Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-17

The gin mouse AMI contents on the HuQ'
son place, three miles south OF AmerIcus
was destroyed by fire about ! O'cloo
Thursday night. The house was q new
one, aud contained besides eight bales OF
cotton, all the cotton seed and two gins,
all Of which were lost. The fire was the
work Of inoendiary, as no work had been
done there since Tuesday. The loss is
about $1,000, on which there was no In
surance.
The returns Of the election held in
Houston county on Wednesday Of last
week show that Mr.. Ebert Pagan re.
ceVed 694 votes, and that MIR. B. N.
B8teman received 51S votes for Repre-
sentative in the Georgia Legislature,
This gives Mr.. Pagan a majority of l76
votes over Mr.. Bateman. MIR. Bateman
claims that this result was brought about
by fraud, and will contest the election OF
Mr.. F@gan.
Cuthbert merchant few days ago
stepped out Of his store, leaving the doors
open, expecting to return in few
minutes. While out he learned that one
OF MS customers had shipped some Cotton
to Shellmap, and II being about train
Time be found a bailltf, and with HIM
boarded the train, leaving the store, with
out clerk or Waterman, standing open. A
nelghbor across the street, seeing the
situation, went and looked up the store.
A novel case of horse stealing is re-
ported by Chief Oliver from Banks county.
Newt. IelfOrd lost horse from his sta
bic. In his Buggy was found a note that
the animal would be ridden fifteen miles
and LETT at Damascus church. This was
regarded az a bluff, but as the tracks led
that way the trail was followed. and the
animal was found securely tied to the
rack al the church. On the saddle was a
note stating that the horse had been stolen
from Newton TelfOrd by an escaped con-
Wet, and hoping that no one would dis
turb the animal. This is a new order of
the ride and tie custom.
Work on the compress at Americus is
progressing as rapidly as possible. All OF
the ponderous machinery has been placed
In position and put together, with the eX-
ception OF three seven ton piece that Will
require but little time or trouble to put
up. The two immense boilers, each of
which were subjected to the unusually
severe test of go pounds pressure to the
square inch before being accepted, have
been placed in position and the brick
easement about them is nearly finished.
Thebuilding will be 100xl20 feet in d.
mansions, 10 feet from the floor to tue roof
in the centre, with an incline OF three Ieet
On either side.
A financial matter Of great Importance
will demand the attention OF the next
Legislature. On Jan. l, 1889. there will
mature 81, 1873 600 of the bonds of the
State. These are per cent. bonds. ISSUED
to take up Endorsed bonds of the Macon
and Brunswick railroad, and the North
ard south, and the Memphis branch rail
roads. There viii, of course, be no mouev
IN the treasury with which to pay these
bonds, and there viii nave to be fund
ing bill passed TO provide for their Day
meut. This will be- toe duty OF the pres
ent Legislature. The success which at
tended the floating OF the last issue OF
State bonds, at q low rate OF interest,
makes il certain that the new issue will
be put on the market and sold without
difficulty.
At Macon, Friday, before Judge Speer.
IN UnIted States Court, Marks. from Jas
per county, was brought to trial on the
charge OF sending obscene letters through
the mall Marks plead not guilty, and
afterwards withdrew his plea and entered
a plea of guilty. and coupled with his
plea long petition throwing himself on
toe mercy of the court. Judge Speer gave
him long lecture on the error of his
ways, and then entered fine of 5000 and
costs OF the suit. or one years imprIson-
ment in the penltentiary. He was then
turned over TO the marshal, who will be
responsible for him until he is turned
ever TO the proper officials. Walter Me-
Clean. formerly Of Putnam county, was
up FOR depositing obscene mater in the
mails. He asked tor further time to con-
suit his attorney, which was granted.
A Monroe county gentleman thus re-
lates an encounter with rattesnakes:
While out hunting few nights ago his
dog pursued an opossum so closely that
the 'possum ran into a hollow log, The
gentleman came upon the scene with an
AK. A continuous hissIng, singing noise
issued from the log, which he was unable
to account for, not dreaming ''rattlers"
about. Splitting the log open with
his ak, the dog made lunge for the pos
som, he was struck by a large rattlesnake,
sinking his fangs into the dogs nose.
There we're two OF the venomOus reptiles
in tue log, both Of which he succeeded in
killing. Next morning the place was
visited, and the POISON was found dead,
having been repeatedly bitten by the
snakes. rs flesh was perfectly green
from the effects of the POISON. He also
thinks that the dog will die.
Jackson News; Mrs. Lucinda Foster.
who is a sister of Hon. John l.. Barnett.
better known as the "Old Fortune Tel
ler," in the neighborhoOd of Stark, in this
couRty, we have been informed, has re-
Gently mYsteriously disappeared from her
home. She is an old lady, perhaps near
the age OF 20 years, and has resided alone
for many years, in lonely hut on q tract
OF land located in the eastern part of the
county, about 100 acres. Aunt Lucinda.
as she is commonly called, was known
near and far as a "tOTtune teller,v and as
such had gained for herself quite reputa-
ton. Hundredso OF people visited her in her
lonely hut, the furniture OF which con-
sisted OF stool, a chair or two, n bedstead
and scanty bedding. TO have their future
revealed to them, and to ascertain the
whereabouts of lost and stolen articles.
She was, perhaps, paid "A pittance in many
instances for telling fortunes. She rented
"A portion o. the land, which she owned in
her own right, and this was her only
means OF support. She is a queer, pecu-
liar old woman, and has lived alone in her
desolate little hut for many years. As To
the probable cause OF her strange and
mysterious disappearance, without the
knowledge OF any one, so far as we are
able TO learn, still remains unsolved.
Jackson News: We have been reliably
informed that William T. Drake, VINO re-
sided with his family in Henry county,
eiOped q few days ago with Miss Her
ring, OF this county. they reached Griffin
about daylight, where they took breakfast
ana then boarded the train en- route to
Texas, Of which State Drake was tor
merly a resident. We learn that Mrs.
Drake had some money left to her recent
ly by an estate. 1t is said that Drake got
nOsspsRiOn of the money DqlOnUiu, ~ In bia