The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-12


meDced to instruct his men IN the riot
drill, 80 as 70 be prepared 10 handle them
| efficiently, and make them more promptly,
precisely and knowingly. He will drill
four at a time, and take the men from diff
| feTent parts Of the city. 50 as not 10 weaken
the service. He will instruct them to cover
I large areas of ground, and will teach them
how 10 load and shoot Winchester rifles
/ Chief Kenan's idea IS % so train The men
that be can use them effectively IN quelling
a riot or marching upon and dispensing any
kind Of a mob.
/ J. c. Thornton. conductor on the Fernan-
dina and T8vares railroad, is at Atlanta TO
| have his eve treated by DR.. Calhoun Mr..
/ Thornton was the victim Of "A curious acct
dent A few days ago he got of his train
at Tavares, and, going 10 his room, bathed
/ has face, being very hot, IN basin OF ice
! cold water. While he was bathing pain
| struck him in his right eve, and since that
! time be has lost the use of the eve. DIR.
I Calhoun Is treating IT, and Mr.. Thornton
/ has already experienced considerable relief,
and viii recover the use of the eye with
| careful nursing and skilllul treatment
! Jesup is taking steps 10 secure the location
at that place Of the district branch Of tho
state university in case the biz establishing
a branch college in each congressional dis
! tTlct passes. There ere eighteen counties in
/ the dIstrict-niEe on C1e north SIDE and nine
| on the south side OF the Aitsmaha riv r.
Jesup is 81 miles from Savannah, 40 miles
/ from Brunswick. 90 miles from the south
| boundary OF the district, and - miles from
/ hazlehuTst. Over a. 900 have already been
! subscribed, and those who know say this
amount win be more than doubled. Capt.
| B. Milikin and hon. II ". Whaley both
offer sites.
Capt Gornley of Cuthbert, Lieut.. John
| w. MCGee, Sr., OF i4GJrange, and Capt.
| w. il. JernIgan Of Atlanta are guests Of
| Maj d. N. Speer of atlanta. All Of these
| gentlemen were officers in Gordon's brigade,
| army Of Northern Virginia, and marched
| with our army from Virginia to Gettysburg.
| They met Wednesday for the first time since
/ July, 1863. Capt Gormlsy is " years old,
Is now ordinary of Randolph county, and
has been for twenty-five years. Capt Jer-
nlgan is So years Of age. They are both re-
markedly vigorous Ill mind and body, and
| both bid fair to live until they are more
than 100 years old.
Jesup Sentinel. There was quite an ex-
cltanlent in a certain household ia Jesup
not long ago. young lady Of our town
| was discussing the tarantula, which recently
escaped from q bunch Of bananas in Macon,
and her mind was filed with visions of big
| horrid spiders. Suddenly a very large
roach fell from the ceiling upon her hand,
| and ran up her sleeve. The young lady
| screamed "tarantula," and tainted dead
away, while the rest Of tho household hastily
| mounted chairs, aud commenced dancing
| old fashioned Jigs. Finally, however, it
| was discovered to be a false alarm, and
| peace and quietude were restored.
John c. Rutherford, W ooIfolk' S leading at
| toruey, received a letter at Macon Wednes-
day stating that three certain parties killed
| the Voolfolk family, and two of them at
! pretent reside ear tue w oOlfOlK homestead.
| The letter describes infinitely the manner OF
| Uhe killing, and says the baby woke and
| commenced crying and the murderars, fear
ing the cries would awaken the members of
| tho household, accordingly killed the child.
| Richard rushed in az this alarm and
was killed, and Tom Voolfolk then leaped
out the window. Robbery was the motive
| OF the murder. Capt. Rutherford also re-
| celved another letter concerning the rob
| berry, which, it is sand, be values as very i'm
| porJant theory, but no one can see the con-
| tents. He is making a quiet investigation.
Ida smith, a negro prostitute, who was
| the cause Of great mob of negroes collect
| ing at Macon Tuesday night aud throwing
| the town into state Of great excitement
! over two alleged cases of iynchng, was ar
/ raigned Wednesday morning before the
recorder on tie charge of disorderlv con-
! duct. Is seems that she rushed from her
| house and cried in loud tones that white men
| had taken the negro Willie Smith to the
| swamps Co lynch him. The alarm spread.
and from this grew the great disturbance.
! and the assembling of p mob of over 100
! negroes, bent on blood and revenge. and
| but for the prompt action of the police
| some serious trouble might have resulted.
| The recorder sentenced Ida Smith to paw
500 ana serve sixty days on the ChHin-gang
| ana suspended sentence five DAYS on Condi-
| ton that she leave Macon in that time aud
never again return.
j. 8. Drew, Sr., and Miss Charity Smith
were married at Tweed last Sunday. Mr.
Drew is 81, while his bride is IS. He has
been widower for year. His courtship
was rather amusing. A certain young man
was visiting Miss Smith. and it was thought
that no outsider could intrude But Mr.
| Drew was not TO be thwarted. One even
ing he called on the young lady, aud
found things lovely. He renewed his visits
day after day, until finally both were made
one. Mr.. Drew and his rival met at the
house one day. TIE latter cried and begged
piteously OF the young lady to drop the
formers company, but 20 no avail She
| resoutely stuck to Mr.. Drew to the last
! Miss Smith is rather pTepos5essiux il ar-
pearance, and has pleasing manners. Mr..
| Drew is II prosperous farmer, and has six
daughters married and Two single, and a
married son. His family ara indignant at
the marriage.
Tuesday a disgraceful fight occurred
about four miles from Lothian, at a place
termed the "Brooklyp Bridge At this
place q gallon shop is in full blast, and
liquors of various kinds are dispensed. Sew
eral young mon congregated there and had
a lively row, among them beng Charles
Wilkes and John Davis Davis accused
" likes of circulating scsndaloUs tales on a
certain young lady. Wilkes denied the &C
cusation and both clnChed, Davis being the
victor. Friends of both parties ard the
mother and sister of Wilkes and other wo-
men, hearing OF the quarrel appeared on
scene. Chess Smith, a brother OF the girl
upon whom the tales wore told, had a part
OF his ear mashed off with hickory club,
from which 40 bled profussly By this tirle
the excitement was at fever heat, the
| women shouting aud screaming at the TOP
OF their voices and the man cursing Jerd
Turner eldoavOred 10 prevent the disturb
auce, but the crowd over-awed him. Turner
is liz the habit of keeping order at the store.
There is considerable excitement ana many
arrests will follow.
Brunswick Times. The Jekyl Island Club
is preparing to make some important and
costly Improvements on its magnificent
property. The island has steadily grown
III popularity With the members OF the club,
and 1t is likely that next season will at.
tract large NUMBER of visitors. TO meet
this expected increase in the number OF
visitors. ct least one handsome new build
ing will De erected this summer. This viii
be known as the Casino" 1t will contain