The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-26

steal mule out of the delivery wagon of
W. s. Wells.
At Albany Monday night about o'clock,
negro working for l. 7. Fields thought
he saw some one peeping in the kitchen
window of Mr.. Fields house on Residence
street, and quietly went out TO see. lie
surprised a negro busily engaged building a
Fl e under the caves Of the house, and imme-
diately approached him. The fra bug
jumped up, and, dropping splinters and all,
fed. The negro pursued the fugitive, but
did not succeed in getting close enough 10
him to recognize him; but he got close
enough 70 see that be was a negro. He
immediately went into the house and re-
ported the matter to Mr.. Fields. Mr.. Fields
reported il TO Officer Kemp. J. W. Joiner
and Officer Kemp Immediately began to
work up the case. Tuesday they arrested a
young negro named Win Brooks and lodged
him in Jail on a charge of arson.
Albany Nelcs.: II was sitting on my front
porch Sunday morning. said Mr.. Tiff to a
reporter, Reading the NeiCS when | was
startled by a noise and fluttering sound
that came from the side yard. | jumped
and ran to the end of the porch just in time
to see what was the matter, anu / witnessed
one of the miracles of my life. l have in
the pool surrounding nay fountain several
fish, trout taken from the creek, aud on the
edges of the pool the grass growss thick.
An English sparrow had alignted on this
grass to get some water, and one of the fish,
seeing the bird, swan near him, made a
snap and caught him. The bird screamed
and futtered, but it was to late. When l
reached the end Of the porch the fish swal-
lowed the bird and went swimming around
the pool in the most satisfied wayn
Engineer Wallie Scoville of Macon had a
close call Saturday night. He took a train
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that the water was reaching up to the top
timber of trestle. This caused him to
look more carefully, and in short time he
found himself confronted by huge sheet
of water that completely hid the track from
view. AS soon as he could get control of
his engine be slowed up, and for half mile
or more he crept like snail with his train
through the water. Getting over safely he
went on his journey. Yesterday morning
on the return trip ne saw mammoth hole
under the track big enough to hide box car
in. When the water receded the break was
found and had been fixed. Had the en-
glneer, who is happy over his escape, gone
through the waste Of water a few minutes
later there is no telling what would have
happened.
The Americas Recorder relates how Prof.
Schneider of that city recently came upon
fiddle that was stolen from him nine
years ago. 1t happened in this way: He
had an engagement at Col. Cults residence
one evening and sent his violin down by
negro boy. Upon his arrival the professor
asked for his instrument, aud was told that
1t had never arrived. He made diligent
search for 1t, advertised for it, put the DO
lice on notice for it, but the fiddle he longed
for never came. But after nine years time
officer Smith recognizes the one stolen by
John Cummings as the professors. Mr..
Walker purchased it from a negro several
years ago, and refuses to give it up to the
professor unless he is reimbursed. This the
professor refuses to do When Mr..
Schneider saw his violin be was the happiest
man in town and no mistake. He feels that
he has found long lost friend, even IL it ia
slightly faded and disfigured. Judge Pills
bury, however, dismissed the warrant for
the possession of Prof. Schneider's fiddle.
and returned the same to Mr.. Walker, there
being law that when person is In peace
able and uninterrupted possession for four
years 1t becomes his property. Mr.. Walker
claims to have had the violin for seven
years.
Col. Anie Gatewood of Americas was
telling a number of farmers the other day
about his magnificent cotton crop, aud dur
ing the conversation told the following
startling story, which the Americas Times
gives its readers: His cotton is SO thick and
tall that the suns rays cannot penetrate be-
tween the rows, and consequently it is very
dark in the fields even at midday. Last
week 12-year-old boy, son of one of his
tenants, went to the field to carry his
fathers breakfast, and. missing his way in
the dense cotton, became completely lost
The tenant, becoming alarmed at the non
appearance of his boy at the regular time,
went to the house and secured help TO
institute search, as he we'll knew that
the boy would never find his way
out of the cotton field unaided. Men
mounted on mules, in order that they could
see about them. rode for hours through the
dense, dark field of cotton, firing guns and
calling loudly to attract the attention Of
the lost boy, while skyrockets and Roman
candles were fired at interva into the cot
ton In the hope that he might see the light
and make his presence known Finally,
after many weary hours had been spent in
the big fields searching for the boy, he was
found fast asleep In the forks of a cotton
stalk some five feet above the ground. The
hunters carried him home in triumph, and
to prevent a recurrence of the affair Mr..
Gate wood is having tall signal poles, with
red flags attached, put up at distant inter-
walls in bis cotton fields.
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