Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-16
was dug near sne engine. but i. did not

was dug near the engine, but IL did not
furnish water, though so feet deep. An
other well was dug near the branch
some distance away, and the nrst we'll
was used as reservoir, the water being
forced into it by a steam Jet pump. Thus
| the first we'll being covered up by steam
| pipe passing through it, together with the
natural heat of the earth, is warmed to a
high temperature, and the inspirator re-
| fused TO work 1t. The same state OF affairs
existed last summer and continued three
or four days."
The story as printed In the NEWS OF the
Liberty county negress who came back
! from her coffin to predict the end OF the
world Sept. 30, has been extensively re-
printed. The Albany News and Adver-
tiser says: This story has had an extern
sive circulation in and around Albany,
and negroes have been to the office of the
| News and Advertiser TO get copies Of the
paper containing this account. The earth
| quake naturally excited their religious
fervor, audthis tale added to the quake
has heightened their church services,
which now consume nearly a whole
night. If a repetition of the earthquake
should come about Sept. 20, it is believed
that many would pass to the other shore
through fright"
Albany News and Advertiser: On last
Saturday night or Sunday morning. an old
man, somewhat decrepid, reached our
city and got board for few days with
MI. Sebe Hood. On Yesterday morning at
o'clock the old man died. Not much
was learned about him. He was South
! Carolinian, but came from Jackson, Miss,
and was on his way Co Jacksonville. Fla,
for his health. The name of the stranger
was George K. Wallace. He was 60 years
| OF age. Mr.. Wallace received every
kindness from Mr.. and Mrs. Hood. The
| Mayor, accompanied by other gentlemen.
| followed the remains to the strangers
burying ground. Rev. G. w. Mathews
7 Officiated, and the stranger was laid to
rest as If amid his own people.
Washington Chronicle: The Oglethorpe
Echo Oflast week had the following para
graph: "a party Of gentlemen who have
visited the shaking rock since the earth
| quake shocks say that they 80 affected
that great natural curiosity that 1t now
refuses to move. We hope such is not
the case, tor take the shake out OF the
shaking rock and q great part OF Lex
! ington's notoriety is gone" This state
ment has been made in many of the Geor-
gia papers, and the Chronicle takes pleas
ure in correcting it. For the benefit OF
the Echo, as well as for the comfort of the
sOrrowing people of Lexington, we Will
state that Chronicle representative WIS.,
tied this great curiosity on Friday last,
and nothing prevented the usual
shaking except stones and bricKbats.
| which some mischievous persons had
placed under it. These being removed
the shakes were all rihgt.
| j. M. Timmons, the Ocouee forger, at
tempted to break Jail at Athens on SUM-
day night. He stripped the iron hoops
from his tub and converted them into SAL
blades. With these he scratched on the
iron grating for ten days and nights. He
filed an iron bar one inch square as
smoothly as II it had been a bar of wax
This gave him an opening about fourteen
inches square. Hemanaged to get through
this by stripping and soaping himself
from head to foot. While trying to open
one of the outer doors he was detected by
the Sheriff, carried back into his cell and
chained to staple in the middle of the
floor. Timmons Is a stout, fine looking
fellow, "a years old, and Is shrewd and
very strong. He says he wanted to get
out OF his cell because il was so dark
He has been reading great deal of earth.
quake literature of late, and it is thought
his passions are very much wrought up
/ on the subject.