The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-23

rest he was trying to effect. but was pre-
vented by strategic methods adopted by
the willy citizen of color. The fight was
lively one anyone who knows the
pluck and bravery Of Sheriff Horne may
well Imagine, and that gritty officer viii
carry the scars Of battle for many days.
AT a late hour at night Sheriff Horne
WIS notified that a negro. suspected OF
crime, was asleep in a cotton house near
his home and calling George Christian to
his assistance, he went forth to make
the arrest. The negro was aroused, but
before he could escape the arresting Off
GERS closed upon him and a hand-to-hand
struggle ensued, the negro in the mean
time stripping off his clothing. AS often
as he was seized by the officers he threw
them or, and each effort to put the hand
CUTS on him was unsuccessful. The negro
was soon covered with perspiratiOn ana
his body was as slippery as If II had been
dipped IN an oil vat. In this lay his
peculiar tactics, as the officers could no
more hold him than they could an eel.
Powerful and desperate, he fought with
the ferocity of a tiger The officers We're
armed Of course, but not wishing to Shoot
the negro, continued their efforts to ar
rest him. He was pretty badly beaten
about the head, and in return seized Sher-
IN Horne's arm with his teeth and al
most bit piece out before he could be
thrown or; Both getlemen were badly
bitten by the black desperate, while Mr.
Horne,s right hand was fractured in the
struggle. The negro finally made his es-
cape from the house and is still at large
snerlH Horne did not know the man, but
believes he answers the description OF an
escaped convict thought to be in that 10
cality
Free Press: I. weisberg, tramp tailor
who opened up a shop in Quitman few
weeks ago, left last Monday without no
utying his landlord or customers. He
left rent bill unpaid. and. also failed
for difference parties which he was to
clean or dye. Several suits were taken
to pieces and partly dyed and thus left.
Newman Herald-Advertiser: The hap
pest darkey in Coweta county is Lee
Haney, whose home is in the Third dis
trict He is now over 70 years Of age.
and about year and a half ago be-
came totally blind from cataract He was
poor, without means of support, and APP
parently without friends. In his distress
he came to DIR. I. J. Jones of this city.
a few weeks since having been told that
the doctor might be able TO give him re-
lief His case was so pitiable and his
condition so helpless as tor at once appeal
TO Or. Jones sympathies, and he told the
old darkey that he would undertake to
treat him IL he would submit to an opera
ton. This he glady agreed to do, and a
day was appointed for the operation He
came again to the doctors office on June
8, and the operation of removing the cat
aract from one eye was successfully per-
formed. Drs. Peddy and King were pres
ent and witnessed il. Notwithstanding
his advanced age, the patient bore up
we'll under the ordeal and was soon able
to return home. He has since been con-
stantly under the care Of DIR. Jones, and
last Monday the bandage was removed
LOT the purpose OF testing the eye with
glasses, which had been specially or
dered for him. AS the old fellow adjust
ed the glasses and found that he was
able to recognize objects in the room,
an expression of radiant delight came
over his face. He fairly chuckled in his
glee, and picking up one object after an
other that lay within reach he regarded
them with the curiosity of a child. DIR.
Jones subjected him TO various tests, to
try the strength of the restored eye.
Among other things, he was made to
thread a needle, which he did success
fully half dozen times. At a distance
of twelve or fifteen feet he easily recog-
nized such small objects as a nall a pen
Gil, and could even distinguish the diff
ferent fingers of DR. Jones' hand as he
held it up. The old fellow was thorough
ly happy when he left the doctors office,
and manifested his joy in a way that
was really touching.