The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-02

fal half-gr0wn deer from frioad in Mis-
sssippi, and wren 10 was bryU ght on the
square attra cited quite ovid to see the
. cu-iosi Y. " hen taken out Of the crate in
VIII CD it was shipped it irnme iiately took a
notion for its native iuDges, and such wild
| capers were never before seen on the square
1t was finally put back in the crate and
| taken 10 Mr.. Harms residence, where it
/ Will be more thoroughly tanned before show
| ing itself on the square again.
| Several months ago Col J. g. Truitt Of
| Troup county presented Gae Maltese cat
TO friend in Hogansyille, and carefully
combining the mouser in sack sent him up
there via the railroad. The cat seemed 70
! be we'll pleased with his new home and
| quietly caught mice and pu,red before the
fire until last week, when he took notion
to vlsl ms Old home Not having the nee
essary funds to pay railroad fare, h. took
tbs nearest route across the country and
surprised his old master bv appearing in
time for breakfast one morning this week
II. l.. Solomon who lives in Twigg3
county near Bonds mill, was IN Macon
! Wednesday among the cotton factors.
Last Monday Mr.. Solomon, while returning
home from visit to the city, discovered
that farm house On his plantation was on
FIRE. Although he was some distan' from
the burning house, yet be man tged TO reach
it in time 70 rescue from the flames three
small negro childrol who had teen left
locked up in the house when the tenant left
home. The gentleman barely escaped " tn
bis life in bis daring work, but is now able
to get around among his friends as usual.
T. G.. Grant. a farmer living seven miles
from Hamilton, while ont in the woods cut
ting logs to build house, had his right leg
broken below he knee. Mr.. Grant had cut
a tree snd while falling lodged on some
other trees and was still on the stump, and
Ia attempting TO get it down, the tree
inmped of the stump and caught his leg
and completely mashed il to pieces, break
ing the leg in several places The unfortu-
nate man lay pinned to the ground for two
hours before assistance could be bad The
tree was priced Off and Mr.. Grant carried
to bis residence, and DR.. j. w. Mitchell was
summoned and rendered the necessary at
tention.
Thursday, as Mr. Calhoun was going into
Albany, from his place in Worth county
he was met hy white man who repre-
sented himself as painter, and asked for a
ride to the city. Mr.. Calhoun remarked,
on the way, that be wished he could find
somebody that would trade MIN a mule
and wagon for the horse and buggy. They
hadn't been in the city long when the
stranger told Mr.. Calhoun that he had
found a man that would trade with
him, and that he would go get
the horse and buggy and take it around to
the place, and for Mr.. Calhoun to go ahead
and meet him. Not smelling the mouse,
Mr. Calhoun agreed to TINS, and the painter
went and got tho horse and buggy, drove to
Farkas stable and traded the buggy for
saddle and a few dollars boot. He put
the money in his pocket the saddle on the
horse and left for parts unknown.
There has been settled at this tern Of
Douglas superior court some very old cases.
The Summerlin will case was started ia
Campbell county in 1850, aud the litigation
growing out of this e tat has just been
ended. The following lawyers have been
engaged in it from first to last: NJ. NJ. It'd
well, L. II. Featherstone, Hugh Buchanan,
John N. Edge, w. A. Turner, g. w. Aus
tin, George n. Lester, A. B. Culberson, NJ.
A. Bell, l.. r. Ray, r. A. NJ ssey, L. N.
Broyles and j. .. James. This case has
been before the following judges If the
superior court: John w. II. Underwood
John S. Bgby, John /. Hall, William F.
Wright, Hugh Buchanan, Sampson w.
Harris, Richard Fl. Clark and r. l.. Rich
ards, judge pro hac rice. 1t was started in
1860 and ended in 1889. The estate was
worth, when the litigation started, the sum
OF $4,000, and when it wound up it
amounted to $500, principal and interest
Bub Pratt who lives up on the edge of
Troup and Heard counties, is the owner Of
valuable horse A short time ago tho
horse strayed Off, and diligent search failed
to locate his whereabouts and Mr. Pratt
had about given up all hope of seeing the
animal again. Thirteen days after he was
missed, negro boy, v lille hunting in the
creek swamp found the horse in the bed of
the creek standing in the water, the high
banks on either side preventing
the horses escape. He Immediately
reported the matter to the owner.
when several of his neighb7rs went with
him 70 relieve the horse of his long impris-
onment. The bank of the creek rad u be
dug down, and when the incline was COM
pleted the horse lost no time in rushing to
the top, though he was much ex austed by
the terrible exposure. He had been in the
creek thirteen days, without other food than
that he picked from the almost bare banks.
The hair about bis legs all dropped Off from
being in the water SO long, bat he seemed
to suffer no further damage.
John Flowers, the engineer who was cut
by his son William during a scuffle last
Christmas, died at his home on Fourth
street, Macon, Wednesday evening, and
was buried yesterday afternoon in Rose
Hill cemetery. There are several rep )rts
as to the cutting, differing, whether
the wound made by the son was
intentional or accidental II is said, how
ever, that the father before his death, re-
leved bis son from all blame by saying
that the two were scuftl ng, and while
the father was tempting TO take the
knife away from young Flowers he was
cut in the wrist. A physician was called
and dressed the wound, but when the time
came when it should heal gangrene set in,
causing the hand and arm 70 become black
and swollen, and finally causing the thumb
TO burst open. About fonr DAYS go Drs.
NJ citation, Gewinusr and Walker wore
called in and amputated the thumb 10
was too late, however, to prevent blood
p ison from affecting the entire arm and
subsequently causing his death IL is un-
derstood that under the circumstances no
charges will be preferred against the SON.
Bob" Lampkin formerly OF Athens, but
who has bsen a resident of Lula, Hall
county, for about two months past, has a
special invitation from the grand jury Of
Hall county to make his appearance before
His Honor C. j. Welborn at the present
term OF Hall superior court to answer the
charge Of an assault with intent TO murder
The assault was made upon win Harden,
who lives Mt Lula, and took place on the
night OF Jan. lS 1t is reported that Har-
den was unconsciously drunk at the time,
and that the assault was unprovoked and
was most brutal in its nature
On the night in question. some
person or persons had tossed few ROCKS
upon Lampklns house This procedure
was not rellshed bv him, but was os lculated
to rouse his ire, and, grabbing his pistol, he
ran out and found Harden lying drunk near
his house. He commenced to maui him |
with his pistol Marshal Hanie, acting as
hanIfU hn 10 I