The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-09

the wheels were completely locked. Fort
unately the train was not deraIed, or many
lives might have been lost No clew has
yet been discovered 10 the perpetrator Of
the deed.
A telegram from Capt. W. W. Brown, at
Washington, was received at Macon Tues
day morning, conveying the information
that Col. r. ID. Locke has been appointed
postmaster of Macon. Col Locke is ex-
pectsd TO return 10 Macon about the latter
part of this week, as on Jan. II Col. Harde-
mans term expires. IL is understood that
the new postmaster will not make any
sweeping changes in the Office, and that
most, if any. OF the changes will be in the
more unimportant branches Of the service.
On Wednesday night last burglar dug
a hole through the rear wall Of J. T. Perry 5
store at La Grange, broke into his money
drawer, desk and cigar case. and helped
4 himself to 81 70 in cash. six cheap pistols,
a box Of cigars and several pOcket-knives,
and then escaped, leaving no clew behind
him. He was after cash. and failing TO
find it in the drawers tried his hand on the
safe, but did it no damage. He took in all
about So worth. The night before a
burglar broke through the window Of Up
shaw's store, and secured a little more than
s. in cash.
Two young men of Rome were waylaid
Saturday night. They were returning from
| work, and when near Seventh avenue, on
| Broad street, two negroes sprang out and
| attempted TO rob them. The negroes carried
bricks in their hands, and one threw with
all his force with TIE intention of striking
one of the young men in the face, knocking
him down. Fortunately the brick went
| wide of its mark and struck the young man
on the right shoulder. Both men who had
been attacked at once took in the situation,
and by acting very quickly one Of the vii
lains was captured, but the other made
good his escape The one captured was
found TO be JEFF Williams.
Early on Monday morning, last week,
Michael Peters, living in the western part
Of Monroe county, was found on his bed in
a semi-conscious state with a huge cash in
the head. The nature of the cash indicated
that it was made with the sharp edge of a
Ratchet, the skull being fractured. When
aroused to Consciousness Mr.. Peters could
give no account Of how the wound was in
flicted upon his head, but stated that on
retiring the night before he had about his
| person $50 rs, and gave the size of each bill
and each piece of silver. When the injury
done Mr.. Peters was discovered this money
was missing and was not to be found, and
| also a common watch. A negro was ar
rested but the evidence brought out failed
to fasten the crime upon him.
William King of Fairburn has a horse
that has hydrophobia, from all appear
ances. The horse at intervals has spasms
or paroxysms 1t bites its own legs and
feet and breast. King says the horse bit
him on his arm Sunday, but he did not
| think anything of it until Monday when
his horse became manageable, and he
tied around his neck rope, and tied the
rope to tree in his lot. The horse would
| catch his leg in his mouth, aud bite and pull
| it until he threw himself ON the ground !:
then he would turn and wallow on the
ground for some time; then he would get
quiet, gently get up and stand still awhile.
| In few minutes he would commence his
| antics again, and bite the tree near him.
then the rope, and then he would bite his
breast, and pull the flesh or in strips; then
he would catch his legs, and pull aud bite
the skin off i'll strips; then he would catch
his leg in his mouth, and pull and jerk until
be would fall to the ground. Every one
was afraid to 60 near him. Some sug-
| gested bleeding, but no one was found who
would undertake the job.
The case of j. w. Harrison VS.. Henry
Fink, receiver of the East Tennessee, Vir-
GINA and Georgia, came up yesterday in
the United States district court. The case
| is a rather peculiar one. The lawsuit origi-
mated in a dispute over Is cents railroad
fare. The plaintiff is a drummer. In 'S6
he got on the train at Flovilla to go to
Jackson. He was unable to find the ticket
agent in time, and boarded the train with
out ticket. Another drummer on the
train wanted to pay Mr.. Harrison's fare
from a thousand-mile book. The conductor
refused to take this, and told the plaintiff
| that he must pay 25 cents in addition to
| the regular fare. The conductor offered to
give rebate check for the extra 25 cents
| The drummer thought he was being i'm
| posed upon, and refused to pay the 25 cents
| The train was stopped and the drummer put
off. After the TRAIN stopped the drummer
offered to pay the extra % cents, but the
conductor refused with the remark, lone
| hundred dollars wouldn't pay your way to
jackson now" So the drummer walked to
jackson. He sues now for 5000. The
case was tried once before and the plaintiff
recovered for $780, The road obtained q
new trial
State Librarian Milledge has succeeded
in getting all the books under his charge in
such perfect order that he has been able
during the past few days, TO turn his atten.
ton to the decoration of his department.
Among the most interesting of the orna.
ments is an old clock, which, though it has
been in the family of Mrs. Milledge for ISL
years, still keeps excellent time 1t is one
of the old-fashioned timepieces, and stand.
six feet high. When it strikes the hour il
sounds like the chime of distant church
bells. Another object of great interest is
document dated 1742. 1t commissions Johr
Milledge as "quartermaster in his majesty's
troops Of English Rangers" and is signed
by James Oglethorpe, chief of his majesty
forces in South Carolina and Georgia. Just
below this document is another dated
Savannah, Ga, 1903, which shows tina
John Milledge (son of the quartermaster
had, on July 8, paid a years rent for pew
No. in Christ church, for whicl
Charles Watson, church warden, give
his receipt. The magnificent piece OF
silver which was presented to Capt Mill
edge by the Horse Guards in 1888 is also il
the library, and adds greatly to the beauty
of the library.
In the United States court at Macon
Tuesday, the case of Sweetser, Pembroke,
& Co. ct al, vs.. Thompson & Dorster ct al.
was taken up by Judge Speer on the rule t.
show cause why an injunction should not b,
granted and a receiver appointed. The bill
complains that Thompson q Dorster ar
traders doing business in Lumber City
Telfalr county, and at Macarthur, in Mont
gornery county; that said firm is indebtet
to Sweetser, Pembroke IL Co. of New
New York in the sum of 81 CTS, whicl
Indebtedness was created by the pur
chase of dry-goods and notions
that they sold said merchandis,
to said firm upon the faith Of a statemen
made by them in August, 1889, whica com
plainants charge was untrue and fraudu
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