The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-04

Whereabouts Of Soaptown II don't know, "
replied the largest OF the bunch; but / can
tell you where it 'taint-hiJs not whore you
come from, from the looks Of your hands
I and face.
In the United States court at Macon,
! Wednesday, the case of Nussbaum q Co.,
| assiguees OF seven policies Of fire insurance
/ from Fried aud Hecht, was called for a
/ hearing. The amount involved, insurance
/ and cost, is about $25, 900. The companies
are willing to compromise at $1,000. The
argument was on a motion to strike one of
/ the defendants pleas, in which plea it was
set up that the policies were rendered void
by the action Of Fried and Hecht in making
a deed to Nussbaum q Co., to all the prop
erty insured with the kuo ledge or co sent
of the insurance companies, the deed hav-
ing been made TO secure a debt due by the
insured to Nussbau n & Co.
Tuesday morning a fancy dude negro
from somewhere up north got on the out
going Northeastern train a. Athens, and
took his seat in the ladies' car. The con-
ductor went to him and told him that they
had separate coaches for the whites and for
the colored passengers, and that the whites
were not allowed to interfere or stay 3
their coach. The negro said that he lad
paid frst-class fare, and would ride where
he pleased. A young man who was accom-
panying lady made up his mind that the
negro must get out, and tlat it was no use
exp0stulating about the matter. The young
man told him that if he didn't go, they
mined look on the young mans face, and
moved his seat in quick time.
Mess-s. Henry Clews &, Co. of New York
firm W os 9 name IS not unknown TO Geor-
gians, was made defendants in a suit filed in
the superior court at Atlanta Wednesday.
s. H. Pnelan & Co. are the plaintiffs. The
suit is on account, the sum involved being
$500 1t grows out Of some cotton ira sac
lions between the two firms. The plain
tiffs have also attached the account of
Messrs. Clews & Co. in tho Merchants
bank. Nj. Phelan was asked about the
suit Wednesday. ut is simply he said,
"a suit for rather small amout growing out
of some cotton transactions. There is
difference OF $500 between u.s. We have
offered to submit the matter to three MEM
bers of the cotton exchange for arbitration,
but the Clews people refused. Mr.. Clevs
has been trying for some time to get into
the Georgia courts SO we have given him
the opportunity"
An Atlanta man had very thrilling ex-
perience the other dav. He had occasion 70
go a short distance up the Georgia Pacific
road, and was thinking of the late acct
dent Of Nickajack creek as he looked out of
the window on the trees and bushes fitting
past. Suddenly, just ahead and coming
rapidly toward the train on which be was,
the man saw another passenger train come
flying around n curve in the road. He
Jumped from his seat and started for the
door. Remembering his oyercoat, he turned
back and caught the coat from the back of
the seat. Look out for a collision" he
yelled, as he started toward the door.
Everybody jumped from their seats and
made wild rush for the door. As the ex-
cited man mad his hand on the door knob
there was a rushing sound outside aud the
Apr aching train dashed harmlessly by on
TIE Western and Atlantic track, running
parallel to the other. The man sank pale
and gasnng upon a coal box near the door.
At Alpharetta one of the voters Tuesday
was Valentine A. Alternately, probably the
oldest man in the county. h was born in
Line county, n. G., on the S5h Of Octo-
ber 119S and is now in bis 92nd year.
Mr.. Alternately moved from Lincoln
county, y. c., and settled near Piuckney-
vile, in Gwinnett county, in 1897, and in
S6S he moved to Milton county. He has
been MARI ed twice, and had born to him
5wenty-eight caildren-niuteen boys AMI
uins girls-all Of whom are living except
one girl, who died when one month old.
His eldest children are scattered over the
states Of Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri.
Lou siana and California 1t has been
IF y-two years since he has seen his eldest
children, though they correspond with him,
aud 10 has never seen bis children all to-
gether. He has over 800 grandchildren in
The sta eS named above, and added to those
iu this state, numoer near 400. Mr. Aber-
nathy says he feels as well as he did at the
age Of %, has no pains and aches. de still
takes an Interest III politics.