The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-03

one in the car that would weigh less Jhah
s. pounds while many would easily 90
ten or fifteen pounds more.
NJ. r. Zimmerman still laughs over the
watermelon Joke that he played on the
/ boys Of Stockton last Tuesday night.
The owner Of the melon patch was 10 DE
bid IN q certain secluded spot, and when
the boys with Zimmerman, their leader,
arrived, the gun fired and Zimmerman,
falling, pretended 10 be badly shot. The
boys all fled alta lively rate Of speed and
notified two other young men OF what
had happened They at once repaired to
the place Two of the boys went back
with the ones they had notified, and the
others left. The four who went after
Zimmerman put him on cot that they
made for that purpose, and carried him
out Of the melon patch to the depot, where
they laid him down until the operator
could dispatch for a doctor. And during
that time Zimmerman jumped up and told
them that II was Joke. Everything has
been a roar Of laughter since The tenth
part has not been told, as il is too good TO
tell all.
Washington Gazette: At the close Of
the civil war, there was some change in
United States postage stamps, but we
were informed that the old stamps were
good The writer had a number Of Con
and being In some confusion about stamps.
did not notice that. In perfect good faith
and with no earthly idea of defrauding or
insulting the United States Of America,
we affixed JEFF Davis picture to letters TO
20 10 various remote places. one Of'which
we remember in particular was Boston,
Massachusetts. That the letters went,
we know, by the token that they were
answered. Before the treasury Of stamps
tod 4
der and were nearly frightened to
death. We expected to be arrested and
put in jail and were afraid even to tell the
tale AS time went, VIC plucked up cour-
age TO relate the story in conversation,
but not to print it. Since Mrs. jefferson
Davis and Mrs. Grant have had friend
ly meeting, we think we can venture to
print the incident.
Lumpkin Independent: On Wednesday
afternoon last, between 2 and 4 o'clock,
the heaviest rainfall occurred ever known
in this part of the country The exact
record of the rain-gauge was 3.S2 inches,
lacking only little over an eighth OF an
inch to reach four inches Of rain within a
little more than an hour. If properly dis
tributed at seasonable intervals it would
have been sufficient to secure the making
and maturatiOn of the crops now in pro-
cess of growth BY extraordinarily good
work and timely management the mill
dams near town were prevented from be-
ing swept away. Several hundred feet of
railroad track and small trestle beyond
Sawyers mill were swept away, delaying
the west bound passenger train from
Americas about three hours. Another
washout west of Lumpkin delayed it at
this place until late in the night II
washed down, chimney and all, a new
house built by Mr.. M. L. Everett on a
level place in field near his house. The
street crossings in town were swept over
like mole-hills, the great torrents of wa
ter rushing madly through the streets and
alleys in wild glee.
A special from Gordon says: ''The crop
Of cotton in this section of the state was
never poorer than it is this season. There
are hundreds Of acres around here that,
unless there is great Improvement, it will
take four or five acres to make bale, and
the same land has heretofore made a bale
to two acres, and the farmers are very
much discouraged over the situation.
There has never been more work done to
crops than has been done to these this
season, some Of them having been plowed
the fifth time and well hoed. The corn
crops are very good, and unless the rains
stay away too long they will be fine.
Watermel0ns are very poor. Instead,of
three acres to the car, as in previous
years, IL will take seven or eight acres -
The affairs Of the Bank of Americas
have again been placed in the hands of a
temporary receiver. In chambersF'riday
night Judge w. II. Fish, upon petition of
various creditors, appointed Thornton
Wheatley temporary receiver to take
charge of the affairs of the bank, and he
is further authorized to carry out the
proposed sale of lots in the town of Ly-
ons on the 4th inst. July Sth is the date
appointed for the hearing of the petition
for permanent receiver.
An unlocked for and somewhat start
ling scene was enacted in the superior
court room at Macon Friday.
Judge Bartlett aud Attorney John r.
Cooper were the actors Jim Dean and
convicted of breaking into the Dunlap
Hardware Company's store some time
ago. Peters was tried several days ago
and on being found guilty was sentenced
to four years Imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary. Dean was tried and
also found guilty, and Judge
Bartlett sentenced him to eight
years in the penitentiary, as this
was the second time he had been CON
Bayne represented Peters and
MIR. Cooper represented Dean. Mr..
Cooper, who had been absent when
sentence was passed on Dean, came into
the court room, and on being told what
the sentence was went up on the bench
where Judge Bartlett was seated and
demonstrated with him about the sever
ity of the sentence. In the course of his
remarks he reminded the Judge that it
was very strange that doe Peters, who
was represented by another attorney,
had only received four years for the
same offense for which Jim Dean re-
ceived eight years. Mr. Cooper's re
marks were not couched in as polite lam
guage as they might have been Judge
Bartlett replied by stating to Mr.. Cooper
that he could pay fine of So or go to
Jail for contempt of court The Judge
then turned to Sheriff WestcOtt and
told him TO execute the order
of the court. AS the sheriff was APP
preaching Mr., Cooper that gentleman
stepped down from the bench, and tax
ing a position directly in front Of
Judge, asked permission to make a state
ment The permission was granted and
Mr.. Cooper began By saying he had done
the court a great injustice, that he had
spoken without thinking, and that he
begged the court TO forgive him for what
he had said That he was wrong and
would retract every word he had said
Mr.. Cooper spoke for several minutes,
and said that no one felt the injustice he
had done the court more keenly than him
self. When he had finished, Judge Bart
lett, who had remained perfectly cool and
impertrubed throughout the whole affair.
told Mr.. Cooper that his apology was ac-