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THROUGH GEORGIA. B lrS OF NEWS GATHERED FROM OVER THE STATE, Being a Summary of Interesting Hap¬ penings From Day to Day. The bird crop in Morgan county is reported especially plentiful. * * * Savannah is waking up. The city council has decided to have the houses properly numbered and street signs put up. A bid has been made for Glynn county 5 per cent bonds at par, less expense of issue, legal advice and other expenses. The county commis¬ sioners have not as yet accepted the bid Uncle Billy Davis, ot Coweta coun¬ ty, has an ordinary shoe hammer that rafl made in 1777. The date is stamp¬ ed upon it. Uncle Billy has owned it for thirty-five years and his father had owned it since a boy. The hammer is gtffi in fine fix and is used almost daily. At a mass meeting at Augusta called bv the chairman of the democratic ex ecutive committee of Richmond conn tv iUly Henry C. Hammond was unaui nominated as the democratic candidate for the legislature to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation John A. Barnes. Governor Atkinson is receiving con vratulations from his friends. The sew arrival who came in Sundav is a girl, but she has not yet been given a uame. This is the first time a baby has ever been born to a governor of Georgia while he was an occupant of the mansion, The governor now his three boys and three girls. The telephone linemen hare begun stringing the line from Rome to At lantaonthe long distance route. In about ten days the work will be complete and Rome and Atlan ta will be brought within speaking dis¬ tance, which will be a great conven¬ ience to the men of the two cities. This places Rome in direct communi¬ cation with Macon, Griffin, Columbus and the smaller towns in the Atlanta circle. Saturday, November 2d, will be the greatest , , of . all exposition ... days . , ! I T . «llbe Atlanta Day at the great fair! Two hundred thousand people, atthe lowest estimate will pass through the tamtjW the south s great exposi lion on that date. The management of every business establishment in At¬ lanta, from the greatest manufactory to the smallest shop, will be expected to suspend business on November 2d and to give themselves and their em ployes a holiday. The federal grand jury at Atlanta returned a true bill against fifteen cit of Union county, charging them *ith conspiracy in the famous white opping case of that county. Some tale in May of this year Albert Phil P reported to a deputy marshal that po men by the names of Cavender N Thomason were operating an il pit prds, distillery. M A few nights after rther a y 27th, these two men, to with thirteen others, went to e k° UBeo f old man John Phillips, Albert resided, and called him The father and sister of Albert ° ut at dbe Bame time, and a gen- 11 fight ensued in which the old man “lips was killed. * * * It seems that the M. <fc N. ‘G. rail * ( 1 will be sold at last. The trouble the past has been that the large Nnt of receiver’s liabilities must 1 paid by the purchaser in cash. P time, however, the holders of stock notes amounting to $20, f-tajO paization have agreed to go into a re for the purpose of buying I road. The holders of rolling r‘ a otes are the movers of the re Psization plan. -When Judge New Poad the case up a few days ago it 1 stated that the re-organization P® iH e Was practically completed. Of this does not keep other per I rom bidding, but unless other are had these security holders the road. overuor Atkinson will be asked to Qa Adolphus Duncan, the negro ^ faulting sentenced Mrs. to be Banner. hung at The Atlanta (Jwa for ap in a pardon will doubtless a few days. To those who U P with the developments 6 Dow sensational case that turn *U1 n.--- be no 6Ti rprise. For many toed negro have had such an “ Tl ew, Scrap by the at s and friends scrap • tattering of Duncan have evidence to show that ; Co I® innocent of the crime for ta was convicted twice and sen i/° be hanged. That evidence pta shaped in its best light and r‘ ea to the courts and governor, [‘taerested in the defense now appear to have it in snch shape that they deem it advisable to make applica¬ tion for a pardon in due form. McIntyre’s Bequests to Charities. The will of Robert McIntyre, who died a few days a go, was filed and pro¬ bated in the court of ordinary at Sa¬ vannah last Saturday. He leaves an estate valued at $250,GOO, which he di¬ vided up among the different churches and charitable institutions, his wife and about fifteen nephews, nieces and grand nephews. He leaves Trinity church, Savannah, real estate valued at