Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-22
zatiOn impossible without

rendered .cauterization impossible without
entirely removing and DESTROYING the eve
Hopes were entertained that perhaps the dog
was not mad and that il would be useless
cruelty TO destroy the eye unless il was posi-
lively known that the dog had hydrophObia.
hence, the wound was thoroughly cleansed
ana dressed, and not cauterlzed. ON the
tWenty-fOurth day after the bite signs Of
drowslness and languor were detected that
were quickly followed by rigors and conyul-
siOns. During the horrible cOnyulslOns which
followed one another in quick succession the
patient had to be tied to the bed to restrain
him. Death closed the painful scene two and
a half days after hydrOphobia was developed.
The Macon TeIsgraPh and Messenger prints
the following as the list OF companies who have
already officially announced their intention
of participating IN the coming fFemens' tour
nament: ''Independent hose, No !. Morris
town, y. J., reel; Georgia, No. I, Augusta,
engine; CHnch, No. >. Augusta, engine and
reel; Augusta, No. 8, Augusta. reel: Ste
phens, No. 6, Augusta, reel; Alert. No g. Au-
gusta. reel; Griffin, No. /. Griffin. engine and
reel: StOnewan, No. >, Griffin. reel: Cochran
No. !, Cochran. engine and reel; Pulaski, No.
/, HaWklnSYlue, reel; Jeh. DAVIS, No, l.
Barnesville, engine and reel; Wideawake
No. ], Amerlcus, engine and reel: Mechanics,
No. :, Amerlcus, engine and reel; Washing
ton, No. l. savannah. reel; StOneWau, No 4
Columbus, reel; Young America. No. ), Co
lumbus, engine and reel; Phoenix Hook and
Ladder, Columbia, truck; Pioneer Hook and
Ladder, Athens, truck; Citizens Hook and
Ladder, Rome, truck; Rescue Hook and Lad
der, Columbus, truck; Werner Hook and Lad
der. Savannah, truck. and delegations from
various towns and cities"
On Wednesday night a young man regis
tered al hotel IN Macon from Chicago An
other young man registered from Kansas City
They were strangers to each other, apparent
ly, and to the city in fact. The hotel was
crowded and they were asked to room to-
gether. Thursday morning, about half past
eleven o'clock, two young men entered the
Exchange Bank ana waited their turn. When
1t came, one OF them asked Mr.. Cobb. the tel
Ter. li he could give him two tWO-and-a half
gold pieces, Certainly, and the gold pieces were
brought up. The stranger handed over one
hundred dollar silver certificate, which the
Well-trained eye of Mr.. Cobb saw at glance
was genuine. He handed over the gold
pieces and ninety-iyp dollars in currency
and took the certificate. ''NOw, would YOU
he kind enough to give me a fifty dollar bill
Tor TINS change; 81 Is so bulky Mr.. Cobb
went to the vault and got out a if'y- dollar
bin and handed II to the stranger, who nut
down fifty dollars of the change. just as Mr.
Cobb finished counting it the stranger quickly
placed the fifty dollar bin on the fiftv dollars
you, sir, would yon please give me back the
hundred-d dollar bin as the change is too heavy
to carryE' Mr.. Cobb handed over the bill
and took The tifty-d0llar bill and TIM
flty dollars in change and placed it
IN the drawer. The two young men
walked out and while they were closing the
front door there was rumOr of q suspicion in
a far corner Of Mr.. CObb's mind that there
action, but the rush of business dispeled the
rumOr. The First National and Central
Georgia banks were victims of similar eN-
perlences with the two strangers, and when
the cashiers balanced their books at night
each discovered a shortage Of $50. The DAYS
transaction had netted the young men a total
of $3.50 The search of the police showed that
the swindiers had left the city.