The morning news., 1889-03-16

Fred Wlebens OF Hartwel has about per-
fected his preparations for his bicycle trip
through Europe, Asia and Africa. His
outfit will cost over 500, and will include
a first-class photographing outfit. All of
his baggage will be carried on his bicycle.
With good luck it will take six months to
make the trip, at cost of $500 or 5000.
Mr.. Wiebeus will start in May, and will
take in the Worlds Exposition in Paris.
The tour will embrace points of interest in
England, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Switzer-
land, France, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, etc
Mrs. W. H. Wheeler. who lives in East
Americus, set her clothing on fire on last
Tuesday. She was in her room when she
discovered it and ran into the yard and
jumped into a wash pot in which she
thought there was water, but found none.
She then fell to the ground aud rolled over,
trying to smother the fire, and finding that
she could not. began screaming, when
negro went to her assistance, drew bucket
of water and threw over her She was
well protected by heavy flannels, but badly
burnt in several places. She will recover.
About Z o'clock on the evening Of March
Z, the citizens of Unadilla were aroused by
eie hit pistol shots that were fired between
two painters, Messrs. Sinclair and Caldwell,
in the store of Messrs. Horne Bros. Cald-
we'll first fired five shots at Sinclair which
had no effect. Sinclair tren fired three
shots, only one of them taking effect, which
entered the right side and lodged near the
backbone, inhicting a slight flesh wound.
1t seems that the two men had been at dag
gers points several times during the day
and could not settle their differences with
out the above trouble.
A right funny incident occurred last
week in Dodge superior court. A negro
man was on trial, charged with stealing
scme clothes from Dave Sapp. The state
made out plain case Of guilt and closed.
Col. E. Herman, who represented the
darky, put him up TO make a statement.
He told all about his arrest and stopped.
Just tell the jury,n said the lawyer,
whether or not you took the clothes"
tainly | TUX dem clothes, But you see, sab,
tux dem enduring de night, and dey can't
prove it on me-" 'Lias wilted and entered
plea Of guilty.
One day last week a neighbor's boy
rushed breathlessly into Col. Po.ter's resi-
dence at Statesboro, and told him that he
and another boy had discovered a hideous
looking monster perched on tree in the
branch near the colonels house. The col
onel, with trembling hand but determined
spirit, raised his rife and sent five minnie
balls into the heart of the critter, what
ever it was. 1t didn't move, and the col
undoubtedly done its work, bravely ven
tured up nearer, and he discovered that it
was an old shoe with eye holes cut in it,
which had boon nailed TO the tree.
Guy Jones (colored) works with V. A.
Clegg of Lee county, and is unlike any
other man, only in that his legs and hands
are petrifie1. These members are as hard
as ordinary wood and the pressure which
one could impose with finger nail failed to
make any indentation in the flesh. The
negro says that he has no feeling in them
whatever, but that If they are cut the blood
will flow, as from the person of an ordinary
man. Guy is free to talk about his oddity,
and says that it commenced on him nine
years ago. THE doctor told me then that
1t would kill me in four years." said the
man, but" with grin, 81 am here yet
1t is reported that last Saturday night
about a dCz n masked men went to the
house of a negro living on Joe Wardlaw's
place, in Walker county, near Center Post
He refused to admit them and they broke
the door down. He knocked two of them
down and they left the house They poured
oil under the door and on the roof and set
the house on fire. The negro and his family
got out safely by wrapping themselves in
quilts, but the house was burned up. The
negro had been telling Mr.. Wardlaw about
what some of his neighbors had been doing,
a0d it is supposed they went there to whip
him. He knocked Off the masks OF some
and recognized them.
John Robertson (colored) met with
distressing accident on Tuesday as he
was going to Sandersville. He was
riding in his wagon, accompanied by
a colored man, when it is supposed he
was seized with a fit and fell backwards, his
head falling between the wheel and the
standard. His companion says he did not
know Of the fall until his leg struck him.
The wagon was in motion and his head was
fearfully bruised and mangled by the NOV
ing spokes. The negro partially recovered
from the fit, but he seemed TO be
scarcely conscious. Robertson is now about
60 years Of age, an industrious man, and by
his own labor had bought and paid for his
home near Warthen. 1t is feared his in
juries will prove fatal.
J. c. Walters, of Leary, is peculiarly
afflicted. He cannot eat an egg or any
food that contains the least hint of an egg,
without subjecting himself to almost
deathly sickness. Last Saturday night he
drank portion of an egg flip, thinking it
was a milk punch, and in a moment after
ward was rendered exceedingly sick and
was forced to seek his bed room, where he
was confined for two days, recovering from
the effects of one little egg. Mr.. Walters
says he has been troubled thus peculiarly
since his earliest recollection, and notwith-
standing the utmost watchfulness he occa-
sionally gets hold of food with egg in it
and Immediately undergoes nausea as severe
as the most terrific case of sea-sickness
ever produced.
James Madison Pitts, the proprietor OF
the city barber shop, at Griffin, who was
buried on Wednesday, was a man with rare
ideas OF honesty and honor. He was born
in Virginia, aud when young man was
offered for sale in Baltimore. According &c
the laws of Maryland at that time, a slave
who was offered for sale was entitled to his
freedom and this was made kno Vn to Madi-
son tthe name he generally went by, but be
considered himself the property OF his mas
ter, and went before the court and declared
that he did not and would not have his free
dom by any dishonest means, such as he
thought was being practical in his case
and he was returned to his owner, Mr..
Donovan. Madison was not considered a
very desirable chattel at that time, as
his health was not good, but the
above circumstances coming under the
knowledge OF Capt. II. p. Hill OF this
| place, he was 50 impressed with his
honesty and fidelity that he bought him and
brought him TO Griffin as his body servant.
He acted in that capacity for some time,
| being almost as free as his master, and then
opened a barber shop, some time about
1850, which he run until his death, freedom
making very little difference in the re,
lations between man and master.
S. B. Henley of Summerville, Chattooga
county, has in his possession an order issued
| by Gen. Albert Sidney JOhnsOn To his arm y