Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-19

Last week ]. 81. Yopp left his home,
about seven miles from Dublin, to visit a
nelghbor who was ill. When he drove
upon the bridge at Turkey creek he saw
anageAlligat0r stretched fun length upon
the bridge. The alligator rolled from the
bridge into the creek, and Mr.. Yopp,
tying his horse, walked down to the bank
OF the creek and stood on watch. In a
short while he discovered his game swim
ming down the stream. He raised his
rlne and fired, hitting the alligator in the
eye. Mr.. 1opp now displays the skin of
the huge saurian to his friends. He meas
ured nine feet and two inches in length,
and weighed 800 pounds.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun SAYS that
upon the ?, 500 looms in operation in that
city, there is daily produced lis, O0C yards
OF cloth. She spins daily upon her 60, 900
cotton spindles, about So, 600 pounds of
yarn, which represents a continuous
length of 454, 900, 900 yards, or sufficient to
coll around the circumference OF the
'eartn about ten times. Nearly 5000 peo-
pie derive their daily support from this
one industry. The monthly pay rolls for
LABOR alone will probably reach $4,000,
or about 100000 per year-all OF which
Is Kept In circulation there. For the stock
and other expenses to run these cotton
mills there is an annual expenditure OF
AS~sA ~ P-gVVO3OVO Inc
now regards the business prospect as
Frightening.
W. G. Smith, of Barlow, was tried in
the Superior Court at Louisville last
week for larceny after trust, the prosecu-
tors being P. Zen & Co., Of Baltimore. 1t
seems that Smith in the early part of the
year OF his failure in business, at the
aforementioned place, bought a large
amount of fertilizers from Zell 81 Co., in
return for which he turned over certain
notes to them. Afterwards Zell & Co.
sent the notes to Smith for collection.
Most of the notes were collected, but no
return was made to Zell Il Co. Smith
claimed that he failed a short while after
making the collections, and as the par
ucular amount hadn't been kept separate
from his other assets, that it unaVOidably
went to the payment of other creditors.
He claimed that he had done no wrong,
lnasmuch as there was no criminal intent.
The trial consumed two days and YER
dict for Smith was rendered.
At Macon Sunday night Johnnie Nc
Clendon, 15-year-old son of w. A. Nc
Clendon, went in company with Abby
Snow to visit Miss Laura Miller on Third
street. Finding John Taylor keeping
company with the young lady, they only
remained half an hour and then started
to the Primitive Baptist church. Nc
Clendon decided 10 go to the Second Bap-
fist church and the two separated. In q
few seconds after parting Snow was
startled by shot in the direction Of his
companion, and turning saw that the boy
had shot himself. The first shot only en-
tered the clothes, but he fired a second
shot, which penetrated the right
side, ranging upward near the liver.
He then revived and walked back
to the Willis house, handed the
weapon to Taylor, saying: 81 have killed
myself" The Mortified spectators saw
him sink to the floor, and a messenger
was sent for physician. Dr. j. g. John
son responded, and carried the boy to his
home on Oak street, and tried to find the
bail. His sutferings were intense, and
were relieved by anasthetics. DR.. John
son left him. and this morning visited
him, intending to try to find the ball. He
was afraid to probe for it, and the youth
remains in critical condition. The cause
of the rash act was his disappointment and
chagrin in consequence of finding mis- girl
with another visitor. He has been work.
ing in Burke's bindery, and is considered
a steady lad. He is only 10. Physicians
have little hopes of his recovery.