The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-12
GEORGIA.

The dry weather continues unbroken in
Montgomery county, and growing crops
are suffering.
During the week there was shipped from
the port of Darien, coastwise and foreign,
4,627,1 1874 feet OF timber and lumber, valued
at $40, 222.
Bible institute has been conducted at
Vidaha last week by Rev. w. L. Geiger Of
ohoopee. under the auspices of the Bap-
fist Church
Charles d. Loud. a lawyer, has been
appointed to raise a company of volun-
teers He has established headquarters at
Alley, and 1t is reported that several have
made application.
Columbus is engaged in raising a fund for
the Young Mems Christian Association for
army work, the result of a public meeting
called by the local branch of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union.
About twelve old Confederate veterans of
Dahlonega viii tender their services to
Uncle Sam to fight the Spaniards in a
short time. They are all old gold miners.
Virgo Moose and j. L. Rice are the lead
ers.
Robert Strickland, the young negro who
was charged with insulting a white wo-
man. Mrs. harrington, at a photograph
gallery on Whitehall street at Atlanta
some weeks ago, was convicted Friday and
given twelve months in the chain-gang.
VIII Dixon, the negro who IS charged
with assaulting the little daughter of Mr..
Meadow, near East Atlanta, has been in
dicted by the grand jury, who found true
bill against the negro for criminal assault
lfva will he. ha11 In toll
raigned in court for trial.
There Is a serious division in the Kirk
land Baptist Church at Atlanta, which has
resulted in the resignation of the pastor.
Rev J. L. d. Hillyer, and the withdrawal
of twenty-one members of the congrega-
tion. The cause of the trouble has not
yet been made clear, the leaders being retl.
cent regarding the trouble.
The Board Of Education has elected Ad-
olson w. Lynch superintendent Of the So
cial Circle Institute for the third year. The
other members of the faculty elected to
serve are Misses julie II. Tucker, interme-
diate department.; Mama Michael, prlma-
~ department; Dora Crimson, music, and
Mrs. Hugh Abercrombie elocution.
Hon. w. r. Mcconnell and John D. Corn
of visage. Towns county. have been APP
EbhANCQ dS utlGEHlcS 10 the democratic
state convention TO he held in Atlanta,
June %. Col. J. H. Davis and o. C. WHY
have been appointed as delegates to the
Ninth congressional Democratic conven-
ton, 10 be held in Gainesville on June 2S.
The AusteIl building, recently complet-
ed. and one of the largest and most i'm
posing buildings in Atlanta, viii be put
upon the block on the regular legal sale
day In next month and sold by the sheriff
Go the highest and best bidder. The build
ing will be sold to satisfy a fl. ia. issued
from the City Court against w. w. and
Mrs. +. C. Austell for about $4,000.
Fridays issue of the Triton Gazette con-
tains very interesting letter on Savan-
nah written by one OF it's citizens. Among
the many complimentary illusions to the
city was the following: I'm point OF actual
wealth and soldity, Savannah out ranks
any city of the state, and her old families,
colonial history and present push and en-
ergy place her first in the hearts of
Georgians."
Judge ]. H. Lumpkin of Atlanta made
an important decision Friday in a cut rate
ticket case, which went up to the Superior
Court from a justice court. The Judge
ruled that a ticket broker who sold a man
a ticket which was afterward taken up by
a conductor, had no right 70 sue the rail-
road. even If he had refunded to the pas
senger the amount received for the ticket
The case was that of Felix Garcia against
the Southern Railway Company. C. Brown
had purchased a round-trip ticket from
Baltimore to Jacksonville. The ticket had
been used to Jacksonville and back to At
1anta, when 1t was purchased by Garcia.
ticket broker. Garcia sold Ii to s. H.
Strauss. Strauss presented the ticket on
the train and it was taken up by the con
fa,l1 r,s III,
piled to Garcia, who refunded him the
money he had paid for the ticket and
Garcia then sued the railroad company.
lie was granted q judgment by jury in
Judge Bloodworth's court, which was Sc,
aside by Judge ]. H. Lumpkin.
FLORIDA.
b. F. Sellers Of Miami shipped from one
acre of glade land during the season 725
crates of tomatoes, which netted him 81 per
crate.
Thursday Walter Thomas, a negro %