The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-15

Mavor Horne of Macon will not be a
candidate for reelection, as has Deen re-
ported for some time ana Pos sha 95eId
to himself. The filling OF the POSTMASTER
ship, which will become vacant atter
Mr.. Prices election, is creating some IN n
l.. j. Anderson, now ASSISTANT postlnas-
ter, Can't w A. Davis and j. II. Herts.
John l. Conlev Of East Point is seeking
to recover $4,000 from different parties
who have helped to circulate statement
that his character was bad and that they
would not believe him on oath, was be-
gun in the superior court at Atlanta FRI
day. Some time ago in the trlal or a case
adidaVits were introduced from MeSsrs.
Trimble Kendridk and Franklin tnat
they would not believe him on oath. Ihe
affidaVits were procured by j, Is. McS ON
nell and were introduced in the trlal OF
the case by j. l.. Key, the attorney. Mr.
Conley is suing Mr.. Mcdonnell for $2O'gO
He is also suing the men who signed the
affidaVits for 5000 each, and he sues MI
Holcombe. In addition to this he IS SUI
ing Mr. Key for $4,000. The case taken
up Friday is that against Mr. Holcombe.
A sad story has reached Augusta from
operator of the Port Royal and Augusta
road. has lost his mind through grief.
caused by the death of his wife. A night
or two ago he was missed from his nome.
A search was instituted. When within
a few feet of the dead womans grave
the searchers were startled by Wild cry
the feet of the men were rooted TO the
spot BY the faint light they saw TWO
glaring eyes peeping at t9em from out
the open grave, and then there came Il
laugh that set their hair on end 1t was
Webb. Going to the grave they found him
crouched on his knees digging at the
loosened earth with his bare and LAGER
ated fingers. He was naked, and his
body covered with the dirt from the
damp earth. In his madness he had dus
away at the grave with his bare hands
until he had almost reached the easkeI,
in which was the Wondering form of his
young wife. 1t was with great difficulty
that the men who found him could take
him away from the grave. Webb was car
ried to Charleston. 1t is hoped that he
will recover.
not long ago who is endowed with one
of the strangest faculties that mortal
ever possessed. He is different from
other men only in his eyes. He says he
thinks they were injured when he was
a boy by gazing too long one day at a
receding train Whether this was the
cause or not from that day until the
present time the first impression swift
ly moving object makes upon his eye is
continued on for an indefinite time, even
after the body itself has long stopped
moving. Not long ago ne was one day
watching a cat out in the yard as it
was attempting to creep up on a bird
When close to its prey the cat sudden
ly made a spring, and then, according
TO his way of viewing it, the feline kept
right on sailing through the air as far
as his eve could reach, and was at last
lost in the blue distance. And yet it
was only an Illusion, he knew-for look
ing down on the ground at the end of
perhaps a half minute he saw the cat
lust where IL had really landed. He went
out the other day with a friend and
couple of good dogs. In a large, open
field they Jumped a rabbit and it started
across the field with the dogs close be-
hind. In reality ii was only a few mo-
ments before they had caught and killed
It; but to him they kept right on in hot
pursuit clear across the field and into
the woods beyond. II was intensely ex-
citing and he was clapping his hands
and shouting to the dogs while his
amazed companion, with the rabbit IN
his hand and the dogs by his side was
wondering II he had gone crazy. Thus,
whenever he goes out, he always has the
pleasure OF a long and exciting chase.
There IS only one inconvcnient thing
about IT, however and that Is he never
enjoys seeing the dogs capture the prey.
FLORIDA.
The Gainesville BARRIERS want the Sun
day closing law repealed.
A Baptist church Is 20 be organized IN
West Palm Beach to-day.
The dog tax Is to be Imposed al West
Palm Beach after Jan. J.
A party OF Alachna county men recent
~ on camp hunt killed thirteen deer
and two hundred and fifty quail
A Gainesville man recently sold q car
load " oranges, which BE- purchased ia