Savannah morning news., 1886-06-17

older than himself. Fred accidentally
Ssoucned the trigger, causing the pistol to
nle, ana sent the ball through the leg of
lttle Herschel. Fortunately for the little
Doy' tne ball passed round the bone of the
Ieg without fracturing it, producing a
severe nesh wound, from which we learn
ne Is rapidly recovering.
- AT Macon Tuesday a team belonging to
Nnapman's stables ran away near the hy-
Grant at the intersection Of Cherry and
Ihlrd, came down Third like the wind.
and in spite of all Mr.. Davis and others
could do they rushed headlong into the
paws stables on Mulberry street, down
Sne long aisle between tied horses and
puggles, where it would have puzzled an
experienced driver to have driven, and
plunglng down a steep incline they at
length brought up at the big gate in the
rear, entirely uninjured. Nothing was
hurt In the stables, but it looks like
miracle that they did not do some dam
age. Ihe gate was opened and the driver
Cook them out as if nothing had happened.
A strike at the Elevator mills at
Athens Saturday night grew out of the
following circumstances: The owners of
the mill pay their hands Csc. per day, and
very often they have to work late IN the
nlght' and when the corn gives out they
nave to wait until the railroads can fur
nlsh 1t, and they receive no pay during
the delay. The hands notified Mr. Riden,
the miller, that they must have 10c. per
hour for night work and asked him to
notify the proprietors. Mr.. Riden told
the proprietors the demands made by the
hands, and that unless they agreed to the
extra price the hands would quit. No
notice was taken of the demand, and Sat
urday night at s O'Clock the engine was
stopped and the hands put on their coats
and left, and have not returned to work.
At Macon pretty hot contest has been
going on between Louis Vanucki and w.
b. johnson concerning the shIngling over
OF the roof of the porch in the rear of j. j.
Clay's store. Vanucki contends that
johnson should put on metal roof, and
as that little patch OF shingles, right in
the heart of a big block, might cause
great loss by hre, Nanucki is clearly in
the right. He may ask for an injunction
restraining the work. The matter was
brought before Council last meeting, and
raised considerable discussion, but was
referred to the Fire Committee, VINO re-
ported in favor of Johnson. 1t is in the
fire limits, and on this ground Vanucki
raised a point. The Lanier House, tele-
graph office, Davis e. Chapman's stables,
Evening News, and other enterprises are
IN the same block.
At Macon the long levee on the river
side of the park is almost co npleted. 1t
is built from near the greenh fuses clear
through to the Macon and CovIngton rail-
road embankment. 1t is Fl ON three to six
feet in height, with broad base, the bank
slOping up to width of perhaps three
feet along the crest. 1t has been thrown
up quite solidly by the convicts, and for
the greater part of the distance has a fine
sod of Bermuda grass on it. This work
will prove OF vast benefit to the park. 1t
Will prevent a recurrence of the disastrous
oYerfiOws that have proven so fatal 70 the
walks and drives, buildings and Orna-
mental work of the park. 1t is not straight,
but follows the contour of the banks and
gullies. The convicts will close their la
bors there to-day, as they have worked as
long as contracted tor by the city. COun-
Gil will have to provide for the further
extension of several hundred feet to fill
the gap between where they leave of and
the railroad.
At precisely u O'Clock on the night of
June 30, inst, the big clock in the court
house tower will toll the knell of all the
barrOOms in Atlanta. When the first
stroke rings out upon the air there will
be heard a rafting of doors and windows,
and when the last ceases to vibraLe the
barrOoms will have been closed not to
be reOpened for period of at least two
years. The number to be closed is not as
large as the uniformed may imagine.
Previous to July, 1884, the average
was about 100; but, after that time, the Ii
cense was increased from $500 to $500
and the average decreased to about 500.
Since the election by which it was de,
cided that prohibition should reign in
town and county after July l, 1886, 80
barrooms have been closed, leaving a to-
tai Of SO in town to be tOlled out of eX-
istence at midnight on June so. In ra-
dius of five or six blocks, with the Kim
ball House as the centre, there are 30 bar
rooms. A few of these retail nothing but
beer. The majority retail not only beer,
but all sorts OF alcoholic liquors.