The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-03

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cotton was sent by the Central Rallr adj
and Ocean Steamship line TO New York,
and from there Il carried across the CONT
nent TO Sa Francisco, thence by steamer
TO its destination This is the first shipment
of g kind, 50 far as is known, that has
ever been made IL is especi ally important
in that It Will probably open up new fields
for Georgia cotton. furnishing a market
which has heretofore been filed from other
sources
Charles X Emmel has presented the
public library Of Macon with a flag won by
| Protection Fire { mpany Of Macon on
| April IS. 1857 The flag is considerably
frayed and faded with age. but the lettering
on 1t is still quite clear and distinct ms
was the first fire company in Macon, and It
continued in existence until about two and
a half years ago. when the paid fire depart
ment was organized. There are now but
two Of the origin charter members OF this
| cOmpany-Charles K Emmel and george
! b. Turpin-nOw living III Macon
The latest enterprise for Augusta is
/ hosiery mill. NJ. Hyams has the project IN
/ hand, and Saws its contamination IS abso-
/ lutely certain. Experts say that southern
establishments are making 33E per cent,
and one ia Columbus has had sold ahead for
months past 10000 dozen. The capital OF
the Augusta company will be 100000 OF
this about $4,000 has been already sub
! scribed, with eastern capitalists anxious To
take the ress. An option has been secured
on the Clark -four mill, and in all proba-
bility this valuable property VIII be pur-
chased by the company.
A party OF English capitalists recently
purchased the land of Hartwell Taryer, in
| Twiggs county, amounting to nearly 24,OOO
acres Of land, and will at once begin to i'm
prove the property. 1t is said that the land
will be divided into fifty-scre lots, and
upon each q neat and comfortable house
will be built. The purchasers contemplate
selling these small farms to emigrants, who
will be sent over from England, ana it is
stated that large number Of them have
already been spoken for. The sale was per-
fected by Col Thomas p. Stovall. For the
present Mr.. Tarver Will have charge of the
property as the agent Of the English syn
dictate.
The great trottIng stallion, CRANKY, with
a record of 2:19M, was not sold at the re-
cent sale at Sam Salter's stock farm, in
South Georgia. CRANKY was the property
of Morehead and Salter, and 1925. 900 had
been refused for him. One-half interest in
him belonged to the estate of Mr.. More
head of South Carolina, and the other half
to Mr. Salter. The horse was to have been
sold for a division of the interests in him.
but a few days before the sale Mr. Salter
purchased the Morehaed interest, giving
for it plantation Mr. Salter, in conss-
quence of this trade, is now the sole owner
OF one of the most valuable trotting stall
lions in the United States, aud values
CRANKY at $4,000
Mrs. William Smith, an old lady living
on Powers street, Atlanta has been tpe
recipient Of snug sum of money from the
United States pension department. Last
May she obtained 81, lS6 in cash, and will
k, E,,kx
quarterly. This money was earned before
her birth by the man who afterward mar
ried her. When the war between England
aud her Indian allies and the United States
was declared in 1912, William Smith en-
listed in Capt Cleveland's company. He
proved himself to be a very brave man and
an efficient soldier. On one occasion he had
his gun stock splintered by a bullet from
the rife of an Indian chief named Mcintosh,
but quickly seizing a wounded comrades
gun he shot the chief dead. Mrs. Smith
has tried for long time to secure this pen
sion, but until last spring she was unsuc-
cessful. She bou ght home with part OF
the money.
A moonshiner, named Henry Adams, is
in Fulton county Jail with no charge
against him, aad with nothing between
him aud his liberty but the taking of an
oath. Nearly three months ago Adams,
whose home is in Lumpkin county, was
sentenced for term of two months and a
fine of 500 for Illicit distilling. He
served out his time in Fulton county Jail,
less the ten days allowed for good
behavior. There is law, section 1912 of
the Revised Statutes, that when a man is
sentenced to pay fine and is unable to pay
it, he can serve thirty days and then be
discharged by taking oath that he is not
worth $40 over and above the 81 $50 ex-
i Il u.
unable TO pay the fine, and then served
thirty days more. But now he refuses to
take the oath, alleging religious scruples as
his only excuse. He says he is not worth
$780, The law is SO framed that the Judge
is left no discretion in the matter, and
Adams is in Jail for an indefinite length Of
time.
More than year ago a few members of
the Second Day Adventist community ar
rived in Atlanta, headed by Elder Lane
and Mr.. Curtis, the latter being in charge
of the dissemination of books and tracts
| relative to their rendering OF the Script
ures For some time they occupied quarters
in the city, but, with the pluck and enter
| prise that characterizes this peculiar sect
they procured a tract of land from Col. L.
| p. Grant, out on the Boulevard, and set
about building for themselves a house
which was intended as headquarters for the
state. In November, 1888. they removed to
the site of the proposed dwelling and
erected their tents. Then they laid the
| foundations of the elegant structure which
| they have since reared with their own
| hands. and which is now nearing compile
ton. The building is not only constructed
after their own architectural plans, but, for
| the most part, by their own unaided labor.
Everything is of thu very best material, and
| the arrangement Of the various apartments
| is marvel of economy and convenience.
All summer. they wrought, spiritually as
we'll as physically and now that their eau
| tiful and comfortable home is nearing the
finishing touches, they have a community
| of some thirty converts. They have been
uumolested by the civil authorities in
J all their peculiar beliefs and observ-
I ances, although they observe Sat
urday as the holy Sabbath, to the
exclusion of the commonly accepted Sunday.
Besides this, they compute time from the
going down of the sun, instead of from
midnight. land the evening aud the
morning was the first day. On this pas
sage they establish their belief, aud besides
| this they quote: "God made the sun to rule
the day and the moon to rule the night. y
They were, therefore, six hours ahead OF
the rest of Atlanta New Years day.
Watch night" was of no Importance to
them, for ''tbe evening and the morning.
constituted the last day of the old year, as
we'll as the first day of the new.