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


gentleman was in the city yesterday who
says he knew the father Of Columbia County
Bob. and once saw him lose Sl0O,OJ0 N
game Of poker in one night. He SAYS that
he mas seen him toss up heads and tails Tor
$40, and spit at a mark for the same
amount.
Amanda Richardson, a colOred woman Of
| Brunswick, IS charged with iufauticide. A
month ago a small child Of Amanda's was
taken sick. Lucinda Gardner visited the
sick TO IN and found Amanda drenchlng
the child's mouth and throat with pain
killer. She protested against such strong
medicine being used. but her protests did no
good. A few days afte-ward the child died,
and in washing it for burial large brass
pm was found sticking ia the mole Of its
head
At Macon Tuesday Capt. Owen T. Kenan
OF the Macon Hussars received the accept
ance Of Lieuts. Hunter and Carter Of the
Unites States army 10 act upon the board
Of judges at the great calvary tilt at the
state fair in October. The board will be
composed as follows: Lieut. Col. c. NJ
Wiley, commanding SecondGeorgia battal-
ion, president: Capt. Charles King, United
States army; Lieuts- q. NJ. Carter, F. q.
Hodgson and A. Nj. Hunter, United States
army.
Ben darper's little son had narrow es-
cape from death at Sparta last week A
Eull - Kept uItltI the DtA III Il DICK IDOlll VI
| the store, and the little fellow took hold OF
IL by the muzze end to pull il out The
hammer caught, was drawn back and fell,
exploding the cap. The gun hung fire,
giving the suffering warning cOmmoo in
such cases, and young Harp-r understood
| H. with unusul presence of mind he turned
| aside the muZZle so that the charge passed
under his rignt arm, only tearing the flesh
from the ribs Otherwise he would have
been instantly killed.
At Che meeting of the Macon city council
| tuesday night Alderman Chestney intro
| duced resolution that the IS, 900 paid to
tho city treasurer by bondsueu in the
settlement of ex-City Treasurer Adams
shortage be now paid over to the bond COM
mission. Mayor Price stated that no action
should be taken while the bond commission
was suing the city. lie thought if the
council, the finance committee and bond
commission could be got together the entire
matter might be settled by a compromise.
On this statement Alderman Chestney
withdrew his resolution.
Some time ago Alex Bishop of Athens,
who owns a handsome house and lot on
Mllledge avenue, placed an advertisement
in New York paper Offering the lot for
sale. A few days since he received an offer
of 10000 from capitalist in Brooklyn,
y. y, for the house and lot. This is a
most fattering offer, as Mr.. Bishop only
paid 1000 for it several years ago. Since
that time, however he has expended a good
deal on improving the house and premises.
There are about twelve acres Of land in the
tract. Mr.. Bishop has refused the offer,
handsome though it be, aud will not take
less than $4,000, so he says.
| DR.. Williams Of Waycross, who is tenting
with his family on st. Simon's, has a nat
ural curiosity in the shape of a minnow
with two distinct heads The doctor was
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pool of water. He naturally desired to see
something Of the inhabitants of the pool,
and after throwing some of the water out
he noticed this strange looking fish. Pick
ing it up he conveyed it to the pavilion,
where it excited consideral surprise. 1t is
a common sized minnow, its body and tail
b5ing of usual shape and size. The two
heads branch out from the body, and a
peculiar thing Is that the fish has four eyes.
Col. r. l.. Hunter, prominent citizen of
Brunswick, died at the home of his daugh-
ter in Arkansas few days ago He was
for several years Milledgeville agent Of the
Planters Bank of Savannah. He was chief
engineer of party who were employed by
the state to survey tine Okefuokee swamp,
and his report was a valuable one. eliciting
much new and important information. He
was secretary OF tine executive department
during Gov. jenkins administration. For
several years he was connected with both
the Southern Recorder and the Union
Recorder, after the consolidation of the
tine two papers He held the offices of city
aud county surveyor for a number Of
years.
by the wonderful presence Of mind of
Mrs. r. l.. Henry Tuesday morning, the
little daughter of the family was saved
from terrible death. The family some
time ago moved out TO the Rutherford place
on the Houston road, near Macon. Tues
day morning, while one of the little girls
was playing in the yard, the mother looked
out and saw that she was stauding perfectly
still, aud with her eyes firmly fixed ON an
object in the grass. Hardly thinking her
child was in danger, the mother came out
into the yard, and as she approached the
place where the child Stood she noticed a
large snake almost four feet in leagth,
coiled up and ready to strike within an
| arms length2of the little one The child
had actually been charmed and could not
move from the spot The mother with a
loud cry, seized stick and struck tho rep
tile, preventing an attack She afterward
| killed it. The narrow escape from death of
her daughter gave Mrs. Henry serious
shock.
Blackshear Iader: Thomas Davis, high
sheriff of Pierce county, made an unsuccess-
full attempt to reach Canaan's happy shore
the promised land that flows with (butter)
milk and honey, several nights ago. Tom
was rusticating around the express office
looking unusually sad and gloomy. just at
this juncture gentleman of color" who
had been peacefully reclining against a post,
sprang forward aud gave an un-
earthly yell, exelaiming: MASS Jesus.
J my soul is alive.n After
} parading up and down before the express
: office several times repeating the same
? thing, he went around and told everybody
r good-by, shaking hands with them, mounted
the steps, raised his arms as if in the act of
. | flying. The sheriff, who had been silent
r | spectator to these proceedings, now realized
that the opportunity had arrived With
a | out a seconds delay he seized on to the
! seat of the Negroes pants and told him to
t travel ON, my brother, viii see you safely
! landed"
S Tax Receiver Anderson has completed
f the digest Of the taxable property in Bbb
: county. The total value of taxable prop
4 erty foots up $l4, 12S, 7S6. an increase over
last year of 1884, 1926, nearly a round 81, 0OO,-
Y coo. The value of property owned bv
whites is Sl3, 645 S9l, and by colored people
/ SS42, 095; value of real estate outside of the
- city s., 224 $50, value of city property
Sc, 1872, 40. The balance is made up of stocks
a and bonds and all kinds of personal prop
: erty. The number of white polls is 1904.
a colored polls ? ,S03; total 3 707. The whites
+ have a majority Of l01 i'll the county. The
total nnl1s r 1899 10 o,,I,- 49,, 81.