The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-15

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| AT Macon, about 10 o'clock on Saturday
night, the l4-year-old daughter of s. II.
Griswold, living on the corner of Walnut
and Orange streets, opened the door lead
ing TO the back porch for the purposa of
! getting drink Of water. As she opene
the door and stepped out upon the porch
she was dealt powerful blow in the face
| with stick in the hands of a man, but
! whether white or black she could not tell
because of the darkness. The left cheek
received a frightful cash, and the eye on
that side was also badly injured. Dr. Glib
son was called in and the wound was
dressed. Immediately upon striking the
| young lady the man ran. Her outcries
brought members Of the family to the door,
and search for the scoundrel followed but
nothing could be seen Of him. The police
believe that the man was on the premises
for the purpose of robbery.
Hartwel Sun. Here is one of Lee Ayers
Florida yarns: An old man and his wife
| from Northern city, who knew nothing
of farming, settled i'll Florida on farm
and pitched a crop. Around his dwelling
he planted corn, which came up nicely and
grew off rapidly. The old man had been
RECALLED with tales to the effect that person
could hear corn popping at night 1t grew
81 IaSu III tHtJ SecblOn. One HlRDG ne was
awakened by terrible popping and crack
ing in his corn patch. lie awoke his wife,
and told her Just to listen to that corn
growing; I'll bet it will grow foot before
morning" The old couple lay awake for
two or three hours listening to the corn
grow, and then went TO sleep, exultant in
the thought OF an abundant harvest of corn.
Bright and early in the sum kissed morn the
old man arose, and gathering up his tape
mt f. ti,a Nt,y4h ~ hi
corn. Imagine his diSmay when he found
that about forty cows had broken into his
patch and literally demolished his corn.
prominent physician of Baker county
has much power as a mesmerist. He finds
this wonderful gift of great benefit in his
extensive practice. Not long since lady
who was i'll remarked, 81 wish that DR.. -
could put me to sleep" Though some dis
tance away, the doctors mind seemed to
reach her across the space. 1t was then
about o'clock. Instantly without further
efforts the invalid fell into profound and
healthful sleep, and awakened in the morn
ing nearly well. Doctor, you have cured
me, said lady one morning, meeting the
doctor at the gate He had thrown her by
will power into a refreshing slumber, from
which she awakened restored to health.
When throwing person into a slumber he
cautions the attendants at the bedside not
to be alarmed, or not to attempt to awaken
the patient, but that the awakening will
come the next morning. Singular to re-
late, when thus imparting somnolence to
another it leaves him and while his patient
is sleeping lie is passing wakeful night,
with all power to sleep departed.
Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary
Towers is in possession of information that
leads to the belief that Wilson Palmer.
now confined in the penitentiary at Dade
coal mines, is the man that killed Detec-
tive Hulligan, near Allegheny City, Feb. 4,
Capt. Hoehn and Detective Hulligan were
en- route from Allegheny City in charge of
Mathew Kennedy, better known as The
Kid one of the burglars who had stolen
$1,000 worth of sealskin goods from
a Cleveland house at Ravenna, O., four
men got aboard the train, attacking the
officers, shooting both of them and rescuing
Kennedy, and escaping in the dark. Four
days after that time Detective Hulligan
died from his wounds, and large amounts
$4,000 were offered by the Cleveland au-
liberties, the sealskin dealers, the railroad,
and the Governor of Ohio. Shortly after
this an expert burglar Logan to rob safes in
Albany, and when posse came upon him
he escaped, shooting the Sheriff at Bacon
ton, but was afterward caught in Thomas
county. He was convicted in Thomas
county, and given twenty years in the
penitentary, and sent to Dade coal mines
May 4, 1887. His name appears on the
penitentiary keepers books as Wilson
Palmer. 4I.4r