The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-24
GEORGIA.

GEOtNNT1A.
The colored Meihodists Of Dublin are
building a church. to cost 5000
C. P. Garland has been appointed post
master at Sulphur Springs, Dade county.
The residence of A. s. Rhodes at Craw-
ford was destroyed by fire Friday morning
at O'Clock. The loss is 50, coo, with $50
insurance.
A difficulty between Drs. j. H. Smith
and A. S. J. Stoyall occurred on the
streets of Eberton Friday. DR.. Stovan
was very severely, but no fatally, cut.
Latham VIM has finished the school
census of Lawrenceville district. There
are SIS children of school age g TO 49,, of
which eighty are colored. In the town linn
its there are go, of which fifty-hve are col
ored.
Mrs. ]. A. Peacock of Dublin has COM
posed a two-step which is now being pub
lished by firm of music printers in the
North and Will be ready In a few days.
The title of the composition is The Ma
rine TN o-Step" and it is dedicated TO Fitz-
hugh Lee
The Gale City Guard Of Atlanta,
through Capt James B. Hollis. has re-
ceived a cablegram from Miss Calhoun
1t was sent from the Metropole theater,
London, and read: Gate City Guard,
Atlanta. Ca: May victory be yours. Ell
eanor Calhoun"
DR.. G.. +. Green has presented the Dublin
Dispatch with a raddish grown on the
county poor farm that is peculiarly shap-
ed. 1t is exactly like human left hand,
with thumb and four perfect fingers. All
of the digits are bent. as would be fingers
contracted by rheumatism.
In view of the fact that the GAINESVILLE
Blues are likely to be ordered to the front
at any moment, the citizens OF GAINESVILLE
have organized q company for purposes of
home protection, and seventy members
have already been enrolled. The Blues
are expecting orders at any moment, and
are ready for active service.
Gray Goodwin. B. A Wise
and W. T. Morgan filed a pc
tition in the Superior Court
at Macon Friday asking for a charter for
the Greydine Industrial Company. 1t will
be a land improvement and investment
company the term is twenty years and the
capital stock $1,000, with the privilege of
increasing it to $4,000.
The loss to H. H. Tiff by the destruction
of his sawmilis, machine shops and dry
kIlns at Triton by fire Saturday night last
is not so great as at first reported. The
large boilers, largest engine and several
heavy pieces of machinery have been
found to be not total loss-in fact, can
be used again, with slight repairs. The
total loss is reduced to about $4,000, on
which the insurance If s2.75O. carried by
lrt TaV in IIn,, TDt...-
and Aetna. The loss has been paid. AL
though he has not positively decided to do
so, Mr.. Tiff will probably rebuild.
Two important DANCE suits against the
Southern Railway In the United States
Court at Atlanta have been settled and
the cases dismissed. One of them was
the case of ]. II. Gilbert a car coupler,
who had two of his fingers mashed off i'm
coupling cars about year ago. The road
paid him $l.625 for his injury. The other
case was that of H. c. Webb, who was
given $1,000 for injuries he had received.
Mr.. Webb was a train hand and was work.
ing on top of a freight train when II was
wrecked. He was thrown to the ground
and received severe injuries on the head.
The Thirteenth Regiment United States
army, was given a magnificent ovation
when it passed through Eastman Friday
on its way to the front. A dinner was
given the officers at the Hotel Deleitch by
the citizens, and thirty-eight gallons Of
hot coffee were given TO the soldiers. Many
beautiful bouquets, baskets and walters OF
flowers were given the soldiers by the la
dies, and the soldiers in return presented
the ladies with buttons and other souve
Mrs. Al the Hotel Deleitch, just before
the dinner, Col. j. F. DeLacy, Mayor
of Eastman, delivered an address of wei
come.
A Mrs. English OF Habersham county
called at the office of the Prison Commits
sion al Atlanta Friday and fled a petition
for executive clemency, the character of
which was little irregular according to
the rules adopted by the board in such
matters She stated that she had q SON
in the petitentary % years OF age that she
wanted pardoned, and that Immediately
upon his release he would volunteer his
services to the state and go anywhere 70
fight the Spaniards. The lady said that
her son was serving a lifetime sentence for
the crime of murder. Judge Turner in
formed Mrs. English that the grounds Of
her application were not such as TO com
mend executive clemency in the case. ana
that some other reasons more in accord
ance with the rules of the board i'm such
matters would have 20 be given before the
case could be considered.
FLORIDA.
Thomas McIntoshts saw-r,ul a. -.