The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-24

| a c1lored man, was at work digging well
for Mr.. Cooper He had the well almo
! finished ami went down for tie purpose q
completing his job. After he was lowered
to the bottom and two buckets # dirt had
bsen drawn out he began TO jump up and
down in the WELL but never uttered word,
| and finally fell down on the bOttO n and be-
| came still Those at work with him became
alarmed, fearing he had been stliled with
gas. One among those that were preset
Ventured far enough down IN the well 10
| discover that he was about dead Then an
other volunteered to be lowered, and sue
ceeded in tying a rope around the unfortu-
! nate mans body. He was Immediately
| drawn out. Then the dead man was drawn
| up and physician sent for, but 70 no avail.
! At Waycross, about O'Clock Thursday
evening as the postoffice was closi z, De-
| livery Clerk Knox heard some noise back
| of an old iron safe in the general delivery
| office. He listened for moment, but moth
| ing could be heard. As he started TO close
the office again the noise was repeated, and
| he then looked behind the safe. There was
\ large burly negro concealed under the
counter behind the safe He gave his name
| as Jim Johnson He was arrested and
| lodged in jail When he was searched
there was found at hirty-eight Smith a
| Wesson pistol, box Of cartridges, Ratchet
| and a pOcketfulyo f matches When asked
what he was doing there, he said be was
| looking for a postal card he had lost. This
was all the explanation he would give
| There is no doubt that his object vas
robbery. As the p0stotlce was robbed Of
| about 81 400 several weeks ago, he probably
expected a rich haul from the same place.
Glynn county has the only grove Of olives
| east of the Rockies. 1t belongs to W. r.
| Shadman. Mr.. Shadman saws he has about
! three acres of them, and that his trees are
| Just loaded down. He will gather an I'M
msnse crop this year. His is tue only COM
| mercial grove in these parts and the prod
| uct of his trees is much finer than
that Of those reared in California
| He pickles some Of them, but most
of them are made into oil. He says olive
| growing knocks cotton planting clear out
| "Why, make $50 gallons Of oil every year
| That readily sells at an avera q Of s. a
| gallon, or the total output for 81, 250. That
| IS all profit, for | sell enough of the pickle
to pay all expenses. What three acres can
you put into cotton and make it produce a
| yield of 81 $50 clear money! Yes, sir, |
| find market for all my oil aud pickles"
| There is no soil in the world better
| adapted to olive growing than s1utheas.
| Georgia. Dates, oranges and pecans grow
| splendidly there, too. Mr.. Sandman thinks
that almost anything grown under the sun
can be produced on Georgia soil.
In Talbot county early this week W. p
| Miller, a prominent farmer, and his fam
| lily, were sitting on the front piazza after
supper, when some unknown party hurled
| several peaches at them from "a distance.
| Mr.. Miller at once jumped up and started
| for his shotgun, but before he returned the
attacking party decamped. The next night,
| shortly after Mr.. Miller and his family had
retired to rest, large reck was hurled
| against one of the front windows with
| such force that the sash and several lights
of glass were smashed in. The
rock made dent in the oppo-
site wall and a little daughter of
Mr. Miller had hair breadth escape .from
being cruelty murdered. AS it was the
child almost died from fright, and is still in
a precarious condition. Mr.. Miller at once
arose, and, taking his gun, made thor
ough search of the premises and surround
| ings, but no person could be found. Tues
day night the attacking party again APP
peared and at the midnight hour actually
broke into Mr.. Miler's residence and stole
some very valuable articles and sum of
money. This time the unknown" also es-
capped and is still at large.
McRae Enterprises: Rev. w. K. Moore
had been arrested under a warrant
sworn out by Allen Ashton, colored
man and neighbor OF Moore's,
charging him with the malici ous
killing of one of the prosecutors hogs.
The prosecutor was sworn, and testified that
his hogs had been going into defendant
field; that the fence was low and the rails
| rotten, and afforded no protection against
stock. All during the witnesSe,' examina-
ton the proceedings were constantly inter
rupted by such ordinations as ITS lie"
Its a - lie, "He's a liar, d" fro m Par
son Moore, the defendant. 1t finally became
almost impossible to hear anything above
his oaths and cursing. Neither the rapping
or the court nor the vigorous remoustrance
of Constable O'Neal could avail At last.
in sheer exhaustion, Justice Gregory or
dered that the Rev. Moore be lmmitted to
Jail for throe hours for contempt of court
At this unexpected turn of affairs Moore
became frenzled with rage. II am perse-
cnted," he exclaimed because | am from
the narth. l will die before | 50 to Jail.
always had some char-ac-tur before came
to this rebel country. | intend t. get me a
revolver and kill n dozen Sinking rebels
and go back to tie narth. You are
all rebels and Etheopians." With these
and other vile utterauces, which won't bear
repeating here, and kicking and clawing
the officers like demo 1, the parson was
hustled off to the county jail Moore came
t this county and settled about mile from
this place several years ago. He claimed tc
have bee1 citizen of Ohio before his re-
moval to this county. He is about 60 years
of age, married after coming to this county
and acquired considerable notoriety some
time ago by Harvesting his wife to the ploW
and working her daily in the crop, sh,
drawing the pillow and he holding the
handles The case was recalled in the after
noon, and the parson was bound over in the
sum of $25 for his appearance at the Octo-
Der term of Telfair superior court.
At Atlanta the residents of Capitol ave
nue. are up in arms, and are making a long
loud and vigorous protest against the cree
ton of what they call beaver slide" IL
. their midst. The agitation is caused b,
the erection of row Of negro shanties on
, vacant lot right III the midst of the hand
soonest residences on the street. The shan
ties are being built flush with Capitol ave
! nue., near the corner of Richardson street
. aud adjoining the handsome residence o
: Capt George B. Forbes. 1t is believed t
: be the purpose of the owner of the shantie
to rent them to negro shop-keepers, as they
, are nothing more nor less than stalls
There are four in number, anC
; each is about 10 by 10 feet Os
mond Murphy is the builder anC
owner of the shanties, and it is against hin
l that the indignation of the Capitol avenu
1 people is directed. Thursday the protes
against the erection of the shanties tool
: legal shape Messrs. William A Wright
Q w. A. Loyless, w. G. Richards and Georg
b. Forbes filed petition for injunction r.
9 straining Mr.. Murphy from doing furthe
d work on the buildings. Judge Marshal
d j. Clarke granted a temporary INDUCTION