The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-07

At Monroe, Saturday night about Q
o'clock, Drayton Ramsey, while alone IN
his room on Broad street, discovered negro
with club slipping up toward him, and
quickly grabbed a gun to shoot the negro.
when he hastily disappeared. About an
hour later some one raped on the door,
and MIR. Ramsey, gun IN hand, opened the
door. The same negro struck al him with
the club, and Mr.. Ramsey shot at him, but
without effect. The negro, with an undis-
covered companion, made good his escape
by running downstairs and jumping through
window, The motive was probably rob
berry.
Triton Gazette: 10 is not unfreQuently
that whisky drummers from Albany and
ders and receive pay for their liquid m6F-
chandise. They carry on their business so
oovertly II Is diff1cult for the officers to
catch up with them. 1t is clear violation of
law and IL they will persist In il the officers
should make extra efforts to secure cases
against them. Some Of these drummers
have the idea that IL they are caught violat-
ing the law the guilt attaches 10 their prin-
cipals and they win net be held responsible
This is an error-the party committing the
act 10 the one held amenAble 70 the law.
A 13-year-oId son Of W. A. Clements suf-
fered q serious accident near Glenalta,
Floyd county, day or two ago. He was
driving pair Of mules TO wagon, when
they became frightened and ran away. In
some way the little boy became entangled
IN the front wheels Of the wagon, from
which position he had remarkably narrow
eecape from death. When be was found bis
left ear was literally pulled from the socket,
but Just how it happened cannot be told.
The ear was picked up by dog and brought
to the parties who were ministertng TO the
sufferings Of the little fellow. The doctor
thinks that his hearing will be somewhat
impaired, IL not totally destroyed, on that
side OF his head.
At Monroe a day or two ago negro was
brought before Judge Edwards accused by
another of his color with stealing from the
latter a pair of shoes. The defendant
asked that a witness be sent for, who would
prove that be did not steal the shoes but
won them at fve-up. When the witness
came Solicitor Felker caught the drift Of
things sufficiently to change the accusation
from larceny from the house to playing aud
betting on cards. The prisoner promptly
admitted his guilt, but asked that q warrant
be served on his accuser. This was done,
and the unprincipled negro who sought to
send to the chain-gang his fellow gam bier,
under charge Of theft, himself fell into
the strong clutches of the law.
Marshy Lyles, an old colored woman, who
lives two miles below Sylvania, and is ow
over 70 years of age. started to school for
the first time last Monday morning. For
three score years and ten she has walked In
Intellectual darkness, and there is both
humor aud pathos In the picture Of this old
woman vending her way to the little school
house In the woods. Marshy has been
blessed with . numerous progeny and has
children aud grandchildren in numbers,
and even Observation-Disclosures to call her
name. She has always been a lover OF the
scripture and her object In starting to
school now, she says, is that it may aid her
in studying the Bible and thus help her on
to glory. Every morning with dinner
bucket and spelling book In hand she goes
along with the children to the log academy
and there pours over the mystic letters
which seem hard enough indeed TO her
fettered mind.
Judge White, who lives few miles from
Forsyth, tells Of a strange thing that hap
pened on his place. There is a negro, son
Of one OF his tenants, VIII Banks, who they
say is possessed OF the devil, or bewitohed,
or demented, to say the least of IT, For the
past several weeks he has been mysteriously
tied. Three watches were placed over him
few nights ago for the purpose of solving
the mystery. The boy was examined and
found TO be perfectly free. In a short time
IL was found that his hands were tied fast
to his feet. Thinking perhaps, that the boy
was doing the work himself they tied his
hands and kept them from under the cover.
To their surprise when they again removed
the cover they found that his feet were
securely tied. The boy is wasting away to
a skeleton. The judge vouches for the
facts as narrated, and declares that vigilent
efforts are being made 10 explain the
strange occurrences, yet so far without sue
cess
At Brunswick Friday night, after the
performance at the opera house, at the
home OF W. II. Berrie, near Hanover park
much excitement was created by a burglar.
Miss Annie Bsrrie attempted TO enter the
pantry fer lunch for a party Of friends.
when she found the door locked from the
inside: Clyde Taylor, John Lucas and
John Virgins were called and they sur
rounded the room. MIR. Taylor had pis-
toll. One OF the gentlemen stood guard at
each entrance to the pantry. just about
she time they were preparing to make the
raid the villain tumbled out the window, at
which Mr.. Virgins was guarding, knocking
Mr.. Virgins down and escaped. Mr.. Tay.
lor begun firing and fired five balls at the
fleeing burglar. but failed to kill him. An
investigation In the pantry showed that the
burglar brought his own buckets
and spoons, and that he had filed one
bucket with eggs, another with lard and
several others with other articles of food.
A considerable sensation was created In
police circles at Macon last Friday by the
suspicious actions and sensational disap-
pearance OF young man who, judging
from the amount of money he had, must
have been second Monte Cristo In disguise.
he arrived Friday morning and registered
at the Hotel Lanier as Willis Morgan, He
first attractedsttention by the careless man
ner In which he handled large rolls OF $40.
$40 and 500 bills. Officer Fridell, who was
on duty at the Lanier, noticed the
young mans condition, and that
she sharpers, who had begun
TO assemble from all directions
were after him, and told him that he had
better deposit his money with the hotel
clerk or he would not have IL to tax his
pocket by morning. He consented to leave
the greater part Of his wealth with the no.
tel. He gave Manager Jack Clancy IS. 900
TO keep for him. A little later he drew out
bis deposit. Nothing more was heard Of
Morgan until 1t leaked out that he was
spending money In the lower part OF the city
as II IL were leaves and had given one
woman, 1t was reported, about $780, The
police made another attempt to learn some
thing about the man, but before they sue
ceeded he Left the city.
Another movement Is on foot to build a
cotton factory In Amerious, and this time
IL would seem that the prospects of success
were very good if the plans proposed are
carried out. About March the Sumter
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