The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-14

| Col. X. j, Henderson, of Atlanta, spent
| several days last week in the lower Eleventh
district of Houston county, inspecting the
lands lying between Ocmulgee river, Big
Indian creek and Messy creek. His pur-
! pose is TO secure the option TO purchase
about 10000 acres Of land, at stipulated
| price within a stipulated time. If success
| ful i'll securing option on the desired amount
his purpose is TO organize a company ana
devote the tract purchased to raising stock
and cattle on an extensive scale.
Just on the edge of Dawson, and on the
line of the Southwestern railroad, stands a
| single house, dilapidated and weather
beaten It is a forcibe reminde' Of war
times, when that house served as "A com
missary for the refugees from Atlanta, who
then had their camp around 1t. The camp
to-day is gone, and the land upon which 1t
was located is a cultivated field, but IN
pine grove not far distant ARE the graves OF
many of these refugees who lie buried far
away from home in uncared for graves.
At At anita, Wednesday night, the police
arrested white man by the name of NJ. Is.
Salmon, who has been conducting what he
has styled the Pioneer intelligence Agency
The arrest was made at the instance Of sew
eral negroes, who claim that Salmon has
been getting money from them under the
promise of furnishing them with employ
ment. This he failed to do after getting
their money. The charge was cheating
and swindlng Thursday Salmon was car
ried before Justice Landrum, and required
TO give bond of 800
The Ty-Ty correspondent Of the News,
under date Of Jan. II, writes as follows
The school at Mayfiower Academy was re
stunned on last Monday morning, with forty
one students with prospects of an increase.
A good many have said they were going to
send, but on account Of farm work, can
not send now Prof Hill, of Macon, Ga,
is the principal The municipal election is
aover, and Mr.. James OConnor, the clever
agent of the Brunswick and Western, is
elected Mayor for this year. Ty-Ty has been
undergoing several important business
anges. The firm of j. b. Davis q Co.
having moved to Sumner, NJ. b. Pitt
has moved into their old stand. Mr.. b. ).
McCranie has sold Quito j. OConnor, and
r. A. Davis; they will continue business in
the house occupied by him.
Mrs. Hulda Moore, of Madison county,
who has been such a terror TO that section
for some time, was captured Wednesday by
Sheriff Scarboro, of that county. 1t Will he
remembered that some time ago her hus-
band, John Moore, was arrested on the
charge Of assauting man by the name of
Gholsteiu. Judge Shackleford defended
him and gave Mrs. Moore "a receipt for his
fee, amounting to $500, for which Mrs.
Moore gave Vim check on an Athens bank
for that amount. When the check was IRE
scented it was not paid on the grounds that
the Moores had no money in the bank. A
bailiff was sent to Mrs. MOores home, five
miles from Danielsvlle to get the money.
Upon demanding the money Mrs. Moore
fired upon him and drove him away. Sew
eral calls were made subsequently with
similar results
A startling sensation developed at Chat
tanpoga Thursday night. On the night of
Nov. II last, the barn Of w. II. Garmany
who lives ten mile, south of that city, in
Walker county, Georgia, was burned, to-
gether with all of It's contents, involving
loss of 81 ,000. At the time of the fire 1t
was said 10 be of incendiary origin. About
four weeks ago a young man named Shaw
came to Chattanooga from Walker county,
and went into the boot and shoe business
with Mr.. Glenn, under the firm name of
Glenn a Shaw He stood high as a business
man, but imagine his surprise when the
news reached Chattanooga Thursday night
that he was openly charged with having
SGT fire to w. G. Garmany's barn last No
vember. He Immediately hired a horse and
left for Walker county to face his accusers,
and his friends fear there will be bloodshed
before he returns
About a week ago a tall man Of soldierly
bearing, dressed in n full suit of rel clothes.
with a blue cloak over his shoulders and a
pair Of brass spurs on his heels, made his
appearance in Atlanta and wandered about
the city in a listless manner. 1t was soon
asceltained that he was a French soldier in
| full uniform. Among others that he had
met while wandering through the streets
was Prof Grardy, who at once took charge
of him, seeing that he was a stranger in a
strange land and one of his own country
men. The soldier, in giving an account of
himself, said that his name was Henri
Ducrot, and that he was from Algier, in
Algiers, where he had been for some
years in the French army. Some
his commander, who knocked him
| down. Ducrot says that as soon as he could
get up he knocked the officer down and
then ran off He boarded an Italian ship
that took h M to Malta, and thea boarded
another ship, which landed him in Liver
pool From England he came to America,
and then worked his way South, sometimes
riding on the cars and then walking when
the weather was good. He is on his way to
New Orleans where he hopes to get en-
| ploymeut. While with the French army
| he handled horses and prepared them for
military service. Ducrot says that it has
been forty-two days since he left
Tunis. He accepted as few favors as pos
sible, declining many offers of assist
ance Prof. Glrardy raised some money
among his friends, with which he purchased
a ticket for Ducrot from Atlanta to New
Orleans, and he left for that city Thursday