The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-02

Eleven Rattles and a Rabbit-Atla
ta's Jail Full. Of Cr;minals-A Youth
ful Thief
GEORGIA.
Quite a feet of vessel are bound for Sapelo
TO load with timber.
Atlanta is to have a shooting tournament
under tie auspices of the Fulton Gun Club
at Piedmont park Oct. q, % aud 90
Hon. Charles o. Fulton, member of the
board OF county commissioners Of Nc
Intosh, sent his resignation TO Gov. Northern
and the same has been accepted.
COnev Halland, while cut hunting with
an old-fashioDed, single-Sarrel shotgun on
Wednesday eveling last it exploded, badly
burning his facs and otherwise seriously in
5uring him.
They are still having rain in great plenty
at Red Bluff, and the creeks and branches
are impss able almost. Gotten is rotting in
the fields; the fall crops are cut short by the
excessive rains.
The following turpentiDe firms are doing
business at Lyons: Lyons Tuvpentlne Com
pany, Coleman q Sharp, McColskey &
Page, ]. & P. Clifton and w. Il. Page q
Co. Giunery, H. G. Odum.
On the morning Of Sept. 49, at about
o'clock, the store house of J. w. Clarke, at
Stockhridge, was destroyed by fire. An his
household goods were also destroyed. The
loss was partly covered by insurance.
At Hshira, Whit W. Rountree's oldest
son, youth OF Is or 16 years, received a
very painful wound in the foot, by running
one prong OF pitohfork through it, few
days ago; and Is still suffering very much
from it.
The outlook at present Is that Stephen A.
Ryan's case at Atlanta will soon be settled
His case will in all probability be given to
jury In the near future, and the twelve
men will decide whether or not he shall
longer remain in jail.
Major Kennedy, an old negro about 20
years old, who lives on the plantation of
@. D. Bassett, was killed Wednesday even
ing at Shines crossing on the Central rail
road about two miles north of Fort Valley
by freight engine
p. r. Richardson Of Pendarvs has sent
the Jesup Sentinel a couple of the largest
sweet potatoes grown in that section this
season. With such good friends as this one,
as lots OF potatoes there Is no chance of the
Jesup Sentinel starving as suggested else
where.
Jesup Sentinel: 'Tis said we are 10 have
two new papers started here in the near
future, a red-hot democratic one and q
Peoples party paper. We welcome them
both, for misery loves company and we will
all starve together. One could accomplish
the feat successfully alone. If left to its own
resources.
Good advice from the Jesup Sentinel:
Now Is the time to fatten your hogs for next
years meat Ii you've got meat you won't
need any money TO buy 1t WITH When
you send your money west for meat that
lessons the amount of money circulating in
the south, and contracts the currency SO far
as you aud the south are concerned.
The Darien Gdsette regrets TO learn that
the Rev. N. Keff Smith has sent in his
resignation as pastor Of the Presbyterian
church in that city. Mr.. Smith has re
ceiyed two fiattering calls, one in Tennessee
ana the other In Charleston and he will
accept one Of them if the Savannah presby-
terry will accept his resignation.
o. e. Wilson, who is farming on the place
OF henry Blalock, near EYerett's Sta
ton, has killed a great many snakes this
year, and with them several rAtters. but
ON last Saturday he killed the master ono
OF the season. The most of them killed
have IA given number OF ra.tlss aad a but
ton, but this one had eleven rattles and
rabbits Or course the rabbit was inside
Atlanta'S jail Is IA popsIar resort Tor
criminals. There are fifty prisoners con-
fined on charges of felony. There are two
murder cases, one against Peter Stocks ard
the other against I'D Holland; there are
twenty-nlne cases of burglary, six cases of
assault with intent to murder, two cases for
larceny after trust, seven for larceny of
over $50 from the house and two for
forgery.
Elberton Star: Green Terry, a negro who
was engaged with Tom Powell in building a
fish dam IN the Savannah river, was
drowned last Monday about 3 o'clock p. IN.
1t seems that the party had fat loaded
with rock carrying Ii to the dam. The fiat
sank In ten tees OF water. Green couldn't
swim, and was drowned. MIR. Powell and
the others narrowly escaped from being
drowned.
Rolly Rabb. negro working with Mr..
Coggins at Crawford, was blown up by
powder last Monday. The shop caught
fire, and the boy undertook TO pull out a
box containing key of powder, the end of
the box being on fire. While holding the
box the keR exploded, knocking the bow
about twenty feet and burning both arms
and breast, 80 that all the skin peeled off.
bis face and eyes are in a bad condition,
though be can see little. He will get we'll
but may lose his eyesight.
Three Atlanta young women who have
sunk to the lowest depths of degradation are
now being cared for by Chief Connolly OF
that city until funds sufficient TO purchase
tickets for them TO New York can be OBJ
tanned. They are Annie Bayne of Knox
vile, Tenn; Hattie Wright Of White Path,
ia. and Lou McManaman Of Atlanta
Several days ago Lou McManaman begged
Chief Connolly to send her away from the
evil influences that constantly surround her
and could, with Gods help, lead a better
and purer life.
Atlanta Journal: On Monday Mrs.
Lollie Belle Wyhe leaves for Macon, where
she goes to accept position on Mr.. Moore's
paper, the EUentng NeiOS. She will have
charge Of the womaus department. of the
paper, aud will also be the society editor.
Mrs. Wylie is one Of the best known and
most able woman journalists in the country
and MIR. Moore is 70 be congratulated upon
securing her services. She was one of the
hrst women actively engaged Ia Newspaper
work in the south, and sne has made q rep-
utatlon for herself second to none as a pol
ished writer and as a gatherer of social Cos
SIP, which is always bright and readable,
falling from her ready pencil.
FLORIDA
Fhty-four births have been recorded at
the Office Of the city board Of health of
Jacksonville last month, 20 white, Is colored.
"a males and RI fan,