The morning news., 1897-04-13

lost about $500 through Morris. Morris
hed and his whereabouts is unknown.
Attorney General Terrell has received a
letter from J. w. Tippins, ordinary of APP
ping county asking for information as
70 how 10 proceed in a matter Of deep I'm
port to the county, as well as to the state.
He wrote that the regularly elected treas
urer OF the county had lost his mind some
time ago, and without declaring the Office
Of county treasurer vacant, he (the ordina-
ry) appointed a successor, who has been
filing the position since the treasurer was
adjudgCd insane. The crazy man was sent
to the asylum and given the best OF treat
ment. and a few days ago he was released,
having been pronounced cured by the asy-
lum authorities lie returned to Appling
county and demanded the Office which he
had occupied prior to his misfortune. and
which he found that another man was fill-
ing. This placed the ordinary in a very
embarrassing position. He stated in his
letter that he would prefer to reinstate
the treasurer if it was in his power legally
so to do, but ne wanted instructions from
the attorney general as to what would be
right and proper for him to do under the
circumstances. IL is a very strange case,
and one that will cause some litigation,
in all probability. II was the duty of the
ordinary to inform the state officials when
the treasurer was declared insane, so that
and a new election ordered
Augusta News: The poor, lone, home
less, friendless and hungry tramp seldom
gets a good word in this world. But it
was a plain, every day sort of tramp,
with clothes begrmed and tattered, who
saved 100 lives and got 500 for the heroic
act, near Mt. Airy. Ga. The vestibde
train on the Southern between Atlanta
and Charlotte was several hours late,
and 1t was given out that a landslide was
the cause of the delay In connection with
the landslide comes a most interesting
story from Mr.. John r. Morris, a passen-
ger on the belated train, who was in the
city Saturday. "A tramp, whose name is
not known, was making his way, after
the terrific rain, towards Atlanta. He
was just beyond Mt Airy, Ga emerging
from a deep cut, when he heard a rum
bling noise behind him, and looking he
beheld the embankment caving in. and
saw the tracks completely covered with
boulders Of massive rock, trees and dirt.
He was safe beyond the debris, but he
remembered that within a few moments
the limited from Atlanta would be speed |
ing along, and running into this mass of
distractions, which meant certain death
to perhaps 100 innocent persons. Tt was
the work of a moment Oft came his tat
tered coat, and for more than a mile he
ran as fast as his feet would carry him.
Stationing himself at a point where he
had the track before him IN plain view for
a quarter OF mile, he stood between the
rails and tagged for his life. Frantcally
he waved back and forth his tattered coat;
up and down and across he swung it, and
as the engine came within few feet of
the man he heard the engine and he
knew his mission was accomplished.
Breathless with exertion and excitement.
or Of
He got on the train and went back, and
when the passengers heard of the Incl
dent every hand went instinctively to the
owners purse, and more than 800 in cash
was placed in the hand of the penniless |
tramp, while his name went into head |
quarters for a mileage book which will
enable him to go on vestibules hereafter"