Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-06

20 altered and shaped that she will sit on
the water Ike duck. New and first class
machinery win be placed then on her boiler
deck and she viii be ready for service. 1t Is
not proposed to make a hrst-class passenger
boat OF her, but an ample hurricane deck viii
ne built for the better protection OF freight.
and a pilot house and three or four sJateroOms
placed above this. The work VIII be pushed
as rapidly as possible An order to accOmmo-
date the river business this spring, and is in
charge Of Mr.. J. W. Bryant and his associates.
The steamer, when completed and launched.
VIII be called the Tar Heel"
AtAtlanta Monday the waterworks com
mittee of the Council reported in favor Of the
proposition made by the Atlantic and Great
Western Canal Company, to build canal
from the ChattahO0chee river to the city The
proposition Of the canal company is that when
the company shall have constructed their ca
nal to the city, the Council shall turn over to
them the present system of water works upOn
the condition that water shall be supplied to
the city ot good quality at prices not exceed
ing the charges now made, and that it shall be
distributed by gravitatiOn instead of by the
present system. The Council Will not have to
give cent TO the enterprise until it is COM
pleted. The proposition Of the company Will
furnish not only an excellent quality of water
Tor domestic uses, fires and sewerage. but will
supply about 100000 horse power between At
lanta and the river. The city has absolutely
no system OF sewerage now, and competent
engineer says that II would cost two million
dollars to carry out the present system, and
then 1t would not be good. The canal com
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devised, and everything ready to begin work
as soon as the Council comes to terms 1t is
said that il VIII take three years to build the
canal, which viii be sixty miles long. tapping
the ChattahO0ehee above Gainesville.
4 reminder that Georgia was once the home
of race of giants is thus put in the Athens
B0pHer- HGtchmdH' "Mr. J. b. TOOmer yester-
dayrecelved box from Mr.. HazletOn, who is
on Visit-tO Gainesville. The box contained
several heads made of bone, and gave an in
teresting account of the opening of a large
Indian mound near that town, by commit
tee OF scientists sent out from the SmithsO-
nian Institute. After removing the dirt for
some distance a layer of large hagstones was
found. which evidently had been dressed by
hand. and showed that the men who quarred
tins rock understood their business. These
stones We're removed, when in a kind Of vault
beneath them the skeleton of a giant that
measured feet inches, was found. His haR.
was coarse and jet black, and hung to the
waist, the brow being ornamented with a cop
per crown. The skeleton was remark
ably well preserved and taken from the
found the bodies of several children
of various sizes. The remains Of the latter
were covered with beads made Of bone OF some
KIND. Upon removing these the bodies were
found to be enclosed in Il net work made of
straw orreeds, and beneath this was a cover
ing of the skin Of some animal. In. fact. the
bodies had been prepared somewhat after the
manner Of mummles and viii doubtless throw
new light ON the history of a people who rear
ed these mounds. Upon the stones that COW
cred the vault were carved inscriptions. and
If deciphered viii probably lift the veil that
has eushrouded the history of the race Of
giants that undoubtedly at one time inhabited
This continent. All the relics were carefully
packed and forwarded to the Smithsonian In
sttute. and are said TO be the most interesting
collection ever found IN America. The eN-
plOrers are now at work on another mound in
Barlow county, and before their return home
VIII visit various sections Of Georgia. where
antiquities are found. On the Oconee river
Y ST "a D9Tr~ ~ Ia
are several large mounds, one of them very
tail and precipitous."
\ young man, giving his name as Frederick
William Browne, has put in an appearance at
Atlanta. claiming to be a nephew Of the late
Gen. w m. NJ. Browne, and announcing his
intention. IN company with other alleged
heirs, of considering what steps they will
Ike i'm an effort to secure a share of the estate
When the viii was offered for probate i'm
Clark county Monday the stranger
requested that action on the will
be postponed for two months in order to give
the heirs time 70 prepare to secure their al
legged rights. The death Of tins distingu shed
Georgian has brought about several surprises
HIS wife died several years ago and he was
left alone I'm life. When he died no Will could
be found, and Judge Howell Cobb was ap-
pointed administrator ON the estate which
amounted 10 about $4,000 in value. About the
time the administrator was winding up the
affairs 10 was announced that a viii had been
found. An examination Of the will showed
that lt was executed in 1873 while General
Browne was ln Memphis. and that eX-presl-
dent jefferson Davis and Chief Justice James
jackson were appointed executors. As the
estate was small. and as it was about alreaa7
wound mp, the executors after consultation
decided to decline the trust and let the
administrator proceed with the disposition of
the property. The newly found claimant saws
that his father and Gen. Browne were broth
er-, but that his father was dead; that he
had not heard Of the death Of Gen. Browne
until about six weeks ago. and that was bv
the merest accident. His eve CHANGED to fail
upon paragraph in the Chicago Inter Ocean
making some reference to the Will of Gen.
Browne. He at once began an investigation
of the matter. Mr.. Browne stated that he
had four sisters who would share equally with
him the estate. There are also heirs at
Browne Hall, Ireland, and perhaps one or two
others. He says that the last communication
he had with his uncle was in April, 1879. The
young mans family was then at Athens,
Ohio. and expected a visit from the General,
but moving to Chicago missed him. Gen.
Brownies brother died in 1861. The General
was a relative of the Marquis Of Sligo and of
Lord Ornm0re. IL is not known what action
viii be taken in reference TO the will. Gen.
Brownies property was not willed to his rea-
tives, but was left partially to Mr.. Davis and
others of his friends. 1t was generally be-
lieved i'm the State that Gen. Browne had no
relatives in this country The present claim
ant halls. he says. from Chicago.