The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-03

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latest imp owe .nents Tor mining the gold.
Ii is not known definitely what the conf
pany has paid for the property, but the best
that can be obtained. it is a very good price.
10 the superior court At Macon, fuestay,
Attorneys Query & Hall and A G. X ley,
in behalf OF their client, Rev. A l.. snow,
fled a suit for $4,000 images for injuries
inf cted on April 81. Mr.. Snow was
driving into the city, and, thinking Tat
the dummy was in town and lot in Vine
vile, drove into that part of the Ninevllle
road in front Of the Holt residence. Here
it is very narrow, and when the dummy
came along at rapid rate the horse reared,
throwing the buggy against the train and
turning it over with the occupants, Mr..
Snow and J. F. Toole Mr. Snow was
knocked insensible. He has since been
forced to sit down in the pulpit while
preaching. He claims permanent injuries.
Sandersville Progress: Said gentleman
from one of the rural districts day or two
ago; II have heard many persons contend
Il at there is no such thing as a snake
charming bird or animal, but this Is an
erroneous idea. l have seen such instances
myself. and know that it IS fact. Only
few days ago / was down at little creek
that runs through my plantation. There
we're several prongs or sticks standing
IL the water a few feet apart. Ga oIe
OF these prongs toad frog was sitting, but
did not remain there long, leaping over TO
another. He kept up this performance Of
Jumping from one stick to another for
several minutes and l stood there mystified
at the action Presently, he plunged APP
parently into the water, but just as he leaped
/ saw the mouth of moccasn, whose head
projected just above the water, open, and in
leaped the frog and was swallowed"
One of the animals in the Gress zoo at
Grant park, Atlanta, was killed Tuesday.
1t was Charlie the Mexican silver hon.
The keeper shot him with a shotgun, and
only a few persons witnessed the killing.
Charlie was the keepers pet, ami they were
greatly attached to one another The
keeper killed his pet because it was so old
and intirm that it was painful to watch
him suffer. Charlie was blind and had
no teeth. He was attempting
to mash his own leg off
between his massive jaws. The keeper saw
him, aud in order 10 keep him from COM
uniting suicide shot him. The lion was
brought to the United States from Mexico
when young cub. After becoming an in
mate in several Of the large circus menag-
cries throughout the country he was pur-
chased by the Hall 81 Bingley Show
Company, which failed while passing
through Atlanta last spring
A Columbus special to the Macon Tele-
graph says: THE news of Capt. brakes
arrest at Americas, which was first made
known to Columbus people through the col
umns Of the Telegraph, created quite an
excitement in this city, where Drake is we'll
and favorably known. No one believed the
charge 70 be true, but considered it some
thing akin to hlackmail Inquiries were
at once made in regard to the
girl and her antecedeuts, when it
was found that she had been an inmate Of
a disreputable house in this city and bore a
bad character. On Friday last the girl
went to Mayor Grimes and requested
transportation to Admission, which was
refused. Soon after she returned and
requested transportation to Albany on a
plea Of sick relatives. This was also denied
On the strength Of brakes former good
character and the poor character of the
girl, it is to be hoped that public opinion
will be suspended until he has had a chance
to be heard"
Themurder of VIII Lewis in Ware county
by Henry Wilson was q shocking tragedy.
The two men were colored turpentine
hands who had come from Lumberton.
n. e., where they had been friends since
boyhood. Henry Wilson had a sister OF
whom Lewis was enamored, and whom he
promised to return and marry as soon as he
had saved money enough. To thiE arrange
ment the girls brother seemed to be per
fectly willing. When the Young men
reached their destination in Ware county
they remained the fas est of friends occn
plying the same bed and sharing each others
A month ago Lewis con-
cluded that he was ready to marry.
and, packing up his goods, with Viii
son bidding him good-by at the station,
be started for North Carolina. There
he was married on Sept II, and
a few days later returned to his rome in
Georgia. The girls brother ordered her at
once to quit her husband, aud take another
of his choosing. He set up the claim that
Lewis had agreed to pay him $50 for his
sister, and that as he rad failed to do 80, it
was no marriage, and if he could get rid of
Lewis in no other way, he would kill him.
Monday quite q number of these negroes
went to Braganza, where they found LIQUOR
at one of the blind tigers which abound
around there. Lewis and Wilson were
among those present Lewis made sew
eral efforts 10 entrap Wilson into a
quarrel, and at last succeeded.
Lewis had his rifle within reach, and.
securing it, came up behind Wilson and
shot him through the back, the b III passing
clear through his body. The murderer il
now hid by his friends, but if he should fail
into tho hands of Wilson'S friends they
would make short work of him.