The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-03

Eherman'S Entry - why Allanla
People Walk Fast-Hxclusive Right
Granted a Street Car Company by
the People of Americas.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta will in a few days begin to lay
Belgian blocks on East Far street
The Woman's Christian Association is
irving to raise s., 600 with which TO build a
"Home" at Atlanta.
The work of painting the dome on the
new capitol building has been completed
The dome is the same color rs tie building
DIR. S. A. Murray and Miss Ollie Ed
wards were married at Elavilie Monday by
Rev. W. W. RdwelL They are both resi-
dents of Powell
CA. Wall. sheriff of Washington county,
received a telegram Tuesday from Dawson
stating that his nephew, James Wall, was
killed Monday night
Prof. J. r. Cain has been spending sew
eral DAYS with his sister, Mrs. Dean New
man, at Millen The professor resumes his
la ors as principal Of Hillyer Academy,
Leesburg.
At called meeting of the city council Of
Americas, held Friday afternoon, tdnt body
granted to the Americas Street Railway
Company exclusive privilege Of the streets
for ten years.
Miss Matte Whgham and Miss Willie
Bentley of Chattahoochee county, are visit
ing at the residence of w. H. Nc
Crazy. Miss Pearl McAhster and jamie
Ansley of Americas are visiting at the resi-
dence of Col. c. R. McCrary.
At Athens, a few DAYS ago, Sam Smith,
an old negro in Athens, had fit and fell
over into the fire, receiving very severe
burns The old man suffered very much
from the burns, and, after lingering for
several days, died Tuesday morning in
great agony.
Frank lson closed up his bar at Griffin
Monday night and retired from business on
account Of his health. He had probably
the Oldest business in Griffin, having com
menced business there on Monday, May 4,
1874, and being In business ever since, ex
cept during the war and two years after
ward.
The mortuary report of Macon for De
cember shows that during the month, with
1900 white and 10000 colored population,
had SO deaths, % of those being colored and
is white. Two were over 90 years OF age
and over 90 years. Consumption killed 8,
old age 1, pneumonia and typhoid fever
I. while other diseases had small follow
ing.
Last week three little girls Of J. S. Dud-
lev Of Ellaville, VINO have been at the
orphans home in Macon for tho last four
years, were put in charge Of the conductor
and were to be put of at Americas. They
were carried TO Smithville and then Sc .
back TO Americas, and remained in Ameri-
Gus from Saturday night until Monday
evening.
A shooting scrape occurred last Wedncs-
day on the place of jeff BriScoe near Rome
another negro named Beemau. Posey shot
Beeman in the head with pistol. Beeman's
skull was so hard that the bullet did not go
in, but glanced into his meek. 1t was ex-
tgacted by physician, and Beeman is get
ting along very well.
At Atlanta,S Tuesday, a little squatty
Italian, carrying ON his back hand organ,
on the top of which was perched u con
sumphve-Iooking monkey, was seen near
the union depot. How do you like the
southfi he was asked, as he let down his or
gan and beg N cares>ing the monkey. With
a shrug of the shoulders aud an affectional Q
glance at the monkey he said: me no hka
de wedder He maka de monk sicka an he
No danca, lax he do in de norfa."
News reached Louisville Monday, Dec.
81, of the shooting ARRAY between Dave
Stone and Andrew Bingham, both colored
Dave is a good negro and his many white
friends sympa hze with him. Andrew is
rather inclined 10 stir w strife. Dave shot
Andrew with pistol; the ball passed
through his lungs. Andrew then, with a
shotgun, fired upon Dave, hitting him in
the arm and shoulder. The extent of the
wounds have not been stated, but are con
sidered da agerous.
Prof. lsham, well-known school teacher
of Atlanta, said Tuesday: Il
have often wondered why it was people
walked SO fast III Atlanta so | made up my
mind to shadow two rapidly moving pedes-
TRANS yesterday to learn what business
made them walk like there was fire down
the street. am pretty good walker, il |
am old, and kept my two men in sight as
they almost ran down Whitehall street.
Suddenly they disappeared, and | found
them IL saloon taking drink. | am
inclined to the opinion nov { at fas walk
iug in Atlanta is due 10 the climate
At Louisville last Saturday afternoon,
down at the depot, there we as usual a
crowd Of coloTea G. izens. 0nthe platform
surrounding the warehouse there was some
200 bales Of cotton awaiting shipment. One
of the negroes, on Lighting his pipe, care
leSsly threw the matc4 on or near the cot
ton. W hen in a moment the flames were Is
or 20 feet high. Had it not been for the
presence Ct mind Of J. r. Stafford gen.
tlenan from Augusta, who is visiting his
brother, 2. J. StratfJrd, the loss would in
all probability have been several Thousand
dollars. He at once saw the danger, and
being strong powerful young fellow he
hurled the burning bales, bale after bale.
until be separated thoss on fire from the
otners
The authorities Of the asylum at Nil
ledgeville on Saturday evening furnished
the music and I'VE dance at the negro
building to those of the c1lored convales-
cent and chronic patients who could enjoy
II. Several Of the officers and their wives
and quite number Of convalescent white
patients, male aud female, attended as
spectators aud enjoyed il very much They
danced mostly quad lies, blt after they
ended the Il o =. was cleared and Lacy Ma
lone, prominent negro man OF Atlanta
owning some property, and Alice Turner,
both considered fine dancers. danced n
regular od-fashioned jig which entertained
all very much. Dr.. Powell takes great
pains 10 supply as mucl innocent amuse-
ment as possible 10 the unfortunate in
mates of the asylum.
The first train that left Atlanta AZ er
Sherman had redUced the city to ashes con-
sisted Of a locomotive aud a lender. Thomas
Gaillard, now Of Mobile, Ala, tells the fol-
lowing story; "When Johnson's army was
scattered, / and about ten comrades turned
up in Atlanta ragged, hungry and penn.-
less, and beheld the city mass Of smoking
ruins. Everything was in confusion aud
disorder. IL was impossible 10 get anything
TO eat, ard we roamed about looking for a
place 70 spend the night. We found an old
locomotive and tender, and one OF the men