The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-15

Lang from disposiug of any Of the products
of the mill and Sheriff Westc9u has been
appointed temporary receiver, and IS now
IN charge. The amount involved l. about
$4,000. IL is understood that Mr.. Lang has
a counter claim against plain ifs Of s, $40.
and was on the point himself Of asking for
an injunction.
The house of Engineer Fox in East Ma
con, was the scene Of great excit 'ment
Tuesday night about y O'Clock. All the
family had retired. whel Miss Lizzie Fox
remembered she had left her bird in his
cage in the d ining-room uncovered from
mosquitoes. She went down stairs. entered
the dining-room and struck match. and
was greatly surprised and Mortified to see a
large negro man crouching under the table.
She screamed and ran out Of the room.
John Reid and another gentleman in the
house came 70 her and she informed them
what was the matter. Mr.. Reid, with
pistol in hand. rushed out the back door,
and saw the negro as he leaped through the
dining-room window and then jumped over
the fence of an adjoining lot, where another
negro was awaiting him. Reid fred at
them five times and the negroes hurled
hrickbats at Reid. No damage was done to
either parties. The negroes escaped.
Rome Tribune: 1t Is not often that a
VII lie family of children are subjected to
the burden Of carrying six, eight or ten
names 1t frequently happens that among
a large family of cllldren there is one with
a lengthy handle to the surname. as is the
case vita a brother of the writer. His
name goes of as follows: Webb Kay Ken
nedy Kendrick Knott Hormady 1atum.
But there is one family living in Athens
which takes the cake. The first child is
styled: Mary Magalina Manda Mectum
Elizabeth Betsy Polly Mack Barrett; the
second onild is named Alice Georgia Ann
Yorcha Barrett; the third child is called
Matte Frances Anna Tranna Barrett: the
fourth child is known as Emory Speer
Walker Buster Barrett; the fifth child is
named Tia Coro Costin Estelle Lniment
Elite Isiduler Barrett; tho sixth child is
Monttne Cinicar Barrett; the seventh
child is Eface Bazina Mondeday Virginia
Barrett.
Deputy Sheriff s. P. Wainwright, of
county, has lodged in the jail at
Brunswick Charles Williams, a negro who
has confessed to numbering his wife. On
May " illiams and his wife, Mary, had
been at Uptonville, where they purchased
rations Later in the day they left that
place for the head Of Alligator river, where
the couple lived. The next morning the
woman was found murdered in the
woods, and her husband nowhere to be
seen. The coroner of the county held an
found that the woman came TO her death
from the blows Of lightwood knot in the
hands Of party unknown. As the
whereaboutsof Williams could not be ascer-
tained, and the woman was last seen with
him, suspicion fastened on him as the one
who perpetrated the foul deed. Last week
the sheriff of Charlton county received
letter from Williams aunt living in Worth
county, stating that Williams was working
a farm in that re nd hat ha
told her that he killed his wife. His arrest
followed.
An Albany special says: "In Lee county,
about nine miles from Albany, there is
body of water a mile in circumference, and
known as White Pond The water is as
clear as crystal, aud the bottom is of white
sand. In its deepest point 1t is twelve feet
from bottom to surface. This pond is fed
ty a great subterranean creek. When
this underground ream is full it thus
affects the pond, and vice versa. In two
places the bottom of the pond has fallen in.
he holes are north aud south. Here the
water has accumulated, leaving the center
free from water. Across this portion, run
ming across the pond from west to east,
persons can walk across dry shod Great
quantities of fish have been seined from
this pond recently, and immense trout, pike
aud Dream have been hauled away. The
neighborhOod has been feasting upon fish,
aud Of the incest kind. Recently large
amount of earth fell in at about 100 feet
fru m the margin of the pond, leaving a
hole about IA feet in diameter. Here is re-
vealed the queer subterranean stream, look
ing intensely blue in color The water is
of great d pth, aud soundings have failed TO
reacd the Bottom The otner day Jasper
Hartley, whose farm borders on the pond,
caught an alligator in his se;-e The saurian
was about feet in length. Mr.. Har ley
dec ded that, as no animal he had ever
caught could reach him when he had it by
the tail, commenced TO pull out this huge
re ptie that manner. To his pain and sur.
prise no sooner did he have a hold upon its
tail and commenced to drag it out than the
creature turned upon him with open jaws
a nd crunched down upon his hand. As his
teeth cime together they could be heard 100
yards away. With a mighty yell Mr..
Hartley managed to release hislhand, and at
the same time nls hold upon the alligator,
which slid back into the water
Albany Ne,1s and ADVERTISER: Old man
John r. Lee is one Of the most highly re-
spected farmers of West Dougherty, and
lives with his family near Ducker's station,
on the Biakely ex ensiou. He came into
the city Wednesday and told a most pitiful
tale of terrible drubbing he received at the
hands of a step son-ln-law the day before,
the marks of which were still fresh on his
arms. Mr.. Lee married about ten years
ago the Widow LETTERS, DR.. LETTERS
relict, who had q charming daughter.
Their married life was smooth and
serene until recently, as will appear from
Mr.. Lees statement made yesterday. He
said: ''Ol NJ lnday m forming my wife told
me that she would have me whipped before
Christmas, and that | should have a good
whipping, too. Yesterday, while l was in
my room lying down after dinner, nv
wife's son-in-law, Ben Hill johnson, came
in with a drawn pi tol in one hand and a
buggy whip in the other. Putting the
pistol in my breast he ordered me to
take the whipping that he said
he intended to give me, and at
once began laying the lash on
me-" Here Mr.. Lee rolled up his shirt
sleeves and exhibited the marks that he had
sustained, and continued, 81 was beaea
until | was afraid to stay at home, and
last night | went to a neighbours house to
Sleep Mr.. Lee was in good circumstances
when he married the widow LETTERS, and
after marriage put all of his property in
her name. He swore out three warrants
against ohnson while in the city Yesterday
one for assault and battery, another for
carrying concealed weapons and one for
pointing pistol at another. He told
friend before leaving that be was warned
when he was given the whipping that if he
came to the city and told it he would be
killed. But he has told it, and johnson
will, in all probability, suffer for his SO
telling