Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-09

wearing apparel of the fam!y,, were saved.
ne IRE Is supposed to have originated in
an ASH box which had been placed in an
unoceupled room with the ashes inst
taEeh from the hearth in it. 1t is probable
ChdI lew live Goals were left among the
ashes and set the box on fire. When the
FAMILY awoke the building was falling in,
burned.
Columbia Sentinel: A few weeks ago a
gentleman by the name Of j. +. Burke
came to Harlem and stopped at the hotel,
claiming to be q stenographer and eX-
pressed desire to get up a class in the
art. lie was neat in appearance, aud very
soclable in every way. He succeeded in
getting number of our citizens 20 agree
TO join his class, and arrangements were
made, we understand, to begin the work
After remaining day he left, unknown to
the proprietors of the hotel or any one
else. 1t is evident, however, he did not
intend to evade paying his board bill, as
ne lett good vailse and a lot of clothing,
worth perhaps $40 or $l5. The prOpriet0rs
OF the hotel said nothing about il for some
time, thinking that he would return and
get his baggage, butup to this time nothing
has been heard of him.
Griffin Sun: We made inquiry the other
day of Mr.. w. NJ. Thomas, the excellent
clerk OF the Superior Court, and learned
That up to date, the number of mortgages
recorded by him exceeds those of last
year by about so per cent. Most of them
are gwen by farmers for supplies. This
Is much TO be regretted. We long to see
the day when the farmers, as a class, will
not be compelled to mortgage their grow
ing crops for supplies with which to make
those crops. When that time comes, our
country will be the most prosperous on
earth, as it is now the best. A further
inquiry made by the Sitll editor developed
the fact that by far the most Of the mort
cages are never cancelled on the books.
Ihe debt is paid, the written Cor printed)
paper which was given is taken up and
probably destroyed, and the MORTGAGE
thinks that is the end of the matter. Then
the holder Of the mortgage intends to have
the record cancelled the first time he goes
to the court house. 1t is a long time,
probably, before he goes there, and when
he does go it is on other business and
he f0rgets about the capceling he intend
ed to do. And so it goes. 1t is worth
while for those who give mortgages to see
that they are Cancelled when paid.
Tennille correspondence NEWS, June
Z: Cob" Malpass attempted suicide
here on yesterday by taking laudanum.
Malpass purchased an eight-Ounce vial of
laudanum at the drug store of DR.. G. E.
Daniel, and Immediately attempted to
drink it, there being at the time no one
in the store except the proprietor and
Malpass. AS soon as DR.. Daniel OWNED
the purpose of Malpass he Immediately
seized and attempted to take the fatal
drug from him, but Malpass had swallow
ed two and a half Ounces, before the doctor
reached him. He was prevented from
taking more until help was summoned
and the vial wrested from him. Malpass
appeared exceedingly anxious to COM
plete his work, as he begged most pite-
Ously to be allowed to drink it all. He
at first refused to take anything when Of
fered him, but, being forced to take one
dose, he readily took medicine as long as
he was able to do SO. Failing to get the
drug out with emetics the doctors had
the patient walked all day. For a long
while Malpass' life was despaired of,
but through the untiring efforts of Drs.
Hatch, Davis and Kelly, the effects Of the
drug were cOunteracted. No cause is as
signed for the rash act. Malpass has re-
Gently married, has an estimable and af-
fectionate wife, and thew are said to be
devoted to each other. Malpass gives no
reason himself, but says he will not at
tempt 1t again.