The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-29

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son succeeded in extracting it, and th'
young lady is now resting quietly at thu
| home Of her brother " ASH Burnley. IL 1
the opinion Of the doctor that she will moi
lose the sight Of her eye.
Macon telegraph: Reference was made
in the telegraph Yesterday about ma
chine for the stripping Of the bark from
willow switches. /. c. Plant is the owner
Of a fine willow farm, near the city, Of sixty
acres. on which there Is no.. a fiHe crop
Some time ago he invented a machine
which could strip the bark a. "a cost of only
e per ton, whilst the cost on the willow
farms at other places runs up as high as s.
per ton. Mr.. Plant shipped "A blls of the
bark to Europe, but as he has so many
other interests be has neglec ed the farm
this season. The machine he has never
patented, nor wi 1 be patent il on account
Of t1e fear that others VIII take advantage
Of his labor and make some sO-called i'm
provemeut aud then set to manufacturing
for the trade. lie allows no one 70 see his
machine outside Of the hands employed on
the place 1t is said TO lie . simple yet
wonderful little contriyance
A man named Russell, with his wife and
baby, live in a small house near the river
bank al Columbus. Friday night his wife
was taken sud ienly i'll, and for two hours
she suffered very considerably Russell
treats her harshly, and she was accordingly
afraid toawake him. About 3 o'clock, how
ever, Sue WINS compelled to ask him to 20
for doctor. Russell left the house aud did
not return until after O'Clock. Ii
in the meantime the uufortuu ate woman
had TO creep out Of bed and crawl TO the
door and call for aid. Some charitable
uelghhors came to her assistance. Uiti-
mately q baby was born, and the woman
now lies in precariJus condition. Mrs.
Russell was formerly a Miss Couch, and
wnen only Is years Of age She ran away
with her lover in order to marry him
Some time ago the young couple separated,
and Mrs, Russell returned to her home.
She was induced, after a short separation,
to return TO her husbands home.
A Marietta merchant tells a good story
as to how he sold a secondhand coat that
had been worn but a few times. He had
repeatedly tried to sell the coat to different
colored men, but always failed. So he
tried new scheme. He got cheap pocket
book and stuffed 1t generously with paper
and put the book in one Of the pockets Of
tho coat. He accosted a negro man and
wanted to sell him the coat. The "colored
gemmen" said he didn't desire 10 buy the
coat yes, but you just try it on. Il be-
longs to man who has plenty of money
but has no use for the coat" The negro
put the coat On, put his hands in the pockets
and, Of course, he felt the fat pocket-book.
His eyes fairly dilatod with an astOnished
but pleased expression. Boss, - no inquired
what do you ak for dis coatW Three
dollars and fifty centsn II takes it, boss -
and with a satisfied air of man who had
just come into the possession of a fortune,
the darby took the coat and went on his
way rejoicing.
Atlanta Journal: 1t was in the police
court last Tuesday morning A prisoner
stood at the bar who sailed under tie name
Of Debot Hill. He was well known in
police circles, having been often sentenced
for drunkenness. This time he was up for
his third drunk under the reconstruction
act. 1t meant Imprisonment without the
alternative OF paying a fine. DenOt begged
bard to be let off. Judge, III take an iron
cad oath Tor twelve months not to take a
drop if you will let me off," he pleaded
"Ah, my poor fellow" replied the Judge
you have made that same promise TOO
many times without keeping it." "But.
judge" and the prisoner drew closer and
spoke IL confidential whisper, II have
had a terrible warning. l. came to ma in n
dream, and | am not the man to paw no
heed to warning. | dreamed | saw a bar
rel OF whisky floating about in the air, and
looked Mt 1t and louged for it. NV, how
longed for that barrel, and suddenly the
barrel OF liquor turned TO a jackass and lust
kicked the air blue.n The Judge could not
help remarking that it was indeed q terri
ble warning, and he added: Mr. Hill, I'll
have to send you up for ten days"
James Station on the Georgia railroad be
tween Milledgevile aud Macon. was the
scene OF tragedy Thursday night in which
Harrison Williams, negro workman on
tho TailroaH Loot f.
f. O'Donohoe, clerk in the store and rail
road office OF that place. There has been
considerable robbery carried on in that
neighborhood, and Williams had been sus
pected as having had a hand in
IT. lie was in O'DOnohoe's plgcf
OF business Thursday night and by
some means incurred the anger of
that young man. After going to the shanty
where the negroes sleep, Odonohoe heard
them laughing and talking in a way that he
considered reflection on his courage. SO he
asked for an explanation, whereupon the
negroes told him to 90 off. He lefr
but returned a second time and stated thai
he had heard them Tidlcule him when leay
ing. The negro had gore TO bed by thi.
| time, and arising said that he had said anC
done nothing and repeated his injunction
to leave the house, aud pushed the youne
man back. O'DOnohOe staggered. and ~
| he did so it seems the pistol which he hac
was accidentally discharged, the ball goinc
| through one of his hands. ther
penetrating the negroes head ius
above the left eye, striking the brai1
and causing instant death. The coroner
| Jury rendered verdict of manslaughter
| O'Donohoe has left for parts unknown
Considerable excitement was caused anon,
the negroes in the locality, and it is gener
| ally believed that O'DOnoh0e's hastx, motto,