The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-06


modate-A Bayonet that Recalls
War "reminiscences at Dawson.
GEORGIA.
Superior Court convenes in Harris county
Monday.
Jesup has been shipping green peas for
several days.
Hawkinsville has received a new addition
in the form of cider and vinegar works.
Atlanta's cavalry tilt will begin May 0,
and end with ball on the night of the 10th.
There is now some talk OF having two
large congresses at Brunswick instead of
one
The rosin crop is rolling in at Brunswick,
and the naval stores inspectors are kept busy
classifying the goods.
The Marietta Paper Mill dam was washed
away on Wednesday afternoon of last week.
The loss is about 81 800.
The Atlanta Presbytery will convene in
the Decatur Presbyterian church on Friday
evening, the 18th instant, at S o'clock.
The Brunswick Rifles have added six new
members this week The company has
ordered new uniforms and is drilling regu
larry twice a week.
st. Simon's Island already has about 1000
population. The summer visitors will make
at least 900 more, to say nothing of what
1T will be when the military come.
The iron for the st. Simon's street rail
way is now loading in New York, and will
sail on April 10. The schooner will unload
at the ocean pier, near the lighthouse, and
the iron be laid at once.
Up to Wednesday morning eighty-seven
pupils that applied for admission to the pre-
paratory department of the public schools
at Brunswick for white children had been
rejected for lack of room.
Julien Rogers, a journalist of Macon, has
been represented as claiming the land on
which Aiken, S. c., now stands. Promi-
nent lawyers Of Aiken say the claim is alb
surb as the land in question was sold by Mr..
Rogers ancestor forty years ago.
A specimen of what seems to be iron ore
was dug up within three and half miles of
Dawson day or two ago, on the line of the
Columbus Southern. This specImen weighs
~ ounces, and has every appearance Of
iron in its crude state. Ii was found upon
the land of Allen Britt
Georgia people are beginning TO come to
the seacoast. and the hotels at St Simon's
and Brunswick are getting numbers of let
ters every day inquiring about board,
rooms, etc. The St Simon's Hotel is loom
ing skyward at a rapid rate. The con-
tinuous ring of nearly hundred hammers
Is said to be almost deafening.
A rusty bayonet. a relic of the war DAYS
of Dawson, is in possession of the editor Of
the Dawson Ne,cS. This bayonet was made
at the Confederate works In that city
during the closing days of the war, and is a
good specimen of its class. At one time a
great many muskets, bayonets and other
munitions of war, were turned out at Daw-
son for the use of the Confederate govern
ment.
Near the line of Terrell and Calhoun
counties. ]. w. Mcmillan had fight with
an alligator few days ago. The alligator
was seven feet and three inches long, and
fought calamity with mis- tail until he was
killed by being struck over his head a num-
Der of times with fence rail. A portion
of the rail fence in line with the fight, was
thrown down by the force of the blows of
the alligator's tail.
One noticeable effect of the very copious
rains is the extraordinary size and beauty
OF the wild flowers. Wild violets appear
TO be double their usual size, and lift their
modest heads on long tender stems twice
as long as in an ordinary Spring. The
beautiful lilies unfold their petals of purest
white to an unusual degree and all other
Wild flowers appear ~ be enjoying ex-
ceptional luxuriance.
j. Thomas Hamilton, of Hawkinsville
has written a melodrama entitled "YoreI
the Millboy," in which he has greatly dis
tinguished himself and won an enviable
reputation as playwriter. The play has
been sent TO Philadelphia, and after a severe
criticism has been pronounced complete
success. Some hatte ing offers have al
ready been rendered HIM by some of the
leading actors of New York city.
A pole car got away from two railroad
hands at Abbeville a day or two ago and
commencesGunning down grade at the rate
of fifteen miles an hour. One of the NO.
roes tumbled off and the other was too
scared TO jump, but he soon found out where
he was, and shut both eyes and rolled off
and down an embankment Neither one was
hurt. The car did not stop until il had
reached the river distance of one mile.
DIR. 7. X. Dawson, who bought the King
place one mile and a half southeast Of
.etta, has found some fine specimens of
manganese ore. He says he has abundance
OF it, and previous examination of it, bv
experts pronounce it the equal of the
Etowah manganese in Barlow county He
also found some indications of gold On
Thomas Manning's farm, two miles from
Marietta, on the Dallas road, iron ore has
been discovered.
Norcross is excited over the location of a
new depot. The old one has been found in
sufficient to meet the growing demand of
the town, and the citizens petitioned the
authorities of the railroad TO build a new
one with better accommodations for PAS
sengers, The company has determined TO
locate the new building opposite Holbrooks'
hotel. This has created considerable dissat-
isfaction among many of the citizens, who
prefer the old location.
1t has been rumored that Judge James r.
Brown contemplates reslgning the Judge
ship of the Blue Ridge circuit owing TO re-
cent Affections and bereavements in his
family. 1t is learned that Judge Brown
would do so if he consulted his own inclina
ton, but he has been advised by physicians
that 1t is only in the line of judicial work
can he hope to divert his mind from his
troubles; that resignation would not give
rest TO the mental man, but would rather
result in physical prostration.
Ike Thomerson, one of the workman on
the Macon and Florida railroad. near
Hayneville, on Saturday, while blasting
rock, was in the act of igniting the fuse
when a spark from the match fell into an
open powder can only a few feet away.
quickly igniting the contents and blowing
Mr.. Thomerson several feet in the air
When he struck the ground he discovered
that his clothing was in flames, and. realiz-
ing that something must be done, he ran TO
the creek and plunged in, and extinguished
the fire.
The delay of trains on the East Tennes-
see, Y irR and GpOrpia road Tuesday