The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-08

II he had not made mistake So, looking
tas II he had just lost a win brother the
young man almost wept aloud as he uttered.
Il am out $780, Not ~, - said Nh Sapp
"Nou are out just $3.50. and he handed HIM
back that amount.
President Cleveland having signjied his
intention of accepting the invitation TO
visit the Sub-TrOpcal Exposition at Jack
sonvlile ON Feb. D. contingent upon Con
gresS adjourning for him to do so, the Jekyl
Island Club viii bring their influence to
bear to have hlm accept an invitation to
visit Jekyl, and if he does so a royal reCep-
ton will be rendered him. If he will stop
in Brunswick he will be hanqueted at the
Oghtborpe Hotel Spencer r. Atkinson,
Judge of the Superior Court, and one of
Mr. Cleveland's Presidential electors, will
make the speech of welcome.
Last Saturday night quite a disturbance
was created in Blakely by a drunken man
named Pat Mobiles. His friends put him in
wagon and tried TO carry him home, but
before they got out of town with him he
raised such a disturbance near the Baptist
church that Marshal CLANCY went down to
arrest him, accompanied by three friends
However, this was prevented by Mobiles
friends The Marshal then sent TO the
square, secured additional help, and this
time the posse secured Mobiles and four Of
his friends, George Temples, Ben Mckin-
ney, Thomas White and James Williams.
All We're fined by the Mayor
The city cemetery near Albany is infested
with a most diabOlCal looking insect 1t
appears to be a cross between a grasshopper
cricket, a wild Indian and an imp Of dark
ness. When a funeral is going on they as
semble around the grave, climb up the tall
grass and other foliage and look up into the
faces of the assembled mOurnerS with a leer
j. lXr
kind of winglcSs grasshopper, are Of large
size, and the devilish-ooking faces are
streaked with red and yellow There is "a
sharp pointed hump upon their backs, where
III grasshoppers the wing shields commence.
They are very destructive to the vegetation.
At Atlanta for some time the knights of
Labor have contemplated a suit against the
city for the 81, 900 which was appropriated
last summer TO the Piedmont Park and
Gentiemens Driving Club. Eight promi-
nent legal lights have been consulted on the
subject and out Of that number seven, in
GLIDING City Attorney Goodwin, are report
ed to have said that the appropriation was
illegal and that the money could be reCov-
cred and turned back into the city treasury
The committee was instructed to hire the
necessary legal help and to proceed at once
to bring suit for that amount. The action
will be brought against City Clerk Gold
smith and his bondsmen, as under the
city charter he and not the Council can be
sued.
A few days ago Brakeman w A. Mooney
had his little finger mashed off by falling
between the moving cars of freight train
His escape from being crushed to death was
wonderful. The accident occurred near
Summit The brakes had been put on, as
the train went down a steep grade. When
the bottom was reached brakes were
whistled off, and Mooney began executing
the order One of the brakes had been set
so securely that several attempts failed to
loosen it. Finally the brakeman planted
himself and gave a mighty tug
Instead of loosin& the brake cham
parted. The bral,e-wheel on top of the car
spun around at a lively rate and Mooney
was thrown between the cars. The first
car that passed over him had no low, swing
ing brake, and to save himself he scambled
ont between the wheels of the moving train.
Luckily he did not fall under tho wheels,
nor did brake beam pass above him. In
either case a horrible mangling would have
resulted. The only injury was little finger
crushed, which has been amputated.