The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08

soatching at the head Of a bolt which
screws pulley on q long iron shaft. This
shaft was ma king countless revolutions 20
the minute, and these Youngsters
hands became entangled, or caught
somehow, by the pulley, shaft, or boil, and
the result was terrible indeed. Fowler had
his left hand badly crushed, and the arm
broken in two places, b. sides sustaining
internal injuries. Spillars had his left arm
broken In two places, and was otherwise
injured.
Waycross Reporter: The Savannah Pres
bytery convened in the Presbyterian church
here Friday night Of last week, and was in
session up to Tuesday night Of this week,
when 1t adjourned to the south Georgia
and Florida Synod at GAINESVILLE, Fla. Rev.
| May Of Savannah was elected mofera-
tor, and Eidor VarnedOe of Valdosta
secretary. There are twenty-five churches
In the Savannah Presbytery, ard all the
| churches were represented. Rev. r. L.
| Steele, the evangelist, was ordained, and
preached his ordination sermon on Tuesday
morning at II O'Clock. Among the promi-
| neat visitors from abroad we note the fol-
| lowing: Revs. DR.. Vass of Savannah, Paul
| F. Brown of Brunswick, n. Kef Smith Of
Darien. ]. Z. Ward, Quitman; J. II. Her
| bener Townsville; Elder J. o. Varnados,
Valdoste. and Elder Clay Of Bryan. The
next session of the Presbytery will be held
| In Savannah.
Eatonton Messenger: Forty years ago,
in Walton county, Ca, brilliant young
man died. A few years previous to his
death he came into a fortune of 800, 600
He took on habits Of dissipation; he became
a physical wreck; he scattered his fortune
TO the winds; be reformed and lived long
enough to write a history of his life as
drunkard, and ten days before he died be left
the manuscript with Mr.. c. NJ. Gallo
way, then Of Walton, now of Put
man, with the request to have 1t published
in book form. That is what Mr.. Galloway
is going to DO after so long a time. The
book is called "a Trip to He'll, or the Ne
moirs of Reformed Drunkari." We are
told that it is exceedingly well written, and
that number Of women on Peachtree
street, Atlanta, are going TO push its sale.
II the profits warrant such action. one-half
OF what is made from the book will DO
given to charity.
Thursday morning. Deputy Revenue
Collector Crawford and Deputy Marshals
Campbell and Crockett captured, near
Ophlr, Cherokee county. two blockade stills
Of eight gallons capacity per day each.
The two stills were three miles apart
Crockett made for one, and not only cap
tured the still, but arrested its proprietor,
Jesse NJ. Stanslll, and ex-Proprietor John
NJ. Martin. He came upon them Just as
they were making dicker over the still |
ard accompanying property. Crawford |
and Campbell captured the other still and |
its owner, Alexander Martin, alias Alex |
ander Jameson. All OF the property cap
tured, including several hundred gallons |
OF mash, beer and singlings, fermenting |
watts. barrels and tools, were destroyed. |
1t was valued at about 500. The |
prisoners were taken before Commissioner |
Alfred at Jasper, who remanded |
then, in default of bail. to the Fulton couu- |
ty Jail for trial. On the same day Deputy |
Revenue Collector Spence captured, five |
miles west of Clarkesville, Habersham coun- |
ty, one ffty-gallon copper still, cap AMI |
worm, nine fermenting watts, eight tubs OF |
beer and a lot of miscellaneous moonshine |
plumber. The property, which was valued |
at SS5, was destroyed, and its owner, Will |
lam English, arrested.