The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-14
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA

of her water supply
Sister Brown. colored evangelist, is
doing Sam Jones work in the Shake Rag
district of Augusta.
Hayward Kirksey Of Columbus, was ar
rested at Laredo Tex, a few days ago,
on suspicion that he was a fugitive bank
cashier. He soon convinced the authori-
ties Of their error.
John Kay of Americas has a watch that
is a genuine curiosity. j was made in
1878. and was the thirteenth time-picce
registered as then required by law in
Great Britain. il is still in good condi-
ton.
There has been marketed at Rome this
season, up to the time, 5613l bales. Up
to this time last year 4j,6i6 had been
marketed, or a balance of lO,iSJ bales in
favor Of this season, and 2,525 bales ahead
of 1894.
s. H. Jester, a sewing machine agent
living with his wife and two children at
Atlanta, was found dead in cell No. ii
at the police station late Tuesday night,
Apoplexy of the heart carried him off. lie
was under arrest for drunkenness.
Ex-City Marshal John w HUMPHREYS
of Atlanta had his pocket picked Tues.
dav. the thief obtaining a lot Of letters,
which contained checks for small amounts
sent to him as treasurer of the order OF
Railway Conductors Their face Vaiue
is about $50. and they are worthless with
out his signature.
Fulton Colville, on behalf of Floyd
county, filed petition at Atlanta Tuesday
in the United States circuit court to re-
cover railroad taxes for the years 1891,
1892 and 1893. The petition alleges that
Floyd county is entitled TO S5,406 back
taxes from the Chattanooga, Rome and
Columbus Railroad Company.
Francis X. Longhran Of Washington, D.
c., has written to Col. John Miledge, the
state librarian at Atlanta inquiring after
a lost son. Mr. Longhran says his son
left home in 1883, and is supposed TO be
a clerk somewhere in Georgia. The father
writes that he is very anxious TO hear
from the son, and would appreciate any
information regarding his boy, who is 70
years of age
Mayor Collier of Atlanta has appointed
delegates to the South Atlantic and Gulf
State Harbor Defense and improvement
convention, to be held in Tampa, Fla.
Jan 90 The delegates are T. b. Neal
Barbour Thompson, James w. English,
r.. D. Spalding, Clarke Howell, Jr., 5. Il.
Woodson, W. c. Sanders, Isaac Lehman,
L. p. Chamberlain, IL. II. Cabaniss, f. +.
Black
The Dahlonega Nugget gives some in
teresting statistics on an entirely new
phase of the illicit distilling business. and
shows that a vast amount of valuable
property is annually destroyed by the
off October
less than 5000 of property has in this
way been demolished, representing the
capture of thirty distilleres. At each dis
tillery at least one man was arrested and
computing the time lost serving sentence,
the pecuniary loss will reach $500 in
three months.
1t has long been a cherished idea OF
Bishop Becker Of Georgia to have another
Catholic church in Atlanta, and it is now
stated, on what appears to be good au-
thorty, that the bishop has about reached
the point where he expects to order steps
taken looking to the establishment OF
new church there. The transfer OF Father
Schadewell, who formerly assisted Father
Kelley in the conduct of the Church OF
Immaculate Conception, from Columbus
to Atlanta, is said to be the first step to-
ward the accomplishment OF the bishops
plans.
When the legislature reassembled in
February Mrs. Joseph Thompson and
other ladies who were prominently iden-
titled with the Cotton States and Interna>
tional exposition, will ask for an appro-
priatiou of 81, 900 for the building of a
Georgia room at the Nashville exposition.
The ladies who have charge of the mat
ter are very anxious that the state be
represented and have been very much en-
couraged in their labors by the gift of
81 900 from the woman's board of the late
Atlanta exposition. If the legislature win
appropriate $1,000 they think it will as
sure the success Of the undertaking
The Central Railroad Company, follow
ing out the policy it has adopted, of build-
ing up the country traversed by it's lines.
has secured the location of another col
ony between Macon and Americas, on
the line of the Southwestern. This is
the second colony that has been located
on the Southwestern. The first colony was
at Commonwealth" between Macon and
Columbus. The Commonwealth colony
has now about 300 members, largely com.
posed OF people from points west of the
Mississippi. They are pleased with Geor-
gia, and Supt. Kline of the Central SAYS
they are a sturdy and industrious lot of
people. The colony located between Ma
con and Americas win come from North
ern Wisconsin and Minnesota.