The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
Matters and Things That Make Up
The Daily HumdTam.

-Highwaymen Rob Traveller
of His Money and Horse Near the
Line OF Walker and Catoosa Coun.
ties-A Bill on the Question Of Land
Titles-Pea Fibre as q Substitute fo1
Jute.
GEORGIA.
Lieut.. DGu Duncan. Of the police force of
Columbus died FRIDAY.
Capt. r. b. Perkins. Of Turin. lost his barn
by IRE " odnesday night.
The Columbus Guards have been thoroughly
reorganized and John d. Little elected cap.
tain.
The barn, one horse and a COW Of DIT. G.. W.
BlRntOn, at ChaunCcy. was burned on tuesday
night He carried uO insurance.
J. B. Daniel. OF Dublin. had the misfortune
TO get one Of his arms broken by the fan Of
step-ladder Wednesday afternoon.
A skating club has been organized In
WaYnesbOrO with seventeen members. A
store has been rented, ana the fun viii com
mcuce this week
The churches at STAIRS Mil, Whitewater
and Falrview. ia COwcta county. have re-
called Rev. T. w. Hamricll TO their pastoral
care, and he viii probably accept.
Capt. NJ b. Council. of Americas, has sent
bale of carefully packed pea fiber TO large
bagging mandatory IN Boston. with the re-
. quest that it be tested and its value as sub
sutute for Iute bagging ascertained
Il ne store OF I4OLusS WaUe. at Leslie SIX
miles east OF Americas, was entered by bur
glars a night or two ago, and several articles
OF value. together with a small sum of money
and watch found in the cash drawer, were
carried away.
Athens Banner. W. H. Thurmond, the uur-
sery man, has a well on his place pos
sessed Of remarkable properties. He says
the water is strongly lmpregnated with sui
phur and iron. and that rocks taken from the
well and thrown into the fire make the blue
blaZes to arise.
At Atlanta Saturday. while Mrs Clark was
passing the Equitable building, some one
CHANGED 10 throw bottle into the streets
from window. The bottle struck Mrs. Clark
on the forehead and knocked her senseless.
She was taken into the Equitable drug store
and the great cash on her forehead. caused
BY the breaking Of the glass bottle, was
dressed.
Dublin Post: The Dublin Board Of Trade has
rented one Of the cotton warehouses and en-
ployed W. j. Joiner to manage il for
them. This action on the part Of the board
OF trade was solely with the view OF cutting
down the expense OF handling cotton. thereby
enabling them to pay the farmers more for
their staple, and in the hope that it would
draw cotton that has heretofore been going
in other directions.
Montezuma Record: Oglethorpe had quite a
sensation this week. A stranger arrived in
the town claiming that he wished 10 hid on
the proposed new court house. but seeing that
the prospect was gloomy and that he would
have a long wait If he wished to get the con
tract, he hired a horse and buggy and was
soon out o. sight" He was captured. how
ever, and viii have to answer to the charge of
horse stealing at the next term Of court 1t is
also thought that he is wanted on other
crimes elsewhere, and the officials are now
engaged in trying to hnd out from whence
he cometh.'
Representative Usher Thomson has in
course Of preparation a biif-upOn the question
Of land titles, which will undoubtedly prove
an interesting one. 1t embodies the principal
Geo FH IHa.HV
vides for the state giving titles to the
property. The bill has not yet been per
fected.n said Col Thomson, when asked
about it a day or two ago. 1t is a subject
about which I have been thinking a great
deal. Our present system ought to be sim
pnhed, and believe by taking this Australian
system as basis We can find solution that
will prove Of great value
Rome Tribune. Last Sunday afternoon
about dusk, near the Walker and Catoosa
county line. young man named Long was
canterlng along on his horse when, on
reaching partially shaded road, he passed
one man and came upon TWO more. A minute
later the splteful crack Of pistol-shOt broke
the stiffness Of the woods. One man caught
the reins of his horse, and the other one
pulled him of the beast ana fired three shots
at him in quick succession. One shot went
through Longs left hand another through
MS nat ana the third one his vest. The rob
bers took his purse and his horse and skipped
out, leaving Long on the ground. The mis-
creants have not been captured.
Quitman Free Press: Miss Lizzie Brown
who also inquired for her mail as Miss Lizzie
Saussy. was in deep trouble the other day.
Miss Lizzie is a beautiful blonde OF about is
or 10 summers About a month ago she went
TO Dixie and engaged hoard with w II.
TaLey family. Her business was giving les
sons in dress cutting. At the END OF month
she bought ticket one day FOR Quitman and
left an unpaid board DILL behind her. At the
time she left a handsome cloak belonging to
Mrs. Tally also disappeared Miss Brown or
Miss Saussy, she was the same beauty with
either name, spent about a week in Quitman,
staying at the boarding house at the depot.
Last Wednesday Mrs. Tally was in town and
relating the circumstances to Marshal Wade
got him to search for the missing cloak The
cloak was found and identified by Mrs Tally
Miss Brown protesting her innocence and
giving several explanations as to how it came
in her possession. The erring beauty was not
molested further, and took the next train for
Townsville. When asked by the marshal il
she had money enough to carry her Of she
pulled out a roll of bills as large as your arm