The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-11

ager, and Macon as headquarters, Col.
Wilson is secretary Of the Macon Fire In
surance Company, which position he will
continue to hold, in connection with the
managership Of the Firemans Fund. He
is one of the best known insurance men in
the south, and Is a member Of the eXecu-
tive committee of the Southeastern Tariff
Association
Little Frank, the 4-year-old boy of Tom
Roberts, farmer, who lives about one
mile from Sparta, met with horrible
death a few days since. The little fellow
was sitting in wagon, which was being
prepared to haul cotton to the gin, and
his father had gone to the lot near by
TO get the mules, when two negro boys,
brothers, aged respectively II and 10 years,
approached the wagon with a gourd, the
handle OF which was open in the end, and
IN which was some diluted potash used
for washing clothes, and they presented
this death-dealing draught to the little
telloWs lips with the statement that It
was sweetened water, and when he opened
his mouth they tilted the gourd, pouring
its contents like molten lead down his
throat. The little fellow screamed, and
his father ran to him quickly. Every
lhlng that could be done for the little
fellows relief was done, but to no avail,
his stomach being literally burned out
A letter from A. ]. Rose, commissioner
OF agriculture for Texas, has reached the
Office of Commissioner Of Agriculture
Nesbit at Atlanta, in which he gives a
gloomy view as to the outlook for cotton
IN that state. There is a silver lining.
however TO the dark cloud as he thinks
cotton will bring 10 cents pound by the
lst of January. The crops which was al
ready short, says Commissioner Rose,
has been further damaged by drought
ana by leaf and boil worms which causes
him to come to the conclusion that this
years crop viii not exceed 80 per cent of
last years crop. The total crop for Tex
as, IN his opinion viii not be more than
half million bales, and he is doubtful il
1t Will be that much. Mr.. Rose saws he
has advised the Texas farmers to market
Holm mrNff ton ell. T..
if the crop of 1894 is exhausted, which is
reported, why they should not get 10 cents
a pound for their cotton by the LIST OF
January. He says he Is convinced that
the total crop of cotton for this year will
not be more than six million bales, this
estimate, as well as the estimate on the
Texas crop. being made after receiving
special reports from correspondents in
various parts rof the country
United States Deputy Marshal J. NJ Nc
Afee had a spirited fight with a desperat to
moonshiner in Cherokee county Monday
night. Monday Messrs. McAfee and r.
Meredith arrived near the reported still,
and after dark they made successful
raid and captured the paraphernalfa They
carried 1t to the house of a Mr.. Runyon
and placed it inside the hallway. Soon
after they reached Runyons Bob Styles,
the reputed owner of the still, appeared,
and called Runyon out. Runyon Informed
Deputy McAfee that Styles was the man
they wanted, and both stepped out on the
porch. As they. did so, Styles started off
and McAfee called to him to stop The
moonshiner's reply was to turn, level his
rifle and fire at the deputy. the bullet pass
ing through McAfee's coat and through
the wall of the house, near where Mrs
Runyon was lying in bed. McAfee re-
turned the fire with his pistol, and Styles
fell to the ground, crying; "Oh, Lord, I m
killed." Thinking he had fatally wounded
the man, Deputy McAfee did not at once
go to where he lay. After lying on the
ground a few minutes yelling Styles
sprang up and ran. The deputy, surprising
him to be badly wounded, did not give
chase, and he escaped. Styles is said 10
be a desperate and recently broke Jail in
North Carolina, letting out fourteen other
prisoners