The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-26
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

by a Ghost-A Magnetic Egg Puz-
cling the Citizens of Buena Vista-A
Ticket Broker of Augusta in a Fix
Similar to That of Harry Frank.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. J. S. Lyons of Waycross died Thurs
day.
The Mcintosh Light Dragons will prob
ably go to the encampment at Augusta.
James Taylor, one of Ware county's lead
ing farmers, died very suddenly Of paralysis
of the heart last Saturday.
A county fair association has been organ
lied at Warrenton. One thousand shares
have already been subscribed for.
Frank johnson and two mules were
struck by lighting while blowing near Har-
risonville, Troup county, lest Monday and
instantly killed
The colored state Baptist convention is
now in session at lagrange There are sew
eral hundred delegates, and they are very
intelligent and orderly body of men.
Benjamin S. Hume of Madison is dying
with paralysis. He was one of Stonewali
Jackson's guides during the war. Al es-
tate of $4,000 has dwindled to a farm.
A warrant was sworn out before Judge
Vaughn at Augusta on Thursday, by Elisha
jenkins, against John Street, charging him
with attempt of rape on Mary Z. Jenkins.
Saturday he was bound over to the October
term of the superior court under bond of
$3.50
A game of baseball played at Athens
Friday was noted for its accidents. Umpire
Adams had his nose broken in two places.
Frank Hardeman broke his finger in the
fourth inning. Another player was over
come by heat and left the field, and viii
Harris, bystander, was struck in the face
with hot ball
When DR.. Moses Waddell was chancellor
of the state university he thought the
students not too good for correction, and
used to whip them, without compunction,
when he deemed the punishment needed.
An entry in Dr. Waddelrs diary, still ex-
tant saws: Caught - chewing tobacco;
whipped him for it"
Leopold Fresch, a Decatur street dealer in
general merchandise at Atlanta, recently
gave fourteen mortgages on his stock in
single day. They aggregated little less
than 5000 and were in favor Of Atlanta
creditors, Moore, Marsh 81 Co., and the
Gate City bank among others. Fresch's as
sets appear to be $4,000, and his liabilities
$1,000
There is standing on the banks of the
Augusta canal in a somewhat dilapidated
condition, the house where George Wash
ington was entertained on the occasion OF
his visit to Augusta over a hundred years
ago. There is said to be negro woman in
Jefferson county who was in Augusta when
the visit was made, but was too young to
remember anything about it.
Ben Hunter, 19-year-old negro, had his
skull fractured and, according to his stats
ment, came near being lynched at Grants
park, at Atlanta, Saturday. Hunter was
imposing on a small white boy when several
larger boys interferred for the little ones
projection. The negro fired two shots into
the crowd and ran. He was chased, caught,
severely beaten, taken to the station house
and locked up.
Near Thomson an adventurer was
hanged, in a hollow, at the forks Of three
roads during the war. The hanging was
by mob of outraged citizens. Residents
in McDufie county say that place is
haunted now, and that headless horseman
is often seen riding rapidly out of the
haunted hollow. A negro can't be induced
to pass the place alone, even in day time,
and though most Of the white people boot
at the idea of its being haunted, they man
age to give it a wide berth night and day.
G. W. McCabe (colored). of McCabe &
Youngs, negro minstrels, was arrested at
Atlanta Saturday, principally for flashing
big diamonds on the dazzled optics of De-
catur street barkeeper. McCabe reached
town by the O'Clock train to arrange dates
for his company next fall. His diamonds,
several thousand dollars worth of which
blazed out on his person, caused his arrest
on suspicion. -Four or five hundred dollars
in money and checks were found when his
pockets were searched. But in spite Of the
diamonds and the money he was released
and lett for Augusta
Augusta Chronicle: Everybody is farnil-
lar with the arrest OF Ticket Scalper. Frank
In Atlanta under charges of forgery, aud
the fact that he is under $4,000 bonds with
five true bills hanging over his head. The
scalpers have gone so far as 60 have the
stamps of the railroad ticket agents dupli-
Gated, and when they get hold Of an excur-
sion return ticket which has to be signed by
the purchaser in the presence of the ticket
agent at the destination of the trip, they
forge the name OF purchaser and the seal
and signature Of the ticket agent, thus max
ing the ticket good for the return trip when
perhaps IL has never been in a hundred
miles OF its destination. 1t is for these for
geries that the railroads are pushing their
cases against the scalpers, and they are pros
ecuting violations wherever found. Yester-
day Ticket Agent Wells of the South Caro-
lima railroad bounced down on Mr.. Lyeth
at the Planters hotel and found him with
several OF these tickets for sale. Mr.. Lyeth
had not been guilty of forging names and
seals, and did not know that selling such
tickets made him guilty under the law as
accessory. Mr.. Lyeth and Mr.. Wells had a
conference about the matter and it was
agreed between them that there would be
no case Of any kind brought against Mr..
Lyeth If he would resign his membership of
the scalpers' association and sell no more
tickets. MIR. Lyeth consented to this, and
so the matter ID settled amicably and pleas
antly SO far as Augusta is concerned.
Buena Vista Patriot: Sterling Jenkins
mas the greatest curiosity in the way of an
egg we have ever seen. The egg was found
In the boxing in Capt Wilson'S kitchen.
completely covered with SCOT and dust and
there is no telling how long it has been
there-perhaps since Mr.. Maddux built the
house, over forty years ago. The shell of
the egg is perfect, with no fat side, and it
is as light as if the contents had been blown
out, but when placed on table in any
position it will quickly turn to one side as
though it had couple of ounces of lead on
that side, though the weight of the egg is
not sufficient to cause this. 1t will not
roll off of. a board that is wide enough
for it to turn once around, and 1t
will spin like top by touching it with a
pin perpendiculariy when it is lying on a
table. To lift the egg up from table it
feels at first heavier than fresh egg. and
produces pulling sensation like taking a
piece of steel from magnet, but when It is
lifted foot above the table there appears