Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-17

! StcnnAn ana brought II TO MS MASTER
Senoia Sentinel: Col. john Methvin
hired negro several days ago and was
to feed him. When dinner arrived the
darby devoured two pOnes of corn
bread u inches in length, 6 inches wide,
inches thick, twelve large biscuits,
three quarts OF milk, two pounds of meat,
( about TWO gallons of cabbage and beans,
one pint of syrup, squashes, corn, beets,
/ cucumbers and onions in proportion.
After finishing his dinner he had the i'm
| pudence to ask how long it was before
supper.
At Monroe Wednesday little thirteen
year-old negro boy was holding two mules
| hlbched to wagon on the streets. He
walked out on the tongue to fix the lines.
Which caused the team to run away. The
mules ran against tree and broke the
tongue, one end OF which struck the little
! fellow in the stomach, completely disem-
! boweing him. The scene was a horrible
| one. Many strong men turned sick and
| almost tainted. The boy is not yet dead,
but is dellrious, with pulse at $50. No
| one expects his recovery.
A valuable horse belonging to f. &.
Pierce, living near Howard, was killed on
! W ednesday last under peculiar circum-
stances. A son OF Mr.. Pierce was plow-
ing the animal in a field when she SUD
! denly took fright from the report OF a
/
animal jumped and ran with the plow be-
hind her, the pillow hoe being very sharp
| and frequently striking her One leg
| was cut entirely of or very badly
| broken, so that it became necessary
to kill the animal the next day.
Another cigarette picture sensation is
| agitating certain good people in Atlanta.
This time the pictures are displayed in
| window in the Kimball House, on the
DIV ca
| handsome female base ball players in at
titudes common in that popular game.
! Since two weeks ago, it has been daily
! occurrence for crowds to gather around
the window and gaze admringlY upon
the graceful forms depicted by the photo
grapher's art. All sorts Of people have
been there, from the ragged bootolack to
the merchant prince. A few days ago
! prominent member of the bar of a South
Georgia town vainly attempted to buy a
set of the pictures.
Tuesday night Russian by the name
of Arlof Linmarfk, carpenter by trade,
| While attempting to board the down train
to Griffin, had his foot badly hurt. He
! was attempting to make his way to Sa-
| vannah when the accident occurred. He
gave the folio wing account OF himself;
II had started North with a party of
! friends from Pensacola, Fla, to Sc
cure work, and on getting this far
we concluded to go back to Savannah
| and try to get on a steamer for New
/ York. | tried to get on the train, when
| | missed my footing and struck a cross-
tie that has crushed my foot badly,
though | am comfortable now" DR.,
Collier dressed his foot, and Wednes-
day night he rested on pile Of lumber
on Newton's wharf. He is young man
of stout build and about u years old, and
| talks freely and int ligently.
Several weeks ago Mayor Hillyer re-
quested Chief Connolly to direct the men,
bers Of the mounted department OF the
police force to ascertain the number Of
new houses built in Atlanta since Jan.
last. The Chiet directed the men to
count the buildings and give their lOca-
ton. The work was comp eted day be-
fore yesterday afternoon and the reports
OF the men consolidated yesterday morn
! ing by the Chief and transmitted TO Mayor
| Hlllyer. The consolidated report shows
| that 267 houses have been begun and com
pleted in Atlanta since January last.
The number of houses built during the
same period last year, as shown by the
| tax assc ssors' books, was 240, or y less.
| The report is extremely gratifying to
Mayor Hillyer and every true cItizen of
| Atlanta. In addition to the 267 houses
! completed, the officers found as many
more in progress of construction.
The News published last week an &C
| count OF a man deserving his family in
Gains district, 6winnett county, and
| running off with a widow. wDn LETT four
children TO take care Of themselves. The
parties were j. A. billiard and Mrs. DAVIS.
| Dillard's wife had been SICK for some Tune
| and he LETT her in a very destitute
| condition. As soon as Ihay were
missed suspicion was aroused that
| they mad eiOpe0. and vigorous search
/ was made by the neig 0ors, VINO were in
| dignant that two families of children
! should be thus abandoned. A close watch
| was kept at the nearest depOts on the
Air Line, as it was supposed that they
would attempt to leave on the night train.
But they played the game too smart for
| that, and we're making their way through
tho country towards sand Mountain,
| that haven Of rest for delinquent
debtors for Georgia. They were arrested
in Canton and the friends notified OF their
capture, Who dispatched Two men for
them They were brought back last Sat
urday and billiard had prehm nary trial
last sunday, charged with adultery. The
court required him 10 give bond for his
appearance to answer for that Ofense.
| and as he found nobody willing to stand
for MIN he was sent TO jail.
At Atlanta Thursday Mrs. Amede
| Williams, living near the Exposition cot
| ton mills, who weighs nearly 300 pounds,
! met with a serious accident on Whitehall
street, which, if it does not prove fatal,
! will give her much trOu Bile for long time
| to come. She had gone into RipleYs
! crockery store on Whitehall street 70 at
tend to some business, and she stepped
! out OF the store on a large iron plate made
to take the place OF section Of iron graf
| ing IN front of the store; the plate gave
way and she fell into the cellar, a dis
lance of nearly 20 feet. 1t seems that The
| plate had been broken IN two for several
| years, and had been allowed to remain a
sort OF death trap TO catch some untortu-
nate person, and fate made Mrs. Williams
the victim. When she stepped out Of the
door her full weight was put on One-half
OF the plate. This gave way under her,
and she was precipitated TO the bottom Of
the cellar. The other half OF Jhe plate
then fell upon her, brtlising her painfully
and breaking the knee cap OF her left leg.
/ L. IL believed that she Ia alsO injured In
ternally. Upon being lifted out u the
cellar she was carried into the store.
/ where she was made as comfortable "a
/ possible under the circumstances. TIE
attendance Of DR.. Duncan was secured,
and she was chen carried in a mack TO her
home. The weight OF the iron plate that
/ fell upon Her is such that it il a surprise
/ that sha wa not killed Oua mint Of II