Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-13

having been examined about one witness
whom he did not know much about, was
called TO the stand the second time to
testify about another party. AS he was
going into the witness box some one of
me lawyers made a remark which Mr..
Manley thought was personal and which
made him very angry. lie pulled off mis-
coat, threw it on the floor and informed
tae audience that if the court would not
protect him he would protect himself.
The court simply told him TO take his
seat and fined him for contempt.
Sunday night a fire occurred on the
place of MAJ. Nj. Speer, at the Plains of
Dura, ten or twelve miles from Americas,
destroying corn crib, barn and stock
ade, with forty or fifty bushels of corn
and iarge amount Of fodder. The place
was run by E. r. Stewart. aud when the
fire was discovered it had gained such
Roadway as to preclude the possibility Of
saving the house, and barely saved the
mules that were in 1t. One fine milk cow
belonging to t. G. Walters was burned.
Another cow and the mules were singed.
The loss is estimated at $3.50 or $500. 1t
was undoubtedly the work of an incen-
diary.
Washington Chronicle: A yonng lady
in this town received a letter from a
friend 10 Thomson a few days ago and in
that letter some facts'of the fire there
were given, among which was the follow
ing: Mr. Shields had negro boy living
with him whom he had reared. When the
fire was at it's highest point this boy stood
with wet blankets around him and fought
it, and by his efforts saved good deal of
the goods belonging to his employer.
Water had to be thrown on him all the
time to keep him from burning as he stood
so close to the blaze. Afterwards Mr..
Shields gave him as reward for his cour-
age and services q suit of clothes and
500.
A very sad accident occurred in the
family of Hon. s. G. Lamkin, of Columbia
county, on Wednesday afternoon of last
week. MIR. Willie Lamkin, of Augusta,
was amusing himself shooting bats in the
yard OF bis fathers residence. His am
munitIon becoming exhausted, he stepped
into the house for supply, and, coming
out upon the porch, stopped to put car
fridge in his gun, which was q breach
loader. His sister, Alice, a young girl
about sixteen years OF age, was standing
near. In putting the cartridge in the gun
by some means it was exploded, and the
entire load passed through Miss Alice's
arm, shattering it so terribly that tho
surgeons were compelled to amputate it
above the elbow.
The fruit distillers OF the ninth revenue
division are grinding up apples and
peaches and setting up their stills pre-
paratOry to making brandy. Five have
given bond in the dry counties, and say
they will be able to sell all they can make.
When asked how they will manage to sell
in violation of prohibition, they answer
with a wink and say: "D0n't mind about
that-we'll sell ali we can make" A
fruit distiller is required to give bond for
the payment of taxes due on all the BRAN
dy he distills, and Is expected to make one
gallon of spirits for each fourteen gallons
of pomace, or eleven gallons of cider.
After the brandy is gagged. the distiller
is required to pay tax of ninety cents
per gallon within four months.
Another volunteer company has been
organized in Augusta to fight for the
United States If war is waged with
Mexico. The company is we'll equipped
and waiting for the word go. The boys
have selected George Howard as Captain.
The following are the names of the COM
pany: Z. Fl. Reynolds, j. Il. Johnson,
Jim Fishburn, Harrison Cook, Thomas
Graham, Calvin Steven, F. M. Frank, Bob
Lee, Amos Smith, Ben Joseph, Dave
Mackey, Will Bennett, Bill Wilson. John
Henderson, Bob Williams, william Hyte,
Steve Williams, Bruce Marshall, John
Walker, R. Oliver, r. Ray, John f. John
son, Henry James, Bob Bevins, Dan Pits,
ALT Lewis, John Glover, George Fisher,
Frank Bass, ClOe Logan and Oscar Blount.
Roswell junction is located within
fourteen miles of Atlanta, in DeKalb
county, has but few people living there,
two churches, white and cOlored; most
all of both classes are members, which
ought to speak we'll for the community,
but TO relate the number Of crimes COM
cd rx,.k III Y.nk ehr1,
would be difficult TOR any frontier town of
large size in Texas to beat it. An incen-
diary fire, three burglaries in night and
two horses stolen, and one burglary by day
is the record for Tuesday. Only two
weeks ago the railroad agents house was
burglar1Zed, and still the bad work goes
on, with no clue whatever as to the per-
petrators, and it is feared that it will
grow worse 50 long AS the grand juries
make il an excuse for not finding true
bills that they are TOO great an expense to
the county.
Marietta Journal: Another very i'm
portant and painful operation has been
performed on Col. Z. w. Alexander by
DR.. CASTOR, of Atlanta, assisted by Drs.
Seize and Stewart, of Marietta. In this
operation the scalpel was used and pro-
duced much more pain. The abscess COW
ering the kidneys was reopened and
large quantity Of matter withdrawn. A
flexible India rubber tube was then in
serted in the opening made by the knife,
and left there in order to keep up con-
slant drain from the abscess, which is
supposed to be connected with other alb
scesses near by and which are thus
drained likewise. 1t is estimated that
the quantity of matter withdrawn by this
latter operation Is. considerably over a
quart. Col Alexander refused to take
chlorOfOrm or other anPsthetic. The
prospect now is that he Will grow better.
Sunday evening last, between shutdown
and dark. while W. A. =. Reed, who lives
in the extreme eastern portion OF Frank
lin county, was on his way home from
preaching at Shoal Greek church in Hart
county, he was shot by some one in am
bush. The wound is a dangerous one
and may prove fatal. He Is attended by
DIR. 5. w. Lester, of Lavonia, who says 1t
is very doubtful whether he will survive
or not. The shooting Is clothed in mys-
terry, and there is no reason gwen for il.
Mr.. Reed 10 an inoffensive citizen and
stands fair In his community, bis worst
fault being that of wanting to consume
all the ''red eye' that he can get. 1t Is
rumored that he has been In forming on the
Illicit distillers who iDhabit the dark re-
cesses of Gum Log district. This is
the second shooting from ambush that
has occurred in this section, that Of the
unfortunate Willis Dyar, the alleged rev.
enue informer, being the first.
On Monday night a serious cutting