Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-13

which had taken fire after the bursting OF the
oven from the effects Of gas generated on the
inside; The fre grew in intensity until by the
lime the hose that are always kept in readiness
for such emergencies began to play streams Of
water upon 1t, there was great danger of 1t
being communicated TO the wooden tresrles
leading TO the furnace, in which event serious
results m ght have been looked for, but through
commendeble effort the flames were soon
under control, and a continuous stream from
several hose pipes flowing upon the burning
mass after time extinguished all the fire"
Cochran Enterprise: "On last Thursday
morning, just back Of Oberry & Peacock's
meat house, our town Marshal found John
Cross upon his hands and knees with a quart
flask in each hand and unable to move. Upon
investigating it was found that a portion of
his right arm, hip, back and entire right side
were burned almost to a crisp. On Wednes-
day afternoon Dir. Cross and Mr.. Mcdaniel
8 sOn-in-l law of Mr.. Cross and a blacksmith in
this tOwn-indulged too freely in the
ardent, and before starting home at night
each purchased quart flask full to take wi h
them. When the shop OF DIR. Mcdaniel was
reached, Mr.. Cross decided that he was cold
and went in to warm, and while there caught
fire in some way and burned, as stated above
He was too much under the influence ofliquor
to cry for help, but crawled from the shop
with a flask in each hand TO the spot where he
was found. He was taken to the council room
by Mr. Battle where he remsined until Setur-
day morning, when he was placed in the hands
OF DR. Hudson for medical treatment. It is
now thought that he may recover"
Rome Courier, 10th Yesterday a young
man or this city, who for some time past has
been drinking heavily. went to a friend and ask
ed him for the key to his room, saying he wish-
ed TO take a nap. Not susDecting anything
wrong, his friend gave him the key. He went
up into the room, as it turns out now. with the
intention OF taking his own life. His friend
always kept a revolver under the pillow of his
bed, and the fact was known to the desperate
young man Obtaining the weapon. he pressed
i to his temple land pulled the trigger.
lt did not explode, and upon examining
it he found the cartridge under the ham,
mer was an exploded one, which his
friend had neglected to take out of
the cylinder. He had re-cocked the weapon
and was ia the act Of making another attempt,
when the young man who had given him the
key opened the door. The shoes he had on
panied his feet, and he had followed his friend,
IN q few moments after he had left him, for
the purpose OF changing them. Making very
little noise in walking. the young man in the
room had not heard him until he opened the
door, and as the bed on which he was sitting
was but a step from the door. the young man,
cOmprehending in an instant his friends des-
perate intention, sprang forward and wreSted
the weapon, after q desperate struggle, from
his grasp. After his friend had succeeded in
disarming him, he pointed out to him the enor-
nifty OF the deed he was about to commit and
won from him the promise that he would not
make a second attempt. He confessed to his
friend that young lady in neighbOring city,
whom he loved very devOtedly. had about
month ago sent back to him his ring, which
she had been wearing as his afianced, and
cOOllv admitted TO him that she had never
loved him, but did another. and asked him to
forget her 1t had come with uneX pected and
stunning force to him. and he had given way
to drink rs means Of drowning his trouble
despair which had fastened upon him, he de-
teFmineG to take his own life"