The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-03

Parade.
GEORGIA.
Charles Driver Of Brunswick charges tina
policeman Of that city invaded his yarC
and assaulted him without provocation.
The Americas Times issued a twelve pag'
paper Sunday that was as neat and readable
as any one could desire If there is in the
country any other city the size of Americas
that got out as good a sheet it is deserving
OF congratuation.
George A earle, a crippled confederate
soldier, who recently moved TO Hepzibah
lost two unoccupied dwellings and hi
watch repair shop by an incendiary fire al
. O'Clock Monday morning. The loss II
5000, with no insurance
Editor George W, Adams says he is going
TO give the people of Putnam county the
best paper in Middle Georgia. Editor
Adams has always had a good paper, and he
is just the man to run a paper that Put
NANTES can be proud of.
On the Macon and Dnblin'railroad, in Blbb
county, Saturday, while number Of men
were engaged in digging a cut through
Harry Edwards place, a nsiderable land
slide occurred. Several workmen were in
jured and one mule killed.
Dinah Watts Pace, a colored woman of
Covington, has filed In the office of the
clerk Of the superior court her application
asking that she and her associates aud sue
cessors be Incorporated under the name Of
the "Covington Colored Orphans Home"
During tho month of August the police
department of Atlanta made more cases
than ever before in the history of the city.
To be exact, they booked 1907. OF this
number l, 1877 were city cases and 40 state
cases. This number is 107 more than the
greatest record heretofore.
"a UNn- LII i
store Of Mr.. Joe Bernard Friday night, SO
We are Informed, rat which was simply
tremendous Six cats ate on the carcass all
night, and several pounds were left over.
The tail was sent over TO the Banner office,
but was received by the gentlemen In the
business department, and we cannot vouch
for Its length. They say IL measured IS
inches. This is what we would call pretty
big tale.
w. C. Collins, one of Telfair's clever
citizens, who resides near Cobbville, gives
the McRae Enterprise the following in
teresting item: II was at q widow lady g
house few days ago out on the Savannah,
Arnericus and Montgomery railroad, and
there saw pig which had been adopted
by an old cat She had four kittens besides,
and the old cat was as much attached to the
pig as il 1t had been one of her kittens. The
lady Informed me that this was the secoad
tudt bns ndu cared
Marshall Joe Raley reports to the War
renton Clipper the capture of hawk Last
Sunday Just as the family arrived at home
from church a pigeon in the ward was
heard to utter terrible scream, which was
followed by terrible racket in the dining
room. Running out be saw a large hawk
darting back and forth in the dining room
after pigeon. He rushed to the door and
entering closed it. With stick of wood,
he soon had huge chicken eater, measur-
ing thirty-tour inches from tip to tip, lying
on the floor.
Thursday William Fulcher of Osceola
was returning home from Athens, after a
hard rain, and attempted to cross Bear
creek at Fowler's mill, and was carried
down by the current. Mr.. Fulcher sue
ceeded in catching a tree about fifty yards
below, and was rescued In an unconscious
condition. The mule succeeded in freeing
itself from the buggy and reached the bank,
but 1t had received injuries from which iJ
died shortly afterward. The buggy was
completely demolished, and found 10 a raft
half a mile below.
One morning not long ago, says the
Lafayette Messenger, crossing the road
near New Prospect church, were what
seemed to be two small snakes about the
size Of lead pencil and eight to ten inches
long. They We're barely moving. On closer
examination, instead of q snake it was a
mass of little measuring worms, each about
three-sixteenths of an inch long, and each
travelling on the layer Of worms under it.
BY moving IN this manner they escaped the
dast which would have been fatal to them
if they had separated.
On Saturday last, Simon Daley tcoloredl
50 years OF age, boarded Georgia Sou thern
and Florida passenger train No. 2, at Adel,
70 buy some apples from the news boy.
The train moved off, and had attained a
speed of fifteen miles per hour when Daley
appeared on the platform and signified his
intention TO jump off A colored brake
man demonstrated with him, and told him
Go wait, that the train would be rung down
and stopped for him to get off. but Daley
Jumped OF at crossing and was fatally
hurt, dying in few minutes, with an
apple still clutohed tightly In each hand.
"A grand and novel feature is proposed for
Macon's great trade carnival, to take place
on Dot. "a. Several prominent lawyers
suggested that the Macon Bar Association
have float In the procession and give an
Idea tor its construction that Is dazzling
They propose to have a float representing
pavilion, whose four sides represent the
seal OF Georgia. The roof Of the pavilion
will be after the style of the same of the
state capitol, and the Goddess of Liberty
VIII stand ON the top Of the dome. On the
inside OF the pavilion will be a throne made
entirely OF flowers, on which is seated
the blind goddess. On each side
OF the throne will be four beautiful
goddesses, her handmaidens. On the -four
sides of the pavilion will stand q soldier
with drawn sword, and dressed in the uni
form OF that day. Accompanying the float
will ride Gen. Oglethorpe and his officers
made up of the lawyers of the city. The
project will In all probability be pushed
through. The lawyers, who are enthused
say they intend to carry out their ideas
1t will be remembered that a few nights
since four prisoners escaped from the Bibt
county jail by saving the bars. Two of
the men were safe blowers. One was named
Matthew O'Neil, who killed a negro some
time ago at Dommick's. Saturday night
very Unexpectedly to Jailer Birdsong
UNeil came back to the Jail and gave him
self up. He will not tell the full story OF
their escape from Jail, but says this much
The safe blowers sawed the bars
and when they were ready [,
leave their cell they told O'Nel
if he didn't 20 with them they would xii
him with an iron bar. They left Macon O,
foot. and travelled as fast as possible int
the country. During the day they woul,
conceal themselves in the woods and traye
at night. They lived as best they could OF
potatoes, which they ate raw, and ais
baked few when they coulG obtain fire
O'Nell got tired of this mode Of life. ant
finally left his companions and returned T.