The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-28

! AFucid SKI hiuB OH II Tue udIhs W neu
! found she had an * in her possession, and
upon further investigation it was discov-
cred tnat an attempt had been made to
enter both Conyers a. Co.'S store and the
vacant store adjoining their establishment.
! She denied any knowledge Of the attem oted
| burglary, but the circumstances indicated
plainly that the assault had been made by
| her, and that the inst ument used was an
az. She " as not arrested.
! A. S. Allen, one of the oldest inhabitants
Of Pike, can tell some interesting stories of
what transpired in the long ago. He was
present and assisted in the grubbing of Zeb-
ulon's streets sixtyfour years ago. Where
the Journal office now stands is the spot
whereon the Indians met to prove their
skillful archery An old-fashioned seven
pence was fastened in the slit OF a reed and
standing back twonty PAGES the Indian ar
row YVES sent whizzng at it, and three times
in FIVE il was "scalped." The large oaks
that now adorn the streets were then mere
sapings. TO the one which stand at the
southeast corner Of the court house fence
jim George had chained a large black bear
Sometimes the dogs would make things
rather warm for the bear, when it would
run up this post oak tree and its vibrations
TO and fro showed that the weight Of the
bear was taxing this now giant oak to its
utmost capacity.
Oscar Lyndon the young son Of DR.. f. s.
Lyndon Of Athens, as boys frequently do,
made a small car and laid down as rails
some pieces Of timber, about one inch square
and OF some length. The car was started at
the top Of grade and run down the in
cined plane with great velocity. A few
days ago he was riding on his car, when,
looking out in front of him, he
saw n piece Of the wooden rail out
OF place, and concluded that he
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shove IL into its place. His foot became
tangled up with the rails, and being drawn
under the wheels was badly crushed. When
DR.. Lyndon was informed that the car had
run over his sons foot, be thought it was
the railroad cars and beca o much alarmed
Upon examination it was found that sever
al bones in the foot had been broken, and
that the injuries were very painful, though
not dangerous ones. The injured boy is
getting along as well as could be expected.
Brewer Tate, now prominent merchant
of Elberton, was one Of the most gallant
soldiers who marched under the stars and
bars, and shoudered his musket in defense
of the lost cause At the battle of Chicka-
manga he was shot in the left breast, di-
rectIy over his heart, and was given up as
dead He rallied however, and after
great deal Of suffering recovered from one
of the severest and most dangerous wounds
n soldier ever received and survived it.
The ball, to all appearances, passed di-
rectlY or at least through a portion OF Mr.
Tate's heart, and 1t is mystery to the sur
geons that death was not instantaneous.
And one of the strangest things is that af
ter Mr.. Tate's recovery, his heart was found
10 have moved to the center Of his Ghost,
where its pulSations can plainly be felt.
There is not particle of throbbing where
the heart Of person is located. Mr.
Tate enjoys excellent health, and expert
ences no Inconvenience from the change of
location by this important organ Of life.
Coroner l. d. Fuller was in Warrenton
last Monday morning, and reported the fol
lowing facts which came to his knowledge
in an official way. Just above the 80 mile
station on the Georgia railroad, the head
light of the down passenger train on last
Sunday morning revealed to the astonished
gaze of the engineer the remains of a dead
man scattered all over the railroad track
The engineer in charge brought the
train to a halt and notified the
proper authorities OF the horrible
state of affairs. The coroner summoned
a jury, and after as complete
an investigation as possible under the cir
cumstances the jury returned a verdict to
the effect that t 20 deceased, an unknown
negro, came to his death by attempting 10
board the freight train and falling be
meath the wheels of the cars. The jury re-
lieved the railroad Of any blame IN the mat
ter. Coroner Fuller says that when a cor
oneF has to pick up the scattered pieces Of
a dead negro and hold an Investigation over
and bury the remains on such day as last
Sunday, the office Of coroner is not such
bonanza as some people think.
Atlanta Journal: The curiosity exhib-
tied to see the hargings in Georgia yester-
day brings to mind an incident In the early
journalistic career of that prince Of humor-
lists and clever fellows, Johns Hooper of
Alabama. He was ed ting his first news
paper at Lafayette, Ala The town was
served with two mails week, both from
Columbus, Ga, distant about thirty m les
and carried in a buggy. Hooper's paper
was published Saturday morning, aud the
last mail Of the week was received on FRI
day afternoon. Hooper was ANXIOUS TO get
as much news as possible out of this mail,
and made many complaints about the late
hour OF the day when the rider arrived
with it. On one occasion a negro
was to be hanged at Lafayette on
Friday, and the mail rider was 80
anxious 20 see the execution that be hurried
in several hours earlier than usual. Hooper
commented sharply upon this expedition,
claiming that it afforded proof that the mail
rider could always get in earlier il SO dis
posed; and he expressed the hope that they
would hang a negro every Friday. This
riled the mail rider, and he addressed
to HOOPER about as follows:
"Mr. Hooper-Sir: You think you done
great things publishing the mail rider. But
who cares for you aud your dod-rotten
Eastern Albanian? 1t wouldn't make
any difference if It wasn't published at all
1t made a burned fool outeu YOU. and
you didn't have but mighty little sense be-
fore.n After some more in the same strain
1t concluded: "Tll let you know that I'll
see as many negroes hung as | durn please,
and hope you'll catch the same"