The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OH THE TWO STATES
BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED.

en- Brothers Offer to Go to the War
as Musicians.
GEORGIA.
Saturday Sallie Venable, an S-year-old
girl living near Jonesboro, was badly Bit
Ten by a dog, which is supposed to be
mad.
The Barber Brothers of Harmony Grove,
a band composed of seven brothers, has
made application for a position in the
musical department. of Uncle Sans war
service
At meeting of Post d of the Travellers
Protective Association at Macon Saturday,
RI. Smith, who represents the Macon Gro
Gerry Company, was elected president vice
l. H. Wood, resigned.
The Democratic executive committee of
Jefferson county met Saturday and adopt
ed the action of the state committee, and
ordered primaries for June 6. to nominate
candidates for Governor and state house
officers.
Judge Butt in the Superior Court of Mus
oogee county Saturday heard a motion for
a new trial in the case of F. C. johnson
We, the Central Railroad. At a recent ses-
sion of the Taylor County Court DR.. John
son, who is a physician of Richland, was
awarded $4,000 by a jury as damages for
injuries received during a wreck on the
road
The case of the state against w. A. Tay-
lor charged with an infamous crime on
the person Of his young step-daughter,
which has been on trial in Douglas Super
Tor Court since last Wednesday, was con
Guided Saturday. The jury brought in a
verdict of guilty, and Judge James SEN
fenced the defendant to eight years in the
penitentiary.
The Democrats of Warren county as
sembled in the court house at Warrenton
Saturday morning and perfected reorgan-
ization by the election of Hon. T. e. Mas
sengale chairman and T. S. L4oekett sec
rotary. The recommendation of the state
executive committee was agreed TO and
Warren county will vote for Governor and
state house officers on June 6.
Charles Galloway shot and perhaps fatal
ly wounded his brother-in-law ]. E.
Hoyle, at the latter's home at Atlanta,
Saturday night. 1t is claimed by the wit
nesses who saw the shooting that Hoyle
was striking his wife at the time and
young Galloway fired the shot to protect
his sister. Immediately after the shoot
ing Galloway walked away, and has not
been heard from.
Ordinary c. nj. Wiley of Bibb county,
president of the Ordnaries' Association of
Georgia, has issued a notice to the ordi-
naries notifying them that their state con-
Yention, which was to have been held at
Cumberland, has been declared off, as sit
was thought lhe attendance would be
small on account of the excitement and
interest attending the war.
DR.. Frank S. Bourns of Atlanta has been
recommended to the President by Gen.
Merritt for a staff position Dr. Bourns
was for three years on the Philippine Is
lands and has practically been in every
portion of the group. He has made two
trips to the Islands, each time bent on 20
illogical research. The first time he went
with a party from the University of Mich
igan. of which he was at the time a stu
dent, and the second trip was taken whiIA
ne was a student at the Academy of
Sciences of Minnesota. On both occasions
the parties went over the entire group of
islands and as a consequence Dr. Bourns
is thoroughly familiar with both the in
habitants and the Philippines. For this
reason his services are of great value.
H. c. Tendall, who is one of Macon
men, received letter Saturday morning
from his son, H. c. Tindall, Jr., who has
Just served his five years in the United
states Navy. Gunner Tindalrs time ran
out on May 10, and he writes that while
ne was very anxious to come home to see
nus parents, he did not feel that 1t would
ne right for him to take his discharge,
ana that he would at once re-enlist on the
flagship Brooklyn of The Flying Squadron.
Gunner Tindall is only q years of age,
and has been round the world He has
seen more service than the average sailor
m the navy. His first cruise was for six
months In the Mediterranean. Since then
ne has been almost at every point where
ms country has sent any ships,
Mrs. Annie Dillon lost in her suit for
divorce from her husband, George Dillon.
After triad of several days in Bibb Su-
perlor Court the jury rendered a verdict
mat plaintiff was not entitled to a divorce
on the ground that she had never been
married to defendant. The parties had
hVed together in Macon several years as
husband and wife, but about eight years
ago they separated ara Mr.. Dillon mar
RED five years since On the trial of the
divorce case Dillon alleged that he had
never been married to plaintiff She ex-
hioped in court a mutilated paper which
she said was the marriage certificate of
Dillon and herself She declared that they
were married at a railroad station in Iowa
m 1873 when she was only IA years old.
Dillon asserted that the so-called mar
rage certificate was forgery and that he
mad never seen 1t In his life until it was
produced in court at this hearing.
FLORIDA.