The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-17


an assured fact.
Darien is now supplying st. Sinons' big
mill with timber.
There are now ten vessels in port at
Darien loading with timber and lumber
Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New
York World, was at Atlanta yesterday.
At Darien Capt }. I. Clancy has
launched his new pilot boat and is now
ready for business.
Town officers were elected at Talbotton
Saturday, and Editor A. p. Persons was
elected Mayor without opposition.
Several commercial travellers of Atlanta
have presented the Nelms House manage
ment at Griffin with handsome clock.
Townsville now mas two daily papers,
the Enterprise having made its debut sun
day. The first issue is as pretty as picture.
Joel Weeks, a butcher, nearly killed his
mother-in-law, Mrs Mary Herrera, with an
AK at Augusta Saturday night, terribly
abused his wife and then fed.
J. r. Armstrong has discovered a rich de
post of copper on his Rockalo lands, in
Heard county. Joe Ware, "A miner Of con-
siderable experience, pronounces the ore
pure.
The Putnam Fair Association had a meet
ing last Tuesday, and, among other import
ant steps taken, they made all necessary
arrangements TO begin work at once on the
race track.
At Darien the rivers are reported TO be on
a boom and a freshet is daily expected.
There is but little timber coming in in con
sequence of the freshet, but just as soon as
the river falls a big lot Of timber will ar
rive,
G. w. Kimbrough has opened at Talbot
ton a large grocery and plantation supply
hnr1Co Il inn oh ma "a
also commenced business. The firm is com
posed OF II. B., e. l.. and w. X. Kim
brough.
The Waynesboro oil mill is now ia full
running order II has several attachments
in position, which is a great Improvement
over its Anticipated fixtures of the past sea
son. 1t is running night and day, making
good oil and meal.
Detective Shackelford of Macon, is in re-
ceipt of telegram asking if he wants Col.
II. O. Woods, the man who figured in Crit
fin some tim ago. The telegram said he
was at Columbia, Tenn, and could be had.
The detective referred the correspondent to
the Griffin authorities
The Buena Vista and Ellaville railroad
engine has given out completely. The train
men made a slow trip from Americas to
Buena Vista on Friday with it, carrying the
regular train, and came back with only the
engine on Saturday morning. The officers
of the company telegraphed for another,
which came down Saturday night, and the
road will hereafter make schedule time.
At Ty-Ty naval stores are accommodating
to a considerable extent Messrs. Barnes q
Haron have been engaged for several
days in bringing in the last of the past
years product, they having several car
loads already awaiting shipment. Box cut
ting goes bravely on, and Saturday. being
payday there was several hundred dollars
put in circulation, thus getting up very
lively trade, which lasted far into the night
The Fort Gaines Advertiser says that on
Monday afternoon passer by discovered
at Col. TurnipSeed's place, Instructions
nailed to the track in such a way that, had
the train struck them, an accident, a bad
one, would have been unavoidable. The
road makes sharp curve at that point, con
sequently a run off would probably have
been attended with fatal results The gen
tleman who discovered them moved the
obstruction, thereby preventing a catas-
trophe, as a good many passengers, several
women and children among them. were in
the coach. A reward of $500 is offered for
the criminal.
There is probability that the Southern
Car Works, now located at Knoxville
Tenn, will be moved to Atlanta. The
stockholders of the concern will hold a
meeting next week to consider the question.
The works, up to a few months ago, paid
handsomely in Knoxville, but it is now
thought that Atlanta would be a better
location 1t is proposed by number of
Atlanta gentlemen, who desire an interest
in the works, that the machinery be put in
at valuation of $1S,000, to be taken in
stock, and that it would be an easy matter
to raise the balance of the necessary money
for building, ETC., which would cost about
$40, 200.
Albany Netcs and Advertiser: Quite an
excitement was created in the usually quiet
and sleepy hollow-like place of Smithvile
on Saturday, by the attempt of a negro to
practice social equality at the dinner house.
The black porter of a Pullman sleeper, ON
its way to Florida, affected to want to take
his dinner at the table with the white guests:
of course he was denied the privilege, and
became boisterous, offensive and insulting,
whereupon the Marshal of the town arrest ed
him, greatly TO the displeasure of the North
ern tourists, who grew offensive to the citi-
zens, which called forth demonstration
from the mon of Smithville in the nature of
quietus. 1t is said that the most out
spoken gentleman against such practice
was Northern settler of a years residence
in Smthville, who delivered his views very
pointedly to the Northern kickers The
conductor of the sleeper finally paid the por-
ter out Of the calaboose
Hawkinsville Dispatch The Dempsey
Clarke Institute. a hourishing colOred school.
opened on Monday last with a new princi-
pal and with sixty-six pupils. The new
teacher is Prof. T. Nj Dent, graduate of
the Atlanta University and also of the How
ard University, Of Washington city. The
school has been named the Dempsey Clarke
Institute in honor of Dempsey Clarke, a
prominent colored planter of Houston
county, who made very liberal donation.
Dempsey Clarke, many years ago, was
sold as a slave on the block, by the Sheriff
nj the court house door in Hawkins
vile. He ran away from his pur
chaser, took to the swamps, and for wears
lived as a runaway slave, but was captured
with dogs and taken back to the plantation
Of his owner, when he again ran away, and
was at last sold while in the woods. He be-
came satisfied with his new owner, and was
trusted slave afterward 1t now trans
pires that this ex-slave becomes a land
owner, prosperous farmer, and his name
goes TO future generations perpetuated and
honored by his race. Rev. johnson. the
teacher Of the school for the past several
years, has been called to the pastorate of
the colored Baptist church at Madison, Ca.
and has accepted the call, and will leave for
that place in few days
A $500 bill in the hands of the Atlanta
police is the subject of a romance Seven
years ago old Mr.. Blandenburg. In Meri-
wether county, was robbed of about 800 COO