The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23


Life-COmpany of Boys to BE Or
ganized as a Home Guard at Ma
con.
GEORGIA.
Edward C. Flanagan will be placed on
trial at Decatur for the third time next
Monday morning.
Next Tuesday night the Odd Fellows of
Atlanta will celebrate the seventy-ninth
anniversary of the existence of the order
in the United States.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the midsummer meet of the Americas
Cycling Association, which is TO be held
In the early part of July.
The annual convention of the County
Commissioners of Georgia was to have
been held at Macon on July 20, but the
date of meeting has been changed 10 July
IS, on account of the reunion of the Con-
Tolerate veterans in Atlanta on July 20.
A broken rail on a switch a few miles
above Kingston, on the Western and AT
lantic Railroad last Tuesday night, caused
the wreck of a freight train. A negro
tramp, who was riding on the trucks of
and it is announced he will die.
A verdict of $1,000 was given to Mrs. ].
W. Brady in Judge Berry's court at At
lanta Thursday for a fall she received
while walking on the sidewalk along
Windsor street The case was in court
for several days. Mrs Brady asked for
$4,000 Mr.. Brady was given verdict
OF $500. He asked for $1,000
Last Friday Katie Clements, colored
girl of 49, of Monroe, who was attending
school at Athens. was expelled for certain
msbehavior Thursday her dead body
was found in the old waterworks pond.
Ii was in shocking condition, and in the
head was two bullet holes. The coroner's
jury returned verdict of death from I'M
known causes. The theory of suicide and
OF murder are both advanced
A company of young boys, too young to
join the army, but old enough to shoot
a gun, is being. organized at Macon for the
purpose of protecting the women and chill
dren if the soldiers are called away. Capt.
Hunter and the volunteers are encouraging
the movement, and a list that was cir
culated. contained many signatures of
boys who are anxious to defend the homes
while their fathers and brothers are
away.
George Beal. a bright mulatto created
a panic on Peachtree street, at Atlanta
Thursday night opposite the Capital City
Club by shooting Henry Wilson, a negro
cab driver The shooting was done when
the street was filled with people leaving
the Grand Opera house. Beal
fired three shots and the third struck
Wilson in the back between the shoulders,
making a flesh wound. Several days ago
the two men had an alteration and Beal
then drew pistol and tried to shoot VIII
son, but was prevented from doing So The
trouble was caused by dispute over 20
cents.
Mrs. Mary Cobb Johnson is dangerously
I'll at the home of Mrs. ]. E. Byers, at
Washington Heights, near Atlanta. Mrs
Johnson Is suffering from a stroke of par
alyss, which attacked her during Tues
day night The attack is serious one,
though it may not prove fatal. Mrs.
Johnson is the widow of the late DR.. John
NJ Johnson and a sister of the late Gen.
Howell Cobb. Gen. T. r. r. Cobb, Maj.
John B. Cobb of Macon: Mrs. William
Rutherford of Athens and also of Mrs.
John C. Whitner and Mrs. Mildred Cobb
Glenn of Atlanta Mrs. Hoke Smith, Mrs.
Henry Jackson Mrs. Tinsley Rucker, Mrs.
Mcbride and the daughters of Maj. and
Mrs Whitner are Mrs Johnson's nieces IN
| Atlanta. And among her many
nephews are Col. John 7. Glenn and John
c. Whitner. Mrs. Johnson has four chill
dren Mrs. Howell c. Erwin. Mrs Well
born Hill, Mrs. Hugh Hagan and James
| M. Johnson.