The morning news., 1889-02-19

At Adairsville, Sunday morning at 5
O'Clock. the steeple OF the Baptist church
was struck By lightning and the church set
on fire. Considerable damage was done by
the lightning. The partition wall between
the vestibule and the main room of the
church was torn to pieces. DR.. Bradley
being up and discovering the fire, gave the
alarm. The fire was soon extngui,hed by
the aid of buckets and the amateur fire
company. George w. Dow's barn,
near by, was also struck by lightning dur
ing the night aud torn to pieces
During a severe thunder storm which
passed over Perry Sunday morning a bout
O'Clock, lightning struck the residence of
Mrs. G. T. Lawson, on Swift street, tearing
large hole in the roof and passing down
near the chimney through the house, scat
tering the contents, but doing no damage
to the family beyond the shock.
It was learned Saturday from the mail
carrier between Leary and Haggard's
mills, that suspicious looking mulatCo boy
about 16 stopped in at r. /. Minis store at
Mimsville, wearing a small sachel on his
shoulder, and Judge J. H. Everett asked Of
him what ne hal in the sachel. He replied
Money" and the judge asked him to let
him see the money. The boy at once handed
him the sachel, and on counting the cash
he found the sachel to contain $500.
After the boy had gone n short time he
and MIR. Minis went out TO see after him,
and when they met up with and tried to get
him to go back, the boy laid whip to his
mule and dropped the sachel, and before
he could get it Everett had got it. The boy,
being off of his mule took to his heels, leav-
ing mule, money and all with Everett and
Minis. It is thought he stole both, and
they are holding mule and cash, expecting
an owner.
In October last, cne A. n. Hill, of Heard
county, went To LaGrange in charge of
nunb3r of bales Of cotton belonging to his
fataer-in-Iaw, Mr.. Wingo. Hill sold the
cotton, and on a Saturday night mystic
riously disappeared with over 500. His
father-in-law and some Of the LaGrange
merchants were heavy losers by the dIsap-
pearauce. Since that time until few days
ago nothing was heard Of Hill, although a
rye reward was offered for his capture
and every effort was made to get him. But
he has been heard from. His wife has
received two letters from him. The first
was from Indian Territory. Mr.. Hill states
that he has written other letters, but they
have never been received. There seems to
be some mystery about the whole affair. In
his first letter he SAYS: Il escaped from the
rascals ON Jan 30" The meaning of the
above nobody knows, but as he is on his way
home, an explanation will probably be
made. He has a large number Of friends,
who have always maintained that he did
not intend to make way with the money
when ha left
Macon TeIegrdph: o. Edge is the way
that suburban citizen registered at the
police station late Saturday night. He was
brought in on a charge Of being drunk and
asleep, and was enjoying himself hugely
IN the city prison yesterday morning when
the breakfast bell was rung aud the guests
Of the hotel summoned to tAe meal. Mr.
&c NoA1v L.,
bethought himself yes erday morning of a
mule which he had ridden to the city Satur-
day, he solved the question of securing
bOndsman for his appearance this mo nj
before the recorder by offering his mule as
collateral. The animal mad been brought
in Saturday night by an officer and turned
into the clty's stGckyard, and yesterday
morning when Stationhousekeeper Henry
made his rounds, he found his mulaship
standing beside the cell window and tondly
gazing upon the features of his incarcer-
ated master. The prisoner suggested to the
keeper that the mule should be requa ted to
stand his bond, and the latter, complying
with said request, staid among his city
brethren last night.
Ba-nie Paga llcoIL.alrredl Was up- before
VA or FT are at DI-Tin. last M0T1day. to
answer TO the charge of drunkenness and
dlsorderly conduct on the streets. The
prisoner pleaded guilty and was fined $40
and costs of court; or was sentenced to
hard work on The streets for twenty davs
Page was unable to pay the fine aud was
put upon the streets to work out the SEN
tenCe Of the court. But when he was car
rlec to the place where he was to begin
work he obstinately refused to take a tool
in his hand. He swOre he would
die before he would work upon the
streets. The guard, after using all
available means, and failing to accomplish
anything, carried him back to the auth1rl-
ties, whereupon he was ordered to be
chained down to the floor in the barracks
until he should consent to work. He still
refused, and his diet has been reduced to
bread made Of unsifted meal and water
He still refuses to work. Thursday night
he resorted to prayer. and all night he
prayed that the shackles might drop Off
and the doors Of the Jail fly open as they
did in the case of st. Paul, but at this
writing the miracle has not been performed
and he still remains closely confined and
persistent in his determination not to work
AT Gibson a disgraceful scene was wit
messed IN the office of Judge j. l.. Calhoun,
ordinary OF GlaSscock county, when the
case Of John Shelton, an octoroon lad of 10
years of age, charged with eloping with the
13-year-old daughter of Stephen Carroll,
was heard. Mr. Carroll, the father of the
girl, sued out a writ of habeas corpus to
obtain possession of his daughter on the
following grounds: First That Shelton is
not a white man, he being one-eighth negro
Second. That his daughter not being
of age it was not legal marriage
Judge Calhoun granted the father the pos
session of his daughter. On Friday John
Carroll and Henry Shelton, colorei, of
Glasscock county, carried away the l3-year-
old daughtef.uf Mr.. Carroll, who lives near
Wrens. The father was from home but a
brother followed and tried to rescue his
sister, but Shelton kept him off With a p s.
tol, while John pressed forward with tho
cab. AT last they threatened to shoot and
the brother gave up the chase. Carroll
misrepresented his age and that of the girl,
and got q license from the ordinary Of Glass
cock and was married to her. The father
went TO Gibson and got three warrants
against the bold fellows, one against both
for kidnapping and two against Shelton for
carrying concealed weapons and assault and
battery.
On last Thursday, for the first time since
he was sent TO jail, ex- Banker Tolleson Of
Atlanta offered his creditors a compromise.
The first proposition involved the offer of IA
rock quarry at Lithonia at q valuation Of
$50, 900 cash. The valuation once agreed
on, Tolleson claimed that he would
manage TO scrape up some cash 10 finish
up the settlement. There were some
bonds and stock on tine quarry which,
however, some friends had agreed to lift.
On last Sunday Mr. Ray one Of the Louis
vile creditors, went down to Lithonia
TO see the quarry. He was not satisfied
Nytto IL and 50 ror,o.,taJ ,, HE rot,,tr, a,