The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

stock. His locomotive cost 5000. and is
one of the best made, with all the latest i'm
provementS. His bars are steel rails. The
enterprising proprietor estimates that the
road will paw handsome interest on the
| investment from the start, as it will not be
burdened with high-salaried officers, and
his own freights will more than pay the
operating expenses. He will run daily
schedules. and bring the United States
mail The name Of his farm has been
changed from Pleasant Hill to Smithton.
/ Detective Z. A. Wilson of SLackleford's
! agency, returned 10 Macon, Saturday, from
a trip to Dodge county, where he went TO
WORK up a difficult case. On the night of
! SUNDAY, Oct 2S the house of James Con-
nelly, in that county, was fired.upon by I'M
/ known parties four times. The walls of the
| house were well filed with buckshot, and
wadiing from the guns was sire vn on the
/ ground close to the house. After following
up several c'ews the detectives finally ar
rested l.. Z. Knight and W. n. Carter upon
the charge and had both parties placed IN
der bonds for their appearance. The only
cause for the crime, it is sand, was that
Connolly was an important witness in a
case against a relative of the accused men,
aud that their purpose was to prevent him
| from attending the trial.
There is nothing wasted around Col.
| Smiths big farm in Oglethorpe county.
He has zen the cotton seed that he buys
ginnet over. ard last year thus saved over
forty bales OF cotton. for which he received
I cents per pound. He winters his cattle on
the hulls from the seed, and makes fertil-
izar from the meal after the oil is pressed
from it. Most of his machinery is operate
by convicts, thus saving the expense Of
| labOrers. This is one secret Of Col. Smiths
phenomenal success. He tolls everything
that grows or comes on his place; buys sup
plies at wholesale prices and sells to his
hands at a fair profit; he takes toll from all
the grain produced on his land: gins the
cotton, makes all his own fertilizers, and,
in fact, there is no middle man or clme-be-
tween b tween him and his tenants. He
makes all the profits himself.
Athens Banner Waterman. l. is fact
that great many old citizens. who died
before tee war, buried Their money and it
still remains hidden fro N the world and
MANY an old Mexican dollar and twenty
dollar gold piece lies buried under rocks
and in old hollow stumps. In Clarke county,
not four miles from Athens, there is no
doubt but that thou ands of dollars are
stored away, and will not be found until
the resurrection. In jackson county lived
an old farmer named Wilbanks, who was
known TO have large sum of money. He
was taken suddenly sick, and diel before
he could tell where his wealth was con-
cealed In Banks cou lty, an old mser
buried his hard earnings under his hearth
but it is believed that this has be IN I'M
earthed, but too late to do his children any
good, who were turned on the world pau
pers. This was before the banking system
was started
About a week ago, near Munnerlyn,
Burke county, colored brother, doubtless
intending to make social call. knocked at
the door Of one of his neighbors The
reply given him was if he didn't go away
H. =, l. i
its way into his breadbasket. ! ne friend
with social intent inclined" believing that
the tn eat was no more than "a tinkling
cymbal or sounding trass," jerked the door
again, when bang went the gun, and sure
enough a load of shot hurried through
the door and buried itself in the
gushing bosom of the warm-hearted visitor.
The welcome was too warm, and Oh last
Saturday he died. Col. John H. Perkins, a
justice of the peace in that district, acting
as coroner, summoned a jury and an inquest
was held over his body on Sunday, and a
verdict of involuntary manslaughter rem
dered. The negro that did the shooting has
been arrested and will answer TO this
charge at the next superior court.
At Barlow excitement has been caused
over the arrest of a prominent merchant
r. w. Webster, dealer In general mer-
chandise. Mr.. Gay has suspected thieving
for some time, aud employed a detective to
work up the case, and Mr. Webster was
arrested Friday on four warrants, charging
larceny after trust delegated. A son of
Mr.. Webster, Marcus, was also arrested on
a charge of larceny from the house. Mr..
Webster and son waived commitment trial
and gave bond for $500 for their appearance
at the spring term Of the court They have
closed their store and turned the keys over
to w. J. Evans, Central railroad agent. W.
W. Gay claims that the business is short
about 81, 400, and that his partner has peck
eted that amount. They have been in bust
ness only about six or eight months. Mr..
Gay came to the town last spring from
Florida. Mr. Webster has been q citizen
Of Barlow for several years. and the charge
is very shocking to his many friends.