The morning news., 1889-02-09


plank at his saw mill at Villa Rica, the saw
running at full speed, got his right arm
caught in the saw, and it was cut of just
! below the elbow He walked about 400
yards to the hotel, carrying his right hand
in his left, 1t only holding with a small
skin, which his brother cut off. Dr..
/ S aughter was called IN, and at o'clock
assisted by his son, and Drs. Roberts,
| OGletree and Gilmore, amputated the arm
about two inches above the elbow.
! At Trion, n. II. Coker has table fork
that be brought from North Carolina in
1865 The fork has been in constant use
ever since. DR.. r. q. Rudicil has spoon
that he brought home in 1866; the spoon is
in first rate order. w. K. Moore has
spoon that he found on the road between
the battlefield Of Shiloh and COrinth, Miss.
in 1865; the bowl Of the spoon is about worn
out. He also has the oath of allegiance that
he took in Camp Douglas, Chicago, on June
II, 1865
At Brunswick Wednesday was consumed
by Glynn superior court on case OF dam
ages against the Western Union Ielegrap pin
Company, brought by Coles, Simkins 81 Co.,
for delay in del vering m Sage. The evil
dence showed the facts to be that Fl m in
Alabama wired Coles Simkins & Co, offer
ing cotton at a certain price. The telegram
was delivered about 3 p. IN. and i'm
mediately answered. but failed 10 be
delivered until 10 O'Clock the nexc
morning The cotton market in the
A. n Cheeks passed through Augusta
Tuesday with n large force of hands from
Warren county. n. c., to work o. the
turpentine farms situated on the Central
railroad Mr. Checks will go out TO MiSsis-
sippi, where he will have another force Of
hands to bring-back The turpentne bust
ness Of Georgia is growing in magnitude
aud is attracting laborers from all over the
country FROM present indications North
Carolina will soon have to yield up first
place as the producer Of this necessary aud
useful fluid
At Wa lden, the premses of J. J. Tinley
were visited Thursday by a mad dog. HI,
appearance produced a decid d panic. Mr.
Tinley, armed with shotgun, aud accom-
pauiei by K. II Smith of Macon, who al
the time wa, visiting Mr.. Tinley, issued
forth from the house, in which every one
had taken refuge bent upon putting a1
end to the life OF the mad animal AT the
appearance of the gentlemen the dog darted
forward, frothlng at the mouth and exhl5
iting every sign Of madness. He was hually
shot and killed
Capt. Moseley of the Bibb County B 'ues,
the colored military company of Macon
has just received a letter from the chair
man OF the committee W o have charge Of
next month, stating that all arran gements
had been perfected for the care of the com
pany while in the nations capital The
company consists of forty men. rank and
file, and there will be at least thirty-tiv of
these in attendance at the cereuO Onies. Cap.
Moseley is now awaiting the action of the
railroad company as regards rates for the
company.
At Marietta Marshal Coryell arrested a
young man named Duke, about l6 years Of
age, for jumping on and off a moving
train. He was carried to the council room
aud, seeing an opportunity, he ran out of
the court house. aud down Lawrence street,
with Marshal Coryell in hot pursuit. Near
the corporate limits, he was overtaken aud
re1aptured. On hU person was a pistol.
He was fined $I5 and cost. Having no
money, Dan Frey paid him out, with the
understanding tnat he was TO work out on
the farm. ThH boys home is said to be at
ROckmart.
Gen Longftreet, who is now in Washing
ton aiding il arranging for the inaugura-
ton of Gen. Harrison. as been invited by
the Mich gan Republican Club to deliver
an address before that body on Feb. %,
WashiDgton's birthday. The address will
be delivered at Detroit. The committee on
invite tion is headed by Gen. Alger, and the
club includes in its membership the promi-
neD'C republicans Of Michigan 1t is under
stood that Gen. Longstreet will accept. A
SPECIAL car has bean placed at his disposal,
and this will doubtless be made the occasion
for big republican jollitication.
A romantic marriage occurred at the
Middleton hotel at Vienna Wednesday
night, the contracting parties being J. W
Parks and Miss Fannie Musgroves, both of
Frazier. 1t was Gretua Green affair, the
eloping couple having left their homes for
Macon, whore they intended to have the
knot tied; but they " ere too closely pushed
by their pursuing elders, and took the first
train leaving the city, which bore them
southwark Arriving at Vienna at 7:30
O'clock, they repaired to the Middleton
hotel, he hostess OF which was apprised of
the state OF affairs by the Young lady
Through the kindness of Mr.. Voolfolk, one
of the guests, license was procured, and
Ordinary Hargrove made the twain one.
At Macon for several days a man has
been l0aing around the market house. He
did not attract much attention at first, but
his constant presence and some peculiar
actions brought notice upon him. He had
a habit of walking up to a butcher stand.
helping himself to a handful Of sausage
meat, and, going up to the stove, stand there
and eat it with apparent relish. These
petty depredations became 50 frequent tnat
the police arrested him and lodged him in
the city's cold storage rooms, aud booked
him for vagrancy. He gave his name as
w d. Martin and said he was marshal of
Dublin. Thursday Recorder Washington,
after hearing of his case, i'm posed fine of
$25 or thirty days on the chain-gang
w w Bussey, the teller of the Eagle &
Phenix Savings Bank, returned to Colum-
bus Thursday, accompanied by his brother
and John Odom. They found him Wednes-
day night sitting in hack in front OF a
shoe store in Eufaula. The driver had gone
into the store to purchase a pair of SHOES
Mr.. Bussey readily agreed to return to CO.
mmbus with his brother. He was under
the influence of whisky, and had very little
money on him. After they reached Colum.
bus he went before tue directors of the bank
confessed that he was short about SIS, 900
and said that he had used the money, hoping
to be able to pay it back when IL was de-
manded. He was short $4,000 last May
and borrowed the money to make it good.
This time he became demoralized and left
the city without knowing what he was
doing or whore he was going. He said taat
he had about the SIC, 900 worth of property,
which he was ready TO turn over TO the
company. The directors decided TO give
Bussey until yesterday TO settle the deficit
That he will succeed In doing so no one
doubts. His brother says that he is ready
to pay every dollar that he is short. This
will put an cad to the case, 80 far as the
public is concerned.
lrwinton Appeal 1t happened the other
day, when a Colored Individual OF the
female sex entered one OF the big dry goods
stores TO inspect some dress patterns