The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-15

Dunn has with him, and it bears the marks
Of well preserved Old age.
John Shinholser, of the firm Of Shin
holser & Co. of Macon, had q narrow escape
from a tragic death late Friday night, at
his store on Cherry street. Having occa-
sion to leave the store, the young man
reached in a case on the wall for his hat and
handkerchief His hat he placed on his
head, but when be jerked the handkerchief
out from the case revolver came with It.,
aud before the young man could realize
what it was. it had fallen on the floor. As
il struck the floor the hammer Of the re-
volvsr was sprung back and the weapon
fired. With loud noise it passed upward
and throu : b Mr.. Shinholser's hat, missing
his temple scarcely an inch, knocking back
his straw hat on his head and fairly singing
his forehead as it passed
An Albany housekeeper bought at one Of
the stores a large cabbage. She cut one
half Of ii, which she served up to her
family, keeping the other half until the
next day, when she commenced to cut 10 up
finely, as is her habit. Comfortably coiled
up in the solid half Of the vegetable, was
pied snake, which immedia ely ran out as
its snug winter quarters were encroached
upon, and plunged into the pan Of water
into which she was cutting the cabbage. 1t
emerged from this and attempted to
escape across toe water shelf. The lady
cut it in two, when the head bit viciously at
the knife, continuing to attack 1t until 1t
expired A lady at Smithville had similar
experience some time since, finding a snake
in a cabbage head.
Capt Frank 8. johnson, president of the
Macon and Birmingham railroad, has a
curiosity in the shape of an account book
which was used by the firm of Polk az Bro.
of Clinton in the years 1S20-'2l, nearly
seventy years ago, and which, though
yellow with age, is in good condition, the
figures and names being perfectly legible.
Calico in those days was a luxury, and
every yard that went out of the Polk estab-
lishment brought its owners Just 80 cents
Homespln sold for 25 cents a yard,
jute bagging 6215, bandana handkerchiefs
$l.25 each, loaf sugar 49, cents per pound,
common sugar ~ cents, aud nails Is cents.
But other articles sold for less tnan they do
now. Cigars, good oaes at that, SO any old
liner will tell you, were sold for 25 cents a
dozen. Gin brought 81 d cents per quart,
particular attention being paid to keep
strict account of the fractions Of a cent.
Tenuile Enterprise: "A negro man living
on Dr.. T. NJ. Harris place, near Irwin's
Cross Roads, in this county, whose name we
failed to learn, killed himself last Saturday
by blowing his head off with a shotgun. He
had been having some trouble with his wife,
it seems, and had repeatedly told her that he
would kill himself if she did not try to make
home life more pleasant. On Saturday he
loaded his gun with buckshot, and calling
to his wife, who was some distance away
from him. said: "If you want to speak to
me before die you had better come here,
for am going to kill myself" The woman
paid no attention to his threat and pro-
ceeded with her work. The man put the
nnn0zla of ba fntn
pressing the trigger. fired, the entire con-
tents entering and almost tearing his
head from his shoulders. Death was in
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