The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-28
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MONDAY MORNING when G. w. LovegOod,
chief bill clerk of the Southern Express Com
psny at Birmingham. Ala, went TO the Office
he was surprised to find the place deserted. The
porters were on the outside. and terror-strcken.
| They dared not enter. Night Clerk Davis was
! IN the money vault with the door closed and
was apparently closely guarded by an enormous
anaconda, which had cOied itself at the very
| door. His snakeship had kept him there from
midnight TO daylight the next morning.
The night before, while the porters in
the Office were getting out a pack
age of freight from pile of
boxes the boxes Uumbled in every direction.
one OF them, which weighed forty five pounds,
burst open, and out of it came a huge snake.
The box was consigned to King & Franklin's
| circus, which is exhibiting here. The
snake crawIed from the box I'd into the
Office of the money clerk where Mr. Davis was
at work. As soon as he the reptile ap-
preaching he took to the vault as a place of
safety, aud the porters fled from the Office, The
snake was about seven feet long. No business
could be transacted at the express office until
Mr.. Franklin, of the prOprietors of the
show, captured the reptile, and took it to his
circus
WHILE workmen were recently digging near
the hillside above McKeesport, Pa. they struck,
at depth of twenty-five feet a peculiar look
ing body that had been uneartheG by the blast
ing OF the rock. 1t at first resembled a vein of
dark clay, or shale, but on close examination it
was found that it was covered with scales. The
interest OF the workmen aroused, aud by
careful digging they fualy unearUhed a stone
body twentyeghC feet long aad tapering at
both ends close examination showed it was
that OF an enormous reptile that had become pet
rife !. The tail end first found, and twenty
five feet of it have been taken out but the
head is yet imbedded in the rock The fossil
rested in fiSsure in the solid rock and about it
discovered he ai
have been seen by number of responsible peo-
pie, who will take care of them for further ex-
animation. This find recalls the famous
Mckeesport snake that had been seen in this
vicinity many years ago, and which was de-
scribed by those who had seen it as being over
twenty-five feet long. The snake was seen
ABOUT twenty years ago, and there are peo-
pie still living here who say they have seen it.
There is no doubt the body found here yester-
cay was that or an enormous snake, and it is
thought to have been the same as the one
which created such fears years ago
THIRTY OR FORTY YEARS ago New Orleans
mob uprose in behalf of negro slave and IN
dertook to avenge his cruel treatment Not only
this. They pursued and would have hanged
the owner of the unfortunate slave That
owner was a beautiful woman immensely
wealthy and the giver of sumptuous entertain
ments. The story is one of the most thrilling in
the history OF the CITY,. 1t was whispered that
the lady in the case i'll treated certain of her
slaves, kept them chained in q dungeon and
subjected them to starvation. She was how
ever, a woman of great wealth and influence
and managed to quiet these rumOrs A fire
occurred on her estate whether started by
some slaves or not is not recalled. When
citizens focked to the place and began to tear
down the buildings, the awful evidence of the
maltreated slaves met their eyes. One Of the
poor creatures was chained. The fury of tie
mob was fearful. They beSieged the palace OF
the beautiful woman, who, with unparalleled
holiness, ordered her cOaChman to drive to her
door, dressed in her most brilliant costume and
with as much COmposure as if she were taking
her usual evening drive, stepped in and directed
the coachman to whip up his horses. TIE mob
followed, but she distanced, She managed to
make one of the ships in the harbor and escaped
to Paris,
ONE of the few bright afternoons recently
enjoyed by New Workers. says the Tribune,
served to bring out a brilliant array of prom
enaders and equlpages in Fifth avenue The
drive was crowded with carriages. when one of
team OF horses attached 10 q rafting. bang
ing, numbering Fifth avenue stage slipped and
fell AS is usual in such common occurrences
the falling animal served to entsngle himself
| IN his harness in such way that every time he
| struggled to arise he was tripped and made to
rail- again. The commotion caused a large
group OF proMenaders to gather at the spot.
| and there was the usual amount of ''guyiny"
| OF the driver by the by tanders The
| driver was stupid fellow, and per
| sisted in trying to make the fallen animal
| rise to his feet. Among the interested group of
watchers were two handsomely dressed women.
| One of them became impatient and irrltated
| at the stupidity of the driver. Clara hold nv
| nuH, she said, as she handed the dainty bit of
| tur to her companion. Stepping from the
| curb, she quickly loosened the catch on the
chain section of the trace of the standing horse
| ana then unraStened the hame chains in 'front.'
! leaving one horse free This sufficiently cleared
| the ENHANCEMENT to enable the fallen horse to
| get up, and the two women went on their way,
| the one who had been so prompt saving: ut
makes me angry TO see men in charge of horses
| so tearfully stupid 1t Is always easier to re-
| lease the standing horse than to untangle the
harness OF the fallen one, and when the other is
i led away the one down can rise easily. Men
| are stupid, anyway"
Il WAS In Rochester on Monday evening"
said travelling man to a Utica Observer re-
| porter, and attended one of the theaters Be-
| tween the acts some fool in the gallery yelled
fight, and another fool in the dress circle AT
| once shouted fire There was an instant
| panic and had it not been for dozen cool
| headed men and the fact that the orchestra
! Kept right along playing, there would have
| been terrible scene. As it was, several ladies
| tainted, and men and women rushed over the
backs of the seats to the door as though they
| were daft. But there was one incident that /
| shall never forget as long as | live. A tall gen
| tleman bout 50 years of age stepped upon his
| seat and drew revolver from his pocket In
| a voice that could be heard Tor
| some distance around him he said: There
| is no fire, and I shall be tempted to
shoot the first man who tries to rush out of here
! and possibly trample upon women and children,
| mean Just what say, and when the excite
| ment cools down if anybody will point out the
miscreant that raised the cry of fire will give
| the gentleman $50 for his trouble and agree to
| whip the Scoundrel who raised the false alarm
| within five minutes or forfeit another $50
| Then he stood there as quietly as if nothing
| had disturbed him, and the people who heard
| him knew by his looks that he meont business
| and would do Just what he said Good for you,''
| called half dozen voices, and the people in
| that section sat very quietly durin the several
! minutes OF terrible excitement that prevailed
| all over the crowded house. When order had
| been restored the gentleman resumed his seat
and enjoyed the play
| GHOSTS, solemn, unea rthly and terrible can
be found in the old time cabins in the noun
tains of East Tennessee, and almost every gorge
and cave has its tale of horror, says Chatta-
! nooga correspondent of the st. Louis Globe
| Democrat Hideous hobgoblns, the spirits of
| murderers und their bapiess victims, can he
seen 10 various places, but on a recent trim
| through Polk county | found what was to me a
| new species OF ghost Riding through the fast
neSses of this remote region lost my way and
| night overlook me while still in rocky gorge.
| miles from human nabitation. Suddenly I
| heard laugh, merry, hearty laugh, which as
| 1t echoed back from the rocks, brought 10Y into
| my heart, Tor here was companion and there
was something in the voice which ms pired me
| with confidence Soon it was repeated. and
| peal after peal of laughter resouuded
| from cave nearby. | thought il
| was party of hunters camping out and having
| a merry time. turned my horse and rode into
the cove The voices were just ahead of me.