The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-17

Armed With Revolver and Club
Runs From a Mad Dog.
GEORGIA.
A young man Of Americas claims to have
solved the problem of perpetual motion.
MANY are anxious for Col. W. T. Christie
pher. editor of the MontezumA Record, to
run for the Legislature
The new Catholic church in Macon is to
cost over $50 600. Ten thousand dollars of
the amount has been raised.
The Rockmart postmastership is still at
stake. 1t is rumored that s. K. Hogue has
sent in his application for the position.
The small grain crop appears TO be doing
well in Ebert county, though from some
sections comes complaint of destructive
insect.
The Sumter county Democracy will meet
in mass meeting tomorrow to select dele
gates TO the State convention which meets
in Atlanta May 8.
The house of Hanson Rembert, living on
Capt. g. w. Cade's plantation in the lower
part of Ebert county, and furniture was
burned few days ago.
A young fellow in the vicinity of Sandy
creek went to see his best girl not long since,
but was disappointed. The dogs chased him
through the woods for two miles.
The district meeting of the Savannah dis
trict will convene at Louisville tomorrow,
and big preparations are being made to en-
terrain the preachers and delegates.
At Macon Saturday night the dry goods
firm of Herring a. Julian was dissolved.
The dissolution was by mutual consent.
W. j. Julian will continue the business.
Near Reynolds, Taylor county, Henry
Marshall, negro man living on Ben Wig
gins's place, was found dead in the field Sat
ND x.rs4h ell, -
No one as yet knows anything about the
deed.
The firm of r. II. Allen & Co., of Athens,
has been dissolved by mutual consent. r.
II. Allen assumes all the liabilities. I. G.
Hadaway will continue business at his old
stand, while r. II. Allen will resume bust
ness at Buford.
The official board of the Methodist
church of Milledgeville has recently pur-
chased of Pitcher Bros, Louisville, KY,
magnificent pipe organ at a cost of 81, 800.
IL will be put in place as soon as the church
building is thoroughly repaired.
The Committee of Arrangements has de-
cided to change the date of the approach
ing Americas Firemanic" tournament from
May TO May %. The change is made in
Difference to the Dawson tournament. the
date of which (May l6) has been settled upon
some weeks.
1t seems as if the people of Barlow are
not to be out-done in the way of fun and
amusement. The novel feature of the day
with them is kite flying, and other outdoor
amusements are INDUCED in every after
noon. In these sports the young and the
old, male and female, indulge.
Montezuma Record. A negro told about
keg OF new syrup exploding in the western
part of the county, which takes the cake
He says that he was two miles from the
house in the river swamp when the keg
exploded from fermentation, and distinctly
heard the noise, which sounded like little
cannon. The keg went through the ceiling
and roof, tearing it all to pieces.
Little Lamar Jones, the 11-year-old son of
DIR. Chan. Jones, of Eatonton, is undoubt-
edly an inventive genius. Though quite a
child he has invented pillow, an elevator,
an engine and many other things remarl1a-
bic in their way for child. He has also
drawn good map from memory, of New
Orleans, and it is predicted that If he lives
to mans estate his name will be famous
Friday, May II, is the day set apart for
the execution of William Hopkins, who
was found guilty of the offense of murder
at the March term of Rabun Superior
Court. In few days the Governor will be
asked to consider a petition signed by
numerous citizens of the county PRAYING
imprisonment in the penitentary for life.
News reached Louisville Saturday after
noon that negro was found dead in Big
Greek, about four miles from town. Coro.
ner Dleke summoned a jury and went ont
to the scene and found the body to be thot
OF Ike Mack, a boy that was knocking
about town and who was subject to fits
he was seen on last Friday going toward
the creek TO fish, and it was supposed that
he had tit while fishing and fell into the
creek.
At Macon a bill has been filed in the
United States Court by August Bros. and
also Bernheim & Bauer, against j. T. Cal.
ioway, surviving partner of the firm of
Wlnshlp q Galloway, and W. p Baldwin,
assignee. The bill claims that tho assign
ment is void. A temporary Injunction has
been granted by Judge Speer. United
States Marshal Lamar was appointed tenn
porary receiver. No day has been appointed
for the hearing of the bill.
Herbert Gentry, who has been ill for a
short time past, at the residence OF his
brother, w. T. Gentry, at Atlanta, suffer
Ing from physical exhaustion and mental
alteration, due to overwork, is missing.
He had just recovered sufficiently to allow
him to walk about the city, and it is feared
that ne has strayed in a direction not falnil-
lar to him, and cannot find his wav home
de lett nome on Friday morning, and since
sssa nothing has been heard of him.
A gentleman who lives few miles from
Americus got up slyly from his bed one
night last week for the purpose of slipping
TO the closet and knocking bottle Of old
rye that he evidently had dreamed was in
there. He found a bottle of regular size
and shape, and in his eagerness took several
swallows before discovering that it was
spirits of turpentine instead of spiritus
frumenti. The old gentleman suffered tor
lures before a physician could be sent for to
relieve him.
Petitions were introduced in the House of
Representatives at Washington Saturday
by Mr.. Crisp from the Mount Oivet
Grange Of Columbia county, PRAYING an
amendment to the postal and interstate
transportation laws; also from the citizens
of Wilcox county for an increased appro-
priation for the Ocmulgee river. Mr.. Nor
wood introduced a petition to refer the
claims of William B. Adams and Eva
Strauss for $500 and 81 roo respectively. to
the Court of Claims. Mr.. Gambler intro
duced a similar petition from Mary Hensott
for $25, 454.
A woman leading four small children nut
up at hotel in Jonesboro about a month
ago, and at once made many acquaintance.
and entertained every one around telling
Of how much of this earths possessions she
was favored with. So sweet was her tongue
that she managed TO stay month at this
hotel without being asked for money. but