The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-29

7 ond Hand Coats.
GEORGIA.
h B. Galloway has been elected superin-
tendent Of the Bof Home at Macon
Creditors Of the Bee Hive store at Colum-
bus will receive - cents on the dollar.
Athens has COW thst walked a trestle
65 feet high, and $50 yards long, the cross
ties 10 inches apart.
Elherton has a club Of young gentlemen
who have entered into an agreement never
10 allow an oath 20 pass their lips
A negro beer club is the latest addition to
Atanta's social organizations. The club
has for its aim and object the guiding OF
beer on Sunday afternoon.
A Birmingham syndicate has just pur-
chased seventy acres Of land on Rose Hill,
"a suburb Of Columbus, the property of
Charles Philips, paying therefor S26 600.
Sheriff Maxwell # OElethorpe has gone
20 Greenville, S. c., after W LEY
Warren, a negro who murdered another
negro on the plantation Of Harry Hill over
two years ago.
The ordinary Of Wilkes county, Edwin
Anthony, has in his Office " hat is probably
the Oldest book OF records IF courts in the
state, unless there are older in Savannah
and Augusta. The records date from lI19.
A negro on Rod Leonard's plantation,
near Taibotton, cut an old snakes head of,
and was surprised TO SEQ about a dozen
young snakes run cut Of the old snake.
The BODY of the snake was then cut IN two
and about fifty more young snakes ran out
T. w. Harvey Of Putnam, under the viii
of his brother, f. Harvey, will receive one
sixth Of the property. The balance will be
equally divided between twenty-four
nephews and neces Of the testator. What
the estate is worth is not yet definitely
know 1t is quoted all along from $4,000
TO $4,000.
The,Rev Augustine Prentiss, whose resig
nation as pastor OF st. Ignatius Episcopal
church, Tall3poosa, was recently rendered
and accepted, preached a fare veil sermon
Sunday morning last and took his depar-
ture Monday. Mr.. Prentiss has gone TO
Chapel Hill, n. c., to fill a position as pro-
fessor in the state university.
N. Y. Calvin of Richmond, and Mr.
Jones Of CLattooga, both members OF the
state legislature, are learning shorthand.
They take an hours lesson III business
college every day, and expect TO master the
principles IN three months, or during the
present session. Mr.. Jones is a school
teacher in bis county, and Is contemplating
teaching q shorthand class.
Hartwell sun: A poultry raiser in this
county has learned a way to prevent chick
crosses the long legged brahmas with the
short brahmas, which results in a breed of
fowls, with one long leg and one short one.
When they raise either leg to scratch, they
lose their balance and come to grief. After
faw demoralizlng attempts they desst
The rice crop on the Altamaha is looking
better than it has for years and the iudi-
cations now point TO a largo yield. The
rice has commenced to turn, and i'll a few
weeks cutting will begin. The CROP is
earlier than last year, and 1t is thought
that sept will see lots Of new rice in the
market. All the rice planters now want is
good weather during the harvesting season,
which will arrive in few weeks.
One of the purchasers of tickets to the
confederate veterans drawing at Atlanta
was Mrs w. j. Bowling She sent Dr.
Amos Fox two silver half-dollars, which
were given her by a confederate soldier
during the war. One of the coins was
dated 1858, the other 1861. The money
coming from a confederate soldier has gone
back to fund which will raise a monu-
ment above the veterans of the lost cause.
Near Columbus, Friday, on board the in
coming passenger train from Macon. "a
rather respectable looking white female " as
seized with fit Of temporary insanity, and
all Of a sudden commenced to tear off her
clothes. Before aid could reach her she had
effort on the part of some of the passengers
she quoted down. 1t is supposed that she
was laDoring under the effects of some drug.
There passed through Elberton a few
weeks ago an old man with a history. His
name was James Grove and his destination
was Atlanta. Although 81 years old he
was in search of a situation and was conf
dent of securing one. In 1880, fifty-nine
years ago, ne practiced law in Elberton and
a a cd ahi rr;vy
ing promise Of achieving fame and prestige
He emigrated TO tn Yves taud is now penni-
less. He practiced also in Wilkes county and
made quite a reputation.
Lincolntou NeloS: w. P. Wardlaw has
in his posses sion an old English copper
penny that was dug up out Of the ground
on the farm of J. l.. Wardlaw, his brother.
IN Abbeville unity, South Carolina 1t is
almost as large as our silver dollar and 1t
bears the figures 1887, and has the following
inscription on its face and edge: 1--WE
promise to pay to the bearer one penny. at
Liverpool, London, or -n 1t is quite a
curiosity in the way of coins and would no
doubt command large price from some
collector of curios.
Miss Addie Williams of Fort Gaines has
for years. been engaged TO John d. Ashton.
young lawyer of Columbia Ala. Some
time ago he fled from Alabama, it is al
legged, because he committed a forgery. He
went to Mexico. There, it is told, he again
committed forgery and escaped to Houston,
Tex, where the Alabama authorities ar
rested him and carried him back to Column
pia. Day before yesterday Miss Williams
went to Columbia, and, the authorities al
lowing Ashton to go on the streets for a
short while the couple were married. the
man going back to jail and the woman re-
turning to her work as telegraph operator
at Fort Gaines.
Augusta NetoS: Stockholders Of the Sa.
vannah River Steamboat Company are
perfectly safe. Thus spoke President P. G.
Burum after the meeting in the ex
change to-day. At the meeting of
stockholders enough funds were reported
from the sale of one boat and the lease of
the other to redace the preferred stock ri
per cent. There were 941l shares. and TIM,
now leaves Az shares, or SAFE in pre-
ferred stock against one boat. which is
valued at $4,000. The officers hope and
expect, from the lease, to clear the balance
in years time, and turn the boat over To
the original stockholders. The original
stockholders viii thus come in after all aud
their property has been saved by the fin,
business management of President Buruu
and his assistants.
While Mike James, boy Il years of age
was going through the woods near Clarkes
vile with his father ne remarked: Father
II g snake was to bite me you lust ought tc
sec now quickly l would bandage nv lee
with rubber strap" The boy spoke Dosi.
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