The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-13

/ tie hour Of ten, joined by number Of
| friends, he returned and the bird
! had snugly concealed under its
\ wings three chickens, the fourth
| egg being thoroughly pipped. When
| removed from the nest the bird made its
! exit 70 branch near by, the three chickens
! following it On Monday Mr. Fountain re-
! turned for the purpose Of carrying the bird
and chickens back with him, but when they
we're found a huge snake that they had run
| in contact with had ate two Of them, and
! but for the presence of Mr.. Fountain the
third one would have been devoured. Mr.
| Fountain killed the snake and caught the
remaining chicken, and tried TO get tie bird
! but failed to do so.
The Douglas county wild man has been
seen during the past few weeks at Douglas
vile. He came into the town armed with
club every inch Of + feet long. His hair,
unkempt and coarse, falls to his waist and
stubby beard creeps over his entire
swarUhY face He is an ugly picture.
Until few silver pieces were shown hun
he refused 70 talk. When they were given
him he told those around that no lived
in the woods aud lived on ber-
streams with his hand, which he
ate without cooking. He never ate bread,
tie speaks French, German, Greek and
Latin imperfectly, and Irish iuently. He
says his forefathers were great kings in
Ireland, and that now he is the rightful
heir to that kingdom. When asked his
name he glared at his guest.Oner, lingering
his club nervously, making no reply. he
does not believe in God, heaven, Leu or
hereafter. His clothing Is curious. He
wears but one gariuent-a sort of gown,
Of Jute bagging-wrapped around the
body, fastened in front with tnOrns. 1t IS
tied over his shoulders and above his knees
with bark strings He is a weird-looking
fellow. NO one knows his history.
The South Georgia Live Stock and Plant
ing Company was organized at the Bre-
WORT house in New York and the following
officers were unanimously elected: X. Pun
pely, PRESIDENT Daniel McGill. vice presi-
dent; j. Pumpely, secretary; I. Il. Brooks,
treasurer; r. A. Little, corresponding sec
rotary. The business office Is in Bain bridge.
The purposes Of this organization are well
known. Over FIVE years since Mai. Brooks
bought Roseland plantation Of 800 acres.
The following year Prof. Pumpeiy secured
the adjoining Donaldson place, and from
that time additions have been maze from
time TO time until the new com
pany finds Itself the owner of $500
acres Of land much better than the average
Of the county. In its improvements, equip
meuts and live stock not many Georgia
plantations, if any, excel ROseland. The
company owns nearly 800 branded cattle
including many blooded Oevons, all the
bulls being Of this breed. The whole herd
is being rapidly infused with Devon blood
than which there is no better general pur-
pose COW in the south. They are good milk
and butter cattle, excellent for beef, and
the best working oxen. But perhaps their
strongest recommendation is their natural
fitness for the south
The Georgia sheriffs, who have been in
convention at Atlanta. with a few excep-
tons have returned TO their homes. The
convention met yesterday afternoon at the
appointed time. The first business before it
was the report Of the committee appointed
to revise the fee bill. The committee pre-
sented the following changes in the fec bill,
which were adopted: l. For summoning d
panel Of thirty-six jurors for each term of
the superior court, $40; for each additional
juror summoned, 20 cents. 2. For
summoning juries il city courts having
jurisdiction Of over $500 the same com
pensation as is allowed in the superior
court. 3. Summoning juries in county
courts with $500 OF under jurisdic-
ton, s.. l. For attendance on
superior, city or county courts,
So a day; for attendance at cleo
tions, as required by law, So. 5. In all
divorce cases the actual costs to be deposited
g. That when sheriffs shall be required to
leave their county to execute any warrant
placed in their hands they shall receive 81
per day and 3 cents mileage each way, and
actual nee ssary expenses to be paid by the
county. z. On all tax f. fas under 800
levy, 50 cents; settlement, 80 cents; over
$50 and up to $50, levy, 81; settlement, 81:
on all sums over so, levy, 81, and settle
ment, 81 A committee, with Sheriff
Thomas q chairman Qnnointo1 ~, 500
that the matter was brought before the leg.
stature, after which the convention I'D
iourued, subject to the call Of the chair
man.
Captain Owen T. Kenan, of the Macon
Hussars, some time since conferred with
Secretary X. A. Nisbet, of the Georgia
State Agricultural Society, on the idea OF q
grand cavalry tilt to be given at Central
City park in October next, during the state
fair week. Capt, Keenan, named q very
large amount that ought to be given il
prizss FOR company and individual contests,
and he solicited the cooperation OF Score
tary Nisbet. The secretary cordially in
dorsed the scheme and laid the matter
| before the fair management. Thursday the
secretary was Instructed to announce &c
| Capt. Keuan that the society favored
the tilt and, in fact, approved of it ST
| highly that they decided to make the aggre
| gate purses $500 more than the verv liberal
estimate of Capt. keenan,. The first priz.
| will be quite large amount and the other
| prizes will be gradually scaled The iudt
vidual prizes will be very handsome Capt
! keenan, will also solicit purse OF not less thar
| $500 from the citizens, which will be given
either as one money purse or will be in.
vested IN an elegant punch bowl. On july
| "a : convention Of Georgia cavalry com
| panies will be held in Savannah. at which
| Capt. Kenan is expected to be present anC
make known the scope and plans of tht
state fair tournament. The convention i,
| for the purpose of organizing cav
| airy battalion, and 1T is proposed fol
the the first meeting of the battalion &
be held at the time of the tilt in Macon
| The scene will be grand and i'm
posing indeed. The following GeorCia
| companies are expected to attend, also al
| least three from South Carolina: Tho Me
Intosh Light Dragons, the Brunswick
| Light Horse Guards, the Georgia Hussars
| OF Savannah, Liberty Independent Troop
| Dillingham; Hussars, Scriven Troop, Liberty
! Guards, Richmond Hussars Of Augusta and
! Macon Hussars, audit is hoped and expected
! that the Governors Horse Guard of Atlantis
will also be in attendance. Gen. Wade
Hampton will be invited to review the
troops after tire tilt and present the prize.
! to the victorious companies and iudividua
contestants. The tilt win consist of heads
and rings and viii be conducted strictly
! under United States army rules and regula-
tions. United States cavalry officers vii
act as judges.
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