The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-19

be made at less cost than corn, yet there
was sold in Blakely alone over 1000 BUSH
els for seed this year. Hay can be made Of
as good quality and at less than half the
cost Of that brought from kentucky, yet
twenty car loads have been brought TO
Early county this year.
Americas Times Recorder: For many
years the old Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery railway had for its ensign
or trademark, as Ii were, an enlarged
Photographic reproduction of the butt end
of spool Of cotton, which hideous and
meaningless design has since dishgured
the cars of that road. resembling in
some respects set Of buzz saws or car
wheels intermingled. The new company,
however, has adopted a new and very
pretty ensign, which will take the place
of the old one. IL is that of an eagle
poised, holding in its beak a streamer
bearinng the Inscription Savannah Short
Line" The design has already been
placed upon several cars and will be gem
orally adopted. It Is very pretty one,
and suggestive of the Shortest line to
Savannah" the Georgia and Alabama.
Herald and Advertiser: Citizens of
Newman, residing adjacent to the rail-
roads, on either side, have been greatly
annoyed this year by the riotous conduct
Of negro excursionists passing through
the city. The passengers on these ex-
cursion trains usually make night hid
eous by their yells and fuSilades of pis-
tol shots. An excursion party passed
through the city Saturday night, ana,
supposing that they had things their
own way, began to serenade the sleeping
denizenry in the usual manner. Officers
Leigh and WideneT decided to put a stop
TO the nuisance, and, securing the as
sistanee of Messrs. Charlie Edmundson
and kenon Warner, they swooped down
on the train as 1t was pulling out and
gathered in a calabooseful at one grab.
There were six in the gang, one having
a gun.
In a recent interview, w. B. S. Davis
Of Polk county said: In 1853 / planted
twenty-five acres in corn and fifteen acres
In cotton. From the twenty-five acres in
corn l sold 500 worth and had plenty
lett to do me and more shucks and fOd-
der than l needed The fifteen acres in
cotton yielded 600 pounds of lint, which
I sold for 10 cents per pound, realizing
5000. with hagging, ties and toll to come
OUT besides | did thrty-nine days more
work in the cotton than the corn. / de-
cided then TO leave off the cotton and raise
corn to sell for all | could get for it on
credit and the people to whom / have
sold corn have paid my taxes and store
accounts ever since, and | have made a
little lap0ver to lend out or buy something
with. bought one ton of guano for a
renter in 1868 and paid the cash for it
when put 1t on the wagon, and one sack
IN 1883. That's all the fertilizers I've
bought
Another Atlanta sensation is caused by
developments in the Glenn incident ia
the Myers case, when action was begun in
court for the purpose of disbarFing L. N.
MERCER. An important turn came Satur-
day morning when Col. Thomas r. r.
Cobb was employed for the special pur-
pose of securing the dismissal by the
court of Mr.. Mercier from the Georgia
bar and to assist in his prosecution when
the trial comes on the charge of perjury.
Mr. Cobb will at once take such measures
as will lead to the disbarment of Mr.. Mer-
cier, should the court so decide. The
charges that will be brought against him
are that he as a professional lawyer,
swore deceitfully and that his general
conduct was not in keeping with the eth
Will be drawn up and presented to Judge
LumplSn, stating the charges This will
call for an answer and Mr. Mercier will
be called upon by the court toappear at
a certain date, when his answer will be
given, and to show cause why he should
not be disbarred