The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-06


sum This offer he refused, but said if the
boys would do a certain amount Of work. saw
ing up large tree and trimming the top, he
would drop the matter and the work
done. When they got through
/ with that job according TO agreement he want
ed them TO do some more work in payment Of
the 'possum, which the old negro declined to
do, thinking he had done enough and more
4 than he should have done. Houston becOm-
ing angry at the refusal went before Justice
/ Walthall and swore out n warrant against the
/ three boys, charging them with stealing an
! opossum from his premises, and had them
| arrested and carried before the justice who
bound them over in the sum OF
fifty dollars each to appear before
Judge Powell, of the city court of Newman,
Thursday March LIST. A large number Of wit
nesses have been subpgn9d By both parties.
and an army Of legal talent engaged on both
sides. The trial promises to be one OF tho most
interesting over held in Coweta county. The
defendants expect to show that the yarmint
was not the property of Mr.. Houston; that
their dog caught it in the woods after it had
escaped, and, according to the principles of
Justinian and Vathal, wild animals become
the property of their captors, whether on tie
highway in the forests; also, that q neigh
boris dog freed the 'possum while hunting on
previous occasion, and before the hunter
could get to him Houston drove the dog Off
cut down tho tree and captured the marsupiata,
which will complicate the matter still more
The state will be compelled to show ownership
III Houston before convCtlng the defendants
OF stealing 1t. The defense have served a sub
pGnG duces tecum on the states attorneys to
produce tho prehensile marsupiata, for they
expect to show that IL belongs to the genus OF
didelphida., and that the information filed by
the solicitor will not hold This being the first
trial of the kind ever knownlin this county,
and the future sports of the boys depending
on the case, eXcltes much interest among all
! classes, and more particularly the juveniles.
! A full report will be furnished the readers of
| THE CONSTITUTION as the trial progresses
| Tuesday, ono week ago, Bob Boil, a coIored
| boy, aged IG, near GAINESVILLE, was bitten by
! dog that was supposed to be rabid. When
| his grandmother learned the fact she ut once
| began to heat round bar Of iron. When to
| red heat she summoned two stout men to
| hold him while she applied the iron to the
wound. Bob says at first it hurt him so badly
| that he could hardly live, "but after some
! four Or five Minutes" said he "the pain
/ ceased while / went into fits" When he be-
/ camo conscious the swelling had gone out of
| tho wound and il seemed to be better. lie
! is now doing very well, but expects daily TO 90
| into hydrophobia.
James NJ. Lindsey, Of Dooly county,
| living about fourteen miles from Hawkins
! VILE and formerly merchant Of that place,
was shot and instantly killed by his first
cousin, Crawford Lindsey, Tuesday morning
| at the home Of the murderer. The trouble
! grew out of Crawford. who lives on Jamess
| place, driving Jim's team to town the day be-
| fore without his consent, and, returning home
! intoxicated on UlCOnOl, was roDukeu by jim
for his rough usage of the team.
| Upon rising in tho morning, Crawford made
the threat that he Jim, the victim, one
would die that day. James NJ Lindsey, UNI
| conscious of the threat, went over to Claw-
| ford's house to direct tho DAYS work, when
| Crawford set in to abuse and cur,ing jim,
who, in order to aviod difficulty, turned to
retraco his steps home, and followed by Craw-
| ford, who continued his abuse. Whom Jim
! stopped to ask him to desist, ho rushed upon
IN nd a VI a A1 Fps rDl npI in
| face, shot him dead and fled.
Savannah has lost clean week Business has
| been suspended for that length of time Banks
| have been open except on Washingtons ma
| tional day, and many establishments have os-
tensibly been engaged in the pursuits of COM
| meroe.
The presidents presence made him COM
| paratively safe in Savannah, but Mrs. Cleve-
land seems to have made the deeper impress
sion on the few distinguished citizens who es-
| tablishcd intimate relations with the prcsi-
Dental party. A pleasant incident is going
| the rounds, involving some graceful repartee.
Leaving the depot for the tour of the town,
! the president and Mrs. Cleveland rode with
| the mayor and Colonel Lester. An enthusiastic
| girl flung bunch OF violeiS into
the vehicle. The flowers fell in the executive
lap" Here, Frankie said Nj. Cleveland,
these are for YOU. No one ever throws rsa
! flowers 1T is commonly repUTed Nj. Pres
! ident," interpoSed Captain Fal3igsui "iAsi
you have gathered the fairest flower Il 1hs
! land" But" aughingly e5o.cel Z. e hess
| Of the nation, shes % sort 6oz : hsst g.
! put in water 10 preserve.
THAT is because You keen Ael 81 s1-N Ea-,5
| spirits, reiorted the captain. : Is sing 1,sa-
deTS are not related by i4.ss wsa 1-4af .sa,tsssu
: these bright mots fglu. iL- w5sas1 q v3.u
| But equally keen and G.4-s-se d. 3 cs3 Is
{ Of Mrs Whitney 81 i-s -&4s b..s4s-zF q i-c
( Among the chtT1sLel s5Ss az sat Ltaat1-T
Z arc tie portraits 81 ts1lsec3es -.6vgQ1 aF.
/ jackson. lawtoa' 5 = as gl-l-sa- --5 --..5 la sI
I efai jackson. late minister o. " zE-al,
I On, YES. II e Is tlc gent. .1-saE 3 30 .-Te- 80
/ Ell tae presidential .lns. / t~-s-T@ -s sli-4F-s
/ before Lincoln"
I tllshting a, the academy Captain Fa.i.-aat
I led Nh. CIeN Gland into tile temple OF AT
J This unfortunately left Mrs. Cleveland with
out an escort. rs Nr. Lester is lame from an
ankle sprain, procured in Washin gton The
Georgia HuSsars We're the guard Of honor. One
of the gallant troopers, Private Owens leaned
Cleveland from the dreadful situation.
For the party, though urbane, now for an in
slant lost sight of precise etiquette. Return
ing 70 the Charleston depot Mr.. Estil mad
verienly started TO lead Mrs. Lamont ahead of
Mr., Whitney and his escort. STOP shrieked
Mr.. Lamont, the secretary first"
The Eutaw Mirror says; Mr.. $, \. Wilker-
son, who has charge of the dairy department
of Mr.. I'll q. Dunlap'S plantation, the Light
foot place, six miles south Of Eutaw says he
made and SHIPPED the year past Isl pounds of
butter, and had an average OF twenty-five cows
in milk This is about 2l9 pounds Of batter to
the COW for the year, andthis butter was sold at
an average OF 20 cents pound, OF over 500 TO
the cow lie says the COWS are grade Jerseys.
Now, IL some one viii figure up how plauta-
ton in cotton pays this way, we would like for
him 10 send Us the figures, This account it will
Ike noticed, says nothing about the milk, or in
crease of the stock.
Walton News Young John Thompson
last Thursday, IN company with w. a. Craft
and loo DAVIS. went rabbit hunting. About
three q clock, when a mile and a half from
home the three men separated in going through
hriery field. Thompson. In trying to make
his way through a thick patch of briers, took
his double barrelod shotgun and with the butt
from him and the muz zle close 70 his body. be-
gan clearing out path through the brers
While At that, the briers caught in one OF the
hammers, and one barrel was discharged, the
entire load of shot entering his abdomen and
ranging II anything a little down, rs ko was
stopped over. In three hours and a half from
the time he shot himself. John Thompson died.
lie married n daughter OF MIR. Jim DAVIS. and
leaves voung widow and a six-months old
child. About his wife and child he was terri
bly, distressed. the first thing he said after the
accident being: What will become Of my
wife and childGf