The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-19
GEORGIA.


The union depot question in Athens is
beginning to be agitated considerably. g
The railroads entering Columhus are
handling more business than they were
this time last year
An election to determine the question of
the removal of the county site Of Wilcox
county has been ordered for Nov. TO-
A sick baby stampeded the occupants of
a boarding house in Marietta a few nights
ago. The house was filed with fever refu-
gees.
Atlanta Journal: The people of Hogans-
VILE evidently misinterpreted Judge COX S
decision as to the right TO remove" a
postmaster
George Hobs who is wanted at Lovett
for attempting to rape Mrs. Charley Stew
art on the night of Sept. 3. has been
caught at Dublin.
The commissioners of Hall county now
have on trial road machine which they
contemplate purchasing. It is claimed
that it will do the work of sixty men.
Cordele Sentinel: South Georgia is filling
up with a very desirable class of immi-
grants from an parts of the country.
Here they can find all they are looking
for as to soil and climate.
It is rumored that as soon as work is
begun at Bull sluce, the Southern Rail-
way Company will change the gage of
the Roswell branch to a standard, and
make numerous other improvements.
Congressman Adamson is in Columbus
to get data to aid him in pushing his bill
for a larger appropriation for the improve
ment of the Chattahoochee river. He de-
sired to inspect the river at its lowest
stage
Americus Times Recorder: For the hon
or of the manhood and womanhood of
Georgia the Times Recorder prays that
the state press win ring down the curtain
on that disgusting comedy of errors play
ed by James A. Longstreet and Ellen j.
Dortch.
A bloody trophy of the lynching in Ma
con of Charles Gibson has been put in
alcohol and, it is said, will be sent 10
Gov. Atkinson. The trophy is finger
that was cut from Gibson's hand as he
lay upon the ground on the night he was
killed 1t has been carefully preserved in
alcohol.
Meldrim Guidon: R. H. Shuman hap
pened to quite a painful accident last
Friday night, while returning from Savan-
nah His team became frightened and
commenced running away. he jumped
from the wagon and broke his leg near
the ankle joint DIR. Freeman set ana
bandaged the leg and ne Is getting along
as well as could be expected.
Abbeville Chronicle: Mayor Frank Bly,
ms of Cordele, who lately resigned, was
reelected last Friday by a unanimous
vote and several over. Now we are not
going to have a thing to say against
Mayor Bivins. Give him the benefit Of a
few more newspapers attacks ana hoel
suit or two, and he will beat any man in
the state for governor.
Blakeley Observer: One fact in eonnee-
ton with the splendid progress that is be-
ing made in Blakely is especially crafty.
ing. Ii is that nearly all the substantial
improvements are being made by citizens
of Blakely and Early county. Hardy a
dollar has been spent in the development
of our little city by outside capitalists.
we would welcome strangers with money
to invest but it has been demonstrated
that we are not solely dependent lor sue
cess upon their coming.
The Masonic temple at Rome was dis
covered on fire Thursday night for the
fourth time in the past few months.
dense volume of smoke issued from The
first floor of the new annex ana genera
alarm sounded. Fortunately the blaze
had gained only slight headway, and the
chemical engine extinguished the fire. a
search revealed a lot of intiammable sub
stances smeared with grease and oil al
the head of The basement stairway. I'm
doubtedly some miscreant had tried stC
burn the building.
Atlanta Journal: Mayor Collier has agair
turned his attention 10 the Whitehall
street death trap, and is about to renew
his crusade to remedy the evil in sons
way The mayor has on file in his Office
some interesting figures showing the vol
ume of traffic at the Whitehall stree
crossing An official count, made by pc
licemen, shows that in twenty-four hour
no less than AZ, 736 persons crossed tn
tracks at this point. In addition zoos We
hicles passed over the tracks In thos
some twenty-four hours, 1879 freight trains
232 passenger trains and 1i9 switch en-
gines passed over Whitehall street at thi
point.
Atlanta Constitution: The officials o
Uncle Sam, who occupy offices in the gov
eminent building are just now raising
row of no small size all because yer
obnoxious order passed by Custodia
Rucker, the collector of internal revenue
who has charge of the building. Nearl
all of the employees in the building ar
young men and are devoted to bicycl
riding They ride their wheels down {
their work every day and after they ar
discharged in the afternoon they take
spin around town. Yesterday morning the
rode down 10 work and rolled their wheel
into the building. When they started
carry their bikes upstairs they were stor
ped by an assistant janitor, who az
nounced that MIR Rucker has ordere
that no bicycles be allowed in the built
ing" protest will be sent to Waships
ton by the indignant employees.
FLORIDA.
1t Is probable that Evangelist Mood
will visit Tampa this winter.
The ladies of Jacksonville in their p.