The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-25

addressed to Master King Stanley. portion
of another letter signed Frank Silas." and
an envelope that had passed through the
mails addressed to "Will Stanley, care Of
w. 7. Hargrett, Triton. Ga
The Russian Hebrews of Atlanta have or
ganised relief association for the purpose
ot relieving and aiding their down-stricken
brethren with as much as it is possible for
them 70 do. The following officers were I'M
animously elected for the ensuing term Of
six months: President, Leon Epian; vice
president. Schmulin: secretary. Posner;
treasurer. LOUIS Landsberger; trustees,
Julius Jeffe, !. GoIdwasser, Morris Mendel.
The purpose of the organization is to pro-
vide relief fund to be raised among the
Russian refugees themselves for the benefit
OF their distressed counirymen.
There Is a movement on foot at augusta
TO organize a new military company, or
more properly speaking. crack drill team
to contest for prizes at all the leading COM
petitive drills in this country. The plan 10
be pursued in getting up tue company is 60
select from the Oglethorpes, Clarks aud
Clinches so many of their best drilled men
enough to make up a sufficient number OF
men to organize the company-and these
men to go actively to drilling under a COM
petent commander. In June a military
prize drill is to come off at Kansas City,
where large purses are offered, and it is
proposed. should the company be gotten up,
that they go TO Kansas City and enter the
drill.
John Davis, 16-year-old boy, who lives
at Wenona, about i've miles south Of Cor
dele, was returning home from Cordele,
when he met negro man named Reuben
Patterson, who persuaded him to 20 shoot
ing birds with him.. When they reached a
lonely spot near huge cave, and surrounded
only by pines, the negro took his knife from
| his pocket, and, approaching the boy, told
| him that be must give him some money or
have his throat cut. The boy had $40 in his
pocket, and, thinking discretion the better
part OF valor, handed it to the negro with>
ont more ado. The negro walked away.
leaving the boy TO grieve over his empty
| pockets. The neighborhood was notified,
| but the robber had disappeared. The neigh
bors are hunting for him, and, as he is we'll
known in the community, he will doubtless
soon be found.
Albany NetDs and Advertiser: Wednes-
day morning darby from the country
| was driving leisurely down Broad street
when unexpectedly he encountered street
| car. The darby had never ssea street
car before, and as the little mules went trot-
ting along he thought it nothing more nor
loss than some fancy vehicle used in the
| city. As the car approached nearer ard
nearer TO him he pulled his mules to the
right, as is his usual custom, his wagon
wheels or the left striking about the center
OF the track. He naturally ex-
pected the street car driver to phil
to the right also ana take that portion OF
the thoroughfare be had yielded. The country
| darby evidently did not understand why
the car kept on In its same track. but he
| never gave another inch Of the way and the
two vehicles were about to have a collision
| when the oar driver put on his brakes,
| stunning ri o. In Of "a
With this the darby stopped bis team, too,
| and as he did 30 he said to the street car
driver: Look herel I've done give yer half
er dis yere road and amt gwine give no
more. l allus gives my share and OATS all
Pm gwine give" But the country darby
had TO pull to one side and allow the street
car TO proceed on its journey.
Some very queer proceedings have just
been explained In the neighborhood of
Spring and Walton streets at Atlanta For
three weeks some suspicious characters have
| been shadowing the premises of DIR. j. B.
Hawthorne and Maj. Barna, who live on
opposite corners. The whole neighborhood
rose up in alarm and took steps for self pro-
tectlon. They kept watch for each other
and, as often as they did, observed the mys,-
FERROUS man peering into their neighbours
| windows. This went on until the families
called on Capt Couch for protection. He
put out officers and the whole story was ex-
planned. The story is a rich one involving
one lone Bohemian, two detectives and two
painter and works at the new
store on the corner Of Marietta aud
Walton streets-a block from the haunted
corner. He would stroll out in the gIoam-
Ing, 10 seems, and for want of company,
stared at the electric light. A man at the
Talmagge house thought he was Suspicious
looking, and on his own hook undertook to |
watch him. He, in turn, was thought to
be mysterious man, and a private de- |
tective from one of the numerous agencies |
in the country. was detailed to watch him.
These three, in their private wanderings
through back yards and in dark allies, be-
came terrors TO the neighborho>d Instead
of one haunt there were suddenly three.
Then the appeal was made to the officers,
and Detectives Bedford and Barrett went
to work to clear up the mystery. The first |
three occupied the scene until midnight for
nearly week, and the city officers held
the fort there till daylight. Suddenly tue
neighborhood found five men of diff
ferent shapes, sizes and costumes on the
field. Thoughts OF terrible kukux epoch
were suggested In consequence. Then the
officers got sight of the lone Bohemian and
chased him toshis home. He was taken to
the station house After his statement of
meaning no offense and simply lettering
alone because he was homesick, he was
turned loose. Detectives one and two got
into a personal conflict at the same time,
and the third one arrested him who had
Swallowed the Bohemian. Then few ex-
plantations were made and the whole story
cleared up. showing that the mystery was
but misapprehension, and that the whole
trouble came about by conflict of police
authority.
FLORIDA
Mr.. Person of Catskill, N. Y, has leased
the Carleton hotel at Melbourne aud will
operate it this winter.