Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-05

sthat we would have new depot among the
first improvements made by the Central Tbs
road l. now engaged in finishing improye
sments, and VIII enter upon the work in
sEatOntOn as soon as practicable. Mr. Eel
pays that we will certainly get thesdepot. !"
\ horrible accident occurred at Dalton
"wednesday evening. As the 4:30 passenger
train on the Western and Atlantic Railroad
scame numbering Ia on time, Lucy Thomas an
zaged negress OF that place, was crossing
3 the track at the Waugh street crossing, and
snOt seeing or probably hearing the approach
: ing engine. was knocked OFF the track. the ri.
ot OF the engine striking her on the head and
aotnerWlse bruising her up. She died in a few
5nOments- McCabe, the engineer, and JnO. &.
SlOre, conductor, were arrested on Saturday
on their return trip for violating the city Ordi-
snance in running too fast in the city limits
They gave bond for appearance for trial in
dalton on Friday next.
Brunswick AdUertiser and 4 DDeaI: 'sThe little
tDOat Grace, which has made her semi-weeklv
trips from High Point to Brunswick for the
4 past three months, started for the latter place
s pm kriday, February ?, TO be back, as usual,
4 On the following day. She did not, however,
Return. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday also
passed away with no tidings. Considerable
3anxiety was felt not only for the boat. but for
& the mail bag also, which was the main object OF
fher trips. On Wednesday the pilot boat Robins
4sOn, while passing Jekyl Island, saw her sail
STANDING out from the sand. where she had
been run aground and deserted. Inquiry re-
svealed the fact that the mail bag was safe in
8 5the post office at Brunswick, while the boat
tman OF the little Grace, which will he nearly
sor quite total loss, had been drunk"
The town Of Elberton is reioiced at the
efforts which have been successfully made to
establish the nucleus of a fire department for
1.-THE use and protection of the town The out :
7it consists of a four wheeled truck made of
SgoOd material, painted and lettered in the
most approved modern style; two ladders in
sa nest on rollers, 26 and % feet long, arranged
stO splice and make an adjustable extension
ladder up To 45 feet long; two ladders. i'm a
nest on rollers, 20 and 10 feet long; two ladders
sn nest on rollers, Isl } and u feet long: four
fhand-hOoks and poles, two pick poles, one
chaln hook, one rope, chain and pole two
splain axes, two pick head axes, thirty rubber
buckets, four nickel-plated hand lanterns.
sone rope reel and drag rope, one gong and
y n-I InE-lpel, lhe whOle. including transportation
3to Eiberton, to cost near the sum Of five hun
Idred dollars.
The Bainbridge Democrat SAYS: "A
rare spectacle was witnessed on the
Streets of Bainbridge on Tuesday
10 inspire the strongest hopes for
the well-being of the county for the year 1888.
The spectacle alluded to was a good new two
7mules-cOntaining four or live hundred pounds
sof the finest nicely smoked country hams and
beautiful sweet lard for sale. Mr.. Ii. c. Cur
~, one OF our most popular and successful
.meFchants, was the buyer, and Mr.. Charles
l.. Martin, one of the most enterprising and
successful farmers in the county, was the pro
tueer. Mr.. Martin informs us that he has
iStIll on hand to slaughter sixteen two hundred
,pOunders, and killed quite number on Mon
ttay at $50 pounds net. Mr.. Martin further
informed US that twelve months ago he started
with few little sucking pigs, and that he
shas now ON hand about seventy head of stock
and pork hogs besides what he has slaughter
scd. His venture was simply an experiment.
but his success has made him an open advO-
scate OF the pork DEAL
Col. \: L. Harris, who has just returned to
Inv 80 FnnWn n.
Constitution that he Travelled in company with
Mr.. j. II. Tingree, of the Tingree Manufac-
turing Company, located at Seymour. Conn.
The manufacture Is plush, from the fleece OF
athe AngOra goat, and the Tingree works are
very extensive and successful. Mr.. Tingree
5vlslts Atlanta for the purpose of cOnferrine
with Col. Richard Peters and examining his
1iOck of AngOra goats in Gordon county. Mr..
fingree says that Colonel Peters undoubtedly
has the finest strain of AngOras in America.
ts their heeces bring higher price 1han any
other. Mr.. Tingree Is trying the experiment.
Il breeding ami maintaining the AngOra goat
4 in Connecticut. and SAYS they do we'll He
procured his AngOra5 from Colonel Peters /;
Z 5ut he says the South is the place for theiI
I propagation There are abOut four hundred
hOusand pounds Of fleece of the AngOra goat
consumed in manufacture in this country an
5uually. of which about one hundred thousand
pounds Is produced in America, and the other
8 hrec-fOurths, or three hundred thousand
bounds, is imported. The factory of MrT Tin !
gree uses six thousand pounds per week, ol|
sthree times the product of this country. Here
II chance for a very profitable industry.
sam solomon and Thomas Laney were ar
: rested in Albany on Thursday night by d
United States detective for rObbing the boxes
spf the post Office in that city. The Albany
fefss amt 4 Adcerfjsfr, ailuding to the arrest oil
3 he Young cOlOred criminals. saws: ''For sew
raj days past some of the leading business
shoUses of the city, the Central Railroad Bank
lmOng the number, had been unable to ac !
count for the unusually small amount of mail
ound in their boxes at the post office, until
Z asst Wednesday evening, when il was discOv
red that the boxes were being robbed bNl
lsOmebOdy outside. Officer BARLEY Ben
{ nett took the case in hand, and soOn|
lad sam solomon and Thomas Laney|
spotted a. the robbers. Our post Office has Iht
Z Yale Lock or security" boxes and drawers
which open from the outside with keys. Th,
4 ,OOrs are metal skeletons lined inside witt
glass. and when the glass is removed thert|
are aperiures in them large enough to admit
8 n small finger. sam and Thomas found the 1
: slhey could reach the spring bolts with which
i he doors are fastened on the inside, and thus
open the boxes out of which the glasses had
been broken almost as readily as those could
5 who held the keys to them. They kept uI|
heir little game of robbery for two or three
Laws. and il will probably never be known
3l0w many letters they got their hands on