The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08

cessful surgical operation. Twenty-seven
years ago March Burton (colored), who is
living on j. n. Bethea's place, received
burn on the right foot and it never fully
healed up. For some time il has been grow
ing worse, and the blood becoming poisoned,
the disease began to go up the leg and
threatened his 4ife A hereditary trouble
caused a cancerous development. The leg
was cut Off just below the knee, and tho
operation was entirely successful and salts
factory
LaGrange Reporter: Shorter Triutt says
that, when on his return from Texas, his
tram reached Marion Junction, a few miles
beyond Selma, it was unable to proceed
further because the track was covered with
water He was informed That il he could
walk to Selma he might reach Montgomery
from that place by boat. He undertook the
feat and tramped it four miles, with water
sometimes up to his knees. lie was then
compelled TO retrace his steps, and, when he
reached terra iirna, he was utterly worn
out. The next morning he was unable to
get his shoes on, and, after going barefoot
sometime, borrowed a pair OF No. Us. His
party left Wetumpka at in the morning
and reached Montgomery-only thirteen
miles distant-at II o'clock p. m.
Friday night when the passengers who
had taken supper at Harlem boarded the
fast train for Augusta in response TO the
conductors 'all aboard a sensation was
caused. The throttle was pulled open, the
engine pulsated and groaned, but refused
to bulge an inch. The conductor 5 lantern
described one of those wonderful circles
than only railroad man can COnjure, but
to no purpose. The locomotive bell changed
noisily, steam escaped from the valves in
clouds, but not an inch of advance
was made. The engineers eyes at this
time were as large as saucerS, while his coal
HEAVIER and one or two of the train hands
had already gathered themselves for a
jump. After n short parley, in which the
bue-coated officials compared notes, an in
vestigation was begun. Some wag, fnmil-
lar with the mechanism of the engine, had
slyly slipped, unseen, to the Westinghouse
air brake and turned it on. When the
pressure was removed from the wheels the
train, passengers and officials came on
their way rejoicing.
A circular was sent out from New York
few days ago to prominent Prohibitionists
in the South. 1t is as follows: "A call has
just been issued, headed by Rev. Sam w.
Small and Mr.. j. Q. Perkins, Secretary of
the Prohibition Committee of Georgia,
signed by other leading Prohibitionists Of
Georgia, inviting all Georgians in favor of
the thorough organization of the national
Prohibition party in Georgia to meet in mass
convention in the city of Atlanta Tuesday,
April "A. 1888. To this convention you are
earnestly invited, and it is hoped you will
bring all others who will unite in the
movement Mr.. Small will hold series of
meetings in Georgia, as follows: Atlanta,
Monday, April IS; Columbus, Tuesday,
April II; Macon, Wednesday, April Is; Sa-
vannah, Thursday, April 10; Augusta, Fri
day, April 20; Madison, Saturday, April
81 Atlanta, Sunday, April %; Gainesville,
Monday A laxr A
"A. 1t is expected that several Southern
leaders of the prohibition movement will
be present and address the evening mass
meeting.