The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-02

invention of a Texan, which costs only $3.50.
/ Oliver says 81 50 is as much as be cares TO
! invest in the compress business now.
The committee appointed by the grani
I jury 10 cooperate with the ordinary 10 the
matter of removing the court house OF
! Clarke county, held a meeting at Athens,
/ Thursday. After az informal discussion OF
I the questions involved, it was conceded that
/ under the restrictions imposed By the
/ grand jury as TO increasing taxation, II Is
/ lmpraotlcable TO make any change IN the
| location Of the court house unless the pre- eat
/ building can be sold to the city at
4 a fair price, for school purposes. An ex-
| change for the Washington street school
| building is not considered desirable A
/ committee OF two was appointed to confer
| with the city authorities as to sale Of
| present location, and If 1t appears that the
city can make the purchase, the committee
| will report TO the chaiI man, who will cali
another meeting to consiier terms, etc.
| If the city is not in position to buy out
right, it is probable that the whole matter
| is at an end.
Americas Times-Recorder, A big eject
| ment suit has been filed in Clerk Aliens
| Office, Involving some 100 worth Of
property. The land IN question is in the
| northern part of tEe city. and includes the
| pumping station of the water works, the
Americas Construction Company aud a
numUer of small tenement houses. The
plaintiffs are children OF w. j. Bosworth,
| deceased, just recently come of age.
The property in question came into
the possession Of the plaintiffs through their
grandmother TO their father. The latter
died before all the children came of age,
and L. 3. Bosworth was made executor of
the estate. Nearly ten years ago the prop
erty was sold 10 Ebert Head, who in
turn sold portions Of IL TO other par
ties. The ground on Which is the
city pumping station is involved. 1t
means big thing for the plaintiffs if
then win. All tae heirs are nosIepresented
in the suit, and those who are, are, of
course, merely suing for their parts. An
other branch has also been entered by the
laintlffs. They enter suit against the OK
ecutor for account in settlement, and claim
they have never had a settlement, although
they came here for that purpose from their
homes in Alabama.
Rome Tribune: Capt. Kell was in
Rome not long ago. He was stand
ing in the marbie-tllsd Office Of
the Armsts olg hotel, talking t. a young
fellow who wore the uniform Of the Hui
City. Cadets. VINO is that tall, heavily
bearded man conversing with that
| b1yl' Inquired a friend of mine. That
said l, '1s a man in whose presence l m Ike
it a rule to take Off my hat. That is Capt.
| John Mcintosh Kell, the most modest man
| III lne WOTll, anu YET one Oh the most IN
| trepid aud one Of the most gallant fighters
that ever trod the deck Of vessel armed for
war upon the high seas" "What!" was the
| response, us that the Kell of the famous
| Alabama THAT is the man. replod
"Introduce mel" / introduced him; but as
| he himself will testify, he could say nothing
| but, I'm very glad-pm very glad" Capt.
Kell did not notice his embarrassment, but
did. Afterward l said TO my friend:
you had but little to say to Capt. Kell.n
YES" was the reply, II couldn't talk; l
| could do nothing but think OF the Alabama.
Face to face with the man who was her
fighting officer, l felt too small to alx.n
They are building monument in Mobile to
perpetuate the memory of Semmes. Capt.
Kell bore the burden of all the AlabamaE
thrilling hghts-why should not Georgians
perpetuate his face aud form" in marble
in the capitol of their stated
A good citizen of Atlanta rushes to the
re cue with scientific explanation Of that
Norcross phenomenon-the smoking tree
which has so greatly excited the villagers
| by its strange antics. Says the citizens re-
ferred to: Having noticed for several
| days accounts OF the so-called wonderful
smoking mulberry tree in Norcross, am
astonished to think in a community OF that
size and intelligence there is no one versed
| in botany sufficient to know the cause.
Nearly all mulberry trees do the sams
thing, especially on the coast. At my old
home we had large grove aud for
for hours in my youthful days have
l watched them smoke. 1 have
not the time to write a full expla-
nation, but simply say that it is not smoke.
but the resemblance is perfect. A fine dust
| or powder accumulates under the bark the
| heat expansion causes the bark to burst, the
powder escapes and so near resembles a puff
| of smoke that it is almost imp jssi-
| bic to tell the difference To those
wishing full particulars and to
study the question, | refer them to ,Elliott's
Botany of South Carolina and Geo tgia, ,
| Porcher's Resources Southern Fields
and Forest 'Frost's Botany OF the South
and many other sources 1t is so well
known to students of forest trees that am
the more astonished at its causing any
notice or excitement. The good people of
| Norcross are not over the smoky pit, as
they suppose, and can sleep easy. Very re-
sDectfully, w. B. Burke"