The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-08

For several years burglaries have been
| committed on the Eiberton railway IN the
vicinity of Bowersville, West Bowersvila
and RoystoD. The people N that vicinity
seeing that something must be done to pre-
vent these depredations, employed Hon. p.
w. Davis, VINO, on last Friday, succeeded
| in committing two men by the names OF
Bennett and Jordan for the offenses charged.
! There have been at least forty bdrglaries
| committed in that vicinity in the last two
| years.
| Brooks county is about twenty-five miles
square. Last year the farmers raised their
own meat corn, cats, syrup, etc Many
make the sugar that they use. With many
cotton IS a surplus crop heir bank de-
posts amount 10 5000, 900, without interest.
Farmers Of the county have offered to lend
money 10 responsible persons in Quitman
at per cent Every year the county ships
thousands Of bushels of homemade corn
and oats, and largo quantities of home
made meat.
James w. Goldsmith committed suicide
at Stone Mountain Sunday by taking NOR
phine. Mr.. Goldsmith is 81 years Of age,
and was brought up Ia the town where he
died. He married there and has for years
been one of it, most popular, public-spirited
and useful citizens. Financial and domestic
troubles are assigned as the causes Of the
deed. Mr.. Goldsmith was heavy dealer in
cotton and guano, and it is said that his
losses within tho past six or seven months
have been heavy.
An ARRAY occurred at Sasser last Tuesday
night between John Johnston and James
Walls, which resulted in the death Of the
latter. The two young men were attending
a party at the home Of X. h. Wilkinson.
They had a few words in reference to some
difficulty existing between them, which
caused the shooting. Mr.. Walls expired in
a few minutes after receiving the shot,
which penetrated his right lung Both
parties wero respected. Johnston made his
departure for parts unknown.
The Georgia delegation at Fort Smith,
Ark, contemplate having a reunion some
time during The summer when the cheap
rates go into effect, 50 that their poorer
brethren who have been left behind can
join them. Georgia y as a large citizenship
of people in the coming city of the south
west who will doubtless prosper moro than
they have done, as we may soon hear of the
biggest boom that part Of the country has
ever known, natural gas has recently
been discovered near that place.
The Augusta NelCS relates story told by
a North Carolinian about wonderful tree
in that state. lie said there was poplar
tree at Clyde Station, Haywood county, 50
large that it made plank enough to build
church 50 feet long and 80 feet wide, -
feet high, and supplied weatherboarding
ceiling and flooring. From the same tree
fence was built on three-quarters If an acre
around the church, and there were three
logs left over. The remaining three logs
are enough to build another church Of the
same Dimensions as above.
ALI Franklin of Montezuma, negro boy
about IL years old, well known around
town, is in a peck of trouble Thursday he
managed to steal from the furniture store
Of Max Cohen $50. After securing the
money he left on the moo train for Ameri-
Gus. The boy went into a store and bought
some cigars and banded the clerk a $50 gold
piece in payment. The clerks suspicious
were aroused and he informed the police
men. ia a short time Mr. Cohel telc-
graphed the police Of that city to look out
for him ALI was arrested.
While excavating cut beyond Kincha-
foonee creek, near Buena Vista, the rail
road hands took out about q wagon load of
bones and among them was a skull with a
bullet hole in the back of the head. Along
with these bones was a crude earthen pos
made of some Kind of material which looked
like mari. The prese CO Of the pot leaves
the impression that they were Indian bones,
as it was a custom with the red man to
bury some kind Of a trophy with the dead
1t was no doubt a graveyard made when
the kiuchafoonee was lined with red
skins
At Augusta. Sunday, gentleman was
failures. the sDension of sew
eral small houses in thar city during the
past few days, he slid, would, on tneIr face,
seem to augur bad for the community.
There was one view which was lost sight
Of II a house is not making mouey, it is
better for the community that through sus-
pension or collapse their business should be
wound up. Then collections are enforced
by law, and the liquidation of obligations,
even if not in full relieves money which
would otherwise be tied up in unsuccessful
business
Capt. Robert Fulton of Dawson, received
by express last Monday, from his old friend
w. f. Aaron, of Del Rio. Texas, two
Mexican dogs Of the Pelone variety. The
distance is 800 miles, and yet when turned
out OF the cage they were in the best of
order aud as lively as crickets. One is
black, the other yellow, about the size of
the common flee, with long slender ears
erect. The strange feature about
these dogs is that they are entirely destitute
Of hair, except just few upon the feet, the
top of the head ami tip of the tail, and these,
1t is said, will disappear in the spring.
Capt Bob" sent them on Saturday last to
Hon. w. A. Harris, of Isabella, as present
to his old friend and comrade.
In a newspaper account of a Christ
mas dance at convict camp in North
Georgia the following occurs: John Towns,
an active young mau from Fulton, who was
hired several months ago by a jewelry
drummer in Atlanta to transport his vaise,
the location Of which he forgot when the
drummer found him with the assistance Of
the police, danced with Miss Emma John
son, a coquettish young thief from Bib
county. Mr.. Towns is spending five years
at the camp, although tho judge offered to
give him two years of the Jime if he would
bo able TO tell where he carried the valise Of
leweiry. He couldn't remember, and SO he
will stay Ave years instead Of three"
At meeting Of tho board Of health Of
Atlanta Saturday afternoon the population
of the city was fixed at 5000, an increase
Of 1000 over 1887 In 1887 the population
WIS liked at Il, 900 white and - coo c1lored,
making total of 63,O1O. On the basis OF
Is, 900 population, the death rate is 90 30 per
thousand; whites, rate per thousand, l3 "a
tuoariyl; cOlored, rate por thousand, 35@7.
In 1857 tho total death rate per thousand
was figured at 2J.S1, and, divided, II is put
at "a. - for the whites and 30 - for the col
ored people. II will thus be seen that there
Is a decrease in the total death rate of "a,
and the decrease ia the death rate among
the whites is l.6S, but among the colored
people all increase Of 3. IA Among the dis
eases there has been a marked increase in
deaths from consumption, the percentage
standing IL IN 1855 against SIS IN 1851
There was also an increase in deaths from
pneumonia and bronchitis, with small
increase from deaths from typhoid fever