The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-30

shoot up ward and soar away into the CLOUDS
; Some negroes were holding the balloon
down by long rope. Several OF them see
ing the jockeys come tearing around the
race track at full tilt became interested II
the race. and, in their excitement, they lei
go their sid OF the rope. The other negroes
could not hold the balloon. and they also
said TO "let her co. the dog strapped to the
parachute. The balloon rose In the
air with Fitzsimmous, leaving his
master standing on the ground. w hen
l1 was over the main building one
side tilted, causing the gas TO escape. The
balloon took one long, steady downward
sweep and whizzed through the air down TO
corn field near the Richmond and Dam
| Vile trestle, when it struck the ground like
| wounded bird it tried to rise and went
through the field thrasEing the corn stalks,
1 bushes and young trees down with FitZsim-
| mons as he swung to and fro awhile being
! dragged onward at a terrible rate Of speed.
| The balloon again arose and FitZsimmons
| caught in the top OF a small pine tree
where he hung until he was rescued by his
master. The balloon caught an electric car
wire and then fell short distance away
Very little damage was done to either the
dog or the balloon.
Griffin NeCS: There was excitement on
| the Georgia Midland railroad Sunday night.
AT the depot here in Griffin when the train
stopped, a tell, muscular specimen Of hu-
with weapons. he took his seat next to the
baggage car. On his shoulders we're two
Enfield repeating rifles, buckled about him
was new pistol belt containing fifty car
tridges and two new Colts frontier six
shooters, and in his hand was a grip. After
taxing bis seat he opened this
and began, pulling. out war
new Smith q Wessou hammerless five
shooter of the latest manufacture, two big
jack knives, three other pistols, a pair of
heavy brass knucks and bottles OF what
he called Morning Glory, Mountain
Sprout, kentucky Bourbon, North Georgia
Corn Juice" He busted himself for the
first few minutes loading his fire arms and
after he had finished this interesting opera
ton he made few promenades through
the coaches without saying a word. Are
We to be robbedF' the passen-
gers were asking among them-
selves. The express messenger did
not know what to think. and the negroes
left their coach when beentered The man
never said a word but took an occasional
swallow" He kept walking through the
cars until be reached Jolly, when he left
the train. Tie man was Simon Brooks,
who was arrested In Atlanta Friday after
noon for paradiDg through the union depot
displaying his fire arms and lives in
Monroe county.
Macon EUening Netos: News reached
Macon Wednesday morning OF q sensa-
tional killing over in Twiggs county Tues
day night John I. Henderson was the
victim of the affair. This gentleman is
something over 20 years of age He lived
| quietly on his little farm over in Twiggs,
and II was thought that be had not an ene~
my in the world. But it seems that he did.
Mr.. Henderson had just finished supper,
and was talking with his wife when he
heard some one who was outside call him.
| Little thinking that il was dangerous for
him to do 50, Mr.. Henderson answered the
! call and asked who it was that wanted him.
The answer came back that 1t was traveller
who had lost his way. Prompted by his
natural kindness the old maH went to the
door to give the traveller the desired in
formation. He had scarcely opened the
door before the sound Of pistol shot was
heard. This was followed by another and
another. The old man uttered a cry
and he fell back with bullet hole through
his temple The blood spurted out in a
| bright red stream that went almost to the
| ceiling of the room, leaving a dark stain
on the wall that had so long furnished the
old man a home. All was confusio in that
| house. The faithful woman who hal been
| the old mans partner for more than forty
years rushed to him aud took his head in
her lap. But she was too late. The old
man was dead. Immediately after the shot
which struck Mr. Henderson was fired some
one was heard running off down the road
and In few minutes more a horse was
heard moving rapidly away. The ball
was evidently from 3S-caliber
pistol. The man who fired it stood behind
a tree about fifty yards away from the
house. His track was found where he was
standing, and he was traced to where he
mounted his horse. two or three hundred
yards away. The track was an ordinary
looking one, and was made by No. or 8
shoe. Who could have done this murder Is
mystery. So far as was known, Mr..
Henderson hadn't an enemy in the world
The only person who osn be suspected is a
negro, Dan Brewster, against whom Mr.
Henderson was a witness in hog-stealing
case. This negro had been out of the
neighborhood, however, for something like
a week. This Is known.