The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-21

/ three miles, bounded the night passenger
and went to Triton, where he got of, and
has not been seen since.
Macon NeICS: A Macon negro has come
20 the front with the latest scheme to get
rid Of wife. This morning a negro man,
with tears in his eyes, told his wife that be
had just received information that her
mother was dying in Perry. He told her TO
get ready at once and they would 60 down
together. She did so, and they boarded the
Southwestern train at 1890 O'Clock. The
negro waited until the train slowly started
away from the junction, when he went to
the door and stepped of. But his wife was
on to his racket, so to speak, and as soon as
she saw her hegs lord jump from the car,
she ran to the door and recklessly jumped
to the ground also. The train by this time
was going at a good speed and the woman
was thrown a considerable distance. She
landed on her back and was unable to move
for some little time. She says her husband
knew she would Jump off il he did, and he
devised this plan to kill her.
The entertainment given at Halcyondale
| Friday under the auspices OF the Scriven
Troop was a success in meeting the eKpecta-
tions Of the Halcyondale Dramatic Club, by
whom the exhibition was produced. The
| D tronage bestowed upon the entertain
Inent was a generous one, giving the exer-
cises an audience of about two hundred peo-
| pie. Among the audience were several
! Guytonians and Sevanns hans, prominent
among whom was Hon. VIM. w. Gordon,
who was invited and kindly res 5onded 20
address the audience on the military. The
fact of the presence Of Col. Gordon in this
| Instance was Of more Significance than
would possibly appear, being the colonel in
command of the Fifth Georgia cavalry, the
regiment Of which the above company
forms part And in view of his extended
departure for Europe, which was almost
upon-th eve of his appearance at HalcYon-
dale, makes the appreciation more feeling.
absolutely demonstrating his earnest zeal in
our military welfare.
Albany NelOS and advertiser: On the
farm Of j. l.. DoZier, in West Dougherty,
Monday, Jim Hawkins. Mr. Dozier's fore
man, and the horse he was riding were
stricken down by bolt of lightning, and
both we're instantly killed. The tragedy
occurred very near the residence OF Mr.
Dozier, and while Hawkins and a number
of osher laborers were go home to dinner.
Hawkins was the only one of the
party on horseback, and was riding be-
hind the Others, when suddenly, from a
a small cloud bank, a bright fash issued,
sharp report followed, and he and his
horse both fell to the earth. None other
of the party were in the least shocked, and
as soon as they discovered that Hawkins
and his horse had fallen they ran to his
| assistance. Water was quickly brought, in
which his face was bathed, and other re-
storatives were applied, but without avail
He was dead aud so was his horse. His
body was then taken to his home, where it
was discovered that one small bruised spot
on his breast was the only evidence to be
found of the source of his sudden and unex-
pected death.
Mrs. Daniel and her daughter, in the
southern part OF Baldwin county, have
doomed up as agricultural heroines of high
type. The story OF their prosperity. as told
by couple Of gentlemen of undoubted
veracity, is to the effect that they were
living together three years ago in almost
destitute condition. A gentleman inspired
with the spirit of the good Samaritan,
offered them aid in the rental of several
acres Of land on fairly easy terms-that
they would pay the rent at the end of the
year-trustlng to their honesty in the full
fllment OF the contract. they having
nothing to put up as collateral. The
old lady and her daughter made a
covenant with each other to the ef-
| feet that one would manage the do
| nestle and business affairs, while the
other would raise the crop. Miss Daniel, to
whom the task Of managing the farm fell,
took an az and went into the woods and
made plow stock from a sassafras tree,
broke little bull that was thrown In with
the land, planted and raised the best ten
acres OF cotton and corn that was raised in
Baldwin county. They paid their rent
promptly the frat year and set their stakes
high FER the rsxt. Last year they paid for
the land and raised cotton and corn enough
70 make them more than happy. They
have already begun work for the present
year, aud IL fortune doesn't change it will
not be long before Mrs. Daniel and daugh-
ter will be rich.
Fort Gaines Chronicle: W. J. Greene.
our popular saw mill man, is prepared for
any emergency. Some time after the
erection OF his saw-mill plant il became
necessary to have a well dug to supply the
| engine with water, and he forth with en-
ployed competent and energetic well dig
ger. This well digger did very we'll until
he had dug down forty or fifty feet, and
fearing possibly that he was nearing the
land that is hotter than this" his energy
gave outo Other hands were employed,
but they did not dig much deeper before
they were attacked by the same disease,
| and it began to look like Mr..
| Greene would have to TRANSPORT
his water from distant streams. Finally
an idea struck him and struck
him hard. He had been reading accounts or
| poor plow hands blowing up pots of gold,
and he thought it would not be any more
| improbable for a well-digger to make the
same precious find fifty feet under the
/ ground than for the mule conductors Early
one morning before any of the hands arrived
at the mill, Mr.. Greene had dropped several
pieces Of coin in the deep hole, and awaited
| the coming Of his crew. After a little coax.
ing one Of them was induced to 60 down in
the hole and try his hand on well digging.
He did SO, and before he had shoveled UT
but little dirt he began to pick out small
| pieces Of money. This encouraged him, and
ne went at it right, and in less than two
days reached water. Mr.. Greene thinks il
he had kept this up every morning he could
have Induced the negro to open tunnel 20
| China.
Crawfordville Democrat. While travel
| ing on an east-bound train from Atlanta to
Augusta, a few days ago, our attention was
attracted by man neatly attired. who had
the marks of a gentleman in many ways
AS physical man he was perfect, and hi;
countenence bore no marked resemblance
OF a criminal, although be was securely
bound in heavy chains. He was man bo
tween the age Of 40 and As years. H,
conversed huently on the various
topics Of the day. The officer who had him
in charge seemed to look upon him
with an eye Of pity. He re-
moved the chains from the prisoners hands
and placed them about mis- legs that he
might battle his tortured soul In the melo
dious music made on his fAvortse instru
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