The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-09
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Divine Healer Recently at Atlnnt'
Gaining NOtOriety at New York b!
Protesting to BE Able to Restore
the sight of Charles broadway
Rouss-Novel Fights over Divorce
and ESfates-TerreII Hudson to 30
Hanged at Decatur Friday-Sensa'
4fon over the Excavation of Three
Corpses at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
Hines. NfflIirons has resigned as jailer o.
Bibb county.
Civil service rules may soon be applied
to the public school teachers Of Atlanta.
Gov. Atkinson has contributed so to-
ward the construction Of a rife range at
Columbus.
Mrs. Mathews. wife Of ]. 3. Mathews,
clerk Of Pike superior court, died at Zeb-
ulon Saturday night, after an illness OF
several months.
H. A. Dudley has filed a petition for a
receiver for the Richard Respess Com
many Of Atlanta, manufacturers Of baking
powder. The petition will be heard Satur-
day.
Cant S. H. McAfee. leader of the Fifth
Regiment band, at Atlanta, has accepted
an offer from the Chicago Marine band
TO play first trombone during their sum
meT engagement.
A new board of county commissioners
was sworn in at Dawson a few days ago.
The following compose the board: A. J.
Carver, chairman; c. NJ. Harris, c. f. OK
ford and j. c. Roberts.
An unknown negro was knocked from
the top OF a Southern passenger train at
the Whitehall street bridge at Atlanta
Sunday night 1t is supposed that the ne
gro was stealing a ride.
Lieut.. Hunter Liggett, stationed at Fort
Mcpherson, will have the title of captain
within a few days The promotion comes
from the retirement of Capt Henry
Romeyn, also of the Fifth regiment.
The oat crop in Sumter county was har-
vested the past week. and Is the finest
grown in several years. Many farmers
report an average yield Of fifty bushels per
acre while not a few "brag patches
yielded double that quantity.
The close of the commencement exercis-
es Of 1897 Of the Georgia Female College
at MilIedgeville terminated the connection
of Prof Jere NJ. Pound with the school.
It Is understood that he has not decided
on his plans for the future yet.
The services held at ST. Luke Methodist
church at Columbus Sunday were especial
Iy interesting, they being the last that will
be held in the old edifice. The historic
structure will be torn down Immediately
and a handsom $4,000 building erected in
stead.
During the past two weeks Judge z. A.
Lfttleiohn has disposed of nearly all BUSH
ness in the civil branch of Sumter supe-
rior court and will take up the criminal
docket this week. There are seventeen
prisoners in jail awaiting trial, besides a
large number of bonded cases. only one
murder case appears upon the docket.
At Columbus, Monday. Judge Butt was
called upon to settle a difference existing
between the sheriff and the county COM
missioners of Harris county. The sheriff
wanted a turkeys fee every time he took
a prisoner from the Jail throughout his
trial. and the commissioners thought that
he was entitled TO but one fee for 1t all.
The sheriff instituted proceedings. The
commissioners were sustained.
Chancellor Boggs called on the governor
Friday and agreed on June Is as the date
for laying the corner stone of the new
laboratory building at the State Univer-
sty. Short addresses will be made by
Gov. Atkinson, Hon. p. W. Meldrim, Hon.
r. L. Berner, Hon. John p. Little and
Senator Stevens, and Hon. n. ]. Ham
mond, president OF the board of trustees.
The mayor and council Of Athens will par
ticipate and the corner stone will be laid
with Masonic rites.
Miller, an illiterate and eccentric Ger
man, who created a sensation at Atlanta
recently by posing as a divine healer
IS reported by the New York papers as
having arrived there with the intention of
earning a million dollars reward offered
by Charles Broadway Rouss for the resto-
ration of his sight The Journal to-day re-
ceived the following signed statement
from Rouss: Miller win operate on my
substitute to-day. ! anticipate no favora-
bic results. c. B. Rouss."
The First Presbyterian church at Co
lumbus was crowded Sunday afternoon
when the first Masonic lodge Of sorrow
held In that city since 1854 came of 1t IS
the customs for the Masonic lodges OF a
city to unite In lodge OF sorrow every few
years, the exercises being devoted to the
memory OF those Masons who have passed
away since the time the last lodge was
held. Many well-knoWn Masons have died
IN Columbus during the past fifteen years
and thus the exercises Sunday afternoon
were peculiarly interesting.
Terrell Hudson will be executed at De.
catur Friday. The gallows has beer
erected In the Jail yard and is now in read.
mess for its victim. Hudson is the negro
who shot and killed Seaborn Malcolm
another negro. about dog several months
ago. Malcolm claimed that Hudson had
stolen his dog and went TO Hudson's
house 20 recover Il. The animal was found
tied In the yard, and Malcolm was en-
Joined not to unite Il, TN kill you II you
undo that string" said Hud-
son, and the other negro
being persistent. received death IL
the shape Of a load OF buckshot for his
trouble.
At Columbus, Monday. Judge Butt pass
ed an order allowing alimony In the cas-,
Of Mrs. West vs.. Rollin S. West, from Tay
Tor county. The case Is a novel one IL
some respects Some time ago. Mrs. Yves
Instituted suit for alimony. Mr.. Yves
also filed suit for a divorce, and Il was ,
matter OF issue as TO which proceedini
was begun first. BY common consent m,