The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-21

also moved that the election of other officers of the
church, except of deacons, be annual. Major Cobb,
treasurer. then resigned his resignation to take
effect from first September. Mr.. J. J. c. MacMahan
was elected to fiji his place.
-Four prisoners Morris Wamble, Frank Nor
man, Marcus Williams and Charles Williams, es-
capped nom Glynn county Jail on Saturday night
The Brunswick News says that Saturday these prs-
oners, with others, were employed in whitewashing
In the Half Acre 1t is supposed that while be was
in house occupied by q negro woman Marcus
Williams obtained q cold chsel. At any rate while
Sheriff Berrie was standing under the gas lamp in
front of the Jail talking to a friend, Williams and
misconceptions cut a hole in the brick wall under
one of the windows in the upper story. Through
this they all dropped to the ground They were
heard and the alarm was given, but before Sheriff
BerIie could reach the Jail yard they had climbed
the fence and gotten away.
"A negro boy, about seven years of age, on a
farm short distance from Jackson was left to take
care OF his two-year old sister last Wednesday. The
little girl freful and the boy to get rid of her
crying, struck her blow on the head with stick,
killing her He then stuck her head into u tub of
water, probably with view to cover up his crime
snd create the impression that the child had fallen
into the water and drowned ITSELF
And now the honest farmer packs
His apples up for town;
This is the top row ofhs sacks
10000 10000
And this is further down
90 o o o o O 1000
Accounts of severe wind and transforms
come from several counties in Georgia. In Ebert
county on Sunday last, about 6 O'Clock it COM
neneed to rain, and for about one and half hours
1t literally poured down. 1t is estimated that In
the immediate vioinity,o of town sly inches of water
fell in that time. The dam at Gardener & Anold's
mill was washed away, also the bridge ACROSS Pop
lar Spring branch. bolt of lightning struck the
steepie of the new Methodist church in Dberton,
tearing off the shingles and SCATTERING the structure
badly. Further news shows that there was eonsid-
cradle damage done in the county. Failing creek
was higher than it has been in two years; crops on
the bottoms in many places are totally ruined Jep
Patterson hard working coloied man. had fine
crop of corn near town totally destroyed. loves
creek was also very high and much damage done to
crops on it.
The Rome Tribune, in speaking of meet
ing of the Floyd County Agricultural
society recently held at the home of Captain Felix
Corput at Cave Springs says: The large parlols of
the captains house contained an exhibition in it.
SELF for thiIty-two varieties of ripe grapes were
spread out on large center table; twelve different
kinds OF wine sparkled in bottles on the mantel;
fifteen varieties of grain and forage stood against
the wall; five varieties of Irish potatoes and eight
kinds of wateunelous rested on another table
Every vegetable and fruit that grows on Georgia
soil was exhibited In this apartment and all grown
by Captain Corrupt. He has forty acres in orchards
and vineyards; has 800 vines. 5000 peach trees
$50 pears 1000 apples, and 400 wild goose plums
lie is beyond all question the most intelligent and
successful fruit grower in the south. He has accom-
plshed all this in two years He is quite an inter-
estng gentleman and takes q delight in making
visitors comfortable"
Friday evening during the rain two negroes
in Sumter county, met in the road about mile from
Amer Gus and as they had been quarreling at one
another, thought they would settle their differences
there. The Republican says that large tree stood
close by, and OF the darkies pulled off his coat
and went to the tree to put it down. Just then
lightning struck the tree, ran down it and Knocked
the negro down. The other one, thinking that he
was killed. started of, but the negro jumped up and
yelled YES took vantage and hit me wild or rock
Try II er gin; Use ready now" The other darby
only pointed his finger at the tree, saying: "Pse got
enough Of you; If lightning can't hurt yer old head
can't. ] didn't hit yer See dat?" The negro
looked at the tree and then looked for his coat but
ii had entirely disappeared and he has never found
it. Now he'll walk two miles before he'll pass by
that tree.
in the lower part OF Richmond county is
cave on the mike Nixon" place. short distance
from the mill, which bears an interesting history
1t was the home of runaway slaves, and had been
dug by them until its subterTanean spaeiousness
would house regiment. From their hidingplace
the fugitivcs would emerge at night and make or
stock pens of the neighborng planters. Their dep
relations had about thrown the entire community
into panic, when young fox hound, that had
run with hounds on the trail of runaway negroes,
happened across the scent and followed 1t 10 the
cave. When some Of the whites OF the neighbor-
hood went in answer to his loud baying they found
the cause to be the cornering OF seven runaway
darkeys.
1t is reported that murder was committed
on Wednesday in Baldwin county, near the line of
Jones' The report says that Mr.. Joe w. Roberts was
shot and killed by his neighbor, Mr.. Walter Nixon
There conflicting statements as to the origin of
the difficulty, one being dispute over some of
Roberts's cows getting into Mixons field. and the
other that Nixon had been saying some harsh
things about member Of ilobertss household II
seems that when the report reached Robertss ears
he went out to see Nixon, and they met near the
formers gate. They both drew kniyes but Nixon
left thescene. The next morning, Monday, the two
again met and again the knives were drawn. They
rushed at each other, butneither hurt. In the
second assault Nixon drew his pistol and fred the
Tall taking effect the back Of Robertss head. He
fell dead near his own house. Nixon, It is said
then went home. so far as can he learned he has
not been arrested.
The New York Graphic tells this good iok
on Congressman Clements; how near he came TO
losing his place at the last convention in his dis
triet: at appears that one Of Jud's constituents
who Is a man of considerable influence and gener-
ally sane on all points, had an old breasipn that he
had conceived had belonged at one time 10 George
Washington. He wrote TO Mr.. Clements, descrb-
ing the pin and stating that the father of his eoun-
try had carved his name on It with his own hands
The writer desired Mr. Clements to at onoe intro
duce o bill into the house providing for the pur.
chase Of the breastpin, and named a good round
sum as the price OF course the congressman
laughed over the matter, but he did not even emile
when, a few months afterwards, at the meeting Of
the congressional convention in his district, he
found that the bieastpin owner had come up from
one Of the back counties with n big delegation
pledged against his denomination. Jud Clements is
good alker, but he had TO scatter himself around
very lively to modify the big granger and save him
self from possible defeat in tho convention"
The MCntezuma Record gives the following
account Of a cyclope Saturday evening, about
one o'clock, a strange phenomena was witnessed In
the southern part Of town. Mr.. II. G. HaEriEon
hearing great noise in the elements, went out 10
see what IL was. Though the sky was clear and tho
sun shining in all its splendor, snnah funnel
shaped cloud was seen approaching from tho SOUTH
west at a rapid rate attending with roaring like
thunder The whirling body would rise and fall
and occasional reports were heard described ~
sounding ike the explosion Of Oil barrels on fire.
The body Tased between Mr., IarisOn's house and
the eoored Baptist church, crossed the street. then
turned IN the direction ofthe Old stwell place. In