Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-04

drawn from the wheel pit and imme-
diately the gin resumed it's work.
A few days ago z. l.. Gamble, vino lives
three miles from Louisville. lost his dwell
ling and everything in it, except about
So worth OF furniture. The loss Is esti-
mated at 5000 10 $4,000. and the insu-
rance only $4,000. The house was new
/ and a splendid building, and was FUR
| nished with costly furniture. The fire
was discovered Ia a room up stairs. and
was burning with such fury, any attempt
! to extiDguish it was useless. The origin
I OF the fire is unknown; but u Is supposed
to have been caused by defect in the
chimney near the second story. This Is
the sixth dwelling Mr.. Gamble has lost
by fire.
At Augusta Thursday morning as Oil
yer DOOlittle entered his picture frame
establishment he found II filled with
smoke, and upon examination it was
SHOWN that the entire contents mad been
burned. The ire originated some time
during the night, destroyed all frames,
framing material and a number Of hand
some pictures, and then eXtinEulshed IT.
self. The flames never burst out OF the
building at any time, as the doors and
windows were tightly sealed, nor was the
building at all injured. The fire is mys-
terry to insurance men and mem bers or
the fire department. He was insured for
$500. The loss amounts 10 about $1,000.
John Foster, young white man, who
claims Jackson, Mich, as his home, APP
peared among the negroes in Santown
district, 10 Campbell county, asst week.
He claimed TO be knight of Labor, or
ganiZlng lodges among the colored peo-
pie, for which he charged the modest
little sum OF 50. He made his headquar-
ters at the house of jim Robinson, col
ored. While Jim was out among bis peo-
pie drumming up crowd, Foster appro-
priated a watch and razor and left. Jim
followed him to Atlanta, where he found
MIN with the watch. Foster is now in
jail awaiting a ceremony to be performe Il
by HIS Honor Judge Harris, which will
make the MichiganGer Knight of Labor
for several years.
Fort Gaines Star: 1t happened at Simp-
sons grocery store, and A. Speight and a
yellow Thomas cat were the principal
actors in the scene. A watch was bOr-
rowed from party standing by and
fastened around the t. c's neck, intend
ing ouly to tease the owner. The cat not
wishing TO be treated 30 by the crowd,
dashed of at 2:40 gait, making its way
to the Central Hotel, with the crowd IN
hot pursuit. When the cat jumped the
fence the watch struck a paling, break
ing the crystal into a thousand pieces,
but 1T still hung on. After considerable
trouble ana expense the cat was dragged
from under the hotel still wearing the
watch. The matchmaker got job
thereby, and the person perpetrat ing the
Joke had the bill to foot, which was s..
The final hearing IN the case made by
the creditors OF Charles NJ. Tool, under a
bill IN equity, TO set aside the assignment
made by Tool, with certain preferences
in behalf Of his kith and kin, which, If
they stood, would consume all the
property and assets after paying eX-
penses OF administration, was had before
Judge Branham, at Rome, Thursday. The
result was the setting aside OF the deed
oil Assignment, because it was effectively
drawn. The affidavit did not comply with
the statute ia respect to the setting out Of
a list OF creditors. Judge Branham or
dered that NJ. {. Mathis, Sheriff, be ap-
pointed the receiver, and that Mark G..
Mcdonald, the assignee under the deed +,
deliver over to the receiver everything in
his hands belonging TO Charles ID. Fort.
This is the second assignment that has
gone down before the attack OF creditors.
ments in the affidavit.
At the conference of the North Georgia
Methodist Episcopal Church now in ses-
ing elders Thursday appointed the tol-
lowing board TO serve for the next four
years: Board OF Missions-W. II.
Potter, q. G. Goodrich, II, j.
Adams, j. S. Stewart, c. ). Owens, NJ. j.
COfer, z. A. Heard, j. f. England, w. A.
Haygood, w. Il. II. Sesrcy, T. NJ.
swift, q, w. Duval, Weir Boyd, J. H.
McWhorter. q. w. Thomas and
w. f. Robinson. Sunday School Board
w. III. LaPrade, M. II. billiard, q. A.
Evans. G. A. Jamison, W. +. Handy, J..
w. Roberts, w. w. Brinsneld, j. T. Glib
son. II. w. B gham, j. II. Mashburn, II.
S. Bradley, j. 4. Richardson, o. A.
Thrower, j. T. NJ. Hare, J. e. Barton, w /.
+. Parks, NJ. NJ. Sessions. j. f. Lew e.
b. Benson, A. p. Jones, =. Z. Hudson, h.
:. Roberts, Euclid johnson, r. NJ. Nc
Intosh, j. b. Boyd. J. =. Ogletree. Board
| Of Education-R. A. Scale, j. w. Lee, A.
! q. Wardlaw, NJ. II. Edwards, j. Il. Rob-
bins, g. 5 Johnson, Z. X. Aiken, B. Il. l..
Timmons, o. L. Gardner, W. ID. Shea, W,
| G. Dunlap. }. l.. Pierce, T.. w. Ballinger,
T. &. Hogue, II. II. w. Palmer, Lowe k
/ Pierce, 4. w. Coleman, |. e. Shumate, H
| fl. Walker, q. b. LaIIatte, 5. X. Cook, r.
! w. Smith, w. S. Eeatherstone. L. Il. Har
! we'll IA H. Graves i y Stawart ,Ir