The morning news., 1889-01-19

So and $40. a negro named Jim Busbse
has been arrested on sus0lcio1, and is in
la.l. On the Sunday night before Christmas
the store Of Adam Nctielee was entered IN
the same wav as NJ, J0lnston's. He got all
the money Mr.. McGehee had in his drawer
somewhere between $40 and $50.
"There is little yellow bee that | saw
in Honduras" )" said Capt. Perkerson, at At
lanta Thursday, that is very much Ike
the little yellow flies found about corn silks.
| The bees are without stings, and the most
| industrious little insects imaginable. They
! build in hollows IN trees and wherever they
can fiud a lodgment and they gather
double handful Of honey Of delicious havorin
| these nests Of rough comb. SO plentiful are
they that fellow can take a Eatchet and
cut into the knot hole in the trees and soon
| collect all the honey he wants to without the
| danger Of being stung by the bees"
| At Columbus Wimbsh & Gimbert and
| willis & Battle, attorneys for the creditors
| Of the Columbus Clothing Company, filed
a bill Tuesday asking that the assignee be
| eni ined from acting under the assignment
made by c. c. Shepperson & Co. TO Theo.
| Bunham and that a receiver be appointed
| by the cour;; that the preference Of Ger ain
| creditors be denied, and that the receiver
| be empowered to dispose Of all assets for
! the benefit Of all creditors alike. The court
appointed h. l.. Manson temporary re-
ceiyer and named next Sa urday week TO
hear argument on tie appointment of
| permanent receiver.
Scott Hill, a negro living on Capt. Cade's
| Fishing creek place in Wilkes county. states
at Washington day or two ago that he was
| two weeks ago he was badly whipped, and
| that he was again whipped on the follow
| ing Tuesd ~, by some white men, and
ordered to leave the place. He did so. 1t
seems that all the negroes living on this
| place were also ordered to leave. and now
| the entire place is without an OCCUPANT. IL
is unders God from letter received from
| that place that the people who live in that
neighoorhood do not indorse, but condemn
| the action of the party or parties who did
the whipping and ordered the other negroes
to leave tue place.
| Hol. r. W. Patte.soo, who has been
| engaged by the city council Of Macon as
| special attorney in several suits against the
city Of Macon, viii be paid $500 in fees
| His largest fee, $3.50, will lie paid him in
the suit against the bondsmen Of O. +.
Adams H viii assist CITY Attorney Bart
| lett. He will also be paid 3per cent. on all
amounts collected 10 sand suits. The follow
ing are the cases in which City Attorney
| Bartlett is disqualified, having beel pre-
viousy engaged by plaintiffs: Mclean ".
| city OF Macon, $40 900 damages for injuries
received by plaintiff in falling over gas
|
Macon, s., 900 damages; Toole VS.. city of
Macon, and Dempsey vs. city Of Macon.
People on board tho steamer Clifford B.
| Seay, at the Coosa narrows Captain Cos
| per at the wheel, discovered a magnificent
| buck gracefully swimming down the river
| some distance ahead. The information was
| given to the passengers and crew, and soon
| all available firearms aboard were in the
| hands of amateur hunters who stationed
| ho 10, taH - fl., IL
W en- his royal majesty should emerge ON
| the water to pour in a more or less effective
| broadside. This was done when the steamer
was within thirty-fve yards of the buck,
| who sprang up the bank and scamperet
over the hlll-a passenger giving two part
ing shots with pistol, and Dick Holt,
| cabin boy, pouring the contents of a double
barrel shot gun into the cane, as the deer
| bounded up the bank and over the hill
| Clerk Litteu Immediately lowered a boat,
and, accompanied by two deck hands, a
passenger and a dog, went in pursuit and
| succeeded in overhaulng and bringing on
| board the game, which proved to be four
pronged buck, weighing about l25 pounds
Col. CALVIN Sayre, a leading citizen Of
| Montgomery, Ala, who Is visiting friend
| in Atlanta has this to say about James g.
Blaine: 81 attended school at Millensburg,
! KY, where Blaine was a young professor,
before the war. Many years after the war
| while Blaine was in congress, / was living
| in Washington. / was thinking one day Of
making myself known to him, but had
| about abandoned the idea-we had met so
| long before that did not think he could be
| made to remember me-when we happened
| to meet in the rotun la of the capitol He
| knew me at glance, and, grasping my
right hand in his, he laid his left tenderly
on my shoulder, saying: Why, Sayre OLD
boy, how are you! I'm glad TO see you.
| guess you were rebel and are q democrat,
| but that don't make a bit of difference.
You are my friend, and if there's anything
in the world / can do for you, let me know,
and III do it His memory was as great as
his words were sincere | wanted nothing
for myself, but spoke to him in behalf of
friends on several occasions, and he cheer
fully granted every favor which was
asked.n
The coming hop of the Gate City Guard
Of Atlanta brings up many incidents in the
career Of that company. The invitations
are very neat and contain the seal of the
company in colors 1t is Maltese cross.
with the motto, "P'imus pdeeque in belio
1885" printed upon it. Speak, OF the old
Guard yesterday, Capt Perkerson said: II
well remember the day when the Guard
first marched from their armory to take the
field. They were drawn up in line and a
company of school girls, just equal in num-
Der to the members of the company, were
drawn up in front Of them by Miss Maggie
Poole, now Mrs. Smythe. Each one
carried a small confederate flag, and
when Capt. Ezzard ordered the COM
yany to present arms Miss Poole com
mauded the girls to advance, and
each Of them came forward and presented
each of the boys with flag" Yes, said
a gray mustached veteran present, "an1 |
was with the Fulton Blues, a boy company,
that escorted the young ladies from College
Hill t. the place of presentation and back
again" The Guard were almost boys, y
continued CSpt. Perkersoa, and they went
off to Pensacola and knocked about on
Santa Rosa island for awhile; but when
they got TO Virginia they learned all about
the meaning Of war
An old man living up in the noun
tains near Ellijay has had his wife's
grave surrounded by several lightning rods
While the old lady was living lightning
struck the old man 50 often that he dreaded
to think Of even his w.fe'S body being
struck, 50 he bought the rods
He's got ninotyfye OF his dead wifes
dresses aud thirty-hye pairs of her shoes
piled up in the house. and he wouldn't sell
them for anything He is a queer custome~.
He's got hat for every day in the week
aud tie last one Of them IS out OF style.
He wears a beaver on Sunday, a
white hat on Monday, a souca hat
on Tuesday, faded derby on
Weiues lay, an old brown wool hat on
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