The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

tvs Oldest citizens, died Friday at his
home near Woodvile and was buried Sat-
urday afternoon. Mr.. Durham was about
eighty-one years of age. He was a farmer
most of his life, and was a Mason and
Confederate Veteran.
Macon dispatch says: Judge Speer, of
the United States Court, announces that
he will change his official residence to Sa-
vannah or Augusta during the two or
three years in which the alterations of the
public building here will be carried on. 1t
may be that his location will then be made
permanent in one of the other of these
cities.
Mr. B. f. Holder, Jr., editor of the For
syth Chronicle, is candidate for place
as one of the delegates to represent the
Sixth Congressional District at the Dem
ocratic National Convention, and has re-
ceived hearty endorsements from every
part of the district. Mr.. Holder is one of
the brightest men in the goodly list of
Georgia weekly editors, and would repre-
sent the district well.
Waycross Herald: The name of Col. A.
E. Cochran is suggested for Presidential
elector from this district. Col Cochran is
well known throughout South Georgia, and
his friends will give him a warm support
ne OOloilel has cdulpdlSneQ with william
J. Bryan in the days gone by, and it will
no doubt afford him much pleasure to cast
his vote for his old friend for President
now.
Dublin Courier-Dispatch: A few days ago
several negroes left the section a few
miles above Dublin on a raft for Darien.
After being gone a few days, two OF them
returned and reported that one Of their
number Frank Bailey, had been
drowned near Silver Bluff, but were UNI
able to find the body. On Wednesday last
the steamer City of Dublin made its usual
trip TO Silver Bluff and found the body
tied to tree al the landing. The body
was badly decomposed and it was with
considerable trouble taht 1t was got
from the water. Seeing that the body
would have to be buried at once, The boat
crew dug grave near the landing and
buried the body. Just who tied the body
at the landing no one seems 10 know.
Some advance the theory that Bailey did
not drown, but was murdered.
Albany Herald: The Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of Worth county met on
Saturday to hear the motion of DR..
Thrasher, one of the candidates for the
legislature, to have the votes of one of the
precincts in the primary election on the
18th of May recounted. Some irregularity
In the tally sheets for the precinct in ques-
ton were pointed out. The tally sheets
were motif appeared, all alike there being
difference of two votes between one of
them and the other two. The committee
declined by a majority vote TO open the
ballot box and recount the vote, however
ard this action confirmed the nomination
of DR.. w. L. Skies over DIR. Thrasher by
the narrow majority of one vote. Dr.
Thrasher was not satisfied with the action
of the committee but he announced that
in fhe nat~ III s-fo
and would abide by the committees decis-
ion.
Among the patents issued this week at
Washington is one on a collar button, is
sued to Mr.. L. II. Brooks of McDonough
Ga. Mr.. Brooks has been at work on this
button for some time and has perfected
one of the best things of the kind ever put
upon the market. 1t consists of a head por-
ton formed of a pair of oppositely-
posed spiral webs connected across the top
of the head by fiat entering projection,
so constructed that with a slight pressure
1t will pass through the button hole with
the utmost ease, injury by cutting or dis
torting the stiffly starched edges being en-
tirely avoided, and a the same time clasp
ing neckties or bows in such a manner
that they are prevented from riding the
collar. The worry and trouble arising from
Fastening buttons in stiff collars, cuffs
ctc., mas long been conceded by those who
wear them to be among the greatest
known, and Mr.. Brooks certainly deserves
the gratitude of a suffering public in over
coming it,
Observation of the eclipse In Marietta was
Interrupted Monday morning by he sem
sational suicide of one of the city's most
prominent merchants and citizens. Mr..
Z. M. Crosby one of the lead ng drug
gists, looked at the eclipse two hours ard
then blew out his brains. A bullet from
his pistol era shed through his head almost
simultaneously with the passing of the
moons shadow from the face of the sun.
his wife and children were still watch
ing the heavenly event when they were
startled by the report of the pictl. Mr..
frosty had been suffering for sever
Years from asthma aud c3nstmp in w lie
his health has been good. he has always
appeared in good spirits and bore his afflic-
ton with unusual courage He came to
fletta from Toledo, O., ten years aso for
MS health. He purchased the drug store
Of Northcutt & Do5bs and has CONDUCTED
a successful business. He was fifty Years
OF age. He leaves a wife and a title
daughter. His home is one Of the lovelest
IN Marietta. The bullet which erded his
NE passed entirely through his head, en-
'ering the right temple and coming out at
almost an opposite point.