The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19

| us that there are three cases OF genuine
Asiastic leprosy in the northern portion of
this county, two of the victims being
negroes and one respectable white man
whose name we suppress until more anthem
tic information reaches us. One of the ne
groes has turned white while the other is
broken out in spots, as is also the white
man. Parties who have seen these cases say
there is no doubt about their being lepers,
although we have no PROFESSIONAL authority
for the same.
In the recent Elbe.ton fire John Bailey
lost over 81 400 including two $500 bills.
Mr., Bailey collected the charred fragments
and ashes of this money and sent them to
the United States treasury. Last week he
received check from the government for
1920, with statement that IL he would
make an affidavit to his possession Of the
uuredeemed $500 bill that it could also be
paid. John is happy over the recovery of
goods that he once supposed lost beyond re-
demption. The night Of the fire ne offered
his interest in this money foT $500.
Warrenton Clipper: j. NJ. Ganuaway
has just completed large-sized picture of
Warren county's board OF commissioners
| for 'S7 and 1873. The picture is well exc
cuted and the likeness Of each member Of
| the group is exact. They are all plain look
| ing men and none Of them put on any style
| They are in two rows I'm the first Henry
| Mathews; in the second, Henry II. Kitch-
eus, r. w. Hubert, John b. Anderson.
| Taken altogether, it is as solid a group of
mon as we ever saw in one picture, and
Warren county should be proud Of them,
Archibald Wilson OF Sparta states that
he has seen samples Of iron ore from Han
| cock county better than much of that which
| is mined in Pennsylvania. The Jshmdelite
| has mentioned the fact of his belief that
| tlnFa G n 1aOroa -
penter says that he is unquestionably right
| in his opinion. In proof Of this he states the
fact that, some thirty years ago, Daniel
| Howell-then living on the Lovett Saunders
place, some six miles below SPARTAN dig
| ging well on the place, passed through a
stratum of brown coals MIR. Howell, who
| Is now living in Warrenton, stated that he
tried some of it in an open freplacs and
that it burned well.
| A Gainesville writer saws: "I heard a
truthful, religious old lady say that when
| she WAS little girl she was sent to pick
| corn stalks with a child Of a reputed witch.
| Growing weary of tho work, the child of
the witch mother proposed to collect the
stalks without furthe" labor. A few min
utes later the wind began to rise, furious
whirlwinds made their appearance in diff
ferent parts Of the field, the stalks were
lifted in the air and we're being rapidly
| whirled into large heaps here and there over
the field when my informant, becoming
very much frightened begged that it mig mt
| be stopped. The witch child waved her
arms, the wind subsidized and the stalks
were left in their disarrauged condition"
At West Point fire broke out Sunday
morning in what is known as the Walker
building. The fire originated ia the ceiling
over room occupied by shoemaker James
| Carpenter The flames issued from under
| the edges of the roof all around the build
| ing. The firemen were promptly at the
| scene with the steamer and soon succeeded
in extinguishing the flamas, but not until
| after they had cut the upper story. The
building was occupied by Safer & W hite
and Lanier, Hudmau g. Whitaker on the
| ground floor. Above were shoe shops, a
barber shop aud sleeping apartments. James
| Carpenter is held on suspicion. The insur-
| ance on building, stocks and other property
is about $4,000. The loss is about 81, 600
Several people were hurt at the fire.
Americas Republican: A hard working
man, who was out of job and short Of
| money, had dollar Sunday morning, and
had been ordere to Smithvills where he
| could get work at his trade. His wife
| wanted to pay her preacher herI monthly
installment, but the husband objected. She
| took the money, however. and after
services, had only 40 cents left. The nus
band said: Look here, old woman, have
BUb W kcC SOulo TdJlOnS ana 90 10 SmlUu-
vile, and YOU have just left me 40 cents
Now l can't 60. / can preach to you every
| Sunday evening heap cheaper than you
are getting it. Next Sunday | will begin,
and | will take nv Bible, read you
chapter and then will take a text; and my
text shall be: Charity begins at hone!"
Tennille Enterprise: Mrs. L. A. Mat
thews sent us the strangest looking cabbage
last Monday that it has ever fallen to our
- 70 AkNIr A d. i.
| when we say that it is a turkey gober to
| perfection. The stem, from the root to the
leaves, is about a foot long, and has every
| appearance OF a turkeys rougI neck, even
| the pIn-feather's being on it. The body is
| represented by fiat part of the cabbage,
and is ABOUT foot wide and foot and
half long. From this large and small ruff
| fled leaves project, which splendidly repre-
| sent the feathers Of turkey The oaly
thing lacking to complete the turkey is the
legs. The plant is indeed natural freak,
| and anyone can see it by calling at this
| office, where we have it hanging on a nail
by the meek"
Sparta Ishmdelite: A. Wilson of the
Hancock Granite Works has been awarded
the contract for furnishing twenty-odd
thous and dollars worth of granite for the
streets of Savannah. There were eight or
more bids considered by the commissioners
five Of which were from the east and one,
each, from Lithonia and Stone Mountain
but the Hancock granite came out a read.
There were lower bids than that of Mr..
Wilson, but the superior quality of the
granite he works, taken in consideration
with the reasonableness of the price, secured
him the contract. There is granite enough
in Hancock to supply every demand for it
in Georgia for the next century, and much
OF is OF a very superior quality. These
facts are bound to be generally known in
the near future, and then the granite in
dustry of the county will assume creditaole
proportions.
An old Dutch doctor named Sturhe SGT
ger, VINO lived in Gum Lodge of Big Smiths
district, Franklin county, was the subject
Of a strange visitation. His house was sit
uated about half mile from the grave
yard, out Of which q brilliant light would
rise night after night and passing oyer the
tree tops settle over his house aud remain
stationary for time, when il would again
rise above the trees and sweep through the
air in the direction from whence
it came and sink into the earth at
the graveyard. On the night of Set
zer's death it shone more brilliantly
than ever before-it lowered over the house
for long time, and as the dying man drew
his last breath it arose in the air, and like a
flaming meteor, moved swiftly to the grave
yard, sunk into the earth and was never
seen again. There are many yet living
who witnessed this strange phenomena and
saw the blazing sDpctar on stha varv pight