Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-21

his hand up to fend the load Off The boy
| told several conflicting stories as 10 how
! the shooting occurred, and he has since
run away, and some suspect foul play, as
| he was known to be a bad fellow; but it
is believed by many that he knew his
! little cousin was afraid OF gun and was
! likely frightening the little fellow out OF
mischief by pc nting the gun at HIM, and
that it went off halG-cOcked. Upon this
theory it can be explained how the little
! boy was shot through the hand as we'll as
in the heart.
The coming of DeHaven's circus to
Macon REEVES memories OF the futile
| boys, of Milledgevlle, who have been
with various circuses in TINS country.
Jerome futile in 1858 was a barkeeper in
Mllledgeville. Old John Robinson used
to lilo over there for rest ana repairs, and
IL was there Jerome futile and John Low
low became acquainted. futile was an
athlete, and went with John Robinson
from there in that year. His name used
to be aannOunced by Lowlow: Mister
Jerome futile will now perform the
grand lumbling act, and II he don't do it
L WHIP and amid such hOurisues futile
was wont 10 turn the double somersault.
He is said to have been the first to per-
form this feat i'll the South In
1878 he broke his ankle in trying
Triple bUmeTSdulL III NEW OTlcdnS'
Since that time he has been farming at
his home near Miledgeville. Kelsey
futile was property man of the Great
Eastern for some time and with the De-
Haven circus. He was cut 10 death by
Jesse Davis in 1880. 1t is a strange coin
cidence that Davis was never tried tor
the Ohense, and when be was afterward
shot and killed by Sol Barrett, the latter
was never called to account. In both
the aplt-1afnOGn The
third futile, Forrest, went off with Bar
mum and tried circusing awhile. Getting
tired of it, he and a companion tramped
it back hDme. giving amateur rope walk
ing exhibitions on the way.
ValdOsta Times: Messrs. Tom and
George Pofnil live at Rowland's MILL
TheX.pw large flock Of geese which
swin in the mlllpond, and they had been
miesing them OF late. Several days ago
the agese came flying to the mill with
great CHATTER and attracted Georges at
1ehtion. He looked up the pond and saw
gopsp near the shore struggling to get
out, Which seemed to be fastened by the
feet. He went to its rescue, and when
he approached quite near be saw il
popping it's head under the water
quite frequently as though it was fighting
something in the water beneath. George
got & rail and put it out TO the goose for
the purpose, If possible, OF floating 1t to
the shore. When the rail got within
reaching distance the goose seized
it with It's bill, and he pulled it
gently quite near to the waters
edge, but ne noticed that there was
a neavy weight attached to the goose, as
though something was fastened to its feet.
He got the rail under the goose and gently
moved 1t and it's appendage into shallower
water until the head OF an alligator APP
peared above water. The amphibiOus
beast had death grip on the goose's foot
while his eyes were tightly closed to pre-
vent, perhaps, the goose from picking
them ont. He seemed TO imagine that ne
was being moved through the water by
the efforts OF the goose, and was quietly
hiding his time, not suspicious of ap-
proaching danger. George had the fore
thought TO take gun along with him,
and he blew the top ofthe alligat0r's head
of before he took fright and attempted
to get away. The goose was rescued, and
is now hopping about the mill on one foot,
keeping shy of the water.
The Legislature has now been in session
just fOrty-six days. A week ago it was
expected that yesterday would WITH IS
the adjournment, but the Senate did not
see it's way clear to turn loose until next
Wednesday. 1t is now the opinion of
many in the upper House that an ad-
iournment cannot be had until Thursday.
This is due mainly, no doubt, to the
existing differences over the tax bill. The
Senate has come to the conclusion that
the House has 4 xed the general tax rate
too high, and proposes to make il 40-100
mills. This action will necesSttate
com mlttee OF conference, as it ls quite
certain the House Will not now recede
from It's position. we'll informed mem
her OF the House said to me to-day that
the Senate rate will be fouad insufficient
to meet the demands on the state Treasu-
~ and will result in a deficiency. 1t will
leopard the School Of Technology, which,
under the act, must be built out of the sur
plus in the Treasury. 1t is claimed with
some force that at the Senate rate
there can be no surplus in the
Treasury, and IL the law is OBJ
served the chronological school will not
be built next year. In the absence OF such
surplus, warrants drawn on the Treasury
for this purpose will not be honored.
The Atlanta correspondent OF the Macon
| Telegraph says: "ln this connection the
suggestion occurs that in more than one
instance important measures which con-
tempin&ed dive into the Treasury have
| received legislative sanction under the
| specious aud illusory pledge that the
needed funds should come out of the sur
! Plus In the preasury. When was there a
surplus Inthesr feasury? W hen will there
| be such q thines 1t is much easier to
| enumerate the decisions when a deficit
stared the Treasurer and Comptroller
! General in the lace, and the State had to
! go into the street to borrow money to meet
current obligations"
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