The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-28

a Negro in Jail at Greensboro Charged
With Feloniously Assaulting Girl.
A Mysterious Attempt to Assassin
ate a Detective OF Buchanan-How
Troup County Farmer Made Toiiera
of His Hogs.
GEORGIA.
The reclining chair factory at Tallapoosa
has started operations.
The cages Of Douglas county's new jail
have arrived and are being placed In po-
sition. The Jail is rapidly nearing compile
ton.
A vein of kaolin has been discovered
near the wharf at Bainbridge and is being
worked up. 1t is said 1t is as fine as any In
America.
Mrs. Thomas Bennett, near Holly Springs,
gave birth to triplets few days ago. All
have since died. She has given birth to
thirteen children in nine years.
H. C. Cummings, whose distillery at
Orchard Hill, Spulding county, was burned
q week ago, will soon begin 60 build ex-
tensively, adding a canning factory to his
other business.
The store Of W. J. Perryman g. Co. at
Thomaston was closed under an execution
by the sheriff on Tuesday. 1t is reported
that matters will soon be satisfactorily
arranged and business resumed at an early
date
Wednesday night the residence Of R. G.
Fits, on jackson street, Albany, was Gu
tered by thieves, who made q successful
raid and escaped without arousing any of
the household. Their booty was not par
ticularly valuable. however.
Dublin Post: Old Aunt Sookey Goats
died last Sunday in the upper part of this
.kaI -, ~
having entered her 10th year since January
last She was ministering TO the sick, as
was her custom, and died suddenly away
from her home.
The Blue Granite and Terminal Railroad
Company was formally organized at Lex
ington on Friday last Judge II. Nc
Whorter was elected president Active
operations will be begun in the quarry as
soon as necessary machinery can be placed
in position. This it is hoped will not be
later than March IS.
A merchant 10 Hartwell says he has no
trouble in finding out which way the mar
orders a car OF corn, IL the market Is ad-
vancing, shout 400 bushels Of corn
fill up a car very nicely.
but when corn is declining the ship
pers have no trouble In putting 500 bushels
In car.
One day last week while George J..
and Pat Wynne of Oglethorpe county,
were out hunting the former found q couple
of partridges on the ground, and wishing to
kill both, fired at them. He was more than
surprised on going to pick them up to find
that he had killed not only the two he saw,
but seventeen others besides, none of which
he had seen.
Postmaster John A. Wilson of Douglas
villa Vhn WI fakor ciCtr last IL.
evening week. Feb. IL, died at l O'Clock on
the evening of Feb. Is, after only weeks
illness. He leaves a wife and several chill.
dren. The bondsmen of the late postmaster
have appointed John A. Wilson, Jr., post
master In place of his father, to act until
the department at Washington fills the
place.
Anderson Lundy was tried ct Greensboro
Wednesday before Justices Durham and
Lundy on a warrant charging him with
rape and held over without bail to awaitthe
action OF the August court. The offenss is
said TO have been committed Jan. 20, whom
the warrant was sworn out, but the negro
has been at large since then aud was only
arrested Tuesday. The victim In the case
Is weak-minded young negro girl who
lives, with the rest of the parties interested.
In South Greene, near Liberty county.
CrawfordviIIe Democrat: Mrs. Joe sP.
Perkins of this county set an example last
year worthy Of notice by all, and especially
those who speak Of hard times with such
long faces. She made with her own labor
from two COWS SAT 45 by selling rich nice
butter. and she sold in all from the place
such as butter, eggs, chickens, dried fruit
and vegetables Sll9 55. Besides this saving
of money on these small articles, she raised
7l5 pounds of meat almost exclusively. on
the buttermilk. The actual cost Eof this
meat was IS 90.
Carrollton Free Press: In August, 1888,
A. A Simonton Of this place bought the
gray mare Kate, which he drives from !.
N. McLendon for $3.50. She had at the
time he bought her colt months old,
Since that time MIR. Simonton has sold $40
worth or colts from this mare and has now
one on hand that he could get SlOU for.
which, added to what he has sold,
makes S640 worth Of colts he has
raised from her in a little over eight
years. These colts were not sold at
fancy prices, either. Besides, during all this
tune the mare has done good service. She
is Carroll raised animal, ard Mr.. Simon
ton says that he would not take $3.50 for
her to-day.
LaGrange Reporter: Troup county fur
nishes examples Of every kind when it comes
TO industry and innovations. One of her
most successful farmers hit upon plan the
other day which, for its ingenuity. takes
the cake. He has put his hogs to work as
sisting him in his preparation for this years
crop. He bad large quantity of manure,
and wishing to pulverize it he
thought that the thirty hogs he
had might just as well be put to work. So
he tooka bushel Of shelled corn (home-made)
and scattered it over the manure, and then
plowed the whole up, in order to mix it.
Then, turning his hogs on it, he soon had the
satisfaction of seeing his much dreaded
work most thoroughly done. The hogs
tramped over it, rooted it up and fought
over it until it was as fine as meal.
Buchanan Messenger: A mysterious
shooting affray took place here Tuesday
evening just after dark. The first shooting
occurred at Albert Smiths livery stable.
Detective Trip was made the target. Just
after stepping out Of the stable some one
fired upon him from the right. Mr.. Tripp
returned the fire and the would be muir
derer took to his heels, making off toward
Tallapoosa. After this excitement had
somewhat subsidized Mr.. Trip was again
attacked; being this time standing upon
the steps at the Loveless hotel The
shooting came from toward the Baptist
church and was returned by Mr.. Tripp,
when the would-be assassin again skulked Of
In the dark without any one being hurt
Some dogs were sent for and after an un,
successful trail all returned home about 4
o'clock. 1t is said the party consisted OF
two, whose tracks were seen in different
places with shoes off and on.
Rome Tribune Mrs. T. L. Cornelius OF
the Fifth ward has certainly proven herself
one lady who can handle pistol with &