The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-06

GEORGIA
A "hoodoo" doctor has been at work
among the negroes at Cherokee. and one
OF his victims is reported crazy
The necessary subscription Of $50 has
been secured for the creamery al emp
ley. The erection OF the building viii be
commenced in a few days.
Over $50 was spent for horses at BaNley
last Saturday, and some OF the merchants
took in over 500. II b. said &l,zN OF Sl,5D
in cash was spent in the town OF BaNley
last Saturday.
oliver Anderson. an Edgeheld negro,
who arrived at Augusta three weeks ago
TO work for A j. TWiggs on the river
steamer Wanda, fell overheard at O'Clock
Sunday morning at the wharf and was
drowned.
There has been q decided Improvement in
all branches of business at Harmony
Grove since the weather has cleared up
and the sun shone out. The chair factory
will start about March !, and will give en-
ployment TO a number Of hands VINO nave
been, for some time, Idle.
The 2-year-old son Of q. W. Green OF
FountainVille, in OglethOrpe county TOOK
a drink Of potash water lett ca3reles.si,y m
his reach. DR.. Crumley was called with ali
haste possible and administered anudotes
which, II is hoped, viii save the lie OF the
little sufferer, but the escape VIII be
narrow one.
Lum Osborn Of La Fayette has caught
up to the present date eighty-two hawks
in a steel trap, so arranged as TO capture
the chicken catchers when they come IN
contact Herewith. His gratetul uslEh-
bors will make him up coop OF at least
100 full grown chickens as reward Tor
his catchings.
An old file Of the Darien (Ga.) Gazette
has been unearthed dating back TO 1873.
In those days sea island cotton sofa az
AZ to 80 cents per pound bacon, rs TO ~
cents flour. $l2 per barrel; WHISKY ~
good old times" yet there were no rail-
roads, no telegraphs, no trolleys. no steam
ships, no great daily newspapers, no fast
mails, no electric lights.
Canie Parker. negro girl living at Lex
ington, was arrested recently upon a
charge of infanticide. The child. an He
Ultimate was born five or six weeks be
fore her arrest, but she managed 70 keep
the fact unknown until she called In
doctor saying she had caught cold. The
doctors suspicious were aroused and he IN
stituted a search and the child was found
hidden in basket under her bed in par
TALLY decompOsed state. The coroner held
an inquest over the remains, at which the
woman swOre the child was born dead, ana
the jury returned "A verdict releasing her
from jail.
Last June a year ago the Hebrews of
the Russian colony at St Augustine, were
considerably aroused by the forced mar
riage of Jacob Cohen to Miss jamie Ma
gurya, under threats Of criminal prose
cution for seduction. Monday Enas kunes
received a telegram from Mr. Cohen, an
nouncing that the First Judicial circuit
divorce upon the ground of former
marriage Of jamie with Sundel karnev-
sky, in the city of Laniza, Russia Pol-
and, which had never been dissolved. The
information Of the former marriage was
given the court by the interrogatories of
JAMES own brother, Jacob Nagurya, OF
Sparta, Ga. jamie did not make any de-
Tense to the action Of her husband for a
divorce.
Anthony. Tucker & Co, the Boston bank
ers, who recently bought the Macon Con-
solidated street railroad, have been nego-
tiatlng for the purchase or the electric ligft
plant of the Macon Gaslight and Water
Company, and the company gave the bank
ers an option on the property. This OPP
tion expired Monday and the company
telegraphed to the bankers, asking what
they propose doing about the matter. No
reply has yet been received from Anthony.
Tucker & Co, and II is presumed the deal
is off, at least for the present, and the
Macon Gaslight and Water Company will,
perhaps, so forward at once to make GER
tain improvements in the electric plant.
The street railroad has its own electric
plant but desires to buy the other con-
solidate the two and furnish cheaper lights
and motive power throughout the city.
A Dublin letter to the Atlanta Constitu-
tion saws: 'The most noted victim in
the state of Georgia at present, suffering
from a peculiar malady, is William I.
Smith, residing in this city. The disease.
termed argyria in the medical profess
sion, has wrought wonderful changes in
his countenance, and to-day the features
suggest many radiant colors. Epileptic
troubles began to manifest themselves on
Mr.. Smith when he attained his 18th
year. In short time the skin over his
body took on blush tint, which later
on gradually deepened to a light blue,
with greenish reflection The above is
his present color. At a first glance an OBJ
server might imagine that he had been
decorated by artificial means, but after
q close scrutiny the idea is negatived.
What should be the whites of his eyes
are as blue as indigo; the inside of his
mouth and the color of the scalp, and
the variegated hair, are of the same ceru-
lean tint. During his stage Of sickness
the attending physicians administered
immoderate doses OF nitrate of silver
The medicine prescribed was given TO
remedy the epileptic tendencies Instead
of taking its proper course through the
system, II was taken up by the capillar-
les, completely changing the pigment.
The change did not appear in spots is
customary with this disease, but gradu~
ally developed all over the body. 1t meta
morphosed his entire person as though
he had been tattooed with India ink The
contrast between his bright red hair and
complexion is indeed picturesque As he
advanced in years the various hues ar
fected his skin, and to-day the effects
are quite discernible in the whitened
treSSeS that are mingled with his hair
and whiskers. His flesh is very firm, and
presents a healthful appearance. The
great exposure to severe weather has
caused his face, hands and neck TO color
deeper than usual, and the shade of blue
beneath his finger nails resembles any
other portion of his body. The disease,
which is very complicated, will not admit
of medical treatment. Having full conf
dence in himself and believing that with
patience and money his health could be
restored and the affection eradicated he
visited the largest medical colleges to
consult specialists as to the nature of
the disease. The experiments proved a
failure. The affection appears not to
cause him any inconvenience further than
being stared at and being the cynosure
of all he comes in contact WITH
The announcement was made in the
Morning News several days ago that Mrs
Atkinson, the wife of Gov. Atkinson had
been removed to a sanitarium in Npv,
York. 1t seems she had become insane
1t is well known that during the struggle
for the governorship Mrs. Atkinson as
sisted largely in the conduct of her hus-
bands campaign. She undertook the en-
tire clerical labor, which was enormous
1t was a labor of love, of heroic self-abne-
cation. More like a sleep-walker than
one in their normal senses, Mrs Atkin-
son went one day to the store of the
American Notion Company, and picking
up some small articles for which she could
have had no special use, she walked out
again Those who had observed her in
ignorance of her condition, We're dumb
founded. A memorandum was made Of
the matter, and nothing said. She ala the
same thing at other stores, and later on
revisited the notion company. This time
the poor, distracted lady was detained