The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-04

towski. He is about six feet high, is slen'
der and has very red face. Goodeli is a
man OF pleasing address, and made many
fries among the young men OF the city
during his stay here.
Augusta Herald: Two carloads OF ne
groes passed through the citv Wednesday
en- route for the vicinity of Ku Klux land
Ing 20 work on the South Bound railroad
The cara In which they we're being trans
ported were securely locksd-no door or
other aperture large enough to permit the
| ingress or inRress OF q man being lsft unse-
cured. En- route the negroes were fed
through holes cut in the top Of the cars, the
meals. which were substantial and well
cooked, being prepared by cooks
in the employ of the company
who accompanied the train. The
railroad contractors decided on this
| plan OF transportation TO prevent assertions.
| It has been a trick Of negroes TO make con-
tracts to do work at distant places, when
they desired only to ride to some large
town, where they would surely desert In
| one instance a train load Of negroes that
| left South Carolina for Arkansas was so
per cent. smaller when the final destination
was reached than when the start was made.
The South Bound people, who, IL is pre-
eumed, have been caught before, or who are
profiting by the experience of other con-
sractors, thought it wise to make it impos-
sible for them TO desert.
Athens Banner: Tuesday evening a
highway robbery occurred near Center and
also little blood was shed in the affair
Fred Eldridge. supposed tramp, was walk
ing along. the railroad track, when two
men jumped on him and demanded his
money. He had only fifty-four cents on
his person. This was taken in hand by the
two men. They then began to beat him
terribly, and after nearly beating him to
death one of them drew his pistol
and fired. The ball went through
Eldridge's arm about the elbow, in
tiicting quite painful wound The
two men then made a quick retreat and
were soon out of sight. Warrants were
sworn out in Center against John More
head and John Stone. charging them with
attempted murder and highway robbery
Morehead was caught to-day in Athens by
the Athens police force and put in the Gala
boose. Later on he was taken to the county
jail and placed under the care of Sheriff
Weir. Stone is still at large, and he will
have to be hunted up before he is put in
custody Of the officers. 1t is said that the
cause Of the shooting was originally a
gambling scrape, in which the three men
were engaged.
Henry Gartrell, living about ten miles
from Ellijay, on the line of the Marietta
and North Georgia railroad, tells of very
singular incident. He lives on a fine farm
u
the mountain above the large cliff Of mar
BILE on the line of the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad that has been burning for
five months, and was still burning on Sun.
day, when he visited the place. The latter
part Of last October the woods were being
burnt off, and an old hollow tree caught
fire. About three weeks thereafter he saw
the fire, and supposed some tramp had made
it. DE found that the tree had been almost
consumed, and the ground appeared to
be ablaze. He has watched it con-
tinuously ever since and can see the fire
better on rainy night. On Sunday he
took long rod of iron aud some water and
poured the water in the hole, but it did not
exttnguish 1t. He then ran his iron rod
down about five feet through the cinders
and got some out. The whole mass in the
hole is red hot, and the material, when
taken out, is very much like shop cinders,
but after being exp sed for few hours it
Stacks like lime. 1t is very strong with
alkali and smells like sulphur. Gilmer
county may have young volcano. Sew
eral citizens are going to visit the place and
examine into the phen >menon.
Ca houu Times: Shortly after dark Sat-
urday night, when Howard Findley, who
clerks for H. F. Ferguson, returned from
supper and opened the store he found the
house filled with dense smoke. Elligan
Blgwell was called and entered the store.
where the smoke was absolutely sitting.
He discovered that heap of mattresses In
the rear OF the building was on fire, and at
once gave the alarm. A large crowd
soon collected, and the burning
mattresses, after receiving the con-
tents of several water buckets.
were thrown from the building through a
back door. When an examination folio wed
it was found that the safe was open, and
its contents, with that of the ash drawer,
were me. Some valuable papers were also
missing, as W ell as several watches and other
valuabies. 1t seems when Mr. Ferguson locked
up his store and went home to supper the
burglars were secreted in the building,
which Is very large and filed with goods,
and many hiding places could easily be
found. After securing such money and
valuables as they desired the vandals must
have made their exit through the back
door. which was found unbarred. There was
an effort to burn the building, and this was
done by applying match to the heap Of
dry straw mattresses. Early Sunday
morning Mr.. Ferguson and negro boy
were searching along the railroad track in
the vicinity of Mr.. w. L. Hines residence
and found the bundle OF papers where they
had been left by the burglars
FLORIDA.
Last Friday evening A. B. Smalrs baby,
little boy or years. fell from the tack
porch and broke his right arm.
J. A. Simonton's store, the Tuscawlla
hotel and the express office at Mica opy.
were robbed on Tuesday night.
John Kite, who lives six miles from Jas
per, is SO years of age. and thinks nothing OF
walking from his home TO town and back
in the day.
Haynes. Young & Bailey, owners of the
Niagara Villa VINEYARDS near Orlando