The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-29

( Columbus, was burglarized and $3.50 in gold
| taken therefrOm. Mr.. Green was confined y his
I room by sickness. and had negro boy kuo"n
l by the name Of Blue John, whom he trusted i'm
plicitly in charge Of the business. II natural
/ that some suspicion should be directed against
| him. and he was very anxious that the burglars
I should be caught in order TO clear himself en-
| tlrely, and he took deep interest II ferreting
out the guilty parties. With him be associated
/ another negro boy and together they have done
/ detective work that has led 70 the capture OF
1 two NEGROES guilty Of the theft and the recoy-
/ cry OF ESQ Of the stolen gold.
GAINESVILLE Gatette: The death Of eXPrssi-
dent Hayes reviyes the story OF ms ms
capture at the battle OF Chancellorsvile
Monroe county, only a few miles from Barnes
vile. The story was told when Mr.. Hayes was
"A candidate for President, but was denied by the
northern press. IL was nevertheless fact that
he was captured, and the man making the capt
ure lives in Monroe county to tell the story as It
occurred. When Mr.. Gardner captured Gen.
hayes he led him to the confederate head
quarters. On reaching there the prisoner was
warmly greeted by Gen. A. 7. Hill. the two
having been at West Point together. Nj. Gard
ner tells Of this incident with a great deal OF
pride.
Dublin Post: A few days ago. while W. J. Car
Ter and family we're IN a dinner, they heard
very peculiar noise in the edroom and Mr. Car
ter sent his little g-yearold daughter Lee, in to
learn the cause. When the little girl reached
tho door leading to the room she found the
house on fire and the flames fast ascending the
manteL She. realizing the situation, at ones
began TO eXtingush the fire by applying some
water that she found in q tin pitcher with
cup. The father anG mother. impatient at
their little daughters failure TO return at once.
went TO investigate the cause and found her
thus engaged. Dir Carter rushed to the well
for another bucket Of water but before he
could got back with it the little girl had sue
ceeded in getting the flames under complete
control, thereby saving the house from destruc-
ton. The mother called 70 Lee TO come ont OF
the room, but she simply answered, 'IH come
out as soon as put out the fire.
About o'clock Wednesday morning the large
saW-mill OF j. W. Favors & Co, situated on the
Southwestern road near Upatoie. blown
INTO atoms, and two persons were killed, three
fatally injured and four seriously hurt. What
caused the explosion cannot be ascertained. A
few moments before IL occurred, the colored
engineer, who also does duty fireman. found
that he had little too much water In the boiler
and blew some of il out. After doing this he
stepped across to the engine and began oiling
up lie had scarcely picked up his oil can when
there was terrific explosion which blew the
building to atoms. The first person found was
Master VIII Griffin, young boy of IL years and
a nephew of Mr.. Favors. He was lying in the
sawdust pit and when the rescuers reached him
he was already dead Titus Heath (colored), a
sRWdust roller about p years of age, was found
dead near the burst boiler When the dead
the dying and injured had been brought out and
cared for the following were found TO have sus-
Grant and Aaron Walton (negroesl. Iona
johnson, Tom Gammell, John Clark and John
Rrookins tnegroesl were more or less seriously
bruised and scalded, but will recover,
Col Tinny Rucker OF Athens whose wit Is
something truly wonderful when 1t comes to
telling good joke and turning one on the other
fellow, was standing in the kimball house at
Atlanta Wednesday night talking about the old
days when the boys of the bloody Eighth had
political warfare, such as they never hope TO
have again He was talking about the memoir
able campaign Of Emory Speer and the many
little sensational turns Of that campaign 20,
there is no use talking about it," he declared,
emphatcally, there never was man on the
Georgia stump the equal Of Emory Speer. do
declare he was the most unconquerable fellow
have ever seen In a political campaign. So
clever so indomitable in his energetic travels
and so Ubiquitous why, il was like turning for
jack in well shuffied deck to guess where he
was to night and where he would be- at break
fast the next morning. And when he would get
up on the stump in this county or In that, /
don't care if IL was among his worst political
enemies. he would have them all shouting his
name in praises to the sky before he finished.
Jokesi Why he was rosy as the morning,
always IN the best of humors and never hushed
BY the adverse shouts of opponents"