The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-10
BRUNsW.CK,s WISE BUDGET.
A Child Buroe5 by Eating Potash.
The Embarrassed Lumber Firm.

A Child Burne5 by Eating Potash
the Embarrassed Lumber Firm
BRUNSWICK. GA, Sept 9.-Tne 49,
months-old boy of George F. Stevens, a
well-known citizen, was terribly injured to-
day by eating ball potash. The child had
crawled away from its nurse IN the back
YARD and began eating the fiery stuff. The
chlid soon gave vent 10 agonizing shrieks,
ana the nurse thinking it was choking began
| humping its back drop of saliva fell
on her hand, burning it painfully and the
trouble became known. DR.. Butts was sum-
noned and arrived, finding the lips swollen
horrloIy and as b ok as cJal while during
coughing flesh dropped from the boys mouth
IN pits. Antido.es were applied and the
sufferer relieved.
A HORSE RACE.
The mare Jennie B, owned by Mr. Brice
on Qultman. beat Brunswicks Tornado in
quarter mile dash to-day for 1000 The
race was exciting and betting ran high.
The usual rumors of selling out were cir
| substantiated.
Maj. j. L. Butts of Rockfort, Tex, has
been Inspecting Bruuswick's bar the last few
days and reports the dynamite work sue
ceSSruL The citizens Of Rockfort, Tex,
delegated Maj. Butts TO examine and report
results, with view Of blowing up Rock
Forts bar Maj. BUTTS will probably report
that owing 10 the peculiar sandy formation
OF kockfort's bar the same results could not
De obtained there as with Brunswick.
THE EMBARRASSED LUMBER FIRM.
Attorney G. p Goodyear returned to-
night from Detroit, Mich, where he has
been STRENGTHENING the affairs of Durham.
hotchkiss IL Co., the Brunswick lumber
firm recently reported embarrassed. Col
tfoodyear Tonight says that there is every
Indication that Durham, Hotchkiss & Co.'s
creditors will not lose dollar, and all mat
tiers heretofore in doubt will be properly
adjusted. Their reported embarrassment
involved about Sl50,OO0. Local confidence
mas been strong, despite the rumored en-
bsrrassment.
PISTOL AND KNIFE.
Brunswfck's police and reporters are
wrestling with the shooting and clubbing
of George Hansen lwhite) and Alice West
moreland (colored, which occurred last
night Hansen. it is charged. has been liv-
ing with Alice for two years, having de-
serted wife and two children two years
ago Tor her company. They moved to Bos-
ton, but returned here short time ago, and
nave been running restaurant back OF
bar on Gloucester street. Across the street
Dig negro dance was in progress last night,
SONAO
entered her restaurant after them, followed
by George. Shortly pistol shot and cries
Of murder and help we're heard. Officers
Randolph and Thompson rushed into
the room, and found Alice with
bullet hole through her right
ear and head and George with a gashed
forehead. Both said a pistol accidentally
fired and shot them, but this is not believed,
as they were facing each other. This morn
ing Alice confessed that she was shot in
tentionally, but later denied the confession.
The supposition is that fight occurred and
story of accidental shooting was agreed
to. No arrests have been made owing to
these statements.
A lively scrimmage between Jim
Senge, a Chinese laundryman, and an UNI
known white man, occurred tonight. The
white man attempted to take some clothes
without ticket. was belabored with an
iron and left hurriedly. The Chinaman was
not hurt.