The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-27

his haunts In the siums OF the Bottom
Freddy took out a warrant for the des-
I ing for him in the Bottom, he visited
I Preddy's home. armed with two pistols,
and gave the ladies and children Of the
ncighborhOOu a severe fright Sheriff
I BoWles. who is anxious TO rid the Bottom
OF some OF its desperate characters, kept
/ up the search for Green all of Friday ar
I ternOon and evening, but failed 70 discOv-
/ er his place Of refuge. II might not be a
bad idea Tor our county commissioners 10
employ a special policeman 10 keep a
/ lookout for the evil doors OF the Bottom.
Such action on their part would no doubt
prevent great many crimes. and event.
ualy rid the place OF its worst charac-
tiers.
Times-Advertiser William Kolb Of Pc
tersbUrg. Va, was IN ThOmasville a day
OF two ago. Mr. kOlD represents the
Charles y. Romano Fireworks Co, and
he has been doing some business since
his arrival here. on Friday afternoon he
was showing his goods TO Sampson and
was endeavoring to induce that gentle
man TO lay in a stock of his celebrated
w histling Devils" something new in the
fireworks line. In order to demonstrate
TO Sampson what hit he would make with
the boys with his new nOise-maker he
took him out into the back yard and gave
him private pyrotechnlc display As
its name implies, the "Whistling Dcvif'
makes the most unearthly noise mag
Unable, and moment later the people on
Broad street were startled beyond meas
ure by fearful screcching noise, fOllOW-
ed by an explosion. The noise came from
the direction Of SIMPSONS place and the
police made for that place. Before the
smoke had cleared away the cops were
on the scene and Mr.. Kolb was arrested
Tor violating the city ordinances. He was
taken before the mayor and fined 81, which
ne paid Mr.. kolb says he got on light
considering the amount Of fun and adj
vertising he got out Of the business. Samp-
son was fully convinced that the w his
ting DeviP' IS success, and Mr.. Kolb
sold his order.
About o'clock Saturday morning at
Columbus, Louis Glider, a drunken ne
gro, was arrested at his home near the
jail BY officer Owens, on charge of
drunk and disorderly. He was taken to
the barracks, where he was confined I'M
I'll Recorder Cozart convened his court at
y'SO o CLOCK, when the negro, stu IN an
intoxicated condition, was taken before
his honor for trial. During the hearing
IL developed that the disorder was occa-
stoned in the neighborhood by Glider Civ
ing his 10-year-old daughter a dose of
rough on rats. When this testimony came
out the negro, who is a widower, began
tale both amusing and pathetic, of
disappointed love, on account of which
he said he intended to kin his child and
then himself, as the object of his affec-
tions had refused all of his matrimonial
offers, though she accepted a suite of in
Stallment furniture from him. The record
er sentenced him to thirty days on the
chaingang at which he became bolster
GUS in court and said he would commit
suicide Immediately after his release. The
recorder, being OF humane disposition
1.@tAAAAo
called him again to the bar and added an
other thirty days to his sentence and he
was at once escorted to the scene of OPP
erationS and went to work.
Dahlonega Signal: The rain that visited
this section the latter part of last week
was the heaviest ever known to have fall
len in LumplSn county, and did more dam
age than any two preceding freshets
known to our oldest inhabitants. 1t began
Thursday night and continued until late
Friday afternoon without ceasing and very
ha pf11sa nd
creeks rivers, destroying almost everything
In its path, washing away roads, bridges,
crops dams, etc, cutting us off from all
communication with the outside world
from Friday until Monday afternoon. 1t
washed away the YahoOia and Bearden
bridges, a portion of the Castleberry
bridge, and moved this end Of the iron
bridge at Leather's ford some few feet
down the stream, caused by a large dredge
boat in the river above being forced
against II by the surging waters. Some
crops in the county are almost totally de-
stroyed while others are greatly damaged.
Dams, bridges and acqeducts washed away
at the Homer About two hundred feet OF
Tuning We're carried away at the Mary
Henry. The Lockhart dam is broken and
forebay gone. The Hand canal was broken
in many places and many other portions
of It filled UP. At the Findley about two
hundred yards of the road were washed
away. Water cut around the dam. Tube
and part of mill washed away. Some two
hundred yards of the canal at the Hand
mine filled up and the dam bursted, wheel
house filled with gravel. Sluice boxes at
the mill covered ~ and tunnel caved in.
The above will give some idea of the dam
age and loss Of property In Lumplxin coun-
ty which will run up into the thousands of
dollars.
Speaking of coons." said gentleman
or Cordele, as he finished laughing over
an account of a coon hunt in a recent Is
sue of the Sentinel Of that place, when
! was a small boy / saw the greatest con-
test ever heard of between coon and
dogs. had gone 20 the river with my IA
Their, and as usual / carried my two dogs
with me. Father went down the river
and left me to prowl around and do what
mischief could. was peer
ing up an old hollow tree
when / saw two shining eyes. I was
scared, but my fright was turned into de-
light when father returned and told me
he thought 1t was coon. He got long
enough ii was a coon. The dogs went
for him at once, but the old rascal made
for a lake near by. He didn't stop till he
reached deep water. Then he stopped and
allowed the dogs to come to him.
The first thing he did was to grab one
of the dogs by the ear and carry him under
the water. AS soon as the dog would
come to the surface he would make for the
bank but the other dog would manfully
make for the coon, when the same process
would ensue. This performance lasted
until the coon became almost exhausted
Then he fioated near enough to the bank
where we stood fer father 70 reach him
and drag him in with a pole.
1 shouldn't think" he continued. that
coon would be very easy to drown"