The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-19
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
Cordele Call: Judge Allen Fort was ir
The city yesterday. The judge is shaping
up affairs for his race for Congress, and
from present indications he VIII put up
pretty strong race
Isabella's school is in hourishing con-
dition. having an enrolment OF seventy
five pupils The patrons are well pleased
with the work being done by Prof J. o.
Vaughan, who IS assisted ny his daugh-
ter. Miss Lizzie.
Woodbine Southeast Georgian: Senator
Lang and his friends have been very sue
cessful in deer hunting since the season
opened last Friday. We understand that
they have killed nine In some three or four
days hunting We were remembered by
the senator last Saturday and return
thanks for a very fine piece of venison,
which, it is needless to say, was thor
ough.y enjoyed
The Georgia Female Seminary at Gaines
willie had the best opening Wednesday
morning in the history of The institution
More boarding pupils were present than
ever entered before on the first day, and
many more have since come In and the
fan term starts off under the most far
tering auspices. About Us boarding pu-
NlllS HNNtlth wednesday. ftSluto the Etu-
dents from the city. The boarders came
from every section of this and other
states. Indications are that many will
enter within the next week or two.
Athens Banner: The four parties who
were bitten by the mad dog on Thursday
afternoon on College avenue, seem to be
realizing no bad effects from their wounds
and none feel at all apprehensive that
hydrophobia VIII ensue. The persons who
were bitten are Mr.. Boyntons little girl
who was snapped In two places, the dogs
teeth penetrating the skin in several
places; Mr.. Hoke, who was perhaps the
worst sufferer, he being bitten severely
In the leg; DR.. Dillard who sustained just
slight scratch and another party, whose
name has not been ascertained.
The grand jury of Ebert county created
a big sensation by finding sixty-four true
bills against prominent merchants and
citizens of Elberton. The majority of these
bills were for selling minors cigarettes
and whisky Perhaps the biggest and
most unexpected sensation sprung by the
grand jury was the return of two true
bills, one against the Southern and the
other against the Seaboard Air Line Rail
road, for allowing negroes 10 ride in coach
es set apart for the use of white people.
This move was wholly unexpected, though
a great deal of complaint has been made
against these roads on this account.
At Talbotton Friday Judge Butt refused
to grant the petition of T. N. Gibson ct.
al. TO place the Talbotton Railroad Com
pany in the hands OF a receiver, he grant
ing motion on the part of the defendant
TO dismiss the application. The case now
goes to the Supreme Court. Two factions
have waged sharp contest for the CON
troll of this seven-mile stretch of railroad,
of which Col. Cary Thornton, the Column
bus lawyer and politician, is the j. Pier
pont Morgan. Under the decision to-day
the Thornton faction remain in control of
the road. Some time ago the stockholders
OF the two factions met and elected sep
arate boards of directors and officers.
DR.. c. II. Peets has been appointed ocu-
list of the Georgia Academy for the Blind
to succeed DR.. A. w. Calhoun, who re-
signed This acton was taken by the
board of trustees and means new depart
ure in the conduct of the institution. IL
Is the suggestion of DR.. Calhoun of At
lanta, who has been the oculist for the
academy for years, but who recommended
TO the trustees that the oculist of the in
stitution should be located in Macon, so
that the pupils could be constantly treated
and operated on. instead of having only
occasional treatment, as has been the
case heretofore. This greatly Increases the
duties or the ONCE and DIT. Peete viii
be compelled TO devote a great deal OF time
to the treatment of the pupils
Columbus Ledger: The Christian Com
monweaith colony, which began its exist
ence several years ago, about ten miles
from town. has had no end of trouble since
its inception and has by no means ended
them, says Dame Rumor. According to
the story which Is now going the rounds
the little settlement, which year ago
was apparently hourshlng, Is rapidly be-
coming depopulated. and unless recruits
are enlisted into the ranks it is only a
question of short time before there will
hardly be corporals guard left TO carry
on the fight. AS is well known, the men,
bers of the colony divided themselves into
two or more factions several months ago
and aired their differences in the Superior
Court The faction which did the kicking
got the worst of the transaction, and as a
result the powers that were, remained the
powers that be, and continued in charge
of the government of affairs at Common
wealth. The malcontents have now begun
to move away.