The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-31

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] Billy Patterson. who was very wealthy Tor
one at that time. made VIII dIspCslng or
his vast estate That viii. 10 his own hand
writing. is now on file aud record Al Carnes-
vile. II is a very eccentric document,
comprising about seventy-dve pages OF
fOolscap paper, aud mas, as yet, never been
fully executed.
The Drohibitionists Of Wilkes are making
en- effort 10 have prohibition In that county.
A few Years ago an election was ned under
ne local option Law. TIE measure, as
then proposed, was extreme making no
provision for use for med II excited
warm opposition AID created great deal
Of bitter feeling in what Is one o. the most
united communities Ia Georgia. IL ended
ia the defeat Of prohibition, bus tLs advO-
Gates always neld that they were defeated
by the negro vote. They are n0w trying u
geo prohibition bill enacted By the legIs-
lature without submission % p0pular vote.
The ladies have been circIla Ing a petition
in It's favor Il IS less extreme measure,
pTvFinP Tor it, sale for medicine. Within
few days q counter petition was circule-
tel. There are four blrroJms IN the town
and $l,slOls pad by licenses.
DIR. a. 3. Duncan has a distillery near
LeSsbBrgs Here he makes the purest Of
corr whisky, for W hich he finds re4dy sale
Ha mal-eS five barrels Of spirits weekly
from Kahuexy flint corn. This is doubt
less the only still III this section Of the state
During he gar Col. Durham, tie father-in-
law Of the present owner, had an old
fashioned still al this place. The confeder-
ats aovsrhmsnt granted MIN the right to
make spirits, under the singular condition
that, hob shoald sell each soldiers wife one
gallon PER month for toe SUN Of s. DR..
Hllisp.an was the distributing agent at Al
banr, tRrd hen the barrel would arrive a
regular rush would be made for 1t. Within
al hour its contents would be exhausted.
Liquor was worth fully 800 per gallon, aud
the opportunity for making 50 good an in
ves,neat was eagerly embraced by the
soldiers families.
Negotiations are pending between the
Atlanta Real Estate Exchange and an
English syndicate for the Anderson planta-
ton between Austell and Marietta The
deal IS aim st closed, the papers having
been forwarded 10 London fer approval
The Anderson plantation comprises 2,030
acres. 1t has on it twenty-two good tene-
meat houses, a large old-fashioned country
home, grist mill, cotton gin, and all other
necessary outbuildings For the whole the
English syndicate ls t. pay S3l5l0, and the
contract stlpula ties that possession shall be
given by Oct !. The property IS purchased
by the syndicate for the purpose Of using it
for the foundation of q colony on English
farmers. About thirty families win be put
on this place They will be Of the better
class Of English PEOPLE and will own the
land upon which they settle. The syndicate
allows them to pay for i, as they choose
Hart county can boast of having, living
within her borders, citizens through whose
veins flows blood that is closely and directly
AKIN TO the great Napoleon Bonaparte.
Jerome BoDaparte, brother TO the great
Napoleon, while on visit to America in
the city of Baltimore years ago, became
acquainted with young lady whose maiden
name was Elizabeth Patterson, being the
daughter Of rich, aristocTatic merchant
prince of that city. This acquaintance
rlpened into marriage, which was followed
by divorce at the command Of NAPOLEON.
Jerome and Elizabeth had an only son,
Jerome Patterson Bonaparte, whose two
sons are the purest representatives Of the
American family. But there is living in
Hart county, to-day, some of the Patterson
family, whose father was brother to
BILLY" Patterson, the father of Elizabeth
Bonaparte, thereby making them an own
first cousin to the nephew Of the great Ma
poleon.
Americas Republicans: A young man
living in one of tho dry counties, killed a
large rattlesnake last Monday and Just as
he did so the Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery train rolled into the station.
lie noticed that his father got bottle of
Y. X. X. Martell brandy, and he wanted
some Of it. 50 he got the RATHER, took his
pocketknife, cut cash on his hand, and
ran 20 the old man, exclaimiug: "See here,
killed himl But he bit me, and III dep
The fond father saw the blood dripping
from his boys hand, and without looking
at it, opened the Martell, forced the bottle
into his sons mouth, and poured the entire
contents into his throat, and then sent for
doctor. The boy was soon stuuidly drunk,
and when the doctor arrived he looked at
the wounded hand, then at the dead snake.
and quietly said: mo snake ever bit that
hand. Why, its a deep cash, and cut with
a knife, too. He is not poisoned from snake
bite, but he is dead drunk and forcing a
strong emetic down him, the wi Sc old doc.
tor left
The Rev. Moses Hollinshead a colored
exhorter, who was called upon to serve a
term OF SIX or seven years In the state peni-
tertiary for some violation of the criminal
| statutes, was given his liberty about tive
months ago, A short while before that
| there was brought to the same camp one
| Adeline Henderson, good looking colored
woman who was sentenced to the peniten.
tlary for life for the crime of infanticide
The Rev. Moses fell desperately in love with
| the woman, and after a time the woman re.
turned the affection in full measure
| Moses was soon released, but hi!
heart remains in the convict camp
The ardent lover has been getting up evi
dence showing the former good character
Of the woman, and her good behavior since
she has been in the penitentiary, and TIN,
he forwards to the principal keeper, and al
| the time in pleading manner that begs fol
! the release of Adellne that he may make
her his wife. The popularity of the cas-,
has aSJracted the attention Of the principa
keepeF-of the penitentiary, and Of the gov
| erp0r, and it will be looked into as early as
circumstances will permit
A good joke is told upon a prominent Alba
niRh WIG was visiting Leesburg the othel
day -sH4Atefing DR.. A. b. Duncan's offic,
he exclaimed: doc, give me drink o.
your white hquorr 1T is in the wash
stand, help yourself Hospitality replied tht
doctor, who was busy at the time. The
| Albanian thereupon proceeded to mix ,
| stiff toddy. Stirring up the sugar aud wa
| ter he procured bottle of colorless LIQUID
from the depths of the washstaud, poured
out three fingers, mixed il dexterously aut
quatfeda generous dose. There was an in
| Simultaneous change in the countenance O.
the prominent Albanian. From an OK
preston of pleased anticipation it changed
! to one of horror. Down went the glass
and, rushing to Dr. Duncan, the Albanian
exclaimed IN agonlzing accents, II an
poisoned. Come and see what | have
drank" Looking into the stand he at once
| understood the mistake. Within il were
two bottles, one containing glycerine, tht
other corn whisky The searcher for ,
| toddy had taken the former bottle and
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