The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-07


erately drew his knife and slashed 1t across
the boys throat The blade went In hrst
under the boys left ear and passed around
almost to the other ear. When he hsd Done
that the negro made rush for young black
shear. He caught the boy, threw him TO
the ground. and humping on him, gave him
good stamping. The little feilow was
badly hurt. It is feared that he received
internal in juries which may prove serious.
Harris went back to the wilkes poy and
gave him an awful kick. Inc negro Is
under arrest.
Lucien Smith, long a well-known resident
OF Atlanta, dropped dead IN Macon Sunday.
At noon he entered the bar Of Lewis Cooper,
a colored saloonkeeper on Fourth street
He seemed to be perfectly well ana bis large
stature and good physique lent emphasis 20
q belief in his good health. While 10 the
place he opened a conversation with some
parties and stood pleasantly chatti & with
them. Suddenly, he exclaimed, 30, Lord, "
aud a moment later ree!ed over into the
arms Of a bystander. He never again
moved and a Easty examination showed
that he was dead. His father was Joseph
Smith, who died few months ago, and
who was Atlanta's first postmaster. His
mother lives at present on Fair street, and
TO her the sad intelligence of her sons death
| was conveyed as gently as possible last
event G. The grief of the lady, well ad-
vanced inyears, was very great at the loss
OF Ter boy. Mrs. Smith belongs to one of
the oldest families in Atlanta. Lucien
Smith was 40 years of age and was I'M
married.
Greensboro HeraLd-Journdl: 1t is not
exactly the bird season, but Sheriff English
and Squire Boone bagged $50 at one haul a
day or two ago. They were swallows or
chimney sweeps and were captured in a
most ingenious way Mr. English has been
greatly bothered by the presence of these
birds in his chlmneys at night with their
cairping and Ruttering, and he resolved to
get rid of them. Wednesday night. after
the swallows had fooked in, he placed a
heavy hoard over the top Of the chimney
to prevent them leaving the next MORN
ing. BY times he was up, and be had fast
ened a partridge net over the chimney, Mr.
Boone and some young boys holding it
down. The board was removed and a fire
started in the fireplace below. The heat
sent the swallows swarming and chattering
from the chimney. In droves they crowded
through the mouth of the net, until it
} required the combined strength of Mr..
Boone and the boys 70 hold it down.
Finally all the swallows we're out and in
the nets, ouly about dozen escaping. A
! massacre of them then took place. and 800
was the sum total. There were two
immense baskets full Of dead swallows.
Macon Telegr1ph: An interesting legal
fight is promised between TIE heirs of the
late Leroy Napier as was made evident in
q petition for injunction filed in the clerks
Office Of the superior court on Saturday.
The suit is brought by Mrs Eugenia Napier
Proudft, and Pearl N. O'Daniel. wife and
children of the late Z. T. Napier. against q.
H., II. V. and G.. c. Napier, and is to re-
strain the latter from selling the well known
Napier property in Macon, now being
advertised for sale. The plaintiffs allege
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being ignored in the settlement of the estate
Of the late Leroy Napier, in which
they claim to be interested, as wife
aud children of the late E. T.
Napier, son of Leroy Napier,
deceased. They hold that the widow Of the
testator was induced to sign certain agree
ment, which she did not at the time UNDER
stand, and which is intended to deprive
plaintiffs of their right In the property be-
Queathed. They claim that the widow has
been, and is now, DESTROYS of fixing paper
restoring to defendants their right. in her
desire to see justice done them, but say she
Is prevented from doing SO by defendants
They say the property now being adver-
tised for sale should not be sold by defend
ants because plaintiffs would not be Justly
treated by them in the settlement of the
estate and because the present financial
stringency would not let the property bring
what 1t is worth. They think the property
SuOuiu sell LOT S1OU,UOU
Albany News and Advertiser: On Sun
day morning last party of boys, seeking
an outing in the woods, purchased round
trip tickets for a ride 60 Palmyra, on the
Columbus Southern. Whether their iuten-
ton was TO go fishing or, like the famous
party who set the precedent, take a dive
from Morgan's bluff is not known. at any
rate they got In trouble before they got
back home They had no trouble in reach
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the woods and enjoying the beauties
Of nature one of them pulled his pen~
Gil from his pocket, and in doing so pulled
cut his return ticket to the city. Unfortu-
nately this young man was deaf mute, and
after frolcing In the woods until the next
train arrived he boarded the train with his
companions. All of the young men had
their tickets except the deaf mute, but he
walked into the coach and took his seat es
as complacently as his companions The
conductor walked into the car and yelling
''Ticketsw proceeded to take up the paste
board slips and punch them in regulation
style. On reaching the party Of young men
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mute, aud reaching over to him the
young fellow began making signs in a most
vigorous manner. The conductor Of course
did not understand this and one OF the party
then said 10 him: "That young fellow is
) deaf and dumb He ha, lo;t his ticket and
that Is what he is trying 10 explain TO YOU"
You can't work h. y such racket on me"
said the conductor. 1--WE beeu there be
fore" The young In insisted that the
yonng fellow was deaf aud dumb, but the
. conductor would not believe it. Finally one
} of the young men said: LET me go In the
other car and try to borrow enough money
to pay this young mans wayF' The con-
ductor replied: 1--WE got no time to wait
, for such as as that. If you can't pay the
money you all must get off the train"
With this the conductor reached for the
bell cord and, jerking the rope. stopped the
, train, and, being three miles ald half
from town, all four Of the young men had
to ak to town. As the boys walked back
TO the city the deaf mute constantly wrote
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