The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-08

was being used to keep the flies from dis
| turbing horses while the smith shod them
and snatcoing up the brush ran back and
laid it down atthe cows feet. The COW,
however, failed to appreciate the dogs
kindness and he left in disgust.
At Macon, Saturday, officers Jenkins
! and c. MOsely arrested a colored woman
named Emeline Persons on suspicion Of be-
! ing implicated in numerous thefts Two
| trunks were found in her room containing
a large and vari assortment of dresses,
silk umbrellas, crockery, glass y are, linen
etc She claims TO have bought them all
except few silk umbrellas and two pair Of
opera glasses, which she said her pointer
dog "Bulll Q a" had found on the streets and
brought t. h,r. She says the dog had an
easy way OF finding valuable articles on the
streets. The woman will be held for de-
velopments and the goods are awaiting
identification. "Bullgern lies low and says
nothing.
There is an almost inexhaustible deposit
OF the purest article OF kaolin found in
America in Ebert county. The vein com
mences on DR.. Dave Mathews place almost
two miles up the railroad, and extends 70
Beaverdam creek, distance Of over two
miles A short time since Judge H. A.
Roebuck sent 4 sample of this kaolin TO
Commissioner Henderson, who had the
same inspected by n. A Pratt, depart
ment geologist. Last week Judge Roe,
buck received a letter from Mr.. Heudar-
son, in which he sta. es tina. the sample
sent Is so beautiful that it must have
been more or less manipulated and asks
that fifty or 100 pounds be sent him, just
as 1t comes out of the ground, So that Mr..
Pratt can be better able to have judgment
as to its quality and availability for com
mercial purposes. DR.. Mathews says he
can send Mr.. Pratt samples as large as he
wants, just as it is dug out of the ground.
haolin is one of the most valuable minerals
IN this state, and is used for the mRnufac-
ture Of crockery and many other purposes
There is now a mine in South Carolina. not
FAR from Augusta. and immense quantities
OF kaolln is shipped from it to the north.
Darien Timber Gazette: In 1887 De-
rien shipped 80, 3496 go superficial feet
coastwise. In 1855 this quantity is in
creased to 65,99s, POO superfi .ial feet. In
1887 DarIen exported Il, 023, GIL superficial
feet to foreign countries. In 1888 nearly
100000 feet more or 1875, 81 superficial
feet were exported. A comparison shows
total increase in timber and lumber ship
ments Of about 80 per cent. during 1888.
The value OF these shipments in 1887
amounted to 81 ,056, 900, in 1888 to 81, 3d.
6G5. This increase is astonishing in view Of
the fact that no special impetus was given
to the business during 1888, either at nome
VI dol Oa0- DuFluR loo3 III Is different.
Prices have advanced abroad, the local de-
mand has become greater on account of
hVelier composition in the Darien market
and vast amount of material that form
erly has depended upon railroads for
transportation TO other shipping points
has been turned in our direction on &C
count OF the superior facilities in trans
portation, which the Altamaha offers.
These above figures do not do Justice to
our limited trade, as the st. Simons ship
ments, amounting to about 10000, 900 feet
year, every foot of which passes through
our hands, are not included. There can ne
no doubt that our shipments during 1889
Will show a greater per centage OF gain
over 1888 than tn Sc Of 1888 over 1887, 1t
has been predicted, and we believe it, that
at least 120000,0O0 superficial feet will be-
shipped from Daiie this year exclusive of
st. Slmons shipments. We certainly have
right to claim that we are in the front
ranks of pitch pine ports, but will we re-
celve such recognition and aid from the
general government in preserving and
fostering this trade as our rank entities
us tol