public building fol
which Congressman Maddox has intro
duced a bill and also to send a state.
nsent of the business of the office for the
past ten years and the prospective bust.
ness for the next ten years. He has for,
warded the papers.
Congressman-elect f. B. Lewis will
leave Montezuma for Washing
ton on Friday. Feb. 2s, in or
der to be there during the last days Of con
gress and be present at the Inauguration
of Mckinley. Mr.. Lewis has arranged his
business at home so that when congress
opens he will devote the entire time to the
sessions of congress and to the interest oil
his constituents. Mr.. Lewis has appointed
Col. Howard e. Coates of Hawkinsville as
his private secretary. Col. Coates will
leave for Washington on next Friday with
Mr.. Lewis.
Ida Bell, the 4-year-old daughter of ]
f. Weldon. living near Vineyard. three
miles above Griffin. died in great agony
at o'clock Thursday night. The little
girl appeared in her usual health OF
Thursday morning, but before noon be
gan 20 complain and grew rapidly III
DR.. Collier was called in about 3 O'CLOCK
IN the afternoon when she had a spasm
Temporary relief was afforded but the
spaslns soon returned. and the liulC
child suffered intensely until relieved by
death. DIR. Collier says the child hat
evidently been poisoned, but how and
with what is mystery.
Capt. Eugene Mayne Of England, who
is remembered as taking options on a
vast amount of property in Gilmer and ad.
joining counties, has returned from two
months visit to England and has with him
some capitalists who represent S. 900 900
They intend 20 buy all the property they
had mortgages on and maybe much more
Col Asbury of near the mines of Coosa
creek, was paid $4,000 a few days age
by Mayne for his property This was
cabled from England to the bank al
Gainesville, where Asbury delivered the
papers and got his money. T. f. Greer
of Ellijay Is Mayne's attorney.
J. T. Nicholson Of Pulaski county. recent
ly posted his land against trospassers. e
prevent certain ones from hauling of nj,
wood. At O'Clock Friday night lfui,I,,
serenaded Mr.. Nicholson and his fsnii,
with numberless shotgun reports, aiminS
their lead al a tree on which was facisoS
a notice. Mr. Nicholson ana his grow