The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-17

in length it bears the name Of the guinea
COW. The first were brought hear from
Spain by an old Spaniard who came to this
country before the war. The cow is very
small and chunky, but it keeps rolling fat
on almost nothing, and is a splendid mixer,
the average giving from three to three and
a half gallons of milk per day. r. l..
Stepler has a herd Of fifty perfect little
beauties. He disposss OF young COWS at 500
each, which almost equals the price paid
for Jerseys. While their milk is not so rich
as the Jerseys, the people Of LowndeS pre-
fer the guinea.
Commissioner Henderson, president Of
the board Of directors of the experiment
station, has returned to Atlanta from
Athens, where the board concluded the in
spection Of sites. Judge Henderson said in
answer TO question about the station that
the board had decided to make no formal
decision until the next quarterly meeting in
May. All Of the places visited were found to
be healthful and all offered good sites. The
greatest difference in the sites is centraity,
and the board construes the law on that
point to mean centralty of population
Judge Henderson said further: THE com.
mission has about made its decision, but, of
course, the members can say nothing about
1t. You can depend upon one thing, that
we will decide upon what we consider the
best place, regardless of big bids or anything
else, except the full discharge of our duty"
The board will meet May Z.
Near Ty-Ty, Joe Baker and another
negro, whose name is unknown, went fish
ing in Little river on Thursday night last,
and when they came out about 10 O'Clock at
night some one fired two loads OF shot at
them, wounding Baker seriously, and the
other negro was only nit with one small
shot. They work at the turpentine still of
X. A. Hall IL Bro, in Colquitt county, and
are fresh recruits from North Carolina.
Baker has been bullying over some Georgia
raised cracker negroes" as he called
them, and only few days ago he
and some other turpentine hands
went to a festival given by Jake Tillman, a
negro reared and living in Colquitt county,
and after eating all they wanted, refused to
pay for what they had gotten, but drew
revolvers and shot several dishes Off of the
table, and ran the landlord and all the
other negroes off the place, completely
breaking up the festivities and capturing
the occasion. He has also made some other
remarks and threats about some white men
living near the still, and it is supposed that
this latter shooting is only retaliation OF
some of the offended and much insulted
negroes.
The Jasper Herald has particulars of a
serious difficulty at the marble works be-
tween Lafayette Ray aud William Cornett
The latter came very near getting killed by
a rock that was thrown by Ray. The
father OF Cornett swore out warrant for
Ray, and the warrant was placed in the
hands of bailin who failed to make the
arrest, whereupon the warrant was sent to
the sheriff with instructions to execute the
same at once. The sheriff. together with
Samuel Tate and William McElroy,
found Ray at his home on Long
swamp, near Stegalfs store. Ray saw
the officers coming and broke
to run, getting something like sixty-five
yards the start. He was several times com
manded to halt but paid no attention to the
command, whereupon two shots were fired
to scare Ray and make him STOP and to the
surprise Of those after him, one shot took
effect In Rays leg just below the knee,
making slight flesh wound. The partis
who were after him at once took Ray back
to his house and sent for DIR. McClain, who
dressed the wound. Understanding that it
was difficult for Ray to make a bond he
was left at his home for few days.
Albany NetOS and Advertiser: II thera
is anyone in the world who can beat a back
woods member of the legislature eating
roasted ground peas that person is the
average superior court bailiff Now, there
Is balitf IN Albany who is no exception to
the rule. One of his friends know this, aud
Thursday he set a trap for the bailiff. The
friend fixed up small paper bag with
few peanuts and small dead snake in it.
lie walked into the court room eating
away on some ground peas that he had
in his hand. The bailiff, like a war
horse seeming battle, caught one Whit
Of them. 1t was too much for him, he
couldn't stand it, SO getting up from his
seat he walked rapidly by his friend Jerk
ing the bag, snake and ali, out of his hand
With a chuckle Of delight OFF went the
officer to a corner of the court room. He
turned up the bag to pour the coveted
COOLERS into his hand, wnen, horrors! out
came the snake. That man just gave one
look at his hand-the snake seemed to move
and with the single exclamation Of "Oh
my God" the peanuts were scattered broad
cast over the floor, and now Jim Greer
swears that he will never eat another
ground pea in court as long SIS he lives.
Deer farming is a new venture in
Lowndes county, but it has been tried and
proven success by such men as
Mayor w. l.. Thomas and J. c.
Hunt Of Valdosta. Each of these gen
tlemen have a drove Of deer that run
about in pasture like cattle. The only
difference bet ween the two pastures is that
ii is necessary to inclose the deer within a
wire fence about IL feet high. Each of the
above named gentlemen have pasture of
this kind planted in rye, upon which their
herds of deer Craze and keep rolling fat
In the winter it is, Of course necessary
to feed them upon grain, but as a deer
can be fed on the same quantity, or very
little more, than turkey the cost of rails
ing them is very slight while they sell at
high rate. At present neither Messrs
Thomas nor Hunt raise more than a dozen
and consequently they have not
yet commenced selling the venison, as their
families will consume that amount. But
within few years each Of these gentlemen
will doubtless realize a handsome sum upon
their deer farms. The original stock came
from the country below Valdosta ON the
Florida line. which abounds in deer at
present. They were captured when young
aud the herds are now as gentle and kind as
Jersey cattle.
At Albany Sunday a telegram was re-
ceived from Lieut.. Huguenin of Macon,
stating that the Southern Cadets would
reach Albany at l2 o'clock from Jackson
vile, and requesting the Albany Guard to
meet them at the depot in uniform. The
Guard had sumptuous banquet, with
champagne accompaniment, prepared at the
Artesian house, and marched ia full dress
10 meet them. The train arrived but no
Cadets, and the Guard accordingly had TO
stow away the banquet themselves
and lguratively fill their haversacks. 1t
was learned that tine Cadets would reach
there on the Brunswick railroad at 2
o'clock. The guard accordingly again
went to the depot. The train was over an
hour late but 1t at last steamed in. bring
ing the Macon Cadets, who looked pretty