The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-05

was called to see him, and he thinks Smith 5
skull is slightly fractured. When last heard
from he was resting quietly.
About fifteen years ago Col. Willingham
OF Albany was putting up mill at the Blne
/ Spring, The carpenter having the work In
! charge generally foot d 1t from Albany
every morning, eating his breakfast at
! home anil taking his dinner bucket along,
! The mechanic was fond Of buttcrmilk, and
generally took about half gallon in big
| bottle, which he corked tightly, and hung
| by string In the cold waters Of the spring
until dinner time. One day he hung his
! bottle AS usual; but when he went for it at
noon it was missing and the string broken,
The poor fellow thought, as matter of
course, that some son of Ham had got it. A
! few days afterward Tom Clark WAS fishing
down tho creek and came upon an immense
rock fish burst ''ceann open, and pieces, OF
the buttermilS bottle lying all about.
Toms theory is that the rock swallowed the
BOTTLE the buttermlk effervesced, and the
fish was gouer.
Cuthbert Liberal: Last Monday morning
young lady in CuJhbert received fright
which effectually stopped her growth for
several years to come. When she arose from
bed SIC went to hoist window sash to
admit fresh air. Deliberately she loosed
the latch with which it was fastened down
she forgot to turn the button which held
the sash in place when hoisted Lying on
the window sill was monster snake, five
feet Ill length and not loss than six inches
i'll circumference. TIE young lady dropped
the sash, screamed a scream That was heard
half mile away, ran back half across the
room, stumbled and fell over a tub of
water, aud tainted with dignity. The snake
WIS Wha5 Is known as a chicken snake. and
SllnnOSa1 m lQ a Va lnH N that win
sill in search of an old hen but he found
his mistake as soon as the sash was raised,
and left as much disguised as the young
lady was frightened.
AT Eufaula, Ala, a Georgia negro named
Sam Long Is un Ter arrest and is held by
Officers Rhody and Brown until an order
can be mad from the governor to turn him
over to the authorities # Miller county,
where he is wanted for having assaulted a
white lady last October. He has b sen elud-
ing the officials all tIat time and his where
abouts was only discovered few days ago.
he denies the charge, and says his name is
Josh instead of Sam, but he answers to the
description fully. He had boon in the EN-
ploy OF the husband of the lady upon whom
he made the assault for over O year, and
took adv ntage of the husbands absence by
enticing the lady out to Zee horse that he
claimed was sick. After the crime was
NphAJllbtcN hc abtcILGLod IO.CONbI ~ up by
forcing her to take poison, but did not sue
cee1 in that. The hus sand tfered q reward
of $780, which viii go to Officers Rhody and
Brown. His chances for a trial are thought
to be slim, as it is intimsted that he will be
lynched on sight in Miller county
Sunday morning the congregation at the
Mulberry Street Methodist church at Macon
experienced both disappointment and a
surprise. 1t had been announced that the
pulpit would DO filed by Rev l.. b. Payne,
but for some reason Mr.. Payne was not
present. The voluntary had been played
and the congregation joined in singing a
hymn, and yet Mr.. Payne did not come
After waiting some time, Col. Isaac Harde-
man arose and said he did not like for the
congregation to go away without services
of some kind. Just at this juncture a
stranger in the congregation arose aad said
he presumed Col. hardeman was not min
lister. On being so assured by the colonel,
the stranger said he was preacher, and il
it was agreeable to those present he would
conduct the services. He then preached a
sermon that most agreeably surprised and
pleased the congregation, and by request
said he would deliver another sermon at the
night services, which he did. The stranger
proved to be c. o. johnson of Philadelphia
who travels for New York house.