The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-27

From the Killing of Two Boys by a
Train.
The new rope factory is nearing compile
ton at Porterdale.
r. W. Jones Of Macon, who was arrested
on suspicion that he fired his store, has been
exonerated.
It is said that the first car of melons will
be shipped within the next two weeks.
They will come off the patch near Pelham
Anderson Brown, an escaped convict
from the Cobb county ohain-gang, was re-
captured near Marietta day after resisting
arrest with a pistol and being badly
wounded.
Sunday was a real winter day at Elko
cold northwest winds and light snow In
the afternoon. Farmers all look worse than
their crops. They are in sympathy with
their cotton.
At Columbus Wednesday, after hearing
all the arguments in the case Of W. o. Bow
den against the Georgia Midland and Gulf
railroad, the jury decided that Mr.. Bowden
had suffered damages to the amount Of
$500 and brought in q verdict accordingly.
Sheep driving and shearing has been in
operation in johnson county for the past
week or 80, and the bulk of the clip will
soon be coming in. The yield promises to
be unusually large, the market price Of
which at present quotations is goa cents
per pound.
Col. Reuben Jones of Baker county lost
lis dwelling by fire last Saturday after
noon. The fire originated in the kitchen
and Is attributed TO a thoughtless act upon
the part of the cook. Col. Jones had 81 200
insurance on the house and contents, but
this amount will not cover his loss.
Alt Strickland, one Of the rioters arrested
last week, was given a preliminary trial
before Judge Bibb at Townsville Tuess
day. Aft was charged with assault with
intent to kill. The evidence was all against
the prisoner, and he was bound over in the
sum of $500. He failed to make the bond
and was carried back to jail.
1t is expected that the Peabody Institute
for Southwest Georgia will be held this year
in Americas. Arrangements looking to
that end are in progress. The Institute, or
institutes rather, as there will also be one
for the colored teachers, will open July II
and continue five weeks. They will be in
charge of Capt. S. D. Bradwel, state school
commissioner
Blakely Observer: The drought who h
has prevailed throughout this section dur
ing the entire month OF April and up 10
the present time has greatly damaged the
oat crop. The loss of this crop will not be
felt to a very great extent by the farmers
OF this immediate vicinity, as they only
plant oats as a supplement TO the corn crop;
but some distance below here, where this
grain has to a great degree, taken the
place of cotton, the farmers will suffer in
the extreme.
Unless the governor reprieves or
commutes the sentence, William
johnson OF Athens will swing
for murder on June g. A motion
for a new trial will be heard shortly ana
petition for Communication of sentence will
be presented Gov. Northen. If these should
fail johnson must hang. Sheriff Wier has
already had the gallows prepared, so as TO
be in readiness should these efforts fail. Col
A. G. McCurry, Johnson's attorney, will
attempt to secure the hearing for new
trial on the evidence of three witnesses who
made affidavit that John Webb was draw
ing pistol from his pocket when johnson
shot him.
About two months ago three valuable
rings were stolsn from the residence Of G.
ID. FOuche, superintendent Of the electric
street railway at Americas. One of them,
which was set with large cluster of dia-
monds, was valued at $780, The police were
notified Of the theft, but were unable to To-
cate the guilty party until Monday night.
On that night Lieut.. Wheeler was down at
the Central depot when the II 20 train ar
rived. While standing near the track he
noticed costly ring sparkling on the hand
were aroused, aud he approached the negro.
A closer examination convinced Lieut..
Wheeler that the ring was the same one
that had been stolen from Mr.. Touches
residence. He made the negro give him the
handsome circlet, notwithstanding the lat
ters protestation. The officers conjecture
proved correct. Mr.. Fouche identified the
ring without moments hesitation.
Dawson News: On Monday gentleman
from Florida In tho aikv looIfpr f0r
stolen horse. The horse was found at Far
NUNS stable, Mr.. Farnum having bought il
in good faith some time since from a white
man who was passing through the city. Il
seems that the horse with three others was
stolen some months since In Thomas county.
After disposing Of his stolen property In
Dawson the thief was captured in another
town, and was recently tried at Thomas
vile and sentenced to the penitentiary
Tor ten years. When the court passed sem
tence the oulprit was, apparently, carelessly
reading newspaper, and looking up re-
piled; 1T is a - long time, and when
get out horses will be cheaper" The horse
Dr. Farnum traded for the stolen animal is
now in possession OF a gentleman at Thomas
vile, who bought it from the thief. He will
make efforts to recover 1t.
Augusta EUening Ne,us: Sons people de-
light in running races with railroad trains.
BY that, l mean the reprehensible habit of
Trying TO make crossings when the train Is
bearing down upon them at the rate Of
forty miles an hour. Generally they do
make it. but sometimes they are caught,
and then the railroad has suit on their
hands. Mr. Epperson told me of a sad ac-
cldent OF which he was an eyewitness. The
fast mail TO Chattanooga was rushing across
the country at lightning speed. About fif-
teen miles from the city a wagon containing
two handsome little boys came along the
road and, with the brashness of youth, they
whipped up the old gray horse, trying to
cross the track in front of the engine.
There was a culver when the train bore
down upon the vehicle. crushing it like an
egg shell, and as we moved onward | saw
the mangled bodies of the poor young boys
lying on the embankment where they hao
been thrown. Their brashness had cost
their lives.
The AGREE correspondent of the Albany
Herald writes as follows: There seems 70
be as much uncertaiaty as to the exact loca-
ton OF AGREE as there is to the correct name
of the place. 1t has always been thought
that the town lay on the county land line,
and that portion of it lay in each Of the
counties and was Incorporated with that
impression, taking the original county line
as basis from which to start, and thereby
having the corporate limits to cover and in.
clude the town as it stands; but by inyesti-
cation, or perhaps by chance, it has been
discovered that by a special act of the legis-
lature about the year 1858 the lot OF LAND
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