The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-05

ished by an Atlanta Painter-Dr.
Means Prophetic Prediction About
the Electric Spark - d House Built
Entirely OF Stolen Material
GEORGIA
Isaac ". Reese Of Madison died last Mon
6ay. He was a gallant confederate soldier.
During the month of July about $500 1000
feet Of timber was measured at the pubic
boom in Darieu.
Park Dunn, the Macon negro who was
found in Vineville branch bloody and un-
conscious, died Friday.
At Griffin, Friday, tue board Of directors
appointed by the state met and elected X
j. Reddine of Atlanta superintendent OF
the experimental farm.
The fast of Tom Voolfolk Of which there
has been SO much said. is at an end Friday
he ate a meal sufficient for three ordinary
men before he was satisfied.
At Adams Park Friday the soutd-bound
passenger train on the East tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad ran over
and killed two valuable mules Lel0nglng 10
the Philips Melon Company
At Atlanta, a few days ago, while Miss
Mamie Nelson who lives at q Borne street,
was dressing large, fat hen, she found a
needle sticking through the glzzard, the
was black and looked as # 1t was working
its way out. The fowl was perfectly
healthy.
DIR. Frank P. Gale of Brunswick has in
his possession an old and curious coin. 1t is
a Spanish dollar which was issued IN the
year 1720-just l69 years ago. The coin
was presented to him by j. 5. VIM, who
found it in Tampa. Fla, hen they were
digging the foundation for the water works
there some time ago.
Conductor Whigham, who was murdered
on the Savannah, Americas and MOntgom-
cry railroad, had his life insured for $1,000
in the Equitable Accident Insurance Com
fpany Of Cincinnati. An agent of the com
.pany has visited the negro who killed
Whigham, in the Bib county Jail, and it is
now question whether they will pay the
insurance or not.
The Athens Chronicle met an old citizen
Saturday, who made the startling assertion
that he knew of man who had put up a
small shanty, the entire material Of which
had been stolen at odd times lie SAID he
had seen that person frequently carrying
home an odd piece Of plank and then at
other times other pieces OF lumber, and so
on, until after awhile he had collected
fenough material to build the little hut in
which he lives. Not a single article did he
purchase the whole thing was stolen.
Coroner Burg of Talbotton was sum
moned TO Geneva Friday 10 holl an inquest
,over the body of a 5-moHths oil child of
Louis Carson, colored, that died suddenly.
DR. w. H. Phillips held an autopsy and
found that the child died from the effects
sof an overd ose Of laudanum. Laura Phil
lips, a woman who was living in the house
with Louis and his wife, IS suspected, as
she had threatened to take the child's life
before, but sufficient evidence could not be
e., 10 ba &c lanf,,
investigated and further developments may
be made soon.
al scarcely ever look at an electric light
remarked Judge Payne Of Atlanta some
days ago, without thinking Of DR.. Alex
ander Means. All the old citizens remember
DIR. Means. He was an eminent Meth
odist divine and a member of the faculty OF
one of the medical colleges here. During
one of DR.. Means lectures to the students
on electricity he produced bright spark
by uniting two wires and explained to the
class tsat that spark would in the near
future not only be used to light cities, but
would be a motive power all over the uni
verse, and that was before Edison was heard
of. DR.. Means made deep study of cleo
trical Subjects and knew what be was talk
ing about"
Brunswick Advertiser: While the band
was playing in Hanover park strange
fountain arm in arm with negro woman
Some of the young inen saw the couple and
forming a club among themselves held "a
short consultation. The result was they
decided to rotten egg the pair Delegat-
ing three or four to visit town and procure
eggs, the Others began to watch the couple
to prevent them from getting out of sight.
In few minutes the boys arrived with
eggs and the battle began. 1t is estimated
thai the cOnpla yypfss raiutad rbrOrna valInt.,
in about two minutes, during which time
they were beating hasty retreat They
finally succeeded in escaping and are not
likely to walk arm in arm again in Bruins
wick.
Billy Reynolds, a sign painter Of Allan
ia, has a unique war relic in his possession.
1t is one of the ''spikesn which joseph E..
Brown had made for the use of his regi-
ment just before it began active service.
The spike" is Of the best steel, and has
three prougs sharpened on the sides and at
the ends. This is fastened firmly to hoe
handle about 10 feet LONG, the entire affair
being a somewhat formidable weapon But
the idea of a regiment armed with such
frog stlckers" going out to fight men
armed with modern guns is positively re-
diculous. Gov. Brown saw the impractca
bility OF such movement and the "spiIes'
were abandoned as weapons. A number OF
by their owners for garden hoes or some
farm implement. Very few, however, are
left at present, and one of them is quite &
curiosity.
A noted crook sat in front of the station
house some mornings since, chatting jocu
laTly with Atlanta's detectives. They knew
that he was a crook, and they believee
morally that he was responsible for numer
Gus large burg aries, but they had no proc
against him, and could do nothing witt
him, and so they We're content with finding
out all they couldfrom him. II led the ia
nous Bowery gang in New York city fo
six years" said the man, land | have beer
with Atlanta's tOughs q good deal, and
am safe in saying that Atlanta car
boast of meaner and tougher
set of crooks than New York city can
It's a fact" he continued, land II
give you pointer. The crooks of Georgit
and the south are going to hold conven
tion in Atlanta during the Piedmont expo
sition this fall" Atanta's detectives sal,
nothing, but they took the crooks pointe
for all it was worth. Detective BedforC
promises to preside at the convention. an,
Detectives Joe Green and Ed Cason say the,
will have ample accommodation provided
for the entire clay out.n
"Speaking about lotteries" said Sergt
Cartwright OF Atlanta the other day
ALWAYS reminds me of the old Havana LOT
terry. was living i'll LaGraage when tb,
Havana lottery was Furnishing, and | re
member some sad havoc it caused Sergr