about $15,000 and 100 shares of Southwestern railroad stock. He leaves Wesley Memorial church 100 shares of Southwestern stock; Emory college, $1,000; the orphans’ home in Macon, about $3,000, aud half a dozen other institutions, from $500 to $1,000 each. McIntyre came to Savannah from Ire¬ land in 1839, and made all of his money in the grocery business. He has been noted for his donations to charities during his entire lifetime. The Guard is Magnanimous. The Gate City Guards, of Atlanta, have invited the Fifth United States Infantary, the Governor’s Horse Guard, the Atlanta Artillery and the Fifth Regiment of Georgia Volunteers to take part in the parade on Presi dent ’ 8 day- The management of the Parade being entirely ini the hands o the Gate City Guards, their magnam mous action m inviting their sometime enemies, the Filth Regiment, to join “ the celebration has met with much ^yorable comment. ’Whether the in ? ltatlon will he accepted remains to be seen. Dispite the fact that h governor has given the guards * be ,^ ght to bear arm ® * ,. ornc Y genera 1 0 a P orts upon the le g al si(1 e of the mat ter > some of the state militia, and es pecially the Fifth regiment, seem to doubt the advisability of appearing in a parade with the Guards.- However, Governor Atkinson has no doubt about the matter. When seen by a reporter he said that the Guards have every rigbt to bear arm8! adding, “I expect to tlirn ou t w ith them myself on presi dent’s day.” Col. Can i n reg ard to the failure of d i er to invite the Guards to take part in the Liberty bell day parade, the governor said, that was an entirely an exposition matter, and was not a con¬ cern of the state’s. Interesting War Relics. Probably the largest and most in¬ teresting collection of confederate relics ever brought together was sent from Savannah for exhibition in tbe confederate relic hall at tbe Cotton gtateB and international Exposition, T comprise everything, from a pair of ^federate socks to tbe guns and soldiers, — These arms used by famous collected from relics have been every¬ where, principally through the efforts of Mrs. L. H. Raines, the presi¬ dent of the charter chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, of Savannah. An interesting story is told in connection with the old confed¬ erate socks. It was customary in many cases for the young lady who made them to put her name and address up¬ on them and for the soldier who se¬ cured them to begin a correspondence with the fair manufacturer of his foot¬ wear. In this way it is said many cor¬ respondences were started, the fruits of which were strong friendships and, in some cases, love and marriage. There are also many old muskets and weap one of all kinds from many a famous battlefield, and among other things a piece of the hull of the old Confeder ram Savannah, which was blown np at the close of the war. Miss Annie C. Harmon, went up as the custodian of the relics, all of which are quite valuable. Mrs. Raines will preside at the meeting in Atlanta, on November 9tb, when a state society of the Daughters of the Confederacy will be organized. Col. T. P. Stovall Dead. Colonel Thomas Pleasant Stovall, one of the most prominent men in the state, died at his country home, Eto¬ wah Heights, near Cartersville. He had been ill for several days and had been attended by the very best of med¬ ical skill. He died of malarial fever and had been ill only three weeks. It was known that his attack was seri¬ ous, but a fatal issue was not feared until two days before his demise, when a change for the worse occurred. Af¬ ter this he sank rapidly. of He was about seventy years During age and was a native of Augusta. his life he accumulated and spent sev¬ eral fortunes. He had large landed interests when be died. He was the largest flour manufacturer in the south and was a gallant soldier in the confed¬ erate army. He raised and equipped a company at his own expense, and ^ the direct trade and was a pioneer in immigration movements. Colonel Stovall was a specimen of the old southern gentleman, splendid a race fast disappearing; a man of ability. As a statistician he had few equals. He was an indefatigable work¬ er, enthusiastic about the south’s re¬ sources. Colonel Stovall and Mr. Benjamin W. Hitchcock, of New York, acquired the Tarver estate in Twiggs county, a tract of valuable farming land com- prising some 28,000 acres. They at once began founding a community of immigrants on this land, and a number of families from Germany and the easteru states settled there. It was the purpose of Messrs. Stovall and Hitchcock