The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-29
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
xrvs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

.+,auta-PIaces of Employees of
D,aoon to Be Held Open-Suicide at
4l,insvtIle-ItaIia Resents Be-
ing Called sPaniard and Lively
right Follows.
GEORGIA.
erow fell for six minutes at Atlanta
Tuesday night.
The recent school census shows that
,hera are 1.O17 negro and $50 white chill
dren in Quitman county
Rev. John Gass, pastor of Christ Church
al Little Rock, Ark, has been called to
,be pastorate of ST. Luke's Church, At
lanta, and will accept
The following fourth-class postmasters
have been appointed for Georgia: A. c.
Moss Hoilingsworth, Banks county; Miss
Ella Miner, Miners Store, Fayette
county.
A. Chaplin, a truck farmer who re-
sides on West Hunter street. just outside
the city limits of Atlanta, was probably
fatally injured in a runaway accident
Wednesday,
DR.. Charles Porter of Rome has accepted
an appointment in the navy as apothe-
cary. He left Wednesday for Pensacola,
where he will be assigned place on board
some man-of-war.
Diamond thieves are getting in their
work at Atlanta. Tuesday, L. j. Jones, a
wholesale fish dealer, lost a diamond stud
valued at $780, w. B. Lowe, Jr., lest his
stud, valued at $3.50, and AL Perlinski lost
a stone valued at $780,
The city of Macon will allow any of the
employees of the city to volunteer and will
hold their positions for them until they
return. A resolution to this effect
introduced in Council Tuesday night, and
was passed unanimously.
E. T. Morrison of Floyd Springs, sixteen
miles from Rome, committed suicide We'd
nesday by shooting himself in the head
with shotgun. He was farmer of prom
inence and a member of the Democratic
executive committee. Insanity is said 10
be the cause of the deed.
R. B. Harris clerk in the employ of
Phillips, Wellborn, Baker & Co., dry goods
merchants of Atlanta, was arrested Wed
nesday by Detective Conn on a warrant
charging him with attempted larceny from
the person. The warrant was sworn out
by Mrs Nettie B. Nutall. She claims that
Harris attempted to pick her pocket.
At Macon, Wednesday, two men, named
Crutchin and Murphey. passed The fruit
stand owned by an Italian named Mrolgia,
and playfully said that he was a Spaniard
The Italian resented the accusat alton and at
once showed his warlike disposition and
attempted to whip both men. In the af-
fray he was badly cut on the arm and legs.
The white men were arrested and lock-
ed up.
Fred Doster, IS years of age, was found
dead in the woods about 800 yards from
his home, two miles from WatkinsvilIe
Wednesday. An empty laudanum bottle
was found near him.. He had probably
been dead week, as he has been missing
since last Monday afternoon. His eyes
were gone, and his face had been partially
eaten by birds. The coroner's verdict was
mat he came to his death at his own
hands by taking laudanum. 1t is sun
posed that business troubles caused him
to commit the deed. Doster's father lives
IN Atlanta, and he was living with his
aunt M
The following commissions were issued
from the adjutant generals office at At
lanta Tuesday: Second Lieutenant w. }.
Preston of the Machine Gun Battery OF
Atlanta, promoted to first lieutenant.
Sergt. v. H. Shearer of the
Machine Gun Battery of At
lanta. promoted 10 second lieutenant;
First Lieutenant Thomas ]. Ripley, pro-
NOTED to captain of the Atlanta Rifles and
oergt. w. H. Westmoreland, promoted to
hrst lieutenant of the same company. All
Of these officers are subject to examina-
non, and are ordered 70 report to Capt.
Massey, president of the board, to be ex-
amined before assuming command of Their
respective companies.