The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
Y GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
xrYs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


company Organized at WrightsviIle
% 60 to the Front in Case of War.
,,..,,rs of the states OfiiciaIs-Ful-
90, County's Fugitive SIayers OF
N,.p-NcgrO's House Blown Down
Door Lcesburg-Resid Burned
Ne,r Cuthbert.
GEORGIA.
There have been three cases of small
nov af Leesburg, but they have been I'M
aor strict quarantine, and no spread of
the disease is feared.
About two miles from Leesburg, Monday
risbr on the N J. Lamar place, negro
house was blown down, all the upper part
Of the house carried fifty to seventy-five
',r3s and scattered in all directions. The
occupants were unframed.
THE residence of Rev. H. f. Sessions,
,brse miles southeast of Cuthbert was
burned at 10 O'Clock Monday night The
entire building and contents were burned,
evcept a piano and some small effects.
There is very little, if any, insurance.
A large number of murderers are wanted
in Fulton county. There are now on the
records at least twenty-five cases of homi-
cides in which indictments have been re
turned by the grand juries of the county
in which there have been no arrests, as
the perpetrators escaped from justice be-
fore Inc officers could locate them.
Wrightsville and the surrounding coun-
rv have demonstrated their patriotism
nv organizing a company of eighty-seven
~ -
ernor of Georgia may see fit The COM
p9nv elected the following officers: j. l..
Kent. cap ain; w. H. Lovett, first lieuten-
ant: T. l. Mayson second Lieutenant; T.
n Smell third lieutenant; John NJ. JOr-
don, first sergeant; j. B. Page, chaplain,
and j. S. Little, barber; S. l.. Under (col
oreO color bearer, and Charles Hucksins
(colored), cook. A large petition was cir
culated throughout the crowd asking the
appointment of William Schley Howard by
the Governor as colonel of the regiment
hereafter TO be organized.
Gov Atklnson's hours are from $50 a.
m to p. M, with an hour for dinner.
The Secretary of States Office is open at
a. m. and closes at $50 p. m. Col Ben
Johnson and Col. j. A. Cain are there at
that hour, and Col. Clifton, Secretary of
State drops into his seat at 1880 a.. m.
Controller Wright gets down to work at
$50 a. m, and his. office closes at $50 p. m.
The department of agriculture is open at
$3.50, when U. G.. Hardeman and DR.. B. L.
Nesbt put in their appearance, and this
Office closes at 6 p. m. The office
of the railway commission is open
for business at $3.50 a. m. and remains open
until $50 p. m. The state school commits
sioner is in his office daily at S:45 a. m. and
closes for the day at $50 p. m. The ad-
jutant generals office is opened by Col.
W. E. Hatchett at 1880 and closes at p.
m The Supreme Court judges are in their
Office every morning before O'clock. Judge
w, H. Fish is generally the first to arrive,
followed by Judges Lumpkin, Simmons
and others a few minutes later. They leave
in the afternoon generally about o'clock.
Other offices not mentioned in the above,
such as the Attorney Generals and the
treasury department are open for business
before o'clock in the morning and re-
main open until a late hour in the after
noon. 1t is safe to say that on no morn
ing in the week are any of the officials alb
sent from their offices later than o'clock
in the morning.