The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27

/ It is now believed that the destruction
| Which was done in Payne & Lavender's
/ saloon in Brownville few nights ago was
/ the work Of women--of mothers whose
minor sons were learning the evils and
| habits Of drink in this saloon. IL is believed
that the women took the bold step OF wreck
/ ing the barrOom either out of revenge or "a
| teach the proprietOrs a lesson.
On Tues lay, Mr.. and Mrs. Moore of Lee
| county were on their wav to visit "A friend
| when the horse became frightened aud ran
| away. In the stampede made by the horse,
| he buggy was overturned and the result
was serious. Mr. and Mrs Moore had With
| them their little infant, only months old,
and when the buggy was overturned the
little one had It's thigh and arm broken.
A settlement is about to be male at
Macon IN the row famous Cotton States
Life Insurance case. Wednesday the read
ing Of the bill of exceptions consumed the
| entire time of the C urt up to O'CLOCK,
when an adj 1urnment was had TO 9 o'clo x
| yesterday morning, at the request of the
| attorneys in the case. The counsel on both
| sides announced that settlement was about
| to be effected.
The Rome confere once of the Methodist
church has selected Rockmart as the place
where the new college shall be located. The
committee viii meet in Atlantis next Mon
dd1s " QeclAAS Ol tLic pan VI t4S bNiAIlHko
md turn it over to an architect. On Oct.
8, they meet TO select the site. Wcrk will
be commenced as s5on as possible so as to
have it ready for occupancy by next sum
mer. II is understood that the buildings
will cost $4,000.
Aaron Jason Burr of Griffin has been
ava de he first prize at the worlds ex-
position at Paris for his superior drawings.
1t came about III this way. Gen. Lane Of
the Polytechnical institute at Auburn, Ala,
determined TO send dra wings of his senior
class to the exposition. They were draughts
made by boys who were competent to make
designs to guide engineers. Out Of the en-
tire class Aarons drawings took the prize,
and 1t was over all exhibits from America.
Hon. w. T. Smith,of Gwinnett county
was largely instrumental in getting the bill
through the last 10 gislature pensionlng CON
federate veterans, and Tuesday, after the
adjournment Of the House, they showed
their appreciation of his efforts in their be-
half by presenting him with two handsome
testimonials-a gold watch and large
ebony gold-headed cane The presentation
occurred in the hall Of the House of repre-
sentatives. Speaker Clay made thepresen-
tation in short but eloquent speech.
Griffin NeDs: Last Saturday Peter
Bsthune, who has been making brandy at a
still near Brooks Station, placed 100 gallons
IN Wash Ingram's barn, near Parker's mill
for the purpose as no says, of paying off some
obligations. Sunday morning the brandy
was gone from the barn, and after diligent
search was found hidden under some
pomace at a sorghum mill near by. There
was good deal Of talk about the matter,
and 1t is said that yesterday two white men
ack owledged taking it, but pleaded that
they did ii 20 secure d. bit due them. Now
1t Is intimated that the brandy was not
gauged and that the revenue officers will
take hand in the investigation.
Brunswick Times: Mrs. A. F. Herzog has
furnished 20 the exposition commit tee. to
be carried on the Glynn 10 Atlanta, a relic
which recalls one # the many mysteries Of
tho sea. 1t is a gilded ornament made of
wood in the form of an eagle with out
stretched wings, which was picked up at
sea between here and Fernandina ab )ut ff-
teen years ago After it was found invest
lgatlon was made as to what ship had ever
carried such an ornament, aad it was
learned that ii had bee o I the stern of the
brig, the American Eagle, whose fate is to
this day unknown, though 1t is thought
that she struck ON the breakers OFF Cumber-
land Island In the severe storm of 1878 and
went to pieces almost Immediately At any
rate for more than fifteen years this gilded
eagle is the only trace Of her that has ever
been found.
An accident happened at Woolley's
station, 2}6 miles from Kingston,
wednesday, which might have ter
InlnaJed fatally to several Iersons.
William Bennett, the section boss CT that
eud OF the Rome road, with his force OF
eight hands were at work near the station
when heavy shower of rain began to fall.
The water tank bang close by all save Mr..
Bennett sought shelter beneath its friendly
cover. Mr.. Bennett casually looking up at
tue tank feucted he saw the whole structure
culver and tremble beneath the heavy force
OF the rain and a strong wind He shouted:
Boys, como out from under that Uank,
quickW Instantly obeying, the men walked
oat into the rain. Mr.. Bennett stepped for
ward and with the weight of one hand
assisted this heavy mass OF timber with its
thousands of gallons of water to its destruc-
ton. A few minutes more and tho g men
would have been crushed and mangled.
Wednesday negro man, wearing a cler-
ical garb, walked into the Office of the
brunswick Times and asked to see the edi-
tor. II have here he said when a reporter
presented himself in the EDITORS stead, "a
petition to the governor which l want
The Times to publish The reporter read
the petition and promised that it should
lind place in the columns Of The Times
and here it is: Gov. Gordon, Respected
and Beloved Ruler: There are threo gentle
men an six ladies who desire to unite them
selves into a benevolent society for 9euer-
ally useful and elevating tendencies
OF mutually benefcsnt idiosyncraqlos.
These prayerful individuals desire t. be
known and understood Of all men as the In
dependent Order Blue Black True of the
Fathers, Mothers, Sons aod Daughters of
Blue Jerusalem. Prayerfully beseeching
your honorable excsllency to direct the
legislature so to do, because the sen ator of
this district sends to us no answers to our
epistles, we subscribe ourselves under the
bottom hereof The senator seems to be
one grand heterogeneous conglomeratioa of
supeFciliousnssS and sorrow. H w. Smoot
of Camden" Smoot said that he was a
Methodist preacher, and that his church
was ''on the edge of the swamp
Every man who took part In the grea
reunion last Friday on the Chickamauga
battlefield has some interesting anecdote
| of what took place there When Gen.
Rosecraus alighted from Mr.. Williamson's
private car (the same one used in the Cal
houn- Williamson dueA the procession was
already formed ready to march to the
| speaking stand. Gen. Gordon was
mounted on horse and another was being
| held ready for Gen. Rosecra1s. When this
leader of the Army of the Cumberland saw
the steed, he protested. He said that he
| had not been on horseback for twenty
| years and he would much prefer walking.
Before he had time to finish his objections
| he was seized by his old soldiers, and with
a cry of up You go, Rosy he was lifted
| into the saddle He was evidently nervous