The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-06

ing account OF the early days Of this
section. and of some of its old inhabitants
He says that Ebert and the adjoining
country across the river was in the days
gone by the home of culture and refine
ment, and that the best people Of the coun-
try resided in the old mansions, the decayed
remains of some Of which now remain.
He says that Harper's ferry on the Savan-
nah has been in his family for 40 years
and was given in a grant to his great
grandfather by King George.
The fishermen who angle tho waters Of
the Flint river, have been surprised to catch
a good many German carp this season. 1t
is game fish, and he who hooks one has fun
ahead Of him. The species is the best, be-
ing that with an abundance of scales, re-
sembling the sucker Of Georgia waters Tue
government dumped many thousands of
these fish in their nascent state into Flint
river several years ago, and this is the rrst
season that they have been caught. Some
of those taken have weighed as much as
five or six pounds, and those who have
eaten them report them TO be very fine food.
Judge Hook of Atlanta thinks he has dis
covered a good clew, aud expects to fad the
thief who stole the examination questions.
The theft did not benefit the thief very
much, unless he sold the papers at pretty
good prices TO applicants for teachers places.
The questions stolen were not used 10 the
recent examinations. Since the theft, sew
eral weeks ago, Judge Hook has been very
busy looking for a clew to the thief. He
has enlisted the active support Of the $50
school commissioners of Georgia, and the
Spectator IN school questions will be
caught up with. The judge thinks he
already has a dzew that will lead to his dis
covery.
Milledgeville Chronicle: About month
lNaltar Echinar ha
river on Mrs Furman's place IN company
with George Haas, and while rowing the
boat across the river a kid glove belonging
to Cone was knocked Off the boat AID soon
was filed with water and sank. Nothing
more was thought Of the glove until one
night about three weeks afterward while
Mr.. Cone was fishing about a mile and
half below the place where he lost the glove,
when he was greatly surprised to find the
same glove hung to his fishing hook. He
might drop million gloves in the river,
and probably never catch another one as
he did this one.
Reidsville Enterprise: A resident of
Reidsville-call him John, for short-went
with party seining recently. and after a
good many fish had been caught, an alliga-
tor was pulled out aud killed. John said:
Boys, L have been told often that the oil
stewed out of gator is the best thing in
the world TO keep flies from worrying
horses Now, want the grease from that
gator to rub on my horses.n Permission
was given him to use the carcass as he
chose; SO he cut off the tail and held it up,
and cried: "Look-look at the fati'' So he
carried it home, some six or seven miles,
and had his wife to boil it two days, but
found not bit Of grease. He thinks he
was sold
Monday night at 8 o'clock, a large rotary
boiler weighing $1,000 pounds, in the main
building of the mill of r. Williams paper
millsiAt Banning, exploded with terrific
force, blowing the boiler ends out, destroy
ing the building, and throwing some Of the
timbers over quarter of a mile. At the
time of the calamity about dozen opera
torswere standing in the building near a
new paper cutting machine, which alone
saved them from instant death. The walls
and the, roof fell in, but no lives were lost
although every one there was more or less
injured. The damages were great, but
can't tell the exact amount. Its capacity
was 1000 pounds OF paper daily. A strong
stock company will be organized at once
with ample means, and they will be ready
to resume operations in ninety days, doub-
ling their capacity. Work will begin Mon
day removing the debris.
A few days ago gentleman we'll known
in Tennille was relating various incidents
that took place on a fishing excursion up on
Buffalo creek recently. The gentleman is a
pious man, being devout member of one
of the churches. The gentleman said that
he caught quite a number of perch and
Dream and small eel, and threw them in a
pile on the grass ON the bank of the stream.
When he got ready to go home he wound
his line around the pole, laid the latter
down on the ground. and went off in search
of a forked stick on which to string the fish.
Going back to where the fish were he looked
at the pile and was dumfounded and non
plused 90 see that the eel had actually run
his tail through the gills of each fish and
tied the end into hard knot, thus convert
ing itself into genuine fish string. The
gentleman said he brought the outfit in that
position until just before he got TO Tennille
when, unfortunately, the eel united the
knot in Install, and pulled himself out Of
the gills of the fish.
Atlanta Journal: Two presidents of two
greatrepablics, aud two great military cap
tains viii attend the Piedmont exposition.
President Harrison of the United States
and President DiaZ of Mexico will meet in
Atlanta during the week beginning Oct. 20
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, who made the
most mastery retreat of modern times
and Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, who
marched through Georgia during our
dDSeuctl Will meet SueT6 lnG week com
mencing Oct. Is. The exposition will open
III 0ifiay, Oct. Z, and run four weeks, closing
SATURDAY, Nov. 2. As understood now. the
programme, in general, will be as follows
The first week will be devoted to governors
of these United States. A number
of them are expected to be here.
The second week is TO be given to the
two distinguished generals, Johnston and
Sherman. During this week there will be
sham battles and military parades. The
Presidents hold the honors the third week.
President Harrison has given his word that
he will be here, unless an extra session of
congress is called. If President Harrison
comes President Diaz will come also. He
is anxious to see this portion of the United
States, aud wants, at the same time, to see
our President.
Two or three Sundays past a snow white
pigeon flew from the roof of the First Bap-
fist church in Atlanta and alighted on the
Talmadge house, next door. While the
beautiful bird was pluming his shining
feathers the organist began playing the
| organ. The pigeon seemed interested, ami
| walking down to the caves of the building
stood craning his neck, first on one side and
| then on the other, as if to catch every
| strain of the sweetly sounding notes. When
| the piece had been concluded the bird ruff
fed up his feathers and drew one leg up as
| if in meditation. When the next piece of
music was played and the choir Joined
in, the pigeon seemed Co awake, leaned
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