The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-27

cred that be had forgotten his din
ner and at once reversed himself and
returned TO Brunswick He was just en-
tsring the city when he suddenly awoke. II
was several minutes before be could take in
the situation, and then he was 80 badly
frightened as to almost go into commissions.
Under the management of Commissioner
MahOney of public works, and his clerk,
Clarence K. Moore, the convict farm
at the Atlanta stockade has become a pay
ing institution. The male convicts are put
upon the public works and the females upon
the farm. Strict account is kept OF all the
expenses and of all the income from this
farm. The season is nearly closed, and the
figures show that this farm will yield a net
profit of over s. 900 this year, against S9ol
last year. Besides quantities OF vegetables,
peas, sweet and Irish potatoes amply suf-
ticient TO supply all the convicts, there
have been gathered $50 bushels of corn,
many tons of hay and millet, and there are
eighteen hogs to kill that viii yield about
5000 pounds of pork. 1t is estimated that
the city gets back in labor from the con-
victs about 81. 900 per month in labor on
the public works. 1t gets about 81, 900 in
fines, which gives the police department an
income Of about $4,000 month, OF $4,000
year
A few nights ago, at Tallulah Falls, John
| and Bill Shirley, Jim Nix and John Nix
went out ia the interest of the morals of the
place to rock the house of one Mrs. Scott,
| who lived in the suburbs of the town and
near the Tallulah river, and whose family
consisted Of herself and three rather at
tractive daughters. The boys took posi-
| ton on an efninence just in the rear of the
| house and began the rock throwing, which
made lively music upon the board roof of
the cottage. Oliver Price, who happened
to be the guest of the SCOTS, seiz ID a
| double-barreled shotgun and COM
menced firing in the direction whence
| the rocks came. A dozen or
| fifteen shots in rapid succession had the
effect of stampeding the assailing party
| When the run commenced the two Shirley
boys happened TO be facing the river, and
in their fight for safety through the dark
ness ran over the preclpice above Young's
bridge which is thought to be eighty feet
| high. and landed at the waters edge below.
Here they were completely hemmed in, on
one side by the seething waters of the Tai
lulah river, and on the other by an
| almost perpendicular wall of rock higher
than the large spruce pines growing at its
base. From this predicament one of the
boys John succeeded, by what means
cannot now be- imagined, in extricating
himself. But Bill was compelled to spend
the remainder of the night in this natural
prison, and when morning came he was still
in the sky" until friends came to his assist
ance and drew him out with eighty feet of
strong rope that had never been used "
In addition to their sad experiences during
the night, the boys had to pay $50 to avoid
prosecution.
Men prominent in the history of Georgia
in the past and present entered public life
early, as the following statements show:
George M. Troup became member of the
legislature at 80 he was elected to congress
at 26 and to the United States Senate at Sc.
William Ii. Crawford was a member of the
United States Senate at 35, and at 40 was
president pro tenn. of that body George
w. Crawford was attorney general of Geor-
gia at 20 years of age. Howell Cobb was
elected Van Buren, elector at 81, was
made solicitor at %, was sent
to congress at 2S, was speaker
Of the House of Representatives
in Washington at 81 years, and after serv-
ing as governor of the state at 80, became
secretary of the treasury under Buchanan
at ALPHABETICALLY finishing his public life at
that time Charles j. Jenkins was elected
attorney general at 20, and became speaker
of the lower branch of the legislature at 80.
Martin j. Crawford was elected Judge of
the superior court at SO, and was sent to
congress when just 50 years old. Joseph e.
Brown was only "a when elected Judge of
dared to run for governor. But he was
elected all the same Benjamin T. Hill ran
for governor when he was but So. and
made mis- first brilliant campaign At 80
he was sent to the confederate states Senate
Alexander II. Stephens was elected to con-
gress when be was but 81 and at IS his
fame was national. Robert Toombs was
elected to congress at "a, and at Al was safe
in the United States Senate to stay
ohal
was appointed to the United States Senate
to succeed Judge King, who had resigned.
Wilson Lumpkin was member of con-
gress at 81. John Henry Lumpkin, Wilson
Dumpkln's son, was "a member of congress
at 81 years of age.
AGreenesboro gentleman tells the fol-
lowing rat story: 'My wife" said the
gentleman, who was relating tho incident
TO a crowd of friends, has been ANNOYED
for some time by the depredations of mice.
There seemed to be perfect army of them.
and butter and cheese, ana bread and crack
erS disappeared in greatest quantities before
them. She determined to put stop to
these proceedings, and accordingly pur-
chased mousetrap-a good sized one,
capable of holding a number of the little
varmints. This she baited and placed in
the dining-room, where their thefts had
been exceedingly great. She put the trap
III 1ho OoASoA VI thC AOOid, JdSb boAOTb Tellr-
ing, and had it all properly set. Late in
the night l heard terrible dragging and
scratching noise. accompanied by many
squeals and great amount of chattering.
Thinking of the trap, was satisfied that a
number of mice had been captured. l Law
quite still for few minutes, but the drag
ging and squealing increased to such an
extent that l resolved to investigate [ &C.
cordiugly quietly arose, Lit the lamp and
tiptoed to the dining room door, and open
ing it little ways, so the rays of the light
would penetrate the room, looked in. saw
there sight which amazed me- About a
dozen small mice had been caught in the
trap. This was surrounded by four or
five big rats, who had dragged
it to one corner and were
then holding consultation. AS looked
in, alarmed by the light, they hurried their
preparations to a close. One of the biggest
fellows seized the door of the trap between
his teeth another rat seized him by the tail,
| another and another quickly took hold; a
sudden pull was given, and quicker than |
can relate the door flew back, the mice
scampered out. and before l could walk
across the room old rats, big rats, old mice
and little mice had disappeared. leaving the
trap in the corner, with the door shut and
every vestige of the bait gone That fact
convinced me that rats, If no other ami.
mails, have reason"
FLORIDA.