The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-05

Quaint Rites at the Burial of OHM
man at Atlanta-Heavy Shipments O.
Lumber from Apalschicola-Disst
and Party of Northern Capitalists
Inspecting their Plantations in South
Florida.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. James Gould of Statesboro has Just
given birth to her third pair of twins.
Great interest is being taken at present
among the gentle sex in the offer by the
state fair OF 5000 for the most expert and
graceful equestrienne, the award to be
made by competent judges Of horseman-
ship.
The Tobacco Growers Association of
Ware county has decided to have the to-
bacco raised on the farm this year manu-
featured into cigars. The company has
also decided to 20 into business next year
with renewed energy. Owing TO the I'M
favorable seasons this year the farm did
not pay, but the improvements that have
been made are intact, and with good seasons
next year the crop will pay handsomely.
The tobacco raised compares favorably with
the finest grades raised elsewhere.
Brunswick Times: Capt. W. M. Upper,
general manager of the Brunswick Towing
and Lightersge Company, has sold his steam
tug Lawrence and his two large lighters,
which were recently built, to the firm of
Bailey, Boles 81 Co., and they will be car
ried to the Satills river TO be used in the
lumber business there. When the steam
ship Rio Grande goes north the latter part
Of this week Capt. Topper will be pas
senger on her bound for New York. There
he will purchase very large steam lighter
and it will be brought TO this port 1t will
have carrying capacity Of $50 tons and
will be propelled by steam and will hoist
and discharge its cargo by steam power.
This will be the first lighter of this kind ever
brought TO this section and will be u great
addition to the fleet of the towing company.
The funeral of G. L. johnson, the China
man whose body was received in Atlanta
from Gainesville on Friday night, took
place Sundau afternoon. 1t was unique in
the extreme, and several hundred people
attended it, attracted by the curious GER
emonies. Johnson's body was robed In an
elegant silk garment, lntrIcately embroid-
cred, with gold studs on his shirt front
his queue was entwined about his head
The casker in which he lay was IA very
costly one. The funeral procession started
from the Office Of Wylie & Barclay. There
were seven carriages, occupied by Celestials
and decorated with Chinese flags. On the
way to Westview, where the interment took
place, the chief, an aged Chinamau, burned
small pieces of joss paper, each marked
Win some strange symbol. Arriving al
the grounds 81 90 in American money wa
placed in the box in which the casket wa'
incased, to pay his way over the ferry, and
the coffin was then lowered into the grave
at the foot Of which large number Of
things we're placed. They consisted Of veg
etables, a half box of cigars, several pack.
ages of cigarettes, baked chicken, tel
pounds of pork roast, some mutton, severa
pounds of sugar cane, two bowls of rice,
dozen bananas, pound Of grapes, hal
dozen pears and half dozen peaches Dur
ing this time the chief scattered further
number OF joss paper into the grave. Thos
which were left after the eatables were de
posted were placed alongside of several ret
candlesticks, all OF which were burned to
gether. As the little flames darted abou
and finally began TO flicker, the Chinamel
gathered in group and sang a quain
hymn in the original tongue. At the end o
each verse glass Of tea was poured upol
the grave. The services lasted half al
hour. When that was concluded Dr. j. w
Lee of Park Street Methodist church, con
Quoted short Methodist service TIL
grave was then covered, and the CHIEF dis.
tributed package of small beans, each o
the Chinese eating of them, whereupon thel
filed slowly back to their carriages.