The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-08

diIIa-A Lost Hog Found After 50
Days at the Bottom Of WELL
BOttIe of Champagne of the Vim
of brunswick.
GEORGIA.
At Macon Tuesday at public sales. twelve
Shares of Central railroad stock sold at Slp
ana three Central debentures sold al $le.
John Strait. the negro who stands
charged with the death OF Frank ASH
worth, viii be tried at Danielsvilie thls
week.
A company Of western miners has been
formed for the purpose Of constructing
another dredge boat 10 mine for gold
on the Chestatse.
There is a family OF three young men
in Berrierf county, an of whom are deal
and dumb. while their parents are glib
tongued and keen hearers.
Next Monday week the men charged
with the killing of Henry Worley in Muir
ray county. will be placed on trial IN the
United States court at Atlanta
The third general meeting of the Floyd
County Baptist Association will meet with
Bush Arbor church on Friday before the
fifth Sunday in this month-March.
The most prosperous farmers in Bald
corn. oats. etc, and made their meat and
depended on cotton as a surplus crop
Extensive Improvements have been
made at Hotel Cumberland. The plumb
ing has been refitted and the grounds
cleared of the winters accumulation OF
trash.
Within the past few months a loan as
ISOLATION has placed 100000 mortgages on
Bullock county farms. These mortgages
are all made payable in gold at the pres
ent weight and hneness-
Mittie Lamb, a young woman residing
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. Fails, in
Sumter county was examined for luuacy
htafn - o. F=
binary Wednesday and committed TO the
asylum for the insane.
Blackbirds. thousands in a drove, are
infesting the fields around Dawson and
destroying the early oats In countless
numbers they darken the air. and two
shots from a sportsman a few days ago
brought down hundred Of them.
The dwelling occupied by Marshal Shiv-
ers at Unadilla was burned Wednesday.
II was owned by John Crumpler and was
partly insured. All the furniture was de-
StrOyed, with no insurance. The IRE Is
thought to have been the work Of some
person having a grudge against Marshal
Shivers for something he has done in his
official position.
An attempt was made at an early hour
Wednesday morning to burglarize Mrs.
Benefits residence on Rose Hill, a SUI
burb of Columbus. This is the second at
tempt within a week to burglarize this
residence, and has caused great deal of
excitement in the neighborhoOd. The
would-be burglar was shot at twice yes
terday morning, but made his escape I'M
hurt.
on Christmas eve, 1891, Willis McCurdy
of Madison county shot Mr. Porterleld Of
the same county. Porterheld recovered
and through his attorney, Col j. j.
STRICKLAND, filed a suit for damages
against McCurdy. who answered with a
plea of Justification by his attorney. Hon.
u. W. Meadow. The case was tried at
Danielsviile Wednesday and resulted in
verdict in favor of the defendant
Under dp 70 Of March tho NTorpfurr
News correspondent at Cochran, Ga,
writes as follows: J. w Jenkins of this
place has on exhibition a collard stalk
over seven feet high as a sample of his
cultivation. fine house Is soon to be
erected in Cochran by John II. Mullins,
ST. The second oat crop being killed
ers are resolving. Some will plant wheat
and rye instead. The Cochran Telegram.
which suspended a few weeks ago, will
soon resume publication.
Atlanta Journal: Within the last few
days the farmers have begun to buy fertil-
tzers in larger quantities than they have
been buying them this season. This is
shown by the increased number of fertil-
tzer tags that has been issued from the
office of Commissioner Nesbitt within the
last few days. 1t has looked all this sea-
son as If the amount Of fertilizers to be
used by the farmers would not be half as
large as heretofore. The tags have been
in great demand since the pretty weather
set In, and now IL is thought that the
year viii be over half as large as that used
last year.
On Dec. % last a young hog, weighing
about ll5 pounds, was missed by its owner,
Wesley Mitchell, who was living on the
Hollis farm, near Covington. and II could
not be found anywhere. 1t was a pet hog
and was finally given up as lost. on the
farm there is an old dry well. now about
thirty feet deep, and on Wednesday last,
FEB. "a, as some men We're blowing near
the well, they heard a noise in it, and
upon examination, found il to be>the long
lost hog, which had been i'm there since
Christmas. Ropes were secured and il
was soon gotten out, alive and all right,
except that il had become rather poor dur
Ing its long confinement in the well without
1000, The hog is all right and hearty,
with but slight loss Of flesh from its long
last of sixty-tive days in the well.
Col j. G. Neiser of Rome died Tuesday
FOR thirty years and over DIR. Yeiser
had been a resident of Rome. He was
born sixty-eight years ago in Danville
ny. Wnen youth in his teens he went
TO the Mexican war, where he did gallant
leans where he met the lady who became
his wife. After living in Savannah a time
ne Went to Rome and opened a drug store,
When the war broke out he was captain
of the Cherokee artillery, ana went 10
the front with his gallant command He
was promoted to a lieutenant colonelcy
but becoming disabled was sent home
lie afterward raised a regiment and Joined
the forces at Dalton. Gen. Hardee making.
him colonel. He leaves a widow, two
daughters and son. His daughters are
Mrs. r. D Colyin of Decatur. Ga, and
Mrs. Thomas Evans who has been 1T
Rome some weeks visiting her parents.
Dr. VIII Yeiser, his son. is travelling
man and makes his home in Sanford Fla
Brunswick Advertiser: j. ". Wallace
has on exhibition a bottle Of Piper Held
sick, bearing the date of 1871, which has
something of a history. The bottle was
bought from the stock of MIR. Shannon.
who, in 1872, kept a saloon where ElIiot's
store now stands. The bottle has been
through two fires, and, in one of its
narrow escapes from the flames. a portfon
of the label was burned off. Mr.. Wallace
says 1t would take a very strong and
oyerweening desire for a drink TO make
him open the bottle. He is saving ii TOR
Hle next democratic presidential inaugu-
ration. The cork is safe for some time
at least.
FLORIDA.
pal w r. Thomas Of Gainesville. state
SENATOR from that district is being urged
tbr president of the Senate.
Mr.. Arnold, father of John Arnold. Sill
perintendent of the Union Telegraph Com