The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-08

time Ham Higgins Of Athens married
her There was suit over tue property
instigated by the llinspeople OF the late Mr..
Wheele>s. Col. 5. c. Dunlap was the
lawyer for the Wheeless people. 1t lately
came TO Mr.. HIGGINS ears that Col. DuulaI
I'D made certain unc0mpnmeatary re
marks about him. In tie Lula hotel, Tues
day, the two gentlemen met, when Hug
gas drew pistol and was about to shoot
Dunlap, but was disarmed by hystanders.
Athens Banner: A prominent member Of
the famous Banks County Guards came
down on the Northeastern yesterday, and
was at once sought out by a reporter and
asked if the Banks County Guards would
go to Germany or the Samoan islands II war
was declared bet cen the L nited States
and Germany. Said the old member at
once: 81 don't care a cent about Germany
or all the islands il the ocean, but if there
| is anv fighting 10 be done you can count on
the Banks County Guards. The gallant
Capt. d. g. Gambler has gone to his last
resting place. the most Of the men sleep in
| Virginia soil, but Capt CHARLTON. Lieut.
Ash and eight or ten Of the privates are
| still living and are ready 10 90 to Germany
or anywhere else where there is fighting to
be done Rations are getting scarce in our
country owing 10 short crops, and we need
| something to keep us going.
| Three large stack chimneys naked and
blackenel with smoke mark the site OF the
| West block at Monticello, and are mute but
| eloquent witnessei Of the rayages of the fire
| Gend About 10 o'clock Tues lay night the
flames were seen leaping through tho back
windows Of James T. Lewis store and in
one hour the wooden buildings of tho block
were about consumed. Strenuous efforts
were made to check the flames, and after
ward 70 save the contents Of the buildings,
| bit with little success The losses as near
as can be- learned, are as follows: j. w
| Hays fancy grocer, on stock, about $500
j. 7. Lewis, general merchandise, two
storehouses and stock # goods, s., 800. Mrs
Shockly, dwelling, $500 w b. White, old
store, cotton seed and lime, $3.50 J. NJ
Byron and Mrs Leila King, who occupied
the Shocklv. building, lose about $40 each in
damage and loss of furniture aud household
stuff
Douglasvile New South: There is enough
rodsnite in Douglas county % run half of
the glass factories in the country for two
hundr years There is enough granite in
Douglas county to build a wall around the
county fifty feet high and fifty feet thick
There is enough gold in Douglas county to
develop every needed industry for the ne II
one hundred years in the county There is
enough timber in Douglas county to erecs
every building that may be needed inside Of
its borders for the next two hundred years
There is enough water power in the
county Of Douglas to spin 2O0,0 bales
of cotton every year. There is enough iron
ore in Douglas county to supply two iron
furnaces for POO hundred years. There is
enough silver in Douglas county, if it was
converted into coin aud put in the pockets
of the people, to make each jingle like an
alarm clock There is enough black lead in
the county Of Douglas to make all the pen
ellis for the United States for 100 years.
Griffin Sun: Every citizen Of Griffin
knows Uncle Henry Driver, the blind well
digger, an aged and honorable old negro.
Prior 20 Christmas Uncle Henry had been
making his support by pumping water into
the cstern at the depot. He was the lucky
holder of the ticket tat drew the set of
furni ure from Shaffe's shoe store, and
sold the furniture and placed it in the
hands Of Clay Driver to keep for
him. Mr.. Driver placed the money
in the bank to the old mans credit
Last week a dusky damse. living at the
building known as the "Rialton persuaded
Uncle He ry to marry her, and secured
$50 from him in advance of their union,
and afterward refused to marry him, where
upon Uncle Henry had her locked up She
then told him that if he would secure her
release she would comply with her promise
He did s and on Monday night they were
married by Henry Pruden, cOlored MIN
lister of this city, when the woman. after
getting almost all the finances the old
darby had, abandoned him.
Atlanta may have a southern league club
this year. A business-hke movement TO
TIA It effect has been inaugurated, and the
present outlook may be said to favor
able. The league itself-or the clubs com
posing the league IN its present FORMS
responsible for the movement, and the
gentlemen who have taken this step have
taken it in sensible way. New Orleans
has taken the most Interest, aud it was
in that city that the first steps OF
this advance upon Atlanta were taken.
The Times Democrat of Monday contains
The following:
A called meeting of the New Orleans
Base Ball Park association was held at the
otiics Of the Spirit Of the South last night
The meeting was held for the purpose Of
raising sum of money to send Mr.. Clifford
Of St. LOUIS to Atlanta. Ga, to make ar
rsngements TO put to am in that city for
the Southern league, 1t being understood
that Atlanta was ready, and only wanted a
reliable man as manager. The required
amount was raised and Secretary kauf-
mann was instructed to telegraph Mr. Gift
ford to draw on President Reilly for the
amount