The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-10

W C6ACJ hh E6LuhAc ODAickcy Nv hbCOUf are
without foundation. DR.. Bass was inter
viewed by reporter in regard
10 the extent and majority of the
reported infection IL any existed at all and
the doctor said: eyes, there Ia scarlet fever
at Wesleyan, but it is confined 20 one case,
that OF Miss Gertrude Taylor OF Hawkins
vile. The young lady has been isolated
taken to avoid its spread. The nature Of
the disease is not malignant"
Tuesday was sales day at Rome. The
Pitner property was sold at administrators
sale, and was bought Ivy Capt. c. n.
Featherstone, the price paid being $3.50
for the corner lot and the vacant lot back
OF il. The Tubbs' mill property was sold aud
! brought good price. The J. II. Mont
| gomery estate was another large SALE
| Among the other sales was that Of the
! stock OF drugs OF the late DIR. Mitchell.
The stock was purchased by Capt A, b.
| B. Moseley, who has opened up the business
and will conduct it at the old stand.
Perry Home journal: On Nov. Is Fl. E.
Murray Of the Oak Grove neighborhood,
narrowly escaped death by peculiar Acci-
dent He was duck hunting with other
gentlemen at A. J. Houser's mill pond.
Standing near the pond his gun was held
with his left hand, the butt resting upon
| the ground. A dog that was with the party
| Familiarity approached Mr.. Murray and
| placed his front feet on that gentiemAns
breast As MIR. Murray pushed him down
the dogs feet struck heavily against one
| hammer of the gun, forcing it back. When
| this pressure was removed the hammer fell
upon the cap with sufficient force TO explode
| the charge. The shot tore through Mr..
| Murray's coat and vest, cutting the skin
several inches on his left breast. The
| clothing caught fire and some quick work
| was done.
Talbotton NetU Era: Last Thursday
searching party found the dead body OF
Ben Dewberry, a young negro about %
years old. in the creek under the bridge on
| the road leading from T. K. COUGHS place
| TO Mrs. Halls. Dewberry lived with Ben
Hall, and was subject 20 fits He had fit
in Mr.. Halls yard last Sunday morning,
and afterward ran off. Nothing was seen
Of him for two or three days, and his
family began to make inquiry about him.
| @. G. Dunn had seen him sitting on the
bridge sOon after he left home on Sunday.
A search was made at the bridge, and the
| body was found lying Ia about two feet of
water directly under the bridge. 1t had
been lying there for four days in clear
water, aud it is singular no one had dis
covered 1t. Coroner Burge held an inquest,
and the jury rendered verdict Of death
from accidental drowning. The negro had
probably fallen from the bridge into the
water while a fit was upon him.
Columbus Enql1rer-Sun: A very impor
tant suit was entered yesterday In the Mus
cogee superior court, exercising Jurisdiction
in ohancery, for $50, 900 damages. This
suit was brought by Mcneil & Levy,
Blandford & Grimes and Reese Crawford
for Toombs Crawford against George W.
McElhaneY and the Merchants Retail Com
meroial Agency. From the paper filed it
appears that DIR. McElhaney had an account
against Mr.. Crawford for services rem dered,
which the latter refused to pay, alleging
dissatisfaction with the services The account
was then placed with the commercial
agency for collection, and Mr.. Crawford still
declining to pay the same for the reasons
given, informing the agency In reply to
their threat to blacklist him, that he did not
acknowledge the claim as just aud would
not pay It. The plaintiff alleges that he
was, notwithstanding this, blacklisted and
has been refused credit by merchants with
whom he was heretofore in good standing.
He alleges that he has sufficient property to
suit could have been brought without re-
sorting to this blacklisting. He also asks a
restraining order, enjoining the agency
from further circulating the list with his
name on it and requiring them to erase IL
from said blacklist. Judge Martin granted
temporary restraining order until injunc-
tion case be heard on Dec. %. The damage
OA~o 40 AOeutuO AOA may eoIIhs LCoOs
Monroe NetUS: A. D. Ramsey boards at
g. 0. Lunoeford's, but lodges in the next
house above, now known as the Moseley
house. About $3.50 O'Clock Friday night
Ramsey repaired to his room, and at once
made preparations for shave, While oc-
cupying a position before his mirror the
looking glass showed the figure of big
negro in the act of coming through the
open door. The man was armed with q
ra{noo If rail NIL =
seized piece Of lightwood and
chased the burglar out of the house
| The fence rail was dropped In the from
| yard. G. o. Lunceford was mott
lied, and he and Ramsey searched tht
| premises. Emmett Lunoeford took occa
sion to discharge an old horseman's pistol
| Ramsey took his gun over, loaded 1t and
set it within reach. While reclining upon
the bed reading. waiting for the return Of
| P. Brisooe, who shares his bachelor apart.
ments with him, he heard footsteps In til,
upper hallway. The young men sleeI
above stairs.l There came a knock at the
door. Ramsey asked IL that was Briscoe
but no answer was made without. Will
the shotgun in his left hand Ramsey opened
the door with his right, and the same negro
who had first tried to enter his room, &C
oompanied by another. stood outside the
door armed with the same piece of rail. HI
struck a violent blow as the door opened
snRntly inJurlng hamSeYs right hand. In
shotgun came into play, and two shots wer
fired at the negroes, who ran, closely pur
sued by Ramsey. One of the negroes wen
out by the way In which he came in th
other, confused or too closely pushed, RAJ
through one Of the rooms on the north sid
Of the lower hall, and, not having time {,
raise the window. bolted through the sash
Ramsey pursued him to the railroad bacl
of the house where he fred two shots at tn
flying felon. Whether the shots took effect O
not, the piece of rail dropped near the bed
room door was found to contain sewers
shot, a mark of the close encounter. Their
is ne clew to the guilty parties except. tina
Friday afternoon Ramsey left the ban
with considerable sum Of money in hi
hand. He says he observed two strang
negroes about the bank who made some re
mark about the money he had. He ais
says the negro who came to his room frs
was one Of these men. The officers of th
law are on the lookout.
FLORIDA.
Thousands of barrels Of oysters ar
shipped weekly from ApalachicolsI
The tobs eco growers OF the state wi