Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07

reach the hardened Offenders. Let parents
and lovers of deeency and good order take
u bold stand against the nuisance anu
work for its abatement. This article IL
designed to direct public attention TO the
matter. We hope soon to hear UNIFORM
! Endorsement OF our gentle Smelling OF the
woods followed by a caunonade from the
big guns all along the lines.
Several ladies in Jonesboro came very
near fainting, while negro woman near
Lovejoy, VINO was sitting up with q
corpse, went into COMMISSIONS, and gen.
eral stampede followed with the rest CT
the company. Rev. Aaron Cloud bad
Just closed services at Bethel and had
dwelt at some length on earthquakes as
the shock was felt. The house is a wooden
building, and the rafting was so great
that Rev. Mr.. Wood asked the cause OF
the disturbance. Charley Whaley said
that it was mule tied TO the corner OF the
house: Mas Norton said it WAS a dog
under bench, wbIe John Ward thought
1t was some one outside rafting the VIM
dow. and said: "Ill stop that racket"
and caught the window, but to no avail,
whereupon John yelled: "EarthquakeW
John Clemens, a deacon Of the colOTed
Baptist church in Barnesyille, was pray
ing in the church when the shock OF the
earthquake was telt last Tuesday night.
The congregation deyoutly kneeled while
the trumpet voice Of the deacon was dt-
rected toward heaven. The deacon said ::
Good Lord come down an bTess di chill
luns. Bring on de tune when Jesus am
comm. Good Lord come an take dl chill
luns home. Hassen de time when you'll
take us all from dis world OBJ sin aud
sorrow" About this time the earth be-
gan to shake and the church TO rock to
and fro. Terror spread instantly through
the congregation. The deacon, perhaps
as well as others. thought the Lord had
received MS prayer in earnest and was
about to answer IN the same way. The
good deacon jumped up in the midst OF his
prayer and several benches were knocked
over in the escape from the church.
A large congregation was worshiping
at the Baptist church in Sandersvllle; the
Rev. MIR. Mcconnell had just closed a
most interesting sermon on heaven. and
was extending an invitation TO penitents
when the first shock was felt. The benches
moved, the timbers creaked and groaned,
the chandelier swayed to and fro, the con-
gregation, bewildered, stared at one
another and at the trembling building,
and then palloT and fear seized upon all.
The preacher absorbed in his work. OBJ
served the excitement and alarm of the
congregation, and turning towards the
HaotDlg ~ Ddtblcs W uAt nCCiLo u
be the matter?' ''Ips an earth
quake" was the response from several
when in a moment panic seized well
nigh the whole congregation, and gen.
erRl rush was made for the doors. The
preacher and pastor, as well as others,
appealed to the people to remain and be
quiet. Mr.. Mcconnell urged them to take
their seats, and those that had left to re-
turn and to "trust to God" The quaklng
subsidized, the choir sang that grand old
choral, ALAS and did my Saviour Bleed
and the greater part of the congregation
returned TO their seats, though several
went home.
The stockholders OF the Griffin Manu-
featuring Company held their annual
meeting at the Opera House Saturday.
President W. ]. Kincaid made full and
elaborate report. which shows the mill to
be in most furnishing and progressive
condition. The net profits during the last
fiscal year was 81, 2o3 81, or profit of so
per cent. on the capital stock-a most
fattering report for the little mill. The
capacity of the mill is now 1000 spindles
and 100 looms. The mill will make the
next year checks, kerseys aud white
goods. There are more orders on file than
can be filled for some time, and the mill
is running It's full capacity. The enter
months ago, has by actual work shown
itself TO be good and profitable invest.
ment, and this will be nucleus for sew
eral other manufacturing enterprises in
the near future. Much OF the success OF
the mill is attributed 10 the able financial
and business management of President
w. J. Kineaid and superintendent A.
Randall. The old board of directors were
reelected and are as follows: w. j. Kin.
Z ~
Boyd, j. Nj. Browner, A. Scheurman,
Fl. &. Burr, A. 5 Murray and NJ. B.
Drewry.
Chance, says correspondent, found
me on the piazza of the Brown House, in
Blackshear, Tuesday night, at $3.50 stan
dard time. While in conversation with
gentleman my sentence was interrupted
by the distant rumble of some heavy laden
freight train as though straining up some
steep grade. In the quarter OF a second
Ii sounded like the advance wind of
tornado, in the next moment my feet felt
that peculiar tingle, once felt can never
be mistaken for any other cause. knew
then it was an earthquake. The hotel
appeared first as IL 1t would go to the
railroad track, showing the motion OF the
quake tn be from west to east, and then
IN half second like squall struck ves-
sci, it had rlghted itself and began to
pitch from end to end with every timber
straining and cracking. In forty seconds
IL was over, and some OF the citizens had
gathered in little groups, discussing,
theoriZing and guessing, when one gen.
tleman announced that the ground at the
track was still in motion.
did not feel but one shock,
The undulating motion was felt nv
everyone in Blacksbear that happened to
be on the streets, while in Waycross,
was told by several gentlemen, there was
no ground motion felt by those walking In
the streets, though the houses shook. In
Walthourville was very slight motion Of
the ground, though the houses shook to
such an extent that The occupants left
them.
Washington Gazette: A heavy thunder
storm visited this place on Monday eve-
ming OF this week. For awhile the light
ming and thunder was terrific and the
rain fell very heavy. In a very short
space of time the lightning struck at
three places in and near town. The
greatest damage was at Judge Wing
fields gin house. There his son, Mr.. J ohm
Wingtield, and two negroes had shelter
from the rain. The lightning struck the
comb OF the house, and running along the
comb went down a different points. All
three men were severely shocked, and
one of the negroes was apparently
dead for some minutes. When
Mr.. Wingfeld recovered from the
shock he saw one negro lying be-
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