The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-13

| college 70 its practical courses IN the eStao-
lishment of department Of dressmaking.
An expert from the Industrial institute,
Columbus, Miss, has been engaged, who
will teach the S. T. Taylor scientific system
of cutting, fitting, artistic draping, and the
full details of dressmaking.
At Townsville Tuesday, DR.. A. P. Tay-
lor, surgeon of the s., F. & w. railroad.
amputated a finger for a negro boy who
had met with an accident on the road, IL
took four men to hold him while the doctor
administered chloroform. After recovering
! from the drug, though suffering no pain
/ from the operation, he howled for half an
hour worse than Comanche Indian.
Tommie Laney, a l3-year old lad living
near Smithvile met with horrible death
a day or two ago. He was riding upon q
wagon heavily loaded with lumber, when
by some means he accidentally fell off, the
wheels passing over his body and fatally
! crushing him. After the accident he at
| tempted to raise himself from the ground,
| but the effort was too great and he fell over
dead.
Politics are Frightening upa bit in the
| Fourth district. In view of the attack in
the rear made on Hon. Thomas w. Grimes,
some of his friends have urged him to re-
! turn to his district and canvass for re
| election. His reply has been characteristic
Of the man: MY party needs the vots of
every democrat, and my duty calls me here.
! | would not abandon my post for a seat in
congress"
One night last week while James A. Ray
of Monroe was in Atlanta, Mrs Ray saw
man at her window and fired two shots at
him with pistol. There was some misun-
derstanding about some one to stay at the
house at night, and she was alone and sit
ting up late. The window was raised, the
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woud-bo burglar by seeing him stealthily
turn the blind.
Capt. Moller of the bark Charlotte A.
Littlefeld, who arrived at Brunswick from
quarantine Wednesday, reports having
seen, on June 90, sinking steamer twenty
five miles northeast of Hatteras The
steamer was in the channel obstructng
navigation, and the topmast could only be
seen about eight or ton feet above water.
but Capt Moller was able to make certain
that it was steamer.
A lady in Walton county, noticing one of
her pet hens dropping aud ailing, made an
examination ana found some irregularities
in the region of the craw Thereupon an
incision was made near tho clavicle, the
crsw was taken ont, turned, cleaned, sewed
up, placed in its natural position. and the
lnclSiOn closed by several stitches The
doctored hen may now be seen cutting high
shines with a drove Of chicks.
Holly Eubanks, the negro who was com
mitted to Jail at Americus two weeks ago,
to await the October term of superior court
to be tried upon the charge of having aided
the murderer, Blackman, to escape some
time since, succeeded Tuesday in making
the requisite bond of $500 and was rele sed
from custody. Holly is also under a $500
bond for burglary in addition to the bond
of $500. A Mr.. Boyd of Albany acts as
bondsman.
son Of Harrison Allen, of Monroe.
plowed up an odd coin a day or two ago.
The coin in circumference is between the sizes
of half dollar and dollar, as coined now
out of silver. 1t is an eihgth of an inch in
thickness and heavy enough to be gold,
though it looks to be copper or brass. On
one side can be made ont the words,
"Joannes D. G. Port ct al. G. =. Regens. ~
These circumvent an image; below it the
figures 1872 On the other side a crown
engraved, "Utilitati Pubhca," and 40 in
figures at the bottom.
Henry Thomas, a white tenant OF Sam
Tolbert was drowned, Sunday, while bath
ing in pond on Maj. BANDS farm, two
miles east of Cedartown. Henry Thomas,
Ben Jordan and Sam Kettle went to the
pond to battle. Thomas jumped in first
from spring board, diving. Jordan saw
him rise to go down, and said, Hes drown
ing" But knowing him to be a good swim
mer, the others said. He is fooling us. y
Jordan was right. He did drown. It is
supposed in leaping in he hurt himself in
some way, His remains were shipped to
Gainesville, from which community he
came. He leaves a widow.
Collector Crenshaw makes a fine showing
in the matter of revenue collections in the
district of Georgia, made in the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1883. The whole amount
collected during that year was $3.50, 673 o.
There was collected during the correspond
ing fiscal year which closed June 80, 1887,
$3.50, 705 Sc This shows an increase for
the fiscal year just ended of $43, 967 10.
When Collector Crenshaw first came into
office the total collections from all sources
footed up 1904 1884 30 The sum collected
for the fiscal year just ended shows au in
crease of $40, 2SS - OF the amou 1t col
lected the past fiscal year the sum of
s26S,4l7 50 was collected from the liquor
tax at the rate of 80 cents gallon.
At Macon, Wednesday, there was case
almost similar to the well-remembered Jim
Moore case. A handsome married lady
aged Is years, who said she lived four miles
from Dalton, arrived in Macon on the East
Tennessee train from Atlanta at ll:15
o'clock a. M She was en- route to Thomas
vile TO visit her aunt. While she was at
the East Tennessee depot, Ella Davis, a
well-known prostitute, stepped up to her
and offered TO escort the Dalton lady to the
Central depot, and have her trunk trans
ferred. The lady, being perfect stranger
to the city, accepted the Davis woman's
offer, not knowing her character On reach.
ing the Central depot, it was found that the
Townsville train would not leav We until afteI
O'Clock Ella Davis suggested to the
Dalton lady that as she seemed very tired
she had better go with her TO the hotel and
get a milk punch or a little wine, which
would strengthen her for the journey &c
Townsville. She consented Instead OF
taking the lady to a hotel. the procures.
carried her to Fourth street grocery store
led the lady to the bar and called for wine
which the lady, in her confusion, being
unused to city ways drank. Officer Joe
| Porter attention was called TO the matter
| by gentleman who had seen the lady or
the Atlanta train. The officer Investigated
the case, found that the.DaviS woman's mo
| tives were unholy and that she was trying
! 70 entrap the lady for evil designs
| When the lady found out tho truth She
was greatly shocked Officer Porter took
charge of her until train time, and saw hel
safely aboard for Townsville.
FLORIDA.