The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-17

I is on the outside Of tile left foot between
3 the ankle and heel When seen, Collins
was lying on a bunk al his home here
He said: Il had just landed IN my Doa-,
and had walked up the path about thirty
I yards when my bare feet stepped upon 4
snake. Tn a minute saw What had
done. but was not quick enough 70 avoic
danger. for the reptiles faugs had pene-
trated my foot but I jumped ana only
iunge for me- ] spraug back and pulled
my gun. but il would not fire. 1 then
went 10 the boat and buckled a strap
around my leg. This kept the poison from
/ circulating above the ankle. At the Salt
Lake a boat was procured for me and
was brought home DIT Potter attended
the sufferer. 1t took three men to hold
him. re was given whisky and perman-
gauate If potash was injected into the
wound. This relieved him. To-day the
poison collected around the heart, and had
il not been for the administration Of
strychnine and digitahs he would have
died.
Rome Tribune: Saturday John Black
stock arrived in the city very hot in the
collar. He wanted a warrant for the ar
rest OF the Capital City Guards for catch
ing a turkey ON his farm Friday, as they
marched By. The story he told was that
some OF the soldiers had discovered the
gobbler feeding by the roadside, and had
given chase and captured the fowl and
placed him In the baggage wagon. He was
absent but his wife saw them and report
Ell the matter TO her husband on his re-
turn lie mounted his horse and followed
them. overtaidng them about three miles
aeay When he demanded his property.
They at first denied that they had the
turkey but he saw the tail feathers stick
ing ~ their hats. Finally they acknowl-
edged that they had the bird, and offered
70 ray, but he was angry and insisted on
-. ing lie turkey, which was returned to
hlnl Capt. Seay saw MIR. Blackstocx ann
toi4 nm mat the boys were only in fun
anu mat is was just like a crowd of live
y young fellows TO chase the gobbler. and
~ nus cotton had been damaged by their
running through it, as he claimed the
captAm OF the company no doubt would
ni4Ae good. Finally Mr.. Blackstock
sol ~ q better humor and decided 10 let
Ihe matter pass, and so there was no war
rant sworn out.
Constitution: on Oct. there will
s@tier n Atlanta a convention of notable
nIeh.- Iney are the mining engineers Of
me ne world NOT The meeting of this conven-
maps, than that of any other bodv of
men That has ever SOUGHT our fratAs
&c mineral wealth Of this section has
9Eer got further than the Biographies.
iIeIe ana there some good work has been
zone out, on the whole our resources
nave not been developed and the COM
ing Of the mining engineers will no an
occasion upon which the facts can be
Iald before them. The words Of these
lhelr homes, viii be such an indorse-
ment of the southern mineral field as
must attract to ii great attention Among
the pioneers in developing facts for me
consideration of this body is Prof I
y. Caidon, whose long experience in the
Iour quarters Of the globe makes mis-
observations of value. In an extended
talk upon the subject Prof. Caldon said:
We have no need Of going away from
Georgia to find the precious stones, for
we have them here and in the surround
ing states in abundance. Asked to ten
the history Of the discovery of such
stones Prof Gallon said; Precious
ssones are round IN different parts of
me world, chiefly in veins of cracks
OF rocks in the earth which
mas been washed down from hills and
IN the gravel and sands of rivers The
most valuable are found in such ranges
as are considered the oldest in the world.
such as are composed of granite por-
phyry and mica-slate Sometimes they oc-
cur Embedded in the mass Of the rock
at other times growing as il were on the
surface. When they are thus found in
the very rocks where they We're origi-
nally formed they are said to be in their
primeval bed. Many, however, are found
Tar from their primeval homes In a der
Mla{Ee or secondary bed In diluvial or al
IuNial SOILS, ana IN the gravels ana sands
of river beds. This last mode of oc-
currence is the most frequent for the
finer precious stones
Brunswick Times-Advertiser: That a
former BrunsWickian is now the head and
'front.' Of nations navy is a statement
that Is liable to cause some doubt in the
minds of the ordinary reader. 1t is, new
ertheless, a fact, and the story of how he
GOT mere cannot fail to be of interest
Brunswickians remember William Neph-
ew King, who formerly lived in this citv
holding position with the South Bruns-
wick Terminal railway. He was a very
ponular and clever gentleman-One whose
close acquaintances predicted would make
MS mark In the world. Mr.. King is a
graduate of the naval academy at Annap-
OILS, and held a commission in the navy
When he left Brunswick he went back
into the service. In the course of events.
he landed in Venezuela, then in the throes
or periodical revolution. He took a
great interest in the cause which Crespo
was leading, and represented an Amert-
can newspaper, in furnishing news of the
progress OF the civil conflict One dav a
eating gun on one of Crespo's vessels
got badly out of fix. The intricate mech
anism Of the new-fangled death-dealer was
unintelligible to the Nenezuelans and tnev
had made up their minds to cast the e11n
aside as useless. This was rather an un-
fortunate contingency, however, as the
Calling was their most effective piece of
artillery. A bright idea occurred 10 Cres-
pc. The American newspaper correspond
ent! Perhaps he could aid them Mr.
King was appealed to, and being skilled
in such things, from his naval experience.
readily repaired the gun, and it was put
PACK lnto active service. This service
nXed the Americans popularity with Cres-
po. lie at once became the intimate coun-
seller and adviser of the general and
when victory crowned his efforts and he
succeeded to the presidential chair of the
little republic, King was not forgotten. In
faet, he was commissioned Admiral in
command of the Venezuelan navy which
position he is now filing The navy is
small II IS true, but the position is a sim