Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-24

their home In Indiana While there he met
the wife OF his first love. The meeting was a
Joyous one, and old times were talked over
and mutual explanations made. The result
was they became re-engaged. Mr.. Walraven
returned to his home at Kennesaw in this
county, and according to agreement Mrs. Beck
ner arrived at Kennesaw last Thursday. There
she was met Oy Mr.. Walraven, who had the
marriage license ready. and forthwith the
happy couple were reunited after a separation
or eighteen years, J. l. Hughes, J. P, perform
ing the ceremony. Certainly truth is stranger
than fiction. and the whirligiR OF time brings
around some strange events. II Is the wish Of
Mr.. Walraven's friends that his asst marriage
may De happier than his first and never again
be broken"
Atlanta Constitution: That most novel of
all novelties, the glass hen continues to draw
well The fact is the occupation Of the regu-
lar old setter is gone Hereafter when she
grows too lazy or too old to lay eggs and
cackle, she will have to figure wholly and en-.
tirely on the boarding house tables. well baked
aud dressed with onion stufing. The glass hen
not only does the work OF several hundred
feather hens, but actually makes the trim
more safely, does the work more satisfactorily
and comes in on the home stretch one day
ahead OF the fastest hen on record. She is not
the goose that laid the golden egg. but she can
come as near Matching golden egg as the
next one. The proprietor says he is going to
let her tackle china nest egg in a few days,
and the result will be watched with great in
terest. 1t is exceedingly interesting to watch
the chicks as they crawl from the newly broken
shells and begin life. Everybody should see
the wonderful glass hen"
Henry County Weekly: "a daring thief, with
the audac1ty and cheek OF professional bur
glar, broke into the store room of w. r. It'd
well last week and stole therefrom about SIS
worth Of goods"
Brunswick Advertiser and Appeal: 'sWe do
not remember ever to have seen such fine
looking set OF sea Captains in our port at any
one time as at present, nor a handsomer set OF
vessels. Not1ceably so among this latter class
Is the three mssted schooner Haskell. of Deer
Isle she is Just OF the stocks and as fine q
model as ever graced our waters"
Atlanta Constitution; in commercial cir.
cles there were rumors OF a heavy failure in
Augusta The rumor says that j. w Burch
dealer in boots and shoes, has failed, with liza,
bilities amounting to $4,000 and nominal as
sets SIS. COO. He sold out his stock, notes. &C.
counts and real estate to 7. o. Brown to secure
him as indOrser on his paper for about SO, COO
and the general creditors are unsecured. He
owes considerable in New York and in Massa
chusetts, where he purchased most of his
goods F"
Atlanta Constitution: ''On Monday Dr. E W
Roach. one Of the ward ply sicians, was hastily
summoned to house on Fuller row. where. as
/ the messenger said, a c0lOred woman was dy
| ing. After his arrival a hurried examination
| disclosed the fact that colored woman, known
as Mary johnson, was suffering from a large
dose OF morphine. Anldotes were accordingly
administered with good result When able
to talk, Mary said that she had swallowed 8
grain and half Of morphine in order to Kill
herself. and that she wanted to die because oil
/ a quarrel with Isam Johns, her beau"
Lumpkin Independent: ''Wm Wright. col
ored, came down yesterday to the hanging az
/ a free man He left n the afternoon with
Sheriff Sapp. OF ChattahOOchee county, to an
/ swer for carrying concealed weapons. and was
arrested upon bench warrant from Chatta-
/ hOochee Superior Court He was presented
/ with pair OF iron bracelets before leaving
/ The same journal says: I'VE learn that or
/ Tuesday night last Turner Hill, colOred, of the
2ist district. had the misfortune of losing hi.
dwelling house and four and a half bales OF
/ cotton, also most Of his furniture and cloth
/ ing
Coffee County Gazette: ION last Saturday
/ night the negroes OF this vicinity assembled al
this point, or in other WORDS, at the new hall
/ for the purpose OF having q supper, keeping
| every quiet citizen from sleeping, whether they
Houston, of black color, and one Charlie Ste
/ vens, ditto, had a few words. When DaI
| knocked Charlie down and was pouncing him
| another sable fifteenth amendment steps VI
| and plunges a knife into Dams breast infictine
/ a serious, if not fatal, wound"
Cumming Clarion: Two young men neal
| town bought q farm OF seventy-f acres las
| winter, agreeing to pay $3.50 for the same They
hauled wood TO town TO defray family expenses
| made cotton enough to pay for their land, anC
| have five bales left Their names are Thomas
and Cicero Fincher. sons OF Jas. Z. Fincher."
State Line Press: I'VE hear that a negro
| carpenter was well nigh fatally beaten anC
| robbed on last Saturday. the Whitesvillt
| rOsd. about four miles from town. The two
negroes who are guilty of these crimes wer,
| with him In a wagon and made their escape
! The wounded negro is not expected to live"
Augusta Nelrs 22d inst: DR. H. H. Stenel
Ieft Augusta this m 'rning in answer to tele
| gram from Mr.. Stephens, requesting his pres
| ence in Washington ci v. The telegram stated
| that no sudden or serious Illness but consul
| tatiOn with ply sicians, required the presence
/ rf " : h.
frame and constitution OF Mr.. Stephens OF any
| man living. All in Augusta and Georgia hope
for the health and long life Of the great Com
| moner."