The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-17

f. Stafford and John Stafford, sons Of Col
| r. Z. Stafford, and members Of the bank
| ing firm of Stafford & Co, at Columbus,
/ Tex, were shot and instantly killed by l.
( S. Hope, city marshal Of that place, yes
terday evening at O'Clock. The fight oc-
| CURED in a saloon and thirty shots were
/ fired 1t WIS always a fight to a finish
when the Staffords were parties. and this is
the first time they ever failed TO win. The
father, Col. r. E Stafford, came from
Glynn county. Georgia, in 1853 with $50 IN
! his pocket, and at one time during the cat
! tie boom he could have sold his ranches fol-
! 81 100000 He stands six feet six in his
stockings, and his sons, Bob and John were
of like stature, symmetrical in form and OF
dauntless courage
There was a big fight in a room over
| Booths restaurant at Athens Monday
| night. Citizens were called in, and finally
| exchange man named Grist and Bob
Reaves were arrested. As TO how the fuss
| started reports differ Reaves said: 81 was
outside the room and heard a racket, and
some one called for me. 1 entered and saw
those two big Matthews brothers on top OF
Grist, who is small man, and friend
of mine. They jumped on him for no
cause, and | was trying to pull them off
| when the policeman came" Bose Matthews
said: my brother and l entered the room,
and Grist challenged us for a game Of
poker. / told him we had no money, and
did not care TO play. He got to cursing
me, and irving to impose on me, and kept
on till he brought on the fight. They all
jumped on me and Harvey aud tried to kill
u.s. All seemed to have been drinking
heavily. and there is no telling as TO how
the affair originated. Grist had his arm
broken in three or four places. Bose Mat
thews was cut on the neck and breast, and
had several ugly bruises on his head and
body.
Macon Evening Ne,cS: B. L. Willing
ham tells of an interesting case Of canine
sagacity. This morning Ross Malone
walked in to Mr. Willingham's Office and
seeing j. H. Benner's little dog, remarked :
81 would like TO have that dog" IAN
right, sir, all right said Mr.. Willingha m
with a wink at friend, ''take him along"
Mr.. Malone picked up his property and
was soon ON the way to his business. Mr..
Willlngham didn't think the dog could be
carried away 81 easily, and in thinking of
the matter a bright idea struck him.
Turning to his friend he said: "I'll bet
five dollars that if Malone will put that
dogs ear to the telephone and let Mr..
Brown speak TO him he can't keep the dog
in his office" The bet was not made, but
Mr.. Brown rang up Mr. Malone and told
him to please put the dog to the telephone.
Then Mr.. Brown spoke to the dog and
called him by his name. As he did 50 the
dog began to wriggle about rather nervOusly.
The next word from Mr.. Brown was "Rats.
This threw the dog into fidget, and it was
impossible to keep him in the office. In
five minutes after ward the dog was at Mr..
Willingham's making diligent search for
the rats.
Atlanta Constitution: Across the state of
Fv.f,rs
Augusta through Macon to Columbus,
making precipltous change in the earth
composition. North of that line is the old
est portion of the American continent.
South of it is the newest formed portion Of
North America. That means wonderful
Diversity Of mineral wealth. Beginning in
the southern section are the phos hate de-
posits, mari and limestone formations
Then in the middle section, just north of
the line referred to, is profusIon Of min
eral wealth. Gold Is mere. Marble and
iron ores are there. In the northern sec
ton of the state are the locked up treas
ures of the coal period, lnexhauetble
quantities and Infinite in variety. Since the
newest part of Georgia-as it is now on the
map-was formed, the continent Of America
was lifted up 5000 feet ON an average.
The coast of Georgia was forty to sixty
miles farther out than it is now. Then the
continent subsidized, and nearly the whole
state of Georgia was submerged. Then the
continent began an upward movement, and
is 700 feet higher now than it was at the
lowest point of its last submergence Now
the coast of Georgia is slowly subsiding
agaiu-perhaps only a foot or eighteen
inches in 100 years, but subsiding steadily.
From all of which it might be inferred that
a geological survey of the state would be a
peculiarly difficult work. The changes are
abrupt; the lines of demarcation broken
and dim,