The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-14

ton 1t is the monkey wrench used by
Peter Cooper in constructing the first loco
motive ever built in America. In 1880, be
erected in his iron works in Canton, near
Baltimore, Nd, a locomotive engine after
his own design. 1t is loaned by Samuel
McCaulev al old engineer on the Selma,
Rome and Dalton railroad.
At Lumkin, Sunday, a negro man named
Clabe Washington was shot and killed
by negro named Abe Lemons. 1t seems
they had been gambling, aud Abs owed
Clabe some money, so Clabe approached
him to-day with drawn knife, and told
him "if he did not pay him he wouli cut
his - throat" Abe pulled out his pistol
and fired. Clabe died in about ten minutes,
and Abe escaped The coroner's jury de
cided it was justifiabe homicide.
James Carlton, one of the oldest and
best citizens Of Athens, died Friday night
at the advanced age of 80 years. The de-
! ceased was the father Of twelve ohildren, all
Of whom ARE dead but four-two sons and
two daughters. Hon. II. H. Carlton, men,
/ Der of congress from the Eighth district,
AID James Carlton Carlton, cashier OF the
| nat onal bank at Athens, are his sons. Mr..
/ Carlton was born in King and Queens
/ county, Virginia and removed TO Athens
I slxtf years ago.
| The Americas Republican says that a
| young LADY aroused the whole household
/ at her home, few nights since, screaming
and yelling That some one had kissed her
while she was asleep. Her father rushed in
/ with pistol in one hand and d light in the
| other, but could not find the kisser at first.
| The daughter declared that she felt the
whiskers on her lips and the fellows breath
| on her cheek and that it was soft and
nice. just then her pet kitten slipped
| from behind her pillow.
Hon. A. G. Bell of Americas, who was a
prominent member of the state legislature
| from Webster county some years back, is
now confined to his room at the Markham
house, at Alta ia, with rheumatism. Col.
Bel, although SICK, was active in the selec
tion of Col r. b. Fielder, Jr., from his con-
gressioual district, making j. w. Furlow
his proxy in the convention. Col. Bell is
improving in health. 1t is understood that
he will be made mayor of Americas if the
present Incumbent does not desire a
reelection.
At Macon, Saturday night, a man, whose
name is unknown to the.polica set his valise
down in front Of the door Of the express
Office, entered the office, walked to tho
water cooler, looked around for a moment
or 50, and then went out of the side door
leading into the alley by the wall Of the
yard OF the union depot, and has not since
been seen about the express office He left
the valiSe where he placet it in front of the
door, and has not returned for it. The
vaise was picked up and put inside of the
office to await the call of its owner. 1t may
be carried to the city hall and examined by
the police authorities.
Some time ago the officials of the Colum-
bus exposition male application through
Gov. Gordon, to the war department.
at Washington asking that three United
States officers be detailed 30 inspect the en-
campment of the state militia at the exposi-
ton. Adjt. Con. Kell received a letter
from Washington, Saturday, stating that
50 great is the demand for officers for this
kind of work that only one officer can be
sent to Columbus. The letter contained an
order instructing Capt. Frank c.. Grugan,
of the Second artillery, stationed at Hunts
Vile, Ala. to proceed to the Columbus expo
sition next fall and inspect the encampment
A female swindler calling herself Mrs a.
Davidson has been playing "a pretty game
in King ton. She stopped at the Cloud
house several days. She had three little
children with her, and said they were her
grandchildren. She claimed to be from
Sacramento, CAL, and was on her way
to her old home near Staunton, Va, and
represented he. self to be the widow of Col.
John Davidson, and that she was in very
easy circumstances, and left Kingston to go
to Rome to provide for some poor relatives,
and was to have returned in a few days
She went around Rome with real estate
agent to buy a considerable amount of
property for her grandchildren and the
family of John 2. Davidson. She left
Rome to go to Kingston to pay her board
bill of S11 at the Cloud house and 81 so in
change she borrowed from j. NJ Davidson
She did not come by Kingston, and failed
to pay her board bill and borrowed money
in Rome.
Blue Ridge Post: We learn that a few
weeks ago, when the revenue officers raided
the illicit distilery of Tom Foster and ar
rested him, he was in the act of making a
run" of corn whisky. lie had everything
in readiness to make a few gallons of the
fiery fluid, and the officers were little dry
for nip" and expressed themselves as
disappointed on account of Tom not having
any on hand to Use 'em up" Tom assured
| them he had no liquor on hand, but had
they not swooped down on him so soon he
| would have had a little in a very short
| time Then the officers proposed to help
| Tom finish the run, " and, he consenting,
| they pulled Off their coats and sailed in.
| Then it was not long until the corn vapor
| came steaming up the cap" and, striking
| the cool air, was quickly transformed into
liquid through the worm" a d the boys"
| of course, got their share. But now the
| question is, did not these officers violate the
| law when they assisted Foster in making
| blockade whisky! Foster says tho boys
are as guilty as he is, and there is a pressure
| being brought to bear on him TO go before
the federal court and indict the guilty par
ties for illicit distillihg.
DR.. Price, one of the oldest and most hon
ored citizens Of Oconee county, has a new
remedy for rheumatism. For years the
doctor suffered the most excruciating pains
and tried every known remedy without
avail. Six years ago one of his sons was in
| Texas, and while there heard that hairless
Mexican dog. il allowed TO sleep at the feet
of rheumatic, was a sovereign panacea
for the affection. He bought one Of those
little animals and presented it to his father
DIR. Price had no faith in the remedy, but,
to crafty his son, decided to give it "a test
| He said the dog had been thoroughly
trained, for so soon as he lay down in bed
it sprsng in and coiled itself around his feet
| The Decor said that in less than an hour
the dog gave him evident relief, and in a
short time effected a cure. Wherever tho
pain struck him no made the dog lie against
the place, and the heat from the animals
body drew IL out like mustard plaster.
Every night for six years the doctor has
! slept with ais hairless and tailless hedfellow,
and says the dog is rs clean and kindly as
can bo. The faithful animal now begins to
show the effects Of age, aud DR.. Price says
after its death, if his rheumatic pains re
turn, he will ut once send off for another
Mexican dog.
Athens is on the verge of n very heated