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

Steals a Mule.
Ii is claimed that 1900 people use the ele-
vators in the EQUITABLE building at Atlanta
daily.
The students of Emory held perfect iu-
bilee when the news of Wednesdays election
reached them.
Curtis Kay Of Hartwell has sold $40
worth OF scuppernongs from four young
vines this season.
Charges of fraud are made against the re-
turning board tpopulists) at Lincolnton and
a contest is probable.
Lille Threat, negro girl. set fire to a
house in Macon with the vie of burning
her sister to death. A timely discovery
saved the house.
Mrs. L. L. CAN'T, wife OF Editor Larry
CAN'T, was bitten by a venomous serpent
while walking in her fields near Watkins
vile. She will recover.
Judge ]. NJ. Mathews OF Talbotton will
be q candidate before the Georgia legisls-
ture for the position Of judge of the supe-
rior court Of the Chattahoochee circuit.
The synod Of Georgia, embracing all the
presby teries in the state, will meet in
Gainesville on Nov. .. There will be
about lbs ministers and elders 10 attend-
ence.
The once famous public library of Macon
is in bad fix. and unless relief comes speed
fly it must 60 to the wall. II needs only
$500 to put It on its feet, but who is going
to give the 5000 is the question.
The stone cutters working on the addi-
tions to the court house at Augusta have
gone out on q strike. They have been
getting 81 so per day and they wanted an
increase of 10 cents per hour, which was not
granted.
The Industrial home, an association Of
charitable ladies In Athens, is in a flourish
ing condition. 1t is not yet four years old
and has over S400 in its treasury. IL has a
nice lot paid for, and will soon erect new
building.
The Dsrien Gazette regrets TO learn that |
the Rev. n. Keff Smith has sent In his res |
fgnation as pastor Of the Presby terian |
church in that city. Mr. Smith has re-
ceived two lettering calls, one in Tennessee
and the other IN Charleston, and he will
accept one Of them if the Savannah presby-
terry will accept his resignation.
A 5-year-old negro child whose parents
live on J. NJ. Carswell's place in the Seven
tieth district OF Burke, was riding on the
running gear OF au old horse power gin last
Saturday and by some means got caught in
the cogs aud had the scalp from the top of
its head down to near its eyes torn away.
DR.. Hill was called in and sewed the scalp
back. The patient is doing well.
Sam Hillsman, negro Of Macon, has one
of the shortest honeymoons on record. He
was welded Saturday to woman named
Sarah Simmans, and the silken knot had
scarcely been tied when he passed into
another realm. He had been sick for sew
eral days, and shortly after his marriage
bis disease took a sudden change for the
worse, eliminating in his death.
jackson Argus: A few days ago, while
repairing his dwelling, w. l.. Flint found a
receipted bill TO Adie Sherwood for seven
passengers, S2l aud sundries SIT so, on the
steamer Cataract. The bill was dated Nov.
), 1852 and was evidently given for passage
from New York to Savannah or Charles
ton. but the start ng point or place Of desti-
nation is not named. Rev. Mr.. Sherwood,
during the war owned and lived on the
place named, aud the paper had been care
fully laid away for future reference.
Last Wednesday Isaac Sheppard, q 10 |
year-old colored boy, was lodged In Douglas |
county jail for stealing a mule. He had |
been given TO a Mr.. Townsend, who lives |
about eight miles from town, by his mother.
who lives in Atlanta Young Sheppard
decided he did not like his new home and
that he would go back to Atlanta and would
ride He was cauRht.at Ben Hill, four or
hive miles from Atlanta. His committal
trial was held last Thursday, and he was
bound over to await the action Of the grand
jury, and in default Of 500 bond was car
ried back to Jail
A sensation has been sprung by Deputy
Sheriff W. n. Barnes of Fannin county.
A special from there says: The public are
familiar with the hanging Of Edmund
Green. whose execution Mortified the county
on account Of its brutality. 1t is now known
that money had something to do with the
absence OF Bob Carter, who was an accom-
plice. Bob Carriers friends raised $500 in
nnrh avtA hAr ula l{r.Ie
that a case of arson against him was prom
ised TO have been settled il he would
turn states evidence. Green could have
been convicted without Carriers testimony,
but money and office seekers turned Bob
Carter loose. He charges that this money
was used on the officers Of the court. aud
Judge Gober and Solicitor Browns friends
Will demand an Investigation
A messenger reached Dahlonega Thurs
day night bringing the account of muir
der in Gaddistown, sixteen miles distant
Dave Maulden shot viii Douglass The
two men had been neighbors and had fallen
out about the breaking in of cattle Thurs
day they met in the road aud began quar-
reling Meulden was armed with a shot
gun Douglass turaed TO walk away when
Maulden raised the gun, calling Douglass
attention at the same time and fred shot,
1t taking effect in the left breast. The men
were within five feet Of each other, and
Douglass is rlddled. Meulden is O bad man
and had number Of difficulties in which
firearms were employed. Two years ago he
was shot through and left as was thought.
dead in the road. He put his fingers in the
holes and pulled out clots of blood to keep
from bleeding internally until he was found
and cared for by two travellers The doc
tors had no hope, but he lived to do Thurs
days bloody work.
An interesting story is told Of Mai. J. C.
G. Black, the truth of which il vouched for
by gentleman of unquestionable veracity. -
says the jackson Herald. when the war
broke out Dir. Black was on the eve OF
graduating from the, Georgetown College in !
Kentucky. his valedIctory had been care |
fully prepared and submitted to the presi- |
dent of the college for criticism. The presi- |
dent was union man while every fiber of |
young Blacks anatomy pulsated in the |
cause OF the south. The valedictory was
fairly reeking with rebel sentiments The
president commanded the young student not |
60 read 1t, but to prepare another This he |
refused TO do. He was then informed that If |
he read the document his diploma would be |
denied him. This was a great blow to the |
ambitious young scholar for he had looked |
forward with great pride to the possession |
OF bis sheepskln. He did not hesitate, how-
ever, but left The college forthwith and en- |
listed IN MorRans cavalry, where be handled |
the sword as dexteriously as he had the pen, |
The world knows the heroic record OF the |
gallant private in the struggle that followed. |
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