The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-18
GEORGIA NEWS.
Told by the CONSTITUTIONS State
Correspondents
And Gathered From Other State Exchanges
A Mirror of Happenings of the
State for the Past Week.

rs that In that country rattle-snake is rare
food, and that hunters are busy all the time
catching snakes to supply the market. They
being rare sell at quite high ice.
Hon. n. A. Boynton, who has Just got back
from New York. Boston and New Haven said YES
terday: II attended the great democratic meeting
Ct Madison square, and want to say right here that
1t was the grandest demonstration that have ever
witnessed.
Mr.. Jake Dickens, while working the road
st the same place a few days since, killed a
large snake OF the same species. 1t was about
SIX feet long and ten inches in circumference.
The farmers in that section think that the
stock law is great benefit to the snake tribe
Is the hogs cannot get showing at them.
"A thirteen year-old negro boy on Mr.. Dave
Nooten's place, above Morgan. Calhoun county,
came to his death in an unusual manner one day
last week. While picking cotton near the gin house
ashower came up and he took refuge from it in the
gin house, where he dug hole in the pile of seed
cotton and craw led into it. After getting into the
hole he could not get out, and was found by his
mother ashort time afterward, smotheIed to death.
Henry Brooks, colored tenant on DR..
Mayss plantation, Butts county, has yellow
hound dog that s fifteen years old. His head is
hoary, and he is toothless, blind and deaf When
younger he the crack possum dog of the settle
ment Everybody knows and loves Ball. Now he
can neither hear his masters call nor see how to
follow him, but the poor old fellow knows the ap-
proach of night and the season for the game ard
wanders alone to the forests and swamps and
stress his 'possum The master always goes or
sends to the tree for the pleasure of old Ball.
A"There were twenty-five thousand people in and
around the building which will seat ten thousand,
and is as large the square formed by Whitehall,
Alabama, Pryor and Hunter streets. l think that
everybody in the crowd had bandana and waved
1t when Judge Thurman got up. The
enthusiasm was simply immedse But it
was the most disappointed crowd
you ever heard of when the old man announced
that he too sick to speak. There were other
good speakers, but the people were there to hear
Thurman and when he left the vast audience fell
away by the thousand"
The Jackson Argus says that negro school
teacher named Simeon Cheives, who is teaching a
school in Dublin district Butts county, was passing
the residence of MI. t. L. Williams last week and
little daughter of that gentleman was standing
near the roadside, when the negro impudently
picked her up and kissed her. Mr.. Williams saw
the act and gave the darky sound drubbing with
buggy viii p. Cheives made threats after
wards and the good neighbors became SO wrought
up that they went to the negros house and gave
him severe whipping.
The LAGRANGE Graphic says: Saturday
last we had pleasant call from Mr. G. u. Floyd, of
Antioch, who brought us one of the fattes, ugliest
and most wicked little swapping turtles we have
seen or enjoyed eating in q long time. Mr.. Floyd
has pond which is devoted exclusively to turtle
culture and he raises them in great quantities and
TO considerable size. Any time he wants turtle
pie or such fine soup lie made only with the
turtle, all he has to do is TO go his pond and cap
ture one of the many 'varmints to be found there
james McVeigh, says the Waycross Repor-
ter, is about 70 years of age, and has lived in
Ware county ever since he was II, when he was
brought in litter, having fallen from the main
top gallant mast of the British ship Chester" in
1885, near Tybee. AS soon as the ship anchored the
atrlr IN nd oar in
yawi boat to Savannah where, for seven months he
was under treatment of Drs Arnold and Kollock,
Of the hospital. He hen turned over to the
British consul, who wanted him to return 10 Liver
pool but he refused to Co. saying that he could live
independent of the British government He
in rather feeble health, having of his bones
broken By the severe fall but be so far recovered
to be able to teach school, which occupation he has
followed nearly ever since He is now old and
decrepit, but refers with animation to the many
acts of kindness shown him in this cuuntry.
MIR. and Mrs. G, A, Harris and Mr.. L. c.
Toombs's two little children, of Randolph county,
had q narrow escape from drowning in the small
creek, Ave miles from Cuthbert, the lower Lump.
kin road, Monday evening. The Liberal says:
sudden and very heavy rain had raised the creek
very rapidly. They were in their carriage and
drove into the stream The swift current swept the
carriage down the stream into wire fence and the
horse became entangled in way. They got
out of the carriage and were standing in the water
up to their n0ckS, MI Harris holulnS the children
In his above the maddened, muddy waters
Fhei cries brought to their aid some negroes from
Mr.. Moyes place near by, who rescued them from
their perilous position. The horse gotten out
but the carriage was left standing in the creek until
Tuesday morning when it was found almost COW
cred with mud and sand. A wagon procured
and they reached home about night happy at their
escape form 30 great danger
1.-The Sandersville Progress says: Bailiff W.
2. Glenn OF the southern part OF the county, has
had an experience with prisoner which, though
unpleasant to him. has amusing side to his many
friends. few days ago he arrested negro in the
extreme lower section OF the county and being
overtnken by night while on the road camped NJ
She residence of W. 7. BTantly. When morning
Hame invitation was extended the bailiff and
prisoner to partake of breakfast at Mr.
Brantleys Constable Glenn, for safetys
sake carried the negro into the kitchen.
placing his pistol the table, ready for possible
Emergency he ate as the prisoner ate II appears,
however, that tho negro dexterousy looscned the
bonds that bound him, and while Glenn was calmly
enjoying his breakfast he was surprised to his
prisoner quickly rise up seize the pistol upon the
table and deliberately walk away. He started in
pursuit, but the whilom captive, now master Of the
situation, drew a bead on his late eaptor and told
him to stop. Mr.. Glenn stopped. The negro
toncernedly walked away, possessed, undisputed,
Of freedom and pistol.
carroll County Times: On last Saturday
3iessrs Wilson & Blalock mining engineers at Car
4ollton, was called on 70 examine very rare gem
found In this section. Several years ago Mrs. Tally
found very brilliant stone in her yard in the lower
part OF HARRISON county, and gaveitto her daugh-
ter Mrs. J. c. Benson, of Carrollton, who has the
stone now Many experts here examined It end
pronounced 1t first water diamond OF the value Of
foity thousand dollars Tiffany and other New
York diamond dealers have been In correspondence
with her with view OF purchasing if. 1t is very
probable that many precious stones Of this KIND are
embodied in the soil of HARRISON and Carroll eoun-
ties and it would be well for people 10 preserve
specimens Of any kind Of an unusual appearance,
which they may come across 1t Is thought by many
experts that Fubies diamonds, garnet and beryl es-
pecially abound in this particular geological forrna
sion.
.-Judge Strong owns a farm near the Airline
failroad, about nine miles from Atlanta. 1t ia
en- attractive place, and he is fond of spending
day there whenever he can spare the time.
Day before yesterday he was at his farm and
bad a thrilling adventure with young jersey
bull.
"This was the closest call, said he, "that
ever had the narrowest escape OF my life.
Gas actually facing death for at least twenty
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