The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-20

Sheriff Smith Of Liberty county had an
| alarm last Tuesday evening at the Jail at
| Hinesville. Two Of the prisoners By the
/ aid of file, which it Is charged the wife
OF Douglas. one Of the prisoners, surrep-
| titiously slipped IN, got out of the cell into
the hall, and were doing tleir best on the
outer door When discovered they made
! threats that no man should touch them, but
| Sheriff Smith soon Quelled them and pnE
/ them back II their cell. The woman has
been arrested and is now in jail
Marietta Journal: DR.. Gober was called
| to Winnings on Saturday night 1t was IL
O'clock before he could return. AS be did
not have bis horse and buggy with him, it
| wes question how be could get the mid
night train to stop. He had a newspaper in
his pocket. he applied match to the
| paper and it blazed up and made an excsl-
lent liam beau. IL attracted the engineer 5
| attention, the train was stopped, and the
| doctor was soon on board. Newspapers are
| good things Now is the time to subscribe.
| The trouble at the KiRcaid Manufacturing
! Colnpany's works, near Griffin, does not
seem TO be settled. 1t was reported that
the hOstilities had bee renewed, and the
| report OF ten or twelve shots Ia The direc.
| ton Of the factory seemed proof of thu fs {,
! bat investigation proved the rumor false
| The operatives are stirred NJ over the mat
ter. and demand the resignation Of Supt
| IS responsible for the trouble. They claim
| that he had been notified Of the approaching
trouble and Dug 1t to have had it stopped.
About seven miles from Quitman there
lives young, healthy married negro
woman that has recently-born child which
presents remarkable appearance Instead
of nose of the regulation pattern that
would attract little or no attention, 1t has
the well-deyeloped proboscis of an elephant.
4 n Dff ..sa.g a ,.fft 10
project two teeth of abnormal dimensions
that look like the tusks of an elephant
The eyes are small and far apart
Altogether rhe facial appearance is
at OF an elephant that the
the mother saw several months ago at a
circus. The monstrosity 10 still living, aud
bids fair to hold its own in the struggle for
existence.
There is an old negro in Athens known to
every citizen by the fact that he always
wears upon his head military cap, worn
to a mere fragile. A dying officer OK the
confederate SIDE gave the cap to the old
negro on the battlefield, and he has worn il
ever since. He wore it during the war, and
has b I'd it knocked from his head by whiz-
ziIg grape shot more than once. He says
he will wear it until he dies, and wants it
buried with him. There is another negro
In Atf ems who has been throug the war and
stood by mis- master through many a blOody
engagement. He has also served master
in thu legislative halls. having been the
late Benjamin Il. Hills body servant.
P. L. Smith OF Juliette, in Monroe
county, became insane wolfe on visit to
friend in Crawford county day or two
ago About three weeks ago, Smith dis
covered bone felon coming on his thumb
Ii rapidly grew worse, and ne could get no
sleep. The felon was finally lanced, but the
relief was only temporary, aud he could not
rest. His thumb continued to rack him day
and night. For over twenty days he did
not sleep wink, and could eat but little
On Monday while Smith was out riding in
buggy ne suddenly threw up his hands,
gave loud veil and commenced shouting
in1oherent words at every person he met.
His friends soon found that he was insane,
and they at once took charge of him.
The veil of mystery shrouding the dis
| appearance OF George Raiden, OF Madison
| county, has not been cleared up yet. 1t
| will be remembered that Mr.. Raiden was
out collecting for John H. Matthews. who
runs a dstillery ana store In Madison
county, about eight miles from Athens. He
left his companion in che buggy in which
they were riding, promising to return in a
few mi utes, and he was never seen there
after. The brother of Mr.. Raiden was in
Athens Tuesday, and he informed
| reporter that the country had been
secured in all directions in order to find
him, but without success. The conviction
has at last become settled that he was muir
dered by some secret assailant and his BODY
buried. Mr.. Raiden was very Industrious
and deserving young man, and there is no
suspicion that he could have run away with
any intention of defrauding his employer,
| for the simple reason that Mr.. Matthews is
indebted to him in the sum Of a, 900 or
more He has been working for Mr..
Matthews for years. and expected with the
| new year TO open business of his own.
An instance of wanton oppression occurred
| in the Fourth district OF Heard county a
| few days ago. A widow named Mrs.
Susan @. McCurry, with six children, was
| moving from Oh erokee county, Alabama,
| to farm she had rented in He ard county.
| She had three males, two cows, one wagon,
household and kitchen furniture. When
near Handy postoffice. Ia Heard county, and
within eight miles Of her home, she was de
tanned on the public highway by the bailiff
for an hour or more, until merchant
named w. II. Burnett OF Center, Alabama,
swore out attachment papers, and levied
| on all the property she had for debt due
Stewart. Burnett & Co., by a man
named \. II. Hardigree. She protested
s sSinss III. such DEoos,T %ss Ss sn
that il could mot be detained or
levied on for another parties debt, but the
officer took charge of it all and put her ia
an old, dilapidated blacksmith shop, which
had no shutters to the doors, nor roof to
protect her from the chilly night air. In
that place she was forced to stay all night
her children lying on pallets on the ground
under a tree, while the widowed mother
with her little 10-year-old girl, sat in tbs
shop guarding their property. Being in 6
strange country and among stra ayers, she
was unable TO give $500 bond for the
Forthcoming of the property which the
plaintiff in attachment required under tht
Law governing such summary proceedings
and she was compelled t. stay there unit
the next term of the court to which tn
attachment was made returnable, whicl
will be to-day.
An Atlanta MAJ claims to have discov-
cred q process bysiich aluminium can ba
made for 81 pound or less Aluminium Is
one of the most valuable metals known
but on account of Ats expe siveress it has
been comparatively little used. It is lighter
in weight than wood, and in strength and
hardness equal to steel. An other beauty oil
the metal is that it will not rust OF oorrode
but always preserves a beautiful, clear
surface. With these qualities it is easily
seen what a revolution in many way,
such an article would make If il
could only be produced at a nominal cost
Prof. Henry Denping, an eminent expert
to whom Samuel W. Goode of Atlanta wa.
recommended by the editor Of the