The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,ws OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

ii uensiOn - Lively
1Congress in Prospect-shipbuAid
poacb May Locate Plant In the
south.
GEORGIA.
I,,orv of the Floyd county Populists are
70 vote for Gambler for Governor,
d la they are very outspoken in saying So
,,-s,,ont 10 a call by Mayor ]. #. De-
about forty or fifty of the business
90 Eastman met Friday and organ
sFeu tto,osalves into the Eastman Board
=lf Trade.
Wy T, Rvrd. superintendent of the Hous-
~ county chain-gang, will be candi-
h. for sheriff this year against Milt
Eoonar who has been the sheriff of Hous-
Ion about ten years.
The information that Representative
holm T. Boifeuillet of Macon would be
[and;date for clerk of the House of Repre-
tsrtatives to succeed Uncle Mark Hardin
Eas caused something OF STIR IN poItlcaI
Eircles.
The citizens of Bulloch county met at
Etatesboro on Saturday to take into con
liberation the propriety and advantages
r. holding a county fair in the fall, where
Ebe AGRICULTURAL resources OF the county
kan be exhibited.
| cant. William H. Burnett, one of Spar
! Ea's old and most respected citizens, while
tvarxing on a plank crossing Thursday,
furned his ankle and falling broke his
/, Hin The break is a bad one, and on ac'
zcount of his age, the doctors fear Sc
Eious one.
4 John McClung, who was shot by Vale
xHiggins. died at Lawrenceville Saturday
NHiggins is still at large, and was seen in
Ill., neighborhood of the killing Saturday
xnght driving in roadcart. His mother
hives near Stone Mountain and he has
Relatives near Buford. The Sheriff is max
Ing an effort to apprehend him.
\ Col Taylor of Hawkinsville, who will OPP
nose Congressman Lewis this year, ex-
Dresses himself as confident of winning,
land says the announcement of his candi>
Hdacy has been received with much favor
8tbroughout the Third district. The friends
&of Congressman Lewis say that Mr.. Lewis
Expresses no doubt as to his reelection.
The McDufie County Teachers Asso-
citation. at it's regular meeting, adopted
resolutions expressing disapproval of the
i new system of payment now being consid-
cred by the state authorities, and urging
the teachers of the state by influence and
ballot to demand justice at the hands of
those who would control affairs of state" .
1t is not improbable that work will
soon be resumed on the new church build
ing of st. Joseph's Catholic Church at
n Macon The erection of this church COM
menced several years ago, but owing TO
4 the lack of funds, only the basement was
n Completed in which services have been
held some time. The church, when COM
pleted, according to the original plans, will
cost 100000
Jonathan Norcross has advanced an idea
for the development of the water power
of the Chattahoochee river, and thinks
that If the present company which IS
working this field for power should for
any reason fail to, carry out its intentions
II would be a good investment for the
city of Atlanta to buy the land and build
the dams necessary for the water power
that can be obtained
AT Americus Saturday a verdict was
brought in in favor of Mayor B. T. Wise
Of Plains, who was sued by w. P. Persons
l for 49, 900 damages. Persons alleged per-
sonal injuries were received while beina
L elected from the Mayors Office. Persons
was canvasser for pictures and the diff
II Nu4tS CdHlo up over MS TcIuSdl TO pay the
| city license, claiming free license granted
/ by the Ordinary, as he was Confeder>
ate soldier.
farngino Deutrich, Swiss boy, IS years
81 age, is locked up at Atlanta, charged
l with having sci fire TO the house occupied
4 y charles f. Scarratt, and owned by
FhHhp Breitenbucher. The house was
consumed. On Friday afternoon ii is sai1,
Ine boy stole watch from some member
Oh the family, and on having been detect>
ga was chastised. This caused him 10
/ bad humor.
stephen Roach, the son of John Roach,
Inc famous ship-builder, will be in At
anita again this week. Mr.. Roach has
neeh IN Honolulu for some weeks on some
important business, which he refused 10
uscIose. He will stop in Atlanta three
nneeAs on his return to New York. Mr..
sodch may establish a shipyard in the
39ulh. de talked with several parties at
ar month ago relative to the merits
~ brunswick, Mobile and New Orleans.
i le seemed much impressed with New Or
WIS vbls as an excellent site for a shipyard.
%Here all kinds of merchants ships can
before. '''''su -Ve" Oiie'''''
MRS Belle Pearce of Whiting, Ind, who
'"ee hved in Atlanta, has written a letter
WI W. we Constitution, asking Sc any of her
ed'iVes who lived there at the time she
I vas a resident of the city are vet living.
b Her letter she states that she has in
2,o possession Bible which is more than
s years old, having been handed down
s tV'n generation to generation. She says
ra ng Is now aged and fears that the family
LIe may be lost after her death unless
,ii' Vdn leave it in the possession of rela-
Iies Her father was Mai. j. II. G. VIII.
ut Hs and she is anxious to ascertain
ip netner or not any of his kin are yet liv-
ing IN the city.
PERSONS visiting in Macon from Monroe
.'0n'y' the home of Hon. Robert L. Ber-
,g'' express themselves as certain that
a ,., berner will run for Congress this year
i5orIst Hon. c. l.. Bartlett, the present
conirlloent, and in the event of such a
prSst mat Mr.. Berner will challenge Mr..
tbro,ett TO joint debate on the stump
savI hout the district. Ii goes without
acIHg mat Mr.. Bartlett will accent such
Tbo.I enge' for he is an aggressive fighter.
9s ~. are ten counties in the district. with
Bp,t. as follows: Baldwin, 2; Bibb, g.,
Nor . tayette, 2; Henry 2; Jones. 2;
san 9e' =; Pike. 2; Spading, 2, and Up
The A. VIII require thirteen votes and
"a aNAlOn of q vote IA nor-,fpofa