Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-23

HIS wife says Schmidt had $500 or $500
When he left home, and it is greatly
feared some accident has befallen him,
OF mat he has been foully dealt with.
Mr.. Schmidt is German, who has re-
SIDED IN Floyd county for number of
years, and has always borne good char
| acter.
Cedartown Ca. Advertiser: The blue
RIBBON snake story has just reached us.
capt. y. A. Peek was the other day pass
Ing piece OF woods when a strange rust
ling noise attracted his attention. Going
TO the spot whence it came a singular
scene was before him. A tremendous
hawk was closely in the tolls of black
snake that was dragging it unwillingly
over the ground, it's wings tapping
feebly about. Mr.. Peek killed
the hawk and the snake. The
latter's body was wrapped
tightly about the formers neck. The
snake measured three feet in length and
| the hawk forty-three inches from tip to
UP. tIhe question arises, did the hawk
| catch the snake or the snake the hawk?
A gentleman hearing Of the occurrence
gives his opinion to the effect that the
hawk passing over field darted
down and bore away the reptile in it's
talons; When flying with its prey. the
snake began to coil Itself about the birds
neck and finally bore it to the earth by
choking.
A family row occurred among some me-
groes at Cedartown on Sunday morning
tn at came near proving Immediately Sc
rlous In results. In one of the tenement
| houses OF the Cherokee Iron Company
lived Marshall Brown, his wife and
mother-in-law. The two women began a
dispute arising from the loan OF 81 from
one to the other. The husband and SON
In-IQ w rntrc hnu drin FfnTr
took hand and the quarrel became heat
ed, when the old woman, fearing some
trouble, went to her own
room adjoining, from which she con-
tlnued to have a say until Marshall, infu-
rated, invaded the room and hurled a
piece of iron with deadly intent at her
head. Failing In his aim he grabbed
billet of wood and dealt her powerful
blow on the head, which stunned her and
brought her senseless to the floor. Browns
wife, fearing that on his return to the
room be would next attack her, jumped
from the open window and fed. Brown
Immediately left and has not been heard
| of since. The victim of the blow, it was
found, had her skull fractured, but may
recover.
Thursday afternoon, during a light
shower that fell In Americas, lightning
| bolt darted down ON the southeast-corner
tore up some brick, split the wall and
shocked the people on the sidewalk.
In the office of G. W. Glover, in
the northwest corner of another house,
I four or five persons were in conversation
| at that time. They were severely shocked
and stunned. u. B. Harold, one of the
party, had his left arm burnt and was
stunned badly, felt the effects all night
and suffered some on Friday; Mr.. Glover
suffered and teH uncomfortable as
If he had a. scrick" in his shoul-
ders; Mr.. VIM. eDuckworth suffered in
his legs and was'barely able to propel
himself, feeling weak, and was nearly
unable to walk. In, the, next store W. Il.
| Brown says he sawaa BALLOT fire flash by
| his door, and he instinctiyely lodged
back. When he recovered and looked out
| the door his horse was on the ground
struggling to his feet. While all or most
of these gentlemen have a strange feeling
| from an undue amount of electricity in
| their bodies, they are not suffering to any
| extent that will cause a desire to quit
work. They are all enjoying their cleo
| trical experience as something that Is not
| allowed 90 every mortal, and feel proud,
though they want to be excused from such
in the future.
A gentleman of Gainesville says they
are preparing there for the greatest series
of religious meetings ever held in GeOr-
gia, perhaps in the South. Revs. Sam
Jones and Sam Small Will conduct the
meetings assisted by able ministers of
| other denominations. The music will be
very fine. Prof. Maxwell, the musical
director of the Jones1ands Small REVEALS.
and Prof. Excel, lthe great solOist. will
direct the singing assisted by splendid
local choir. Tais will probably be the
best congregational singing ever heard in
Georgia, directed, as it will be, by
such eminentasvocalists There will
be four regular services each
day. The meeting will continue
about ten days. The Gainesville taber-
nacle is just approaching completion.
This structure will seat comfortably from
5000 to 900 people. When completed, 1t
Is said, the tabernacle will be the grand
est structure Of its kind in the State. 1t
is located upon a beautiful spot, sur
rounded by ten acres of land, shaded by a
lovely grove, and ample room is afforded
for those who may desire to erect teuts.
| Special religious services will be COM
! menced there on Sept. next. At IL
| O'Clock on Sunday, Sept. 5, the dedication
sermon will be preached by the Rev. j. b.
Hawthorne, pastor of the First Baptist
| Church of Atlanta.