The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-22

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her abductOrs to conceal their crime may
have found it advisable 70 kill the child anC
then bury her.
! 3, II. Richardson Of the Admission Hot
Blast has been IN Columbus for the past
few days with a view 20 purchasing tbs
| EHguirer-SlJR, the Columbus morning
daily. The paper has been encountered
with heavy debt for feveral years past,
| and some months ago a mortgage held on u
by the Merchants and Mechani cs' Bank
was fOreclOsed by the directors aud the
| paper sold at public cutlery TO satisfy the
| claim. The Sun, which was in the hands
| Of a stock company, was purchased by toe
| bank, the stockholders not realizing any
thing from The sale. The mortgage only
! covered the effects, but the paper is still
being run by the bank people, and it IS said
| at daily loss. Hence they are anxious to
unload the new business.
John T. Dowell, a Floyd county farmer.
| who IS we'll known in Rome, has been
missing since July 2. II is feared that he
was killed and roasted IN tie terrible rail-
way disaster which happened on that day
between Bristol and Lyncnburg on the East
! Ten ressee Virginia and Georgia railroad.
He was on his way 10 Virginia His rela-
tiveS there have never heard a word from
him since the latter part Of June, and his
friends IN Rome know nothing OF him since
he left. 1t was impossible to find his re-
mains or any Of his effects in the burnt
debris Of the wreck. Mr.. Do ell owned
farm near the brick mill on Silver creek
which is valued at about 5000 In order
to administer on the estate it is necessary
tnat good proof of lis death be shown
Aremarkable scene was Witnessed at the
Cat Creek Primitive Baptist church, ia
Lowndes county. on Sunday last, and a
large concourse Of people gathered to wit
ness the unusual event. Mrs. Ginsey
Mcdonald, aged 81 years, widow of the
late Ben Mcdonald, who has been
dead thrty-fve or forty years, was
baptized into the Primitive Baptist church
by Elder Ausel Parish. Mrs Mcdonald has
not walkel a step in seven years, and the
good old preacher who performed the baD-
tlsmal rite is aged himself, and has been on
crutches for many years. The candidate
Tor baptism had to be CARRIED into the
water in a chair. Mrs Mcdonald said she
had had a desire to Join the church for
forty years, but she had hesitated on &C
count of feeling of unworthiness.
A New York gentleman representing
large German syndicate is just now in cor
respondeace with Col. II. Bussey of this
city with view t. establishing an alumni
MUM plant here. la many places in
and around Columbus, par .icularly
on the Clapp's factory property,
the soil is very rich with alumni
mum. Col. Bussey is of decided opin-
ION that aluminium will altogether super
cede iron and steel, at an eatly date. in
many industries 1t is four times lighter
than iron, more resisting than steel, and it
can be drawn out in wire as fine az a spi-
der's web. It's tenacity is greater than
that OF gold. Whom "A cheap means Of ex
tracing aluminium is reached. it will be
solely used in ship building The latest
means OF extracting the metal is by put
ting the soil through certain processes be-
fore the sun.
At Columbus reports are to the effect
That matters concerning the river trade
during the coming fall will be lively Four
OF the five boats now plying the Chatta-
noochee river between Columbus and the
bay are in the pool the HAYES, Smith
Naiad and Fearn. The fifth boat, the FL
lis, Is running independent The mail boat,
Lotus No. >, runs between ChattahOochee
and Apalacbicola, and the owners
are paid S9,UJO year for the mail
service. Capt. Randlette Of the Lotus has
been in the city for the past few days, and
he and the owner Of the Ellis are about to
form combination, which in all proba
bility, will have a decided effect both on
the trade ana pool arrangements. The
Lotus Is an Independent boat, and the
arrangement is that she VIII be transferred
TO Columbus to run between there and
Chattahoochee, and the Ellis, one of the
fastest boats on the river, will make the
run between the two mail points.
Capt Furlow, of the comptroller gen
erals office, on Monday completed the pub
lie school statement, which shows that this
year S490,708 IA will be divided among the
public schools. This sum is derived from
several sources. The show tax contributes
81, SD SO; the liquor tax $71 ,I3J 50: one
half the rental of the Western and Atlantic
road gives $4,000; dividends from Georgia
railroad stocks -, O46; the net hire oil con
vlcts amounts TO Sl1356 the fees Of the
inspectors of fertilizers give $50, 1856 10, and
the school appropriation act of 1855 adds
Slbo,OOO to the fund. This is the
first year that the act of 1858 has been
In effect and consequently the amount
OF MOley to DO divided among the teachers
IS Just the amount of the appropriation
larger than it has ever been before. The
expenses to be deducted from the fund
amount to S4,5l6 70, which leaves S4S6.-
l9l 80, to De divided. Capt Furlow will
turn the statement over to School Com
missioner Hook By him it will be appor-
toned out TO each county, according to the
number OF children of school age which the
returns show. Each school commissioner
is authorized to draw a draft on the conn
troller generals office for the amount ap-
portioned to this county. These drafts are
lcCSAfSu Us LAX ISIuTuS, anu LQlS arrange
ment obviates the necessity and expense
of a journey to Atlanta to receive the
money.
An adventure which shows the pluck of
Georgia young lady is told in Madison.
Miss Addie Lee Hume is the daughter Of
Rev. Boojamin l.. Hume, who is distngu-
ished as having been Stonewall Jackson's
guide, and who lives near Madison. Miss
Addie Lee is next to the youngest of several
sisters, and is scarcely out of her teens. A
few nights ago her two brothers, Ed and
Joe, had occasion to spend an evening With
friends at a social gathering in the vicinity
leaving Only the female members of the
family at home, with the exception of the
Roy. MIR. Hume. who is in very feeble
health. About IL O'Clock, while tie house
hold was wrapt in slumber, Miss Addse Lee
heard suspicious noise in the direction of
the carriage house. Waking her cousin,
Miss Porter, who was visiting her
at the time, she gathered a pistol and
calling 20 her cousin to follow, they both
marched out on the front porch. The moon
was shining brightly and the two young
ladies' could see the ii cures Of two men
standing near horse and buggy. The men
were heard TO talk in whispers, and the
young lady knew that mischief was at hand.
In a clear voice Miss Hume called our:
Nv hos there's" Instantly the men squatted
to the ground and we're lost to view Again
mailing them, Miss Hume told them to
look out, she would shoot and opened
fire upon them. The men sprang over the
fence and dISaDpeared and tina vOu ,er Ial,-