The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-21


gre Falls From His Wagon and i
killed.
GEORGIA.
Alex Hiden Of Rome was badly burned
in the hand by the explosion Of a shell
which he was loading
Henry Luke, a negro. while returning
drunk from Augusta 10 his home in Co
lumbia county. fell out OF the wagon
he was driving and was run over and
killed.
queer theft was committed at Al
bany Monday night The two front wheels
of a wagon belonging 10 Max Casseli
were stolen and the rest Of the vehicle
left intact.
The preachers Of Albany have started
a movement TO have the business houses
of the city close at 10 O'Clock on Satur-
day night. instead q L, as is now the
prevailing custom.
Dr. f. T. Nay of Sandersville owns a
Jersey COW that yields six gallons and
a half of milk per day The butter is
rich golden yellow of a deeper color than
cheese and looks as il cOlOring matter
had been used. but it is the natural color.
Or. May values his COW very highly, a.
she is worth three ordinary Jerseys
An interesting suit for damages against
the city of Atlanta, in which Mrs. Joel
division Of the city court. Mrs. Hurt
owns stores than run through from Broad
10 Forsyth streets and claims that the
city had damaged them in the sum OF
$1,000 by building Forsyth street bridge,
which shuts off the light from the For
syth street end of the stores and makes
them very Improbable property.
Dublin correspondence Morning News:
According to the census recently taken.
the city contains .e22 inhabitants. an in
of Viii In F.frn
Reidsvilie, a suburban negro quarter, the
population will foot up considerably over
2,00l The contract for the boring of the
eight-inch artesian WELL to supply water
for the town, has been signed, and the
work viii be commenced next month.
There has been about 200 mules and horses
sold this season, aggregating over $1,000
The animals We're sold to farmers in this
and adjoining counties.
Corsica correspondence Swainsboro Pine
Forest: Sam. Mccullough while at work
at his grist mill the other day saw some
thing at the end of the dam which he
could not make out The next day he
watched the dam and saw the strange
looking creature again, and putting his
dogs after Il ran il down and found IL
to be one of his hogs Some one had
split the skin On me hogs back from
the meek to the tail, pulling the skin
down off the hams and shoulders so that
II dragged on the ground. The animal
died short time after being discovered.
An important capture was effected Tues
day morning by Sheriff Joiner. The Off
Ger had been notified by the sheriff of
Johnson county that a man named Cap
Morgan was in concealment in Laurens
county The operator of sour mash came
TO town early IN the morning and loitered
about the railroad depots, expecting some
freight. Sheriff Joiner made him a pris-
oner. When searched. four large pocket
knives, a huge long harreled pistol and
apf n hrac lr4ttc
found on his person. Morgan has defied
the authorities for a long time. The grand
jury of this county found true bill against
him.
Atlanta Journal: The rally of prohi-
bitionists in Georgia, called at a meeting
Tuesday for March %. has been called off.
It was decided at a meeting Wednesday
that the rally should not be held during
the progress of the Sam Jones meetings.
1t seems that the Sam Jones meetings are
preliminary to an active campaign against
the liquor traffic in Georgia, and that the
gentlemen who have charge of the i'm
pending campaign think ii best to let Sam
Jones continue his work in Atlanta before
outside of this city The attitude OF the
prohibition party in GeoTiaia seems to be
belligerent. The indications are now that
the prohibitionfsts will make a lively fight
in the next legislature TO make the traffic
in liquor prohibitory in Georgia.
Darien correspondence Morning News:
General Manager w. w. Starr of the Sa-
vannah Brewing Company has been spend
ing the day in Darien on business A
gentleman posted on such matters SAYS:
1T Is hard to tell whether Mr. Starts
personal popularity or the excellence of
the Savannah brewing concerns products
Is responsible for the capture of Darien's
trade in this line. Chatham county's
young senator w. W. Osborne, was here
on visit yesterday. He came in connec-
ton with some big inheritance claim from
away off, where interrogatories have to
be taken as a necessary link in the chain
of evidence Mr.. Osborne is well known
in Mcintosh county, and has numerous
friends here, who have been watching his
remarkable political career with great in