The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-25

The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

The Shutdown Of the Colum bus
Mills Goes into Eject Child Wan
ders Away from Home and Is in the
Woods All Night in a Terrific Storm.
A Negress Heir 90 Valuable Prop
erty at Albany.
GEORGIA.
On next Saturday the survivors OF the
old Cherokee artillery will hold their an
nual reunion at Cave Spring
Thursday eveuinrat the Baptist church
al Washington Rev. Joseph Sale was or
dained as minister of the gospel Of the
Baptist church.
Saturday wound up the watermelon
season Of 1898 at IhOmasville There will
be a few cars shipped every day for some
time 20 come, out the season is practi-
cally closed. Ihe railroad officials who
have been at ThomaSville looking after
the shipments for the past month, left
Saturday for their permanent headquar-
tiers in Savannah and Waycross. There
is very little difference i'm the number Of
cars shipped this and last year, but it is
said that last years crop was decidedly
the most profitable There were about
$500 cars shipped this year.
The MuscOgee mills at Columbus win
commence this week running only four
and a half days of the six, that is they
viii smut down every Friday at - o'clock.
This is done for prudential reasons.
Nearly all the mills in the United States
are running only part time, or are shut
down entirely The Muscogee mills have
fewer goods on hand now than usual a this
season, and under normal conditions
would not shut down at all, but the de-
mand for goods Of all kinds is decreasing,
and consequently it is prudent to decrease
the product. 1t is not known definitely
how long before the mills win commence
running on full time, but just as soon as
business authorizes it.
Last Sunday afternoon at the home of
Reuben Hatcher in Mitchell county lit
tie 3-year-old child wandered away
from the house. a search was made for
it as soon as its absence was discovered
but without ayail the child was no
where to be seen The search was con-
tinued throughout the night, but with no
better success. During the night
heavy cloud came up and soon the rain
came down IN torrents; the mother of the
little child was nearly Crazed 10 think
that her darling baby was exposed 10 it
all Early Monday morning the search
was renewed and soon the little fellow
was discovered within three hundred
yards of the house. It's condition was
pitiful to behold. The exposure it had
gone through had almost frightened it to
death, it being perfectly wild, not recog-
nlzlng its own parents.
Albany Herald: The readers Of the
Herald viii remember that a young ne
gress by the name of Essie MAY Harrison
was arrested several days ago and placed
in Jail under the charge OF vagrancy. Sat
urday she had her commitment trial be-
fore Justice A. p. Greer. and the disclos-
ureS made during the investigation of the
evidence We're very interesting, if not
startling Is was established beyond
doubt that the young woman was the
lawful heiress to considerable property
She is the daughter of brother Of Will
lam Harrison, a negro who is quite well
and favorably known in this city, but it
is through her grandmother that her
property viii be inherited, as she is
one of the heirs. 1t transpires that the
southeast city lot corner of jefferson and
State streets will, one day, become the
property of Essie May. Besides the
above il was shown that she would in a
like manner become the owner of about
four hundred and fifty acres of good farm
and mber lands in Mitchell county, the
value of which is not known. but is
thought to be considerable. The case
for the defendant was conducted by Col
Z. Il. Jones, and it is needless 10 say that
his client was acquitted when it was
proven that she was an heiress instead of
a vagrant
Early last week a 35O-pounder, who
said that his name was Swain, arrived at
Atlanta and took quarters at the Tai
madge house. He said that he was sent
there by Mai, ]. w. Thomas, president,
of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Louis Railway Company, to investigate
the sentiment in regard to the Western and
Atlantic. Mr.. Swain had many callers
and he pumped them freely. A few DAYS
after he name, Mai Thomas arrived in
the city, and being asked about Swain,
said not know him. The president stated
that he had never heard of auy
such person and had not sent
him TO Atlanta and that
he was not here on any such
mission as he pretended to be on.
Among the parties whom Mr.. Swain met
was young man who would like to see
him again for few minutes This
young man supposed that Swain was a
special agent of the road Swain repre-
scented himself to be and gave him some
information that was confidential. Since
learning that Swain did not come from the
general manager and lessee of the Wes-
tern and Atlantic, this party is anxious to
get an explanation. He says that he win
not uwrite card, but win tell the
heavy weight some things and do some
things which will tend to agitate the pre-
tended special agent.