The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-30

meut for Life-A MOOmshtue sttlt
Destroyed After an Unusual BY
perieuce.
GEORGIA
II IS said that between two and three
thousand sheep were sheIrel recently an
The Andy Pi-ts place in Dooly county
Efforts are being made 10 raise The san
tee. -he bis steamer that was sunk in the
Ockmulgee below AJoeviue few weeks
ago
on Monday next George Scovle viii as
sumo the management OF the kimbau
house az Atlanta for Joseph Thompson,
proprietor.
The jury in the case Of Derby VS. the
Southern railway for $4,000 on trial at At
Ianta. could not agree and Judge Newman
has ordered a mlstriaL
The Wavcross district conference went
into session at HinesviIe Thursday.
About forty preachers and delegates are
Is IN most excellent condition.
j. w McAlichen has brought suit against
the Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway
Company for 5000 damages for injuries
he says. he sustained while no was riding
on one Of the cars Of the company.
George Copes, whose head was split with
3 shovel in the hands Of a negro work
man at Atlanta several days ago, Is stead
ily improving a the hospital and the ply
sici2ns now think that he VIII get We'll
O. W. Andreae. who about a month ago
was arrested al Atlanta upon a warrant
sworn out by A. L. Delkin upon the charge
that he had taken Two pictures engraved
on gold from his jeWelry store, was non
Orably discharged after Trial ia fulton Hu-
periOr court Thursday.
The steamer Queen City, which struck
rafrFa Ina lai rE
Columbus Tuesday afternoon and sank
tC the bottom OF the stream. which was
very shallow at that point, has been rails
ed the damage repaired and she has gone
on her voyage down the ChattahoOchee.
But little damage was done to the Queen
City, the loss Of time OccaslOned by the
accident being the chief embarrassment
Fannie Passion, colored, who lives at
Chaunceya station on the Southern rail-
way. 10 miles south of Eastman. let a
lamp fall and set fire TO her house and
bed-clOthng Wednesday night. Instead Of
smOthering the fire out she threw water
on IL. which made il spread rapidly. Every
thing possible was done TO save her and
her two children, but the children We're
burned go badly that they have died. 1t is
thought the woman viii also die.
The suit brought by the widow of Ben
jamin II. Derby, Of Cornela. for 300
against the Southern Railway Company.
on account of the death of her husband,
who was run over and killed on August
2lst Of last year by freight train. was
thrown out Of court by order Of Judge
clared it a mistrial The new trial was set
for the next regular term OF court, and will
be tried on a new plea by theplaintin.
cambridge Democrat: on Tuesday morn
ing at the Mayvile mills, a large crowd
Witnessed the launching of the steam fly
er, creation OF capt. Ed. Swndell, of this
city and destined to beat all previous re-
cords In water craft The boat is sixty
nNe rect long over all, by four feet beam,
decked over for going outside and IS ex-
peoted to make thlrty-five or forty knots
an hour. Promptly at 1870 o'clock Miss
May Swindell, sister Of the inventor. as
brought down a bottle of champagne on
her bows and IN a clear and steady voice
cried; Il name thee Santa Maria" and
anna enthusiastic cheering the boat shot
out into the water and this enterprise so
Iull Of promise was launched.
George Tussett, a young white man. who
resides on Jones street at Augusta, is in
lail in that city on a charge OF rape. J..
FL smith OF Thomson charges that Tus-
Mrs. Willie Smith. Mrs Tussett and Mrs,
Slnlph are sisters. The Smiths live five
m 9ees from Thomson. Il is claimed by
smith that while he and his wife were ON
visit 10 the Tussetts at Augusta all four
went out into the country, and that II was
d dnen uns assault took place. Mrs. Tussett
ueciared TO Magistrate Vaughn that when
the party went TO the country LIQUOR was
taken along and that all except herself
We're thoroughly intoxicated She claims
mat the charge against her husband has
Deen matched UP. She has gone to Thom-
Son 70 see II she can't prevail on her SIS
Ter 20 discontinue prosecution.
In the United States court at Atlanta
Thursday $1,000 damage suit growing
out of the ticket valuation system used
during the exposition, was begun me
suit was brought by Miss X. S. Mallory
asa5hsI the louisville and Nashville rail-
Toad- MISS Mallory was stenographer to
j. A. F'tlcher who had charge OF the Cali
4ornla exhibit, and was in Atlanta for sew.
eral months. AT the close of the exposi-
non, MISS Mallory alleges, she went to the
validating office 10 have her return ticket
stamped. The clerk, she claims required
ner to be identified. Knowing few peo-
ner employer and presented it at the office
MISS Mallory alleges that the clerk, after
Igadlng the letter. pronounced VI a forgery
rms was done, she claims, In the presence
OF a large crowd and mortified her greatly
Atlanta Journal: Exactly one year ag,
Deputy Marshal McElmurray captured {
large still five miles north Of Conyers
Inc paraphernalia was loaded on wagons
ana hauled to the Conyers depot for ship
ment 70 Atlanta When the depot wa
reached the last train for Atlanta ma,
Rassed and the marshal was forced to re
main over night, leaving his capture on in
depot platform. During the night tn
worm, still and other articles necessary 4
The manufacture OF moons hine whisky ha,
ray. could find no trace Of them. He Wen
70 Atlanta and reported the loss. SeVera
weeks ago Deputies Dismuke, Scott an,
Mann began to suspect the location of a
Illicit dlstlllery near COnyers and determ
med, If possible, TO locate it, After sew
eral days work the officers discovered tn
plant and one night they laid in wait 70
me person or persons who worked it, Earl
Inursday morning they saw a negro CON
ING down tne path with a dinner pail o
ms arm, singing as he came. When tn
negro was in a few feet of the hidin
10 1aIr hall - h
teet and ordered him to halt With We
the negro turned and ran. Scott fired hi
pistol INTO the air 70 frighten the negro
out this only served to increase hi
speed, and he escaped. The negro wa
tracked to a house from which a path le
70 the distillery, and there captured. Ii
gave his name as being Sherman DAME
and led the officers to the distillery TheI
the officers, to their establishments foun
the lost stin Of McElmurray. 1t was tor
out and with its owner Daniel. taken
At Atlanta Thursday Judge Candl,
granted an order. on motion of Solicit,