The morning news., 1889-04-23

cesSful Attempt to Cross w Owes
with Dogs.
GEORGIA.
It is now settled fact that a cotton fac
tory will soon be erected at Carrolt n. The
company viii commence work IN fifteen
days.
A worthy old gentleman of Americas
discovered. a week or two ago. that he was
between s.. 900 and 81, 900 better off than he
had anticipated.
At Carrollton James Boswell, who was
badly cut by Bill Reeves a few days ago, is
no better. and he Is thought to he in very
dangerous cOnd,ti
One Of the negroes who made a deadly
assault on Col. r. S. Taylor IN January
last was convicted Of assault with intent
to murder and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for two years.
Atner Thomas and Miss Millirons, both
from the lower part Of Clay county, we're
married in the ordinary's Office at Fort
Gaines last Friday morning, Judge Foote
officiating. The groom was 50 ald the
bride was not above 20.
At Rome, SATURDAY, Hardy Hamilton,
convic ed Of the murder Of the Chiuaman
Joe Lee, was sentenced by Judge Maddox 70
be hanged On Wednesday, June 10. The
prisoner showed no signed Of emotion. The
execution will be public.
in the superior court at Rome, Saturday,
the jury in the case Of Mrs. Li1dsll vs. the
Chattanooga, Roms and Columbus railroad,
returned a verdict in favor Of the plaintiff
for $1,000. Mrs. Liddel lives in Cedar
town, and was badly injured in a wreck that
occurred ia October. 1857.
AT Milledgeyille the directors Of the re-
Gently organized oil mill company have
called for a 10 per cent assessment W men
that amount IS paid in the work will be be
gun. The moving spirits in the oil mill
company propose TO push it forward 70
completion at very early date. At any
rate it will be in operation by the time the
season begins.
An effort IS being made among several Of
the young men of Cuthber. to organize
Young mems Christian Association. Their
CbJacI IS first to gan ze themselves, be in
colp3ratei, receive Subscriptions and issue
stock certificates. TO arrange for an elegant
suite Of rooms, furnish them n the best of
style ana c3nvenle1ce, aud to make the or
GanlZat.On ne for the good ami the pleasure
Of its members and the community, and a
permanent institution Of good for the town.
Thursday evening the gin house owned by
A o. Gay, IN Africa district. Spalding
county. was destroyed by fire. It IS d Sc
we're loss, as 1t was one Of the most complets
gin houses in the county, being fitted out
with all the modern improvements. A
large quantity OF cotton seed was also de-
stroyed The fire originated from a spark
from the engine which was used TO run the
saw mill There was no insurance that
could be heard Of. Mr., Gay says be had no
Insurance.
Adams store, in Stewart county, is in
teresting from the fact tnst it was e,tab-
lished by the pioneers Of the county. 1t is
midway between Lumpkin and Eufaua,
and is on the Old stage route that ran be
tween the two places The antique house
that stands on the right Of the road looking
this way, and that standing near the store,
are over sixty years old. Il was used in
the early days as a house Of entertainment
for those who Travelled this route At this
point the stage horses were changed.
At Bdford Saturday Lee Hamilton came
near being killed by negro named VIII
Bennett. Both parties were blowing aud
became engaged in a dispute about the
plowing when Hamilton picked up a rock
and cursed the negro. There was nothing
more said until tuey had plowed another
round when the negro struck Hamilton on
the head with rock, knocking hlm down
and then jumped on him, striking him on
the head several times with a stick Hami-
ton is now lying at the point Of death,
several pieces Of his skull having been taken
out
Quitman Courier: Upon the creeks and
other water courses the underground is as
wide as it was the day Roanoke, few miles
from here, was burnt by the Indians n s36
fifty three years ago. Millions Of sweet
shrubs perfume the air, and the white bios
SONS Of the plum tree are a marked pecu-
liarity Of the Landscape. The tangled Wild
wood is such that a rabbit alone csn make
its way through it, and Lee Vinson, a boy
OF Y years Of age, with his shotgun, is a
terror TO that quadruped, killing many as
they depredate upon his fathers vegetable
garden. AS for rabbits in quaint and
quality no other country can beat this.
Levi Johnson, an old and respected citi-
zen OF Boston, now 81 years old, las been
totally bind for fifteen years, but last
week he suddenly received his sight. HIS
first lntimation Of returning sight was TO
a little grandchild who was playing near
him. he called to the child ald said: ~
can see YOU oh, no, you can't said the
little fellow, knowing the sad afilction Of
his grandfather "Yes, / can said the
cid man. II can tell the color Of your
dress, ana he did So In a few minutes
the entire family were gathered around
him, and be called for a book, and TO the
estonlshment of all he read tO them with
perfect ease.
On Wednesday morning, at Cuthbert,
'Parson' Kirkseys horse vas standing in
front Of his store hitChed TO a dray On q
frame near the horses head hung some
slngletrees. The horse undertook TO make
close inspection OF hook on the end Of
one OF the singletrees. He inspected 30
closely that tne hook caught under the
upper eye lid Having no fingers with
which 70 remove the hook gently, aud de-
cldlng that II should De removed quickly,
the horse fell back and pallei it loose BY
main strength. The result was that almost
the entire upper eye lid was jerked of.
Byron harris sewed II back, and the horse
will soon be all right again.
The superior court Of Oglethorpe county
adjourned yesterday afternoon. Much
business was disposed Of, both civil and
criminal The most important civil case
tried was that Of the heirs Of Mrs J. G.
King against w. c. Williams for the re-
coverv Of a valuable tract Of land. Tee
case vas hotly contested and the heirs Of
Mrs King were represented by Messrs. w.
q. johnson Of this place and John c. Reed
OF Atlanta. Williams was represented by
Messrs. McWhlrter &, Howard. After
consuming all day Tuesday in its trial, the
jury on Wednesday morning. rendered a
verdict in favor Of the heirs Of Mrs. King
for the land and S20O a year for rents and
mesne profits.
In 1880 there lived in Lowndes county a
queer character named John B. Garter.
Most people called him johnny b. lie kept
choice dogs and spent much Of his time In
the woods locking after bis stock, killing
numbers Of deer and turkeys and chasing
the wolves and other "yarmlntsn infesting
the country al that time. On Cne occasion