to bring to Georgia thous¬ ands of thrifty farmers and settle them upon this vast plantation. They planned on a gigantic scale and spent many thousands of dollars in prelimi¬ nary advertising. The panic of two years ago seriously interfered with Iheir undertaking and retarded their movements. Recently, however, the enterprise had taken on new vitality, and everything promised well. A few years ago Governor Northen appointed ’’Colonel Stovall commission¬ er of immigration and direct trade for the state of Georgia. Colonel Stovall appointed Colonel Avery as his associ¬ ate, aud together they worked sedu¬ lously for ike success of the great movement, which had been inaugura¬ ted by Colonel Stovall many years be¬ fore. These two gentlemen worked together for several years, until Colo¬ nel Averv relinquished his labors tem¬ porarily to represent the exposition in foreign countries. MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL. Mrs. Nobles and Gus Gambles Will jj 0 t Hang Yet Awhile. T be SU p er j or oour t 0 f Twiggs county eonvened Monday morning which j udg0 Smith ou the bench. Amotion wasmade by Marvin Harris, counsel for Mrs Elizabetll Nobles, and by J. R. Cooper> coun8el for Gua Rambles, for a new tfial . Judge 8mith has not set the date for tbe bea ring but it will be j n abotd t wo weeks. Pending this, tbe execntion of Mrs. Nobles aud Fam bles, which was stit for October 18th, has been postponed, Mrs. Nobles is pronounced quite un we ll and j s apparently oblivious to the efforts being made m her behalf; The ladies of the state who employed coun sel to defend her are yet zealous iu their work in trying to save the neck of the woman charged with complicity in the murder of her husband, and it is generally believed that she will nev¬ er hang. Her attorneys, as are also the attorneys of the negro, Fambles, are confident that a new trial will be granted. It is reported that Fambles is very grateful of the efforts being made in his behalf and even entertains hopes that he will not hang. The people of Twiggs county, where the horrible murder of old mau Nobles was con¬ ceived and effected, are determined that the negro shall hang. Public sentiment was strong against them but has been tempered somewhat as to Mrs. Nobles, who was old, ignorant and perhaps partially demented. TYPHOID AT THE CAPITAL. Twenty-Five Deaths from the Disease During the Past Week. The health officer of Washington, D. C., says that an epidemic of ty¬ phoid fever exists in that city and that unless sanitary precautions are observ¬ ed by the inhabitants generally a seri¬ ous condition of affairs will follow. Health officer Woodward estimates that at least six hundred cases are nn der treatment in the district at pres¬ ent. In the first four days of the past week eleven deaths were reported and he has no doubt that some deaths re¬ ported as due to kindred complaints really resulted from typhoid. For the week ended September 27th, there were twenty-one deaths. New York city, with seven times the popu¬ lation of Washington, reported only seventeen typhoid deaths for the same period, and most of the cities of the 3 ize of Washington reported not more than two or three deaths, if any at all. The epidemic is attributed to the low stage of the water in fhe Potomac river, which constitutes the city’s sup¬ ply, and the use of well water in fam¬ ilies. The disease is an generally dis¬ tributed in the best sections of the city as in the poorer quarters. TAMMANY HALL TICKET. Platform Calls lor Better Sunday Excise Laws. The New York democratic county convention met Wednesday night at Tammany ball and nominated the fol¬ lowing ticket: Justices of the snpreme court, Charles H. Truax, Fredrick Smith and Charles F. McLtan. For Judges of the court of general sessions, Joseph E. Newberg and Gen¬ era] Martin T. McMahon. For justices of the city court, Kob ert A. YanWick, John P. Schuman and Edward F. Dawyer. For county clerk, Henry D. Pnrroy. For register, William Sohmer. William Snlrze was temporary chair man and made a brief speech in which he advocated a liberal platform, “a platform without race, without creed, without bigotry, without puritanism and without Rooseveltism either.” Bank Shuts Up. A special from Fort Scott, Kan., says that the State bank of that city has closed its doors. The following notice posted on the front door of the bank explains the matter: “This bank has been closed to await the ac¬ tion of the bank commissioners ; de¬ positors will be paid in full. Defalca¬ tion of the cashier is the cause.” CLEVELAND WRITES BOOKER. The President Commends His Expo¬ sition Speech. An autograph letter, fresh from the hand of President Cleveland, com¬ mending his now famous opening day speech, has been received by Booker T. Washington. The letter is in Presi¬ dent Cleveland’s own hand writing and was written after receiving and read¬ ing a copy of Waf-hington’s speech, which was sent by the speaker. It reads as follows: “Booker T. Washington, Esq.