The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-01

ReQ-bineC GlOVBS-A FeCulaF = dtz4'
ity at Saw Mln Near Tennille.
GEORGIA.
The Darien bank is getting along finely.
The work on the Rome rolling mills in
West Rome, is progressing quite rapidly.
Negotiations ere on foot for tie estAb-
lishment Of a college in Tallafoosa at an
early day.
The Empire mills at Doboy are now Al
work in earnest. They have sawed their
first order.
A fleet Of square rugged vessels are char
tered for Brunswick, some thirty in ell, be
sides the various schoOuers and other coast
wise crafts.
Atkiuson's basket factory at Madison is
going up rapidly. Five thousand baskets
per day will be the output. The machinery
is now being purchased.
The custom house clearances at Bruins
wick for &arch, lSS0, will run up to a full
million dollars or more. The cotton clear
ances alone viii run up to 5000, 900.
1t looked good deal like business on the
river frout at Dsrien last week. On Tues
day there were ton schoOnerS, one bark and
ten steamers at The Darien wharves.
When the fire occurred at Newman on
March IA Meslrs. Wilcoxon & Wright had
claims in their possession amounting to he
= eea s5o,OJ0 and $50 600, all of which
were destroyed.
John L. Whitman OF I.eswiston, n Y,
died OF Brunswick Thursday, where he has
been lying sick for months. Mr.. Whitman
was part owner Of the Dover Hall plantation
in Glynn county, and was a man Of some
means.
Timber came to Darien pretty freely last
week, and il is thought that it will continue
TO come down at the rate Of fifteen or
twenty RATS per day for the next few
weeks. The rivers are in good rafting con-
dition, and over hundred RATS have come
down since the last report.
While out hunting near Americas
Wednesday afternoon, Charles Croker
accidentally shot Vol Oliver He was hit
by a number of the shot, but did not return
home until after the hunt was over as no
small affair like that could affect the sport
of the day as far as he was concerned.
Operations in the erection Of new bridge
al Tobesofkee IN place of the one that was
burned down last Thursday morning are
being pushed as rapidly as possible day and
night. TTalnmaster A. c. Jones sent over
q large bridge force Of the Columbus and
Western division Friday to aid in the work.
Gen. Longstreet reached his home at
Gainesville, wednesday night, and is much
better than when ct WashinE ton He was
threatened with pneumonia. aud for several
days his case was regarded as serious, but as
he proceeded southwark, unfavorable symp-
toms disappeared and now he is able 70 be
up aud about
The directors Of the Columbus exposition
met Thursday. The question Of holding
another exposition next fall was discussed
No action, however, in this direction was
taken and the matter went over TO the next
II "a vr0ho bla that
will get up very attractive racing pro-
gramme az Exposition park about the mid
d April. The meeting adjourned sine
II Americas Joe Bernhard will sue II.
d. Watts for damages, growing out OF the
ejectment Of himself and wife from the
Watts house on Sunday morning The
ground on which he places his damages is
that be and bis wife were locked out, and
after finding another place TO 60, he ap-
piled for his trunks, which wers refused
Their trunks are now at the Watts house.
At Leesburg the iron safe in the Central
railroad depot was found Saturday morn
ing with the brass tumbler bored out, and
the broken drill, with which the work was
done, in the hole. The cracksmen were
evidently frightened away, or were anna
tours at the business. Mr.. War, the agent,
thinks they were locked ia when the depot
was closed. as the doors were ali intact Sat
uTday morning that lead to the Office.
There is no clew to the burglars.
Mrs Sarah Summers Of Jones county.
who lives near Roberts station, was born
in Oglethorpe county in the year 1900
She has children, grandchildren, great
grandchildren and great-great- grandchil-
dren to the number Of PSI AT least this
was the number when the last count was
made. She is well and active, and from
prospects is likely to live for some time
Mrs. Summers is the daughter of Joseph
Stiles She lives in a house built by Alb
ner Wimberly. The house itself has a his
tory. The lumber OF which it was built
was sawed by hand, ard it is the first
framed house erected in Jones county.
Joe Lamb, farmer who lives about nine
miles west Of Columbus. while in that CITY
few days ago purchased pair Of gloves.
of which the lining was red-dyed material.
be wore the gloves on the way home The
beat and preparation OF his hands moist
ened the dye, and when be removed the
gloves on arriving home, his hands were
reddened all over with the stuff. The fact
did not give him any concern at the time.
However, after while, his hands began to
swell and by night they had swollen TO
nearly double their natural size. DR..
Phillips was called on TO attend him. The
swelling was caused by poison being in the
dye.
When the Columbus and Rome incoming
passenger train was nearing Whitesville
crossing, about three miles from Columbus,
Friday, some Of the passengers noticed that
the roof Of a sEanty a short distance from
the track was on fire. The door Of the house
was open, and as the train passed it a col
ored woman was seen inside apparently
very busy with her cooking and altogether
unawere that the house was on fire. Those
who noticed the fire shouted 70 her at the
top Of their voices, but as far as could be-
seen for a distance she failed 10 hear them.
TDe train did not stop, as the conductor
was busy in the baggage car arranging his
affairs, and consequently failed 70 see the
threatened confagration.
Wilbur Scarborough, the 2-year-old son OF
J.. Fl. Scarborough Of Columbus, had a mar
row escape from being drowned in duck
pond TO the rear Of his fathers residence
corner Of First avenue and Eighth street.
Thurs lay. But for the prompt assistance
rendered him by his brother Claude, a boy
about years Of age, the little fellow
would certainly have gone under. Wilbur.
when he recovered from his terrible scare
after the ducking explained as well as be
could the cause Of the accident IL was M
derstood that he was fshiug ia the Iond,
and that in STOPPING he leaned too far and
fell IN. Claude was promptly 70 the rescue,
and he held his brothers head up until his
mamma came quickly to ms aid il response
70 loud cries.
A very peculiar and fatal accident oc.
CURED at Peacock a Peterson's saw mill,