The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-30
GEORGIA NEWS,

Gown 10 SyiVanla, ABOUT mile above the town he
saw large hawk on the ground apparently closely
watching something. As he approached nearer the
hawk made swoop at something, and rising in the
air had immense black snake about five feet
long securely grpped by the head. AS the hawk
scared away with it the snake was lssrinc the afr
with its tail as fara 1t could be seen.
Valuable discoveries of minerals have re-
Gently been made in Heard county The News saws
that Mr.. Joe Ware has found silver lead two miles
from town on Mr.. Lanes place. Mr. Ware is salts
fed he has bonanza He has taken out already a
large amount of ore. He brought a piece to town
Wednesday, and out of about 81 ounces of ore Sc.
cured pa ounces of pure silver It has been beliey-
ed for long time that these lands contained vaua.
Bile minerals ana numbers of miners Of experience
have been anxious to test it.
On Monday last the ginhouse on the estat
of the late S H Dunson in The upper edge of from
county, was burned the fire being caused by a
match in the'cotton being lighted by the GIN The
young man feeding the gin saw the match when II
went into the gin, and tried to raise the breast
to prevent its sniting, but could not do SO in time
About three bales of cotton and cotton seed from
number ofbales were burned, the total loss being
about $500. There was no insurance.
From the Flbcrton, Ga, Gazette
There is no salvation for the southern
farmer until he changes his methods He NAV
join the alliance or any other combination
every morning before breakfast, and it will do
him no good until he stops trying to raise cot
ton to buy his supplies. As long as he pursues
this plan he will remain in debt to the mer-
chants and dependent upon them for his bread
and meat
On November g. Rev. V. A. Brewster and
his good wife will celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary al the Baptist church i'll Cedartown
They invite all their friends, most of whom will
receive special invitations by card in the town and
county and everywhere else to be present on the
occasion. Half q century of welded life is q long
time and none have lived it more happily or en-
1oyed it more perfectly than this youngold couple,
whose children and grandchildren are living in
happy homes around them.
About ten days since Mr., w. ii. Parker
went out on iox hunt in the neghborhood of
Rocky Ford on the Central railroad, and jumped
fox, which his dogs chased for some time While
IN the heat of the chase, they jumped large wild
cat which led OF, followed by the fox and the fox
closely pressed by the pack of hounds After keep
ng up the race for some time in this order cat fox
and dogs attempted to cross the Central railroad
near the GO mile post just the early morning train
was coming down, and most remarkable to relate
the cat, fox and Mr.. Parkers best dog were run
over and killed by the train. 1t was certainly a
close race between the three
Says the Rome Tribune. Talking about
Henry Grady" said an ed roman to q Tribune
man last night, you know he used to work here on
the Commercal-its been long time aso-and
one night be took a notion to ride on the wooden
flying horses, which going night and day
under tent on the out skirs of town. Well, he
handed the man q nickel and mounted one of them
very gracefully. But he hadn't gone round more
than q minute before his head began to SWIM and
he was the sickes young fellow you ever saw. In
fact he was too sick to go home. 80 he just laid
down on pile of lumber and watched the stars go
round the rest of the night and Is was cold weather
too reckon be remembers it YET
Last Friday night, while Mr.. J. w. Vaughn,
farmer, residing about four miles from
Tombstone, and all on his place were Wrapped
In slumber, some malicious person put fire to
his ginhouSe and barn, and both were COM
pletely destroyed before any one awoI1e. The
barn contained two hundred bushels of corn.
A pile OF seed cotton, that had been picked
that day, and not yet housed, was fired also,
and was utterly consumed. Twenty bee-hives,
belonging to Mr. Vaughn, were fired and
thrown down his we'll. When Mr.. Vaughn
awoke next morning to see his place so I'M
mercifully butchered, it is useless to say that
he was almost paralyzed with amazement and
indignation.
The Valdosta Times has this story: A young
man living near Valdosta had g perilous experience
several nights ago. He jumped in well while
asleep, but, thanks to the oTtutous circumstances
he got out with no damage TO HIS person than
thorough drencning from the submerson he got
The young man in question is
somnambulist. Several times before
before he has been known to get up in his sleep and
walk about and do things which no sleeping man,
ttwould seem, could do, and things which no wax
ing man would do. On this occasion lie rose and
pulled long coat on over his night clothes put on
one of his own and one of his room mates shoes
and got hat belonging TO the gentleman Of the
house, which was several times too large for him,
and pulled it down his face and started out of
the house. The gentleman of the house heard him
stirring in his room and called to him to
know if he was sick, and he answered mo-" He
walked out the back way, went to the lot and
jumped into the WELL The plunge bath. of course,
woke him up He struggled to the top, being a
good swimmer, and while clutcaing about in the
dark the surface Of the water he got hold of the
chain which worked over pully, and which had
buoketat both ends lie threw his weight on the
chain, but the puy worked easily and the bucket
ON the other end shot up and tie young man shot
down towards the bottom of the well. Sundry well
directed though spasmodic kicks brought him to
the top again, but just at that moment tie
Gently ascending bucket, which had turned
down again when he turned the chain
loose, met the top Of his head with a severe blow,
which ducked him under again. Reaching the
surface again. and with co Jlness and presence of
mini which was remarkable under the cireum
stances, he gathered the chain and while threading
water as the boys call 1t, he gently pulled the
chain, causing the bucket to ascend until hit the
pClly at the top of the well frame. Now he had
solid hold and finding the step holes on the side of
the well, he soon mounted to the curbing and
sprang out upon terra frma lie said that he thought
in his dreams that he was at the "Ford," and
jumping IN for pleasure bath. The water in the
well was twenty feet deep, bat the surface was not
Ear below the bottom Of the curb.
Dock Cockburn, moonshiner from Murray
county, escaped from the custonhouse yes
serday at the peril of his life.
About three o'clock he was sitting in the
little prisoners room ON the third floor in
group of moonshiners.
The door was locked.
All at once Cockburn sprang to his feet and
went to a small window which over
looks Marietta street at a height
of one hundred feet.
He raised the sash, and, stepping out on the
granite coping. which is hardly six inches
wide, and straig tightening himself against the
side of the building, with his face to the wall,
moved slowly along the perilous path.
The slightest misstep would have hurled
him from his dizzy height TO the fagstones be
Iowa mangled mass
The coping extends to the balcony-a dis
kaRce Of about ten feet.
He made the trip in safety, and, raising his
left leg with the greatest care, stepped over
the stone railing of tho balcony, walked into
the hall, down the stairway and got away.
The court was in session at the time, but