—My Dpar Sir: I thank you for sending me a copy of your address delivered at the opening of the Atlanta exposition. “I thank you with much enthusiasm for making the address. I have read it with intense interest, and I think the exposition would be fully justified if it did not do more than furnish the opportunity for its delivery. Your words cannot fail to delight and en¬ courage all who wish well for your race; and if our colored fellow citi¬ zens do not from vour utterances gath¬ er new hope and form new determina¬ tions to gain every valuable advantage offered them by their citizenship, it will be strange indeed. Yours very truly. ‘Gboveb Cleveland. ‘Gray Gables, October 9th. CUBAN REBELLION EXTENDING. Three More Bands of Insurgents Make a Strike for Liberty. Passengers arriving at New York by the steamer Yumuri from Havaua say that the rebellion is spreading west¬ ward. Three bands of insurgents have appeared in districts which have hith¬ erto been quiet. One party of 200 men, half of whom were said to be Spaniards, rose in the vicinity of Batatino, twenty-five miles from Havana and the southern terminus of railway which runs across the island from Havana. Another party had risen in Helena Del Sur. It has 300 men and the third party is at Ybarra, the place where the rebellion first broke out, and where quiet was re¬ stored last February. Iu the last par ty there were 150 men. Tbe news of these risings have caused some excite¬ ment in Havana. It is also reported that Maximo Gomez has left 2,500 men in Camaguey and with 2,000 is march¬ ing toward Las Villas. PETITION FOR PARDON Being Circulated by the Convicted Murderers of Dinkins. A dispatch from Jackson, Miss., says: Friends of Marshall,Cox and Coleman, the three young Vieksburgers who killed Dinkins, at Brandon,two months ago, and who pleaded guilty to mur¬ der and are now serving life sentences in the pen, are busily circulating peti¬ tions for their pardon. It has come to the ears of Bishop Galloway that the petitioners are telling that ho would sign the petition for pardon, and the bishop, who is related to the man murdered by this trio, publishes a card in the Christian Leader in which he says: “The report is entirely unauthor¬ ized. Its very suggestion is a humili¬ ation only equaled by my amazement making at their unseemly haste in a travesty of the administration of just¬ ice. ” USED A COWHIDE. Lawyer Brown, oi Atlanta, Whips Two Newsboys. The publication in last week’s issue of the Kansas City Sun, a paper devo¬ ted to scandals, of an alleged libellous article reflecting upon Mr. Julius L. Brown, of Atlanta, caused that gentle¬ man to administer a cowhiding to two news venders who, it is said, bad sold the papers in question on the streets. “Roxie” Callaway and Joe Bowers were the victims of Mr. Brown’s wrath and indignation. Both were thor¬ oughly chastised and show marks of the whip. Roxie Callaway has em¬ ployed the firm of Glenn & Rountree to represent him, and that firm will institute a suit for $10,000 damages in his behalf against Mr. Btowd. Roxie also declares his intention of prose¬ cuting Mr. Brown for assault with in¬ tent to murder. BRYAN TO MAKE SPEECHES. Will Take Part in a Congressional Fight in Illinois. Hon. W. J. Bryan has accepted an invitation to make nine speeches in the congressional fight in the eighteenth Illinois district. He will support the candidacy of ex-Congressman Lane, the democratic nominee, who is run¬ ning on a 16-to-l free coinage plat¬ form. The contest is of national prominence, because the republican platform is flatly against free coinage. The district went republican last fall by 3,000, and if the democrats win this year the si.ver men will claim a great triumph. Governor Turney Commends the Judge Governor Turney, of Tennessee, has addressed a letter to Judge L. P. Cooper and Attorney General M. R. Patterson, of Memphis, expressing his pleasure at the starfd they had taken in opposition to having the Corbett-Fitz simmons prize fight in Shelby county, and stating that he stands ready, as chief executive, to give every aid in his power to prevent the violation of law. VACATES GBAH GABLES. t he President On His Return to "Washington on the Oncicla. The president Las concluded liiB vat cation, so far as Gray Gables is con¬ cerned, and left there at 5:15 o'clock Friday aRernoon on the steam yacht Oneida, as the guest of Commodore Benedict. Private Secretary Thnrber accompanied them. Mrs. Cleveland* the children and other members of the family tsill leave next Tuesday in » special car. The president’s entire journey to Washington -will be made on the Oneida, a trip never before made, as the president generally sails only »« far as New York, where a train is taken to Washington. They will proceed leisurely along the sound and may possibly stop and fish, if the weather is favorable. In speaking of his vacation thi® year the president said it had been a most enjoyable one. The weather for the most part has been exceedingly pleasant and fishing in both fresh and salt water was never better. There have been comparatively few callers of a political or office-seeking char¬ acter and the president has had most of the time to himself. On© thing is certain, and it was eor robated by Private Secretary Thurber, that is, that in no time in sea¬ sons past has the president been called upon to attend to such a volume of government matter as this year. The president has enjoyed excellent healtli this summer and he plainly shows it. In fact, he is fully rested and in the best of health and spirits and in splen¬ did condition to take up business af¬ fairs at Washington. An Absurd Rumor. A rumor was current in several sec¬ tions of the country early Friday morning that President Cleveland had been assassinated and a flood Of inquir¬ ies poured in upon the telegraph offi¬ ces at Buzzard’s Bay in consequence. There was no foundation whatever for the rumor. The president was alS right at breakfast time and went fish¬ ing about 9 o’clock; nothing unusual had happened at Gray Gables and the family characterized the report as too absurd to be noticed. A SHAM FIGHT Arranged to Test the Arkansas Lave Against Pugilism. According to the opinion of the best legal talent in Arkansas, there is nothing in the laws of the state by which the contest between Corbett and Fitzsimmons can be prevented. The matter was submitted to two of the best lawyers in the state and they have given their opinions. In oTtler to clinch the matter anil prevent any interference on the part of the legal authorities, the officials of tbe Florida Athletic Club arranged for a glove contest to take jdace at once. It is their piurpose to have the contestants arrested and taken before Judge Duffle to determine the matter in the courts. The decision of Jndge Duffle will probably bo given out immediately. If he agrees with the opinions given by the lawyers, the fight cannot be stopped. If he decides against the Athletic club an appeal will be taken to the supreme court. It is believed by those interested, however, that Judge Duffle will render a favorable decision. Will Call Out Troops. Brigadier General George P. Tay< lor, of the Arkansas state guards of Forest City, reached little Rock Tues¬ day morning, being summoned by tbe governor for consultation. He bad. been closeted with the governor all the morning and it is impossible to fore¬ tell the result of their interview. The governor is planning for radical action toward the prize fightiDg crowd now at Hot Springs, and it is said by those who ought to know, that if Corbett comes into the state the governor will execute the power vested in him by the constitution and banish the entire mob row at Hot Springs, and warn, others against coming into the state. THE STEEL PEN MAN DEAD. Rickard Ksterkrook, the First Manu¬ facturer of Steel Pens, Dead. A Camden, N. J., special says tliat Bichard Esterbrook, founder of tbe steel pen manufactory in the United States, and manufacturer of the Ester brook pens, died Thursday evening. He had been ill several weeks with u complication of diseases and his ad¬ vanced age rendered recovery impossi¬ ble. He was a member of the Society of Friends. He came from England and established his factory in I8G0 in a little frame building on the rite of (be present big establishment, which employs ne arly 100 bands. AN ELEVATOR FALLS. Four Persons Injured, Two of Thera Fatally Hurt. An elevator in the building of the National Tailoring company, in Frank¬ lin street, Chicago, fell 100 feet Tues¬ day, fatally injuring a man and a boy and seriously injuring two other pas¬ sengers. The victims wero all tailorshop em¬ ployes. The car had reached tbe fourth floor when the cable snappe-d. The elevator was an old aud rickety freight lift.