The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-30

Augusta Erenfng NetUs: The Hotel Bon
Air case is 20 be reopened in the superior
court. In chambers this morning Judge
Honey granted an order upon application
OF Dr. w. II. Tut, bondholder OF the
notei company, requiring Capt. W. b.
! Young, the purchaser OF the hotel, to give
bond. The amount of the bond was fixed
at $50. 600. The hotel was sold oy Receivers
Lamar and Cohen under an order OF the
court to Capt. Young a few months ago.
Inc recsivers made deed Of the property
TO Capt Young, who paid for IL with bonds
held by the bank aud lien against the
company held by Contrac tor Charles B.
Allen. DR.. Tut will contest the validity OF
Mr.. Aliens lien. which was part payment
for the purchase.
Eastman Tines-Journdl: The blind
tiger at Dexter. Laursns county has liter
ally gone up, caused by the explosion of a
dynamite boom. The tiger had only been
located in that thriving little town about
two weeks, and tue people were indignant.
The supposed tiger was warned 10 move on,
but did not DO 30. He was then threat
ened, but paid no attention to the
threats. IL is supposed now, how
ever, that he wishes he had LAST Monday
night all Dexter, aud, in fact, people for
several miles around. we're startled by
terrific explosion. An investigation was
made, and it was seen that the little frame
building In which the tiger made his lair
had disappeared. Some one had placed
dynamite bomb under it and touched it off,
with the result as above stated.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: For a week
an old lady, who displayed sign saying
she was old, crippled. had the rheumatism,
was a widow and had lot of children to
support. and q dozen other such representa-
tons, has been seen grinding an old
oracked-tune organ at the postoffice corner.
She appeared 20 be almost helpless. Yes
to-day morning. however, thinking she had
swiped about all the small change in this
city, she picked up her organ, stool, otc.,
and walked to the union station as gayly as
q l6~year~old girl. There she waited from
early in the morning until the Mobile and
| Girard train left at 3:25 o. m. She walked
about the shed and talked very glibly. She
told Officer Tics that the climate up here
| was too cold for her and she was en- route
back to New Orleans, where she had fine
home. She bought ticket to New Orleans
ana paid for it in nickels aud dimes. She
said she took in a day while here. That
made about $32 she carried away, as she
played eight days
| Atlanta Journal: This is a piecs of
silken tapestry used in the time of Queen
Anne OF England in the year l714, and
and these are two scraps of the carpet upon
| which Queen Victoria stood when she was
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nouncement the speaker spread out carefully
| on top of the iron safe the articles mentioned.
1t was J. 8. Krsus Of 80 South Broad
street. Mr.. Kraus, who is a stained glass
artist OF ability. came to Atlanta from Kan
| sas City some months ago, and now calls
this his home These relics of the age of
| chivalry in royal England, =" he said, spread
ing out the ege-worn piece OF silk curtain
lifelong to my wife. Before Queen Anne
| died she cut up the magnificent curtain, OF
| which this is piece, and divided IL among
her maids of honor. One OF my wife's an
cestors was among the number, and from
her 1t has been handed down" The curtain,
as shown by the fragment, was haud-em-
| broidered with scenes from Ovid's Metam-
orphoses, and is covered with dragons,
centaurs. cupids and such creations of
mythology. Mr. Kraus prizes these relics
very highly.
Augusta Eueninq NetUs: /. J. Cav, a
wealthy countryman from jefferson coun-
ty, who lives near Louisville, was
robbed OF $500 out at the exposition Friday
afternoon. A trio Of unknown sharpers
we're the men who got the money. Mr.
| Gay was caught for sucker" by one of
the fakirs who was in with the working Of
shell game In one Of the race horse stables
| back Of the grand stand, and he steered the
| countryman into the stables to show him a
fine string of horses. The steerer who caught
| mr. Gay LED hlm to where his two pals we're
working the shell game. All three tried to
persuade Mr.. Gay TO wager his money
against the little game, but he was too
smart for them and refused to play. The
sharpers, to see If the countryman
had money, offered to bet him IS
that he did not have $40. Mr.. Gay fool
ishly ran his hand in his pocket and pulled
out roll OF bills amounting to $500, and
showed 1t to the sharpersi as an evidence
that he had wealth. The sharpers went to
work to get it away from him. One of the
men in the gang turned Mr. Gays head to
the table and told him to guess without
charge which shell the ball was under. AS
Mr.. Gay went to pick up the shell with
one baud. one Of the sharpers snatched the
$500 out OF his other hand aud the trio
went of running before Mr.. Gay bad
time to realize thai he had been robbed.
The men ran through the stables and in
some way escaped. The detectives are now
working on the case, but there ia not much
chance for the men or the money to be
| found.