The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-21

and Monticello Tuesday He fell between
the cars II the construction train and had
both legs badly mangled. He was taken TO
Thomasvile The doctor hopes to save
both his legs, though there is possibility
that one of them may, in the end, have to
be amputated.
Col. James NJ Smith, of Oglethorpe
county, is preparing to put up an acid fac
tory in connection with his guano factory,
SO as to be independent of this trust. tie
will manufactu acid enough to supply all
the farmers of this section. Col Smiths
levees stood the high water without injury,
and saved him a great deal of corn. He
| will spend So 900 next summer in leveeing
his bottoms on Beaver Dam creek
About year ago a negro, named Culver,
WAS killed in Crawford county, and Rich
ard Kendrick was charged with the crime.
| He fled, and nothing was heard of him until
ahCu- a month ago. Sheriff Hartley of that
county read in the Telegraph that he had
been sent from the CITY court OF Macon to
the chain-gaag for thirty days for larceny.
Wednesday that time expired, Tut toe
sheriff was on hand and secured Richard.
He was taken to Crawford county on a
bench warrant.
Last Monday evening several young men
near Melville, in Ebert, were out hunting
when drove of par ridges were found.
They flew away and William Booth took a
gun mud went some distance TO find them
again Suddenly one flew up, and Mr.
Booth, not noticing the direction of his COM
panic 5, fired away. Two shots struck
Munroe Burton, one in the neck, which
was picked out with a knife, while the other
went deep into the hand between two
fingers. The wounds are painful
The republicans of the Eleventh sena-
torial district, composed Ct Clay Terrell
aud Randolph counties, met in Cuthbert
Monday for the purpose Of taking into con
sideratiun the placing of senatorial can
didate in the field Clay and Terrell OPP
posed the idea, as each had a candidate
from their race in the field for the lower
house. Randolph, which has a candidate
also, was about equally divided as to tue
senatorial question. A discussion took
place upon the motion, and the convention
got into terrible confusion over il, when
m )tion to adjourn was made and carried,
the convention having d1ne nothing.
couple Of gentlemen from Whitfield
county were in Marietta last Monday on q
mission to locate hidden treasures. From
an Ohio federal soldier they had informa-
ton that during the war he had buried $lO.-
900 in gold and silver in a barn that for
merly stood back of the brick house now
occupied by Henry Meirert. This property
now belongs to John r. Winters. Tire old
barn has been torn away and some wooden
tenement houses have been built there The
gentlemen in search of the hidden money
mad description of the location and were
sauguine that they could unearth the
money. They dug about the lot for several
hours Monday afternoon, but their labor
was not rewarded.
A desperate negro named Bell Green
assault ed Charlie Peterson at Harrison,
Tuesday, inflicting Slight gunshot wounH
in the arm. The negro then made his
escape, 1t is now learned that Green in
tended to kill Charlie Perkins, boss of tho
Perkins Manufacturing Companys bust
ness, for merely telling him TO move into
another house near by, but meeting Peter
son first he insulted him and then pulled
down on him. Peterson returned the shot,
but without effect. -uesday night a party
of citizens, not given to such conduct, rather
did up the town by keeping up a regular
fuSilade during the whole night. Firearms
were freely discharged and the peace and
quiet of the town was much disturbed. The
party was III search Of Green, and being
highly incensed at his conduct, they rather
overstepped the bounds of the law They
will all appear before the town council.