The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-30

sternation that her purse, containing some
thing over 800, was missing. Having had
it in her hand just before leaving the train
on tho branch, she Was confident that IL was
there size lost 1t, and returning 70 Crawford
was successful in finding it on the floor Of
the car near tho seat she occupied IRON
Athens. it having made the trip 70 Union
Point and back without being discovered.
Augustars are getting tho benefit OF
cheap drugs and medicine The Fountain
City pharmacy opened Monday, aud began
business b. cutting Of drugs. The old
houses in the city held a meeting, and rot
| only decided t. meet tie issue, but go them
one better. IL is a war Of determination
! On many articles there has been reduction
of at least 80 per cent, and the war has
waged only three days, and job printing
| Offices are reapiug the benefit. for hand
| bills ara part of the ammunition, and the
| city is % ded with them.
| AT Macon Thurs lay u man name1 Jones
| got into a hack driven by Lewis Williams,
! and was driven 10 several places, keeping
| the hack about one hour. When he was
done with it he offered the hack nan 80
cent SIN payment for his services. The hack
man demanded IS cents whereupon dis
cussion took place, during wdich the white
/ man drew a pistol and deliberately shot az
| the hackman. The ball, however, failed
! to take effect. and the hackmaa reported
the matter to the police. An effort was
made to arrest the man. but he left the city
before this could be done.
A member of the present legislature has
introduced a bill 70 require all persons who
carry firearms. such as rifles or sh1tguns, to
take out license and give bond and security
that they will neither violate nor obstruct
the laws by their use. David johnson of
Northeast Georgia is making diligent in
quiry for The name and place of residence
of the man who introduced the bill. He
saws be has for loag time wanted to kill
fool, +" and has selected the member as a
proper case and says he must die. johnson
says he will never rest until he has dyed his
hands with that legislators blood.
Thomaston Times: Several young white
men last Thursday night were on their way
to party, and passing by Negroes house
on S. K. Barron's place saw crowd of
children in front i'll the yard at play, and
ef er they got little way beyond turned
and fred into tue crowd of children. One
of them, a boy Of 10 years, was hit in the
leg, about midway of the taigh, and quite
a serious wound made. a variation in the
course of the bullet of half inch would
have caused death. The Young man who is
charged with the shooting was arrested and
gave bond for his appearance at the Janu-
airy term Of the superior court.
Darien Gazette. On last Friday after
noon. Nov. 81, a very interesting boat race
against tine took place on our river. j. j.
Kirbvs fine ski6, manned by one of the
best colOred crews in tue SOUTH ork Haz-
gard, Pompey Prindle aud Israel Holmes,
made the trip from the steamboat wharf,
Darien, to the mill wharf, Doboy, in just
one hour and twentv-slx minutes or four
minutes less than the time allowed. The
distan is twelve miles, aud the three men
received $40 for their good work. If they
had failed to make the time, one hour
and half, they would have received moth
ing. Only five men were allowed in thu
boat
A destructive fire occurred in New Town,
q suburb of Brunswick, this morning. 1t
was discovered at 2:30 o'clock. j. W. Num-
was awakened by smoke in his room when
he arose and found the house of c. E. Hoyle.
next door, in a blaze. The houses were near
the corner of ID and J streets. A strong
wind was blowing from the northeast, and
the flames very QUICKLY spread from Mr.
Hoyle's residence to that of Mr. Num-,
next door, and from Mr.. Nunn's house to
that of Daniel Randolph, and then to the
home of d. A. CARRIER, on the corner. The
four houses were almost totally destroyed.
while but little of the furniture was saved.
Two of the dwellings were the property of
Sanders Bros, while the Others belonged to
Louis Beach. The total loss is about $l2 900,
which is about one-third covered by insur-