The morning news., 1889-03-02

house, the missi g hen was found closely
wedged between two boards and alive. II
was taken out and fed. The hen eat raven
| o sly for a considerable time and by night
/, was able 10 stand up and walk about 6
little.
Thomas Fl. Weaver, a one-legged ex-con
federate soldier who was elected tax col
lector for DeKalb unity last January, ha:
failed to give bonds as required by law
and the ordinary, Judge w. NJ. Ragsdale
has ordered an election on March l5 to fl
the vacancy. 1t is q remar kable fact thai
MIR. Weaver, who was elected last January
SHOULD have had the courage to make tnt
race seven times-1S76, 1873, 1880, 1882
1884, 1886 and 1SSS-an1 then when he had
reached what seemed to have been tbs
hight Of his ambition, after having made
but little effort to give bond, became dis
couraged and gave up the office.
One of the keenest things ever said on the
bench is attributed to Judge Walton OF
Georgia While holding a term Of the
supreme court at Augusta, he sentenced q
man 10 seven years in prison for a grave
crime. The prisoners council asked for q
mitigation of the sentence, on the ground
that the prisoners health was very poor.
Your honor" said he, II am satisfied that
my client cannot live out half that term,
and | beg of you to change the sentence. y
judge, Il will change the sentence. | will
make 1T for life, instead Of seven years. "
The prisoner chose to abide by the original
sentence, which the judge permitted him to
elect
Circular letters from the Richmond and
Danville railroad, and from the Central
Railroad of Georgia, have been received in
Augusta, asking the amount of coal con-
sumed there; the price paid; and if reduc-
tion in price would increase the consump-
ton; and how much reduction would be re-
quired to effect an increased consumption
aud what would be the amount of increase?
Two such big railroad systems would not
ask idle questions, aud the fact that they
have raised the que ton indicates that re-
ductlon is contem dated, and a NEE ing of
the exchange was called for yesterday, to
show Augusta's interest in the subject of
ch aDer fuel, aud to encourage the railroads
in the proposed reduction. 1t is believed
3 SO can be saved to Augusta the first
year in the price Of coal.
Sheriff Beck and posse of sRabun county.
went over into what is known as MoccaSia
district, in that county, to execute a bench
warrant placed in his hands against Jim
Burrell. Upon reaching the district he
came upon the ject of his search, but
BIrrell refused to be arrested, whereupon
general fight enSued, in which thirty or
forty shots were fred with pistols at sh ort
range, both sides being armed, but fortu-
nately no one was seriously hurt, owing,
perhaps, to the dark kness-it being about |
o'clock at night. The sheriff and posse
finally succeeded in making the arrest
William Burrell was also bound over by
court of inquiry to appear at the next
term of Rabun superior court, to answer
for the offeuse of assault with intent to
murder, he being identified as one Of the
parties implicated in the difficulty with the
sheriff's posse.
Carroll county is stirred up by boy
preacher little Jimmie Cook. One who
heard him says: "At Mount Carmel
church there was gathered large congre-
cation to hear the lad of about ~ years.
sure enough there cams a pale-faced but
bright-eyed orphan boy, and no douot from
his appearance many were ready to con-
clude that ne would make failure, but lit
tie Jimmie had that spiritual meat that tine
world know not of. He did remark
ably well when it is taken into consideration
his poor parentage, and only having spent
about three months of his snort life in the
school room. After the services were
opened with singing little Jimmie led in an
earnest prayer himself. He tneu read a
lesson from 81 ch pter of st. Peter, and his
remarks by way of application were to the
point, and while he reasoned of the duties
of a christian life, his face and voice, and
the very gesture of his body gave evidence
of his earnestness to do good. There seemed
to be something upernatural about the boy
that one is unable to explain. He so rea-
soned that his words gave power and i'm
preston to listening audience
An enthusiastic meeting of the steamboat
company aud citizens was held at the ex-
change at Augusta Thursday to raise suffi-
cient money to pay the debts on the boa s,
which are advertised for sale at public out
cry next Monday The canvassing commit
tee reported the Indebtedness of the com
pany as $1,000, and the preferred debt
subscribed, $1,000 Another canvassing
committee was appointed to raise the
balance Of the needed money, and was
empowered to settle the debt by
Saturday. Two thousand dollars more
was subscribed before the meeting
adjourned, which leaves balance of s., 900
to be subscribed. The merchants are deter
mined not to let the boats pass into the
hands of railroads or individuals. To
show the value Of the boats and their i'm
portance to Augustus comm ercial interest,
the following facts were cited at the meet
ing: Grocery merchants saved $40 on every
100 barrels of sugar. Augusta is now
enabled to pay highest prices for cotton, but
would not be able q do so in the future, as
the railways say they will increase their
freights shortly 20 per cent, the amount
they reduced few months ago.
Elijay Courier: News reached us last
Monday on the down train that the White
Caps raided the grocery of 4. B. Wilson, of
Blue Ridge, last Saturday nj ght, and kicked
up high dandy. Mr.. Wilson hss been the
proprietor of a grog shop in that thriving
town for the past year, and a good many
protests have been made against his bust
ness by those who are little prohi inclined.
Drunken rows have often occurred and
many Bacchanalian feasts have broken Ube
serenity of the night at various and sundry
times heretofore. So, report has it, that on
last Saturday night a party of regulators,
or White Caps, stormed this fort OF ''rock
and rye" and make it exceedingly warm
for the establishment. They tabooed the
house and fired innumerable shots into the
front of the building. About twenty bullet
holes can be seel in the door alone, and
other evidences of unfriendly treatment
mark the face of the house. A notice in
writing was posted on tho door warning
him to close his establishment, remove his
goods and chattels therefrom, and to dosist
from his business of keeping a bar, or his
entire property would be burned to ashes.
This notice was signed white Caps
Ellijay Courier. Mountaintown comes
TO the front with the first appearance Of
the White Caps" Mr.. Mooney, who dishes
out "rock aud ryen at his bar near Come
sauga postotbce, was IN town last week aud
brought Jne news Ard tha sensation