The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-14
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
The Southern Railway has announced
the appointment of Howell Peoples az
commercial agent at Atlanta. He viii
succeed Henry 5. Jackson whose resgna-
ton takes effect Sept. J.
The country around Crawford. Antioch
and other places near Athens. was visited
by hard rain and hail storm Thursday
afternoon. Considerable damage was done
by the haiIst0nes but the showers were
a great blessing to the thirsty soil
Mr. E Bancroft ST., an aged and prom
iuent citizen of Athens. became Violently
insane Friday night. and il was necessary
90 place HIM in the county jail. RE mas
been tried on a writ Of lunacy. Two years
ago ne was placed in the asylum. and il
vas thought he was entirely cured.
About The queerest case that ever came
up In the Police Court Of Atlanta was
tried Friday afternoon. John Jackson had
cut off a mules tail with p pruning knife
and the charge against him was cruelty
to animals Il was undoubtedly the worst
case Of cruelty to beast thut DR.. Carncs
the superintendent of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, ever
had to contend with.
f E. nth has filed suit against At
lanta and The Georgia Electric Light Com
pany for 5000 damages. He was driving
a dairy wagon on Davis street. when, he
Gains, his horse was frightened by
car on the light compauy's railroad and
threw him down steep embankment The
city Is charged with having allowed the
street to be made dangerous by the light
company
Work has commenced on the shed which
Is being built over the platform at the
Central Railroad compress at Macon. and
viii be ready in time for the cotton sea-
son. The platform will be covered from
end TO end by a large shed. This shed
will serve to protect the cotton az the
compress, which. heretofore, has been eX-
posed to the weather. The cotton buyers
of the city and others have desired "a
shelter over the platform for number
of years.
Americas Times Recorder: Sometime
since the Times Recorder announc-
ed that the local carnival com
mittee was making an effort 10
obtain loan of the Central of Geor-
gsa Railways splendid float. the Kansas
City in miniature. Manager Erhart has
been advised that the request would be
granted ard The float sent here for the
carnival. This viii be the costliest float in
the parade as wei as one of the most nov
81 and attractive especially to those who
have never seen one of the CentraIs big
liners.
A half dozen bales of new cotton were
taken in to Americas Friday, running
lis total to fifteen thus far But for The
fact that farmers were busy with other
crops last week half hundred bales
might have been taken TO Americas as
the fields are llake1 with the fieecy all
over. Picking viii begin in earnest this
week and several hundred new bales wiz
be received at Americas before next Sat
urday. Six cents is about The top of the
market there now, though fancy staple
might bring more.
Fifty-fve recruits were received for the
Twenty ninth Volunteer Infantry FriDay,
and the morning report Saturday showed
the strength of the regiment 20 be S53
enlisted men. Recruits were received Fri
day from the following cities: Indian
apolis and Evansville, Ind; Chattanooga
and Knoxville Tenn; Cincinnati and To-
ledo, o.; Louisville Ky; Birmingham ana
Mobile, Ala, Asheviile, n. C; Augusta
and Na.dosta Ga. Indianapolis sent in
the largest number, batch of sixteen,
and Augusta came next with ten.
Thursday evening, near Bogart, a negro
man attempted to assault the 12-year-old
daughter of Mr.. Jesse Whitehead, an Oco-
nee county farmer The young girl was
walking along the road when the negro
attempted TO catch her. She ran for dear
life. screaming as she went. She must
have run al least two miles before she
met anyone to tell about the occurrence.
She was pretty Wen exhausted by her eff
fort. The negro was frightened away by
the screams of the young girl and beat
hasty retreat through the woods AS soon
as the giri Told her thrilling experience,
number of white men banded themselves
together and started out after the fellow.
They did not know the negro, but have a
good description of him as given by the
cir.
A meeting of the newspaper men Of Ma
con was held in the parlors of the Brown
House Friday afternoon and steps We're
taken to form a permanent organiza ton
of the newspaper men in the city. Those
present at the meeting were Col. c. r.
Pendleton, editor and proprietor of the
Telegraph; r. l.. McKenney, general
manager of the Macon News. J. r. ken
nedy. managing editor of the News: w
q. +. Price, managing editor of the 'relc-
graph; 7. j. Simmons, city editor of the
News; r. w. Smith, city editor of the
Telegraph; Eugene Anderson of the Teie-
graph, Louis Pendleton, associate editor
of the Telegraph; G.. c. Matthews of the
News, Lafayette Lyons, advertising man
ager of the Telegraph; H. Leak of the
News, c. c. Ellis and w. d. Mcneil OF
the News. The meeting was called to or
der by Mr. W G. F. Price on motion Of
J. r. Kennedy, Col. c. r. Pendleton was
elected temporary chairman of the meet
ing and T. J. Simmons was elected tenn
porary secretary. Col. Pendleton stated
the object of the meeting, saying it was
cine the newspaper men of Macon should
be brought together. for the protection OF
newspaper men and the advancement q
newspaper work. Mr.. w q. F. Price I
X. Kennedy Eugene Anderson and others
gave their views as to how the organize,
ton should he 10.
II would accomplish for the newspaper
men Of Macon A general discussion fol-
lowed during which many valuable sug-
sestons were given.
FLORIDA.
For several days Mr.. F. r L'Engle.
chairman Of the Board of County Commits
ElOnpTG nd ono, go