Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-11

IudIIeieu ON sunday afternoon, When his
wife picked up half-ounce vial of lauda-
mum and threatened TO swallow it. Joe
told her to swallow the drug if she wanted
10, and. taking him at his word, she did
It. She soon relented, however, and so
did Joe. DR.. Hilsman was sent for, and
by the time he arrived Joe and his wife
were both anxious to get rid of the lauda-
mum. Two big doses of ipecac soon
raised it..
HARRISON Banner: At certain sing
ing few Sundays ago young man and
lady, who live over in Polk county, were
there, and said young man ''swung" said
young lady to the spring. As they
wendell their way to the spring the young
man took from his coat pocket a half plug
of tobacco, cut piece off and put it in
his mouth, and then handed the knife and
tobacco to his girl, who took a big quid,
put 1t IN her mouth, and the happy pair
went on their way rejoicing, chewing and
splitting.
Scarboro correspondence NEWS, June
10: We had very heavy rain yesterday
afternoon. | have seen several of the far
mers this morning who reside in this
neighborhood, and they inform me that
they never saw a heavier rain fall. We
also had some wind with the rain. The
farmers are terribly ''dOwn in the mouth"
and say their crops are ruined almost. |
heard one say he was damaged at least
$500 and another 5000. From best infOr-
NATION L can get, the rain was heavier in
this immediate vicinity than elsewhere.
Eastman correspondence NEWS. June9:
The machinery is in position and the
actual work of boring an artesian well is
about to commence and probably will be-
gin to-day.-The large brick cotton ware
house of Ashburn Il Parker is going up
I'll .Ns,ta
handsome structure of the kind.-Mr. r.
j. Stroller, the worthy principal of the
Eastman Academy, will close this term of
the school Thursday and Friday evenings
of this week. Mr.. Stroller has given
general satisfaction as a teacher and will
return again next season.
Gainesville American: Mrs. Mcdonald
came near losing her life at the Market
street railroad crossing last Thursday.
She was waiting for a freight tram to
move, in order to reach the approaching
passenger train, which she was going to
board. When there was an opening in
the freight train she ran through, and
reached the other track Just in time to be
struck by the pilot of the passenger en-
CINE. She was Knocked down and con-
siderablY bruised, but a hasty eXamina-
ton revealed that she was not seriously
hurt, and she proceeded on her journey.
AT the last term of the Superior Court
of White county the grand jury recon-
mended the appointment of a committee
TO examine the books of the Ordinary
during The recess aud report their pro-
ceedings to the next term of the court.
The committee met a short while ago to
attend to thes duties assigned them.
when Judge Oaks, the Ordinary. refused
to recognize them as a committee, or 10
allow them, as such. to inspect his books;
stating that as citizens they could in
spect his books, but that he did not and
would not recognize their authority as a
committee.
During a severe and long continued
thunder storm in Macon Tuesday after
noon, a colored woman named Margaret
Leggetb was struck by lightning. Mar
garet had been visiting her daughter, and
about , 80 o'clock returned to her home.
She was about to enter the house by the
back steps, when the lightning struck a
China tree near by, shattering it, and
knocking her down. When found by her
daughter Margaret was in daZed condi-
ton, and was on her knees In an out
house, into which she had staggered. DR..
Ferguson was summoned, and under his
care the woman soon revived.
Gainesville American: The lankey and
yelOw-haired Indian fraud lit into our
midst last Saturday. He wore a kitteny
smile on his wrinkled face that was indi-
catiye of a Shiny shrewdness. Perched
upon a box at the corner of the depot, be
would tickle his banjo to attract a crowd,
his yellow and long hair would flap lazily
In the air, then his plaintive yells would
cut the circumamblent air and strike his
hearers with the energy Of a steam ham,
mer. He tried to sell his patent nostrum,
the 'FWorm King" He did succeed in
quilting few of the ignorant Saturday
night. May his corrugated phiz never be
seen on our streets again.
Sylyania dispatch to MORNING NEws,
June 10: Rev. Stuart Martin, an Episco-
pal missionary, preached in the Method
ist Church in this place on Sunday morn
ing and evening to large congregations.
Mr.. Martin will hereafter have a regular
appointment, and after next month will
hold morning and evening service here
on every fourth Sunday.-There was the
heaviest rainfall In this section last night
thst has been seen for a long time.-The
farmers of cur county are having a hand
to-hand conflict with the grass in their
cotton crops, and the issue in some places
seems to be doubtful. The cotton gener-
ally looks well. but owing to the constant
rains and the hot weather it is almost an
impOssibility to keep the grass down.
The corn crop over the whole county
'omises a more abundant harvest than
nas been realized for years.
Augusta Chronicle: Yesterday after
noon about dusk Harrisburg was thrown
into great excitement with the news that
an operative in the Sibley mill had been
horribly hacked by another worker in the
factory. 1t was soon learned that Bob
and Tom Jones, two brothers, and Law
renee Rambeau had gotten into d fficulty
in the mill, and when the machinery was
shut down they met outside TO settle it.
The men came TO blows, and during the
melee Rambeau drew knife and cut Tom
Jones in five different places, all of them
ugly gashes. on his leg. arm and face.
The carver, Rambeau, was hit with stick
over the head. The wounded man was
taken to his home, and IL was at first
thought he could live but short while,
but II was afterwards discovered that his
wounds were not 50 serious as at first
feared. and he is getting along very well.
Rambeau was arrested later and is now
in the lookup.
Rome Bulletin: Saturday night Miss
Florence Dean, a most excellent and
charm NJ young lady, daughter OF Capt.
Pink Dean, met with a somnambulistic
accident of "A probably fatal character.
She was In her usual fine health during
the evening, and retired about 10 O'Clock.
About / In the morning Capt. Dean was
awakened by a heavy thud, which be sup
pOsed came from one Of his little children
falifuy mt of he'd Then all became quiet,