The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
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T., now OF Atlanta, has patented a new
cotton bale covering. 1t consists Of paper,
made of cotton stalk fiber, which is covered
with a fire and waterproof chemical; over
the paper is covering of ire netting or
web-wire, which holds the bale instead of
ties. The cotton can be marked with white
ink, and to sample it pair of nippers can
lie used to clip the wire. When the bale IS
packed the wire covering is quickly
fastened by twisting the ends about a wire
rod. The king cotton covering will not
cost any more than jute.. An Atlanta en-
pany will be organized to manufacture it.
In 1871 Clayton county had fair, con-
nected with which was baby show with a
prize of S. in gold for the finest baby.
There were exhibited on that occasion pair
of red-headed twin boy babies about year
old. They were the finest babies on exhibit
ton, and were so much alike the Judges got
them mixed, and in order to get out Of their
difficulty had to divide the s. between them.
The good mother took charge Of the money
! and loaned it to the father at z per cent,
| requiring him to settle up at the end Of
every year. The money has been thus
loaned every year. The twin boys are now
| 10 years old, and for eighteen years they
have each had 81 30 on interest at per
| cent.
At Darien Monday James O'Brien, Jr.,
came in from the Ridge and was caught in
| the rain, being pretty well soaked when he
| arrived at his livery stable. He at once
| proceeded to his room for the purpose of
changing his clothing After selecting all
| necessary articles, with the exception Of q
pair of socks, he pulled open the bottom
drawer Of the bureau, expecting to find
| them there, but to his great establishment
upon opening a box in which he usually
| kept his ties he found cooled therein snake
/ about twenty-six inches long. Jim, in OPEN
| ing the box, touched the snake with his hand,
| and was SO frightened that he fell back
| ward, knocking over chairs and everything
movable, and with three backward somer-
saults was safely through two doors and
out OF harms way. Oae of the hired men
| killed the snake.
Green Howell is a negro who owns a
plantation and Is well-to-do in life, and
lives in the lower part of Ireland district,
Burke county, near the home of Capt A l.,
| Archer. He is highly respected by all who
know him, both white and colored Green
is 81 years old, aud once he was as black as
any of the fit eeuth amendments, and now
he is nearly white all over. Shortly after
the close of the late war two small white
spots, about the size of a nicKel appeared
on his wrist about two inches apart, and
they remained for a short time and disap-
peared, and nothing more was thought of it
till 1854, when they returned IN the same
place and have been spreading since that
time, and now he is spotted all over, and in
a few years he will be white all over. He
does not suffer any pain from the spots, and
he says the only Inconvenience he expert
ences is from the sun, and it causes them to
blister
The late John H. Newton of Athens bore
the distinction of owning more wild land
than any other man i'll Georgia. During
| the late war, large tract of land which
he had purchased in Iowa was allowed to
remain with taxes unpaid for some length
Of time. Mr.. Newton, on looking over his
landed estate after the warrior tits said
that even he was scarcely able to keep up
with all the property of this kind be owned
found that the taxes had been allowed TO
run on for some years, and, supposing that
the land had been confiscated Tor taxes he
gave it up for lost. What was his surprise,
however, to receive letter from the land
agent in the west soon after, stating that he
had kept up with the taxes on tie property,
and that the land was at Mr. Newton's dis
posal, upon the payment of the back taxes
Such honesty and confidence in business
transactions is very rare and the incident
was often alluded to by Mr. Newton during
his lifetime.
A neat-looking Philadelphian was locked
up at the city prison at Macon Sunday
who halls by the name of J. J. Scanlan
and who is an expert harmonica player
Scanlan's trouble came about Saturday
night, although his arrest did not follow
until Sunday. While playing an harmonica,
in company with pal on Plum street at
late hour Saturday night for little crowd
of farmers, he succeeded in picking gold
pin from the scarf of Farmer Avant, who
was an interested listener. Seaman had
stopped his music, and, waking up, en-
braced the farmer, at the same time
removing the pin. Avant felt the
mans hand on his breast, and putting
his hand to his scarf, detected his loss
You have stolen my pin," cried the
farmer, catching hold of Scanlau. The lat
ter smiled and politely handed back toe
article, saying: "0h, it was only in fun. /
would not have taken it, you know An
other spectator felt for his scarf-pin. It,
too, was gone, and Seaman was once more
called upon to disgorge. To the astonish-
ment Of all, he handed back the second scarf
pin, and then taking his harmonica left the
crowd. Avant was aroused at the boldne>s
of the act, and Immediately reported the
matter to the officers with the result that
yesterday morning Officers Smith and Nc
Dermond gathered the man and lodged him
in the city prison.
Neal Belding was killed by NJ. T. Whit
| lock on April 26 last in C. P. Johnson's
| saloon at Atlanta. At the time Of the crime
Doth belQlng anu w nltl0ck were under the
influence of liquor, and Mrs Jessie Belding,
the wife of the slain man, bases u suit for
damages that was filed Monday on that
| ground. She charges that G. 2. johnson,
the proprietor of the saloon, sold liquor t.
Whitlock while under its influence. and
that he and his clerk failed to interfere or
| avert the trouble after the two men had
| threatened each otner. The plaintiff says
that q. z. johnson well knew the feeling
between her husband and Whitlock, it hav-
ing originated in his saloon in the forenoon,
after they had spent considerable
money at his bar, and after both
| were more or less intoxicated. It is
claimed that it was the duty of the pro-
| prietor to protect his customer. but that
| said G. Z. johnson failed to do so. and was
| pdrticeps crtminiS, both in,that and in fur
nlshlng liquor to the man who did the kill
| ing while he was in a state of intoxication.
Mrs. Bedding places her damage at $40, 900,
and makes G. p. johnson and NJ. T. Whit
| lock both parties to the suit. While this Is
| probably the first case of the kind in the
! Georgia courts where "A saloon-kee Der is
| held responsible for the life of q person
killed on his premises, it is not without pre-
cedent. In Pennsylvania, recently, a sim
liar case was tried, and a verdict rendered
in favor of the plaintiff.
There is within seven miles of Whigham
| one of the most picturesque spots in Georgia,
| Lime Sink falls, where large bold stream
| of Dure frenstOna Watar rising from n