The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-13

threatened his old wife, but she would not
tell the Whereabouts of the money. Think
ing that the oil man had gone for help, the
white men betook themselves off without
accomplishing their design.
Iaibotton Mem Era A good Joke on one
OF Ialbots respectable farmers is going the
rounds which, while it shows an eye to
business Is not without An amusing feature,
The cows OF this farmer Mr., A. got into the
pea field OF bis neighhor, Mr.. b. and de-
stroyed, about ten bushels of peas. Where
upon Farmer b, presented an account TO
Farmer 4. claiming So for ten bushels Of
peas at Coo per bushel. Farmer A. ex-
amined the account and then turning TO Far
mer B. said: "Iook here Neighbor b. my
cows ate up ten bushels OF your peas, but
you know the rule IN gathering peas is to
give one half for the gathering. SO you
see my cows were entitled to five busehsl of
those peas for picking them. Therefore
l only owe YOU for five bushels at Coo, and
that makes - Here's your money" And
ut IS they settled.
John Speight, Of Americas. says that dur
ing the last two or three months a very
large hawk has been eating his chickens,
and even grown hens. He made a trap to
catch it, and, while in town Monday, the
hawk caught a 3-year-old hen. 1t was seen
when the swoop was made, and scared off
by Mrs. Speight, but the long talons of
the hawk had killed the hen 1t was
put in the trap and left. At,er awhile
the hawk made another dash, got the
hen and was caught in the trap. As
Mrs Spe.ght was afraid of it, she boiled
water and poured it in on the bird. She
tried this six or seven times before Judge
Speight returned home, when he killed the
hawk. After the bird had stifiened he tried
TO measure it, but could not stralghten the
wings, which measured feet inches from
tip 10 tip. The claws were about an inch
and quarter in length and nearly as sharp
as razor
Henry Burney,a negro bearing very I'M
savOry reputation, who has been incar-
cegated in Laurens equity Jail for the past
two weeks and more, accused of having as
saulted and robbed J. NJ. Reinhart while
the latter was returning from his place of
business to his home on Saturday night,
Dec. p. was removed from Jail
by unknown parties, and pre-
sumably, set at liberty Tuesday
night. While no one has doubted for mo-
ment that Burney was fully capable of
committing crimes even as atroclouS as the
one OF which he stands accused, much doubt
was openly and fully expressed by many
As to his guilt in this particular instance,
ana great deal of undeSerVed, and as re
suits have proved, misguided sympathy was
aroused in his behalf A mob of twenty
masked men overpoweredsthe jailer and OBJ
tanned the keys from his residence. 1t IS
barely possible that the negro was lynched.
A divorce suit, out of the usual order of
such affairs, was filed in the Clerks office at
Atlanta wednesday. Usually the wife sues
the husband for divorce but in this case the
husband brings the suit. Zack a. Reid, an
eX-pOlceman, brings suit for divorce from
his wife, Mary e Reid, who, at the time he
married her in 1882, was Mrs Mary + Nc
Neillen. The petitioner claims that soon
after he married his wife he ascertainel,
much to his Surprise that she possessed
violent disposition, which she made known
t. him by cursing and abusing
MIN, also striking him with
on when her temper was aroused. When a
child was born TO them a few years after
they were united, she Informed him he was
not the father of il. He was disincined to
eleve this statement and attributed it to
her violent wild talk He finally found her
conduct so Objectionable that he was forced
to leave her and remove to another State
Since leaving his wife he has learned that
she was untrue ami unfaithful TO him, and
upon these grounds he asks for total
divorce.
The bar of Coweta county met Tuesday
Tor the purpose or peltecUlng an organlZa-
ton and establishing uniform rate of fees
Judge Hugh Buchanan was in the chair,
and George A. Carter, of Granville, acted
as secretary. they adopted constitution
and by-laws, but deferred the fee question
until their next meeting in March. The by
laws adopted forbids common practice in
the State Of soliciting business; yet they al
NIT the right OF an attorney TO advertise his
card, wri g letters to parties asking them
for their patronage, and if the lawyer has
legal business in Atlanta, where there
is no similar organization, he is at
liberty to charge any amount he thinks he
can got ont of his client. Most all the
members of the bar in the county have
Joined the association. Their fees will be
based on the schedule adopted a short time
ago ty the Macon bar, with slight modIfl-
cations. They propose to ostracise any
lawyer in the county who does not join the
association, refusing to be associated with
him 81 a case or permit their clients from
employing non-uembers. 1t is Thought by
some that this boycotting spirit will break
up the association. w. A. Turner was
elected President, II. A. Hall Vice Presi-
dent, and George A Carter Secretary and
Treasurer for the ensuing year.