Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-18

/ OF no one. He did, however, show map
| on which was traced line from Wash
inG.on Territory TO Birmingham, Ala,
aud there stopped as II not determined
( whether to turn to Pensacola OF some At
! la?tic seaport. " no its hackers are, or
wnat grand scheme he is seeking to open
up no one here knows definitely. Several
OF our business men went along with Mr..
I Cortrcll on mis- trip down the bay and gave
MIN all the Information they could.
At Athens last Thursday, there was
diminutlYe strike at the Athens Factory.
Fifteen little boys are hired to carry
spools or bo5bins about the room, at
salary OF thirty.dve cents day. While
their task is au Insignificant one, they are
most important adjunct to the factory,
and the machinery could not be run with
out their aid. These boys decided that
they wanted to sea the fair, and, as holt
day was denied them, determined to strike
for their rights; so, on Thursday morn
ing when the bell rang, not one Of the little
boys appeared The looms were at stand
still, and for time it seem I'd the factory
must close down. After some delay, how
ever, enough boys were secured 10 par
italy do the work. Two of toe leaders OF
the strike were discharged.
At Macon some time during Monday
night the drawer OF a bureau in the room
IN which lay the remains OF Nj. j. Baer
was broken and S15 taken thereform.
Officer McCaferty was informed by
George Rosenfeld that on Monday night
Russian jew, stranger, called at the
house and asked for food, which was given
him by Charles Wachtal. He wanted
to sit up with the remains and Mr.. Wach-
tel allowed him to do SO. During the
night he was seen by the other watchers
to 90 into the room alone, and Yesterday
morning after he took his departure the
drawer was found broken open and the
money gone. He returned later in the
morning, but Messrs. w achtel and Rosen-
field finally decided not to have him ar
rested because of the occasion and cir
cumstances.
Capt. Tom Langston, who is one OF At
lanta'5 most enthusi astic sportsmen,
says; "Did you ever notice a hawk or
an owl preparing to make a meal on
ORD; Well, If you have not, | have, and
the difference In their methods is very
great. A hawk viii first pick all the
feathers of the bird and then tear it to
pieces as 1t is devOured. He goes at i. in
very Systematic and dainty manner.
Not so with an owl. After killing bird
the owl swallows it whole. feathers and
all. He then sits quietly, and in an hour
or so you will see the owl move his neck
about as if he was trying to untangle a
knot in it. Then he will sort OF hump up
his back. lower his head and the next mo-
!nenL ball of feathers Will roll out OF mis-
mouth. The operation shows that the
owl divests the bird of it's feathers after
swallowing it, while the hawk plucks out
every feather and quill before he takes a
Dite.'
Some time since Richard Townsend, a
fugitive from justice from the State Of
Florida, made his way to ValdOsta. He
was pursued there by a Florida sheriff,
who was killed by Townsend in attempt
Ing to make the arrest. Townsend was
arrested tor this offsnse, tried, convicted
OF murder and hung. Prior to this ADJUST
ment OF matters the Executive Depart
ment received requisition from the
Governor of Florida, which sought the
return of Townsend to Florida for trial
upon charges against him in that State.
| Recently the Executive Department re-
ceived an official inquiry from Florida
asking as to the whereabouts OF Town
send. Maj. Warren sent the inquiry to
! Lowndes county. He bad a reply from
| Il. L. Middleton, Clerk of the Superior
| Court Of LOwndes county, to the effect
| that To wnsend had been judiciously hung
last July. AS TO his present whereabouts
| he was unable TO say, although he could
stale with some degree OF accuracy, just
where Townsend said he was going just
before taking his departure.