The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-07

/ track-it is no known certainly whether 1t
was fastened down r not. II was knocked
off by the cowcatcher aid Engineer Tom
( Argo thought no more of it, but later on,
just as he was crossing, very 81 WHY, the
trestie over Trail creek his attention was
attracted by something scraping on the
track. He stopped his train and on ex-
animation discovered that the beam had
been broken and large piece, about 3xlO
inches wide and s feet 10 e, had been
thrown back and lodged on the tenders, and
was Icing pushed along over the rails. 1t
was removed and a terrible accident
averted.
Eastman Times Journal: Bart Hamilton,
clever genleman, residing near Godwins-
vile, Dodge county, boarded the south
bound evening train here on Monday last,
en- route for home. Soon after leaving here
he was informed by the conductor in cdarge
that the train in question would not stop at
G1dwinsville or ChauAcey. Mr.. Hamilton
offered his fare, which was refused, and he
then suggested that he would gladly pay his
way to McRae, aud return on the next
north-bound train. This suggestion met a
positive refusal, the conductor in the mean
while escorting the passenger to the plat
form. From here he was showed or kicked
from the train, and in falling he received
very painful wounds, which were dressed
by DR.. He rman of Eastman. We learn
that Mr.. Hamilton has instituted suit for
damages against the road.
There was a shooting scrape at Decatur
Monday. Fred Bowers, who works at
Shocks furniture store at Atlanta, used the
pistol, and win G. johnson, formerly an
employe at Rhodes furniture store at At:
lanta, received the bullet in his left arnf
near the elbow. Johnson is married man
Bowers is single. A short while ago
Mrs johnson went to live with her mother
at Decatur. Monday Johnson left for De-
catur on the ACCOMMODATION train and sa y
his wife aud Bowers together on the train.
When Decatur was reached Bowers aud
Mrs Johnson got off together, and johnson
followed them. A short distance from the
depot Johns struck Bowers, and Bowers
drew long-barreled pistol ond told John
son to "stand back johnson continued
to advance, telling Bowers to shoot. Bow
ers retreated, still holding the pistol,
Finally, he turned and fired, tho ball strik-
ing johnson in the arm. Bowers was ar
rested and Johnson was turned over to
physician, who dressed his wound.
The Prather law suit at Toccoa involves
all the property north Of the railroad, in
GLIDING a small strip ON the south side, and
a good deal of the surrounding country
east, north and west of town. All # the
business houses and most of the desirable
residences will be included in the litigat on.
A lawyer of the town said to a correspo i'd
emit: MRS. Pr Their has deed OF gift to the
lands fir m her father, NJ Deberaux Jar
EFT, forty years ago, and the deed has been
recorded" Mr.. jarrett bought the
Wommac known now as the
Cawthorn) place from Mr.. Perry
Wommac, one of the heirs to the
estate, aud after Mr.. Jarett's death Mrs.
Sile Addison (anoth9r he r Of the Womma.
estate wno had not been repres 4nted in the
salel brought suit to recover the land sold
t. Mr.. jarrett by Perry Wommac, and the
jarrett boys, brothers Of Mrs. Prather, gave
Mrs. Add son the lands in and around Toe
Goa in settlement of that suit, making the
deeds in their own names, when really the
land belonged to Mrs. Prather by deed of
gift from her father. A good deal of the
forest land involved in the suit lies along
| the Richmond and Danville railroad and is
| decided to the company by Kennedy jarrett,
who had no titles to it.
Dan Harper, the negro who was shot by
some unknown assassin on the plantation OF
| o. A. Barry, near Coleman station. Ran
| dolph county, on last Thursday night died
! from the effects of his wounds Monday.
Dan was peaceful and polite negro, quite
popular with tue white people, but not so
| with some of his own race. With some of
these he had recently had some lit le trou-
| Die, and it is presumed that his assassi lation
| grew out of these quarrels There has been
no arrest made as yet, but suspicion points
strongly to some Of his own ktb and kin.
The gan wadding is in possession of
| Mr.. Barry, and it is hoped that this
will lead to the capture OF the as
sassin. Besides some of the slugs which
| constituted part of the charge have been
obtained, and this may be a good clue.
There will be no time lost in ferreting out
| the bloody and cowardly assassination, and
it IS believed it can DO done successfully.
her x.ys1 -
| stretching in old Randolph, which has been
| indeed a rare occurrence There could
have been no other motive for this act t an
pure malice and revenge. Tnis affair is
| rendered peculiarly sad from the fact that
on Sunday, the day before Dams death, his
mother dropped dead from heart disease.
No doubt Dams affections had much to do
with bringing on her sudden demise.
A special from Madison informs the
world that perpetual motion has really been
discovered by a well-to do farmer of Nor
| gan county. Several years ago, becoming
discouraged by bad crops, he went to Texas
and thence to the Indian territory. Mis-
| fortune followed him there, and one night
| on & ing to slesp with heavy heart, after
| praying for death to relieve him of his
troubles, he heard voice telhSg him to
your fortune is made" and as again
and again he resumed his slunbers,
| he was rewakened by the same
| injunction. His dropping spirits revived
| he returned to Georgia and set about work
ing at his scheme. Inc correspondent says
| he completed the machinery a few weeks
ago and it has been running of its own ac-
cord ever since. He has worked In absolute
secrecy, not revealing his plans to but two
or three of his most intimate friends The
man is well infor ned, is in his right
mind and believes he has bonanza. All
who have seen the machine in motion
say that the power can be used to run
anything in the world from 8 locomotive
to a pillow. Notwithstanding the impossi-
bility Of perpetual motion Is said to have
been demonstrated long ago, other impossi-
bhties have come to pass, and, perhaps, the
Georgian is the fortunate inventor The
earliest record of the fort to perfect the
nece ssary machinery dates back nearly 4U0
years ago to French architect, and nearly
all plans since have been constructed on his
model That the Georgian is not a crank"
appears in the fact that he refuses to give
his name.
Information reached Columbus Monday
morning to the effect that J. w. Prince,
who lives 40 >ut ten miles north OF the city,
had miraculous escape q few dav previ-
ously, from a most horrible death. A provi-
dental interference only. saved him from
being roasted to a crisp Mr.. Prince was out
on bis plantation alone, clearing some ne
land, and TO this end he set several tall pine
trees on fire. While he was moving around
among the trees a large limo, which had
h1ruad through fall nd Rfrprl him IN N