The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-16

On going the next morning 10 look after II,
I she found a dead polecat gin the nest, but
| the egg was missing. She declared that
I her old chicken house was not good any
more, ard she had another house built.
( Next night. while getting her chicEens into
the new house, she heard something IN a
large box. She raised her lantern, looked
into the box aud discovered a polecat in II.
Quickly she laid a plank over the only
opening in the top Of the box, and lad his
catship nailed up in the box. Next morn
ing the box was carried a safe distance
away, saturated with kerosene oil, touched
of with lighted match, and his catship
was cremated.
Lumpkiu Independent: Yves Aston and
Ed Thornton are the names Of the priu-
cipal actors IN a fearful tragedy. They
lived in the same neign bOrhood and we're
about the same age On Saturday night
they had disagreement about the division
of some money received at a party, but did
not come to blows. On Sunday afternoon,
as Ed Thornton was escorting a dusky
maiden from church. the two were over
taken in the road by IVES Aston, who de-
clared his intention Of accompanying the
girl home, To this Ed objected, and an
alteration ensued which resulted in Yves
drawing knife aud proceeding C. carve the
former. Ed attempted to defend himself,
made two or three thrusts at his adversary
with a knife, then ran a few steps, fell
down and soon bled to death, his jugular
vein having been severed. Yves received an
ugly cash on on one arm and stab on the
shoulder, but his wounds are not danger
Gus. Aston is under arrest on a charge of
murder.
Lumpkiu independent: About four
miles north of town last Sunday hurricane
passed through the farm of DIR. f. b. Greg
DRY, occupied by c.. J. Christian. cutting a
a swathe through heavily timbered new
grounds as if an immense cyclouean scvthe
had done the work. Fortunately no houses
were in its pathway. Two miles from
town il struck the pretty farm Of Sheriff
j. 7. Holder and demolished the barn and
stables on the place, killing a fine mule
worth 500 and badly injuring another.
Another similar wind Pc ssed through the
Twentieth district and blew down
nearly all the buildings on J.
g. Pinkston's farm. Whether any per-
son or any stock were hurt we have not
learned. The rain fell In torrents for nearly
two hours and did great damage to the
lands and terraces elsewhere. Duri e e
passage Of the storm lightning struck a
tenement house of j. G.. Singer in town,
which at the time was occupied by negro
woman and little child. The woman was
knocked down and SO parslyzed that she
was speeches and senseless for hours and
it was thought that she could not recover
Next day, however. she regaiued conscious
ness and is now considered out of da ger.
The child was not injured. The timbers of
the house were split and torn. up to con-
siderable extent.
Three men lost their lives in q bloody
quarrel near Maxey's Thursday, and a
white lady, trying to save her husbands
life, had narrow escape. Harvey Smith
is young planter living near Maxey's, who
was married but few months ago, and was
making his first crop. He had among his
employees negro named Byrd Hatten, who
was extremely insolent, SO much so that
Smith had to discharge him. While Hat
ten was packing up TO leave Smith went
down 10 his cabin to settle with
him. Hatten met the approach of his
employer by discharge from his
shotgun, whereupon Smith drew his re-
volver aud fired, striking Hatten in the
shoulder. The appearance Of Bill Hatten
to aid his brother, made it two to one. The
next shout from Smith pierced Bill Hat
tens heart, and the next struck Byrd Hat
ten in the abdomen. Smith fell in a swoon
from his own wounds, when Byrd Hatten
ran up on him, and, securing his revolver,
shot at him with it, and was about TO fire a
second shot, when his arm was held by the
young brides hand, who had been at
tracted to the spot by the firing. He was
in the act of turning on her when he was
caught in the stalwart arms of a negro
named Scott. The desperate negro was
carried into the cabin, and died from his
own wounds little latter