Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-07
j, H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.

county that ia likely tO aOon become possessed
Cf rich patrimony. Mr. Joseph l. Dysart is
the head of this family and prospective leza
tee. The fortune is at present IN Ireland, but
may soon be in Barlow county. lt amounts to
several millions and belongs to the DYsart
family. the branch OF which, il seems, has run
out IN the old country. There is strong proba
bilites that Mr.. Dysart is entitled to the estate
and we hope he will get it.
The Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural
College will be open on the 18th instant. The
Board of TTus sees have adopted the following
resolution: Resolved, That the matriculation
fee OF every one seeking admission as pupil
10 this college,, and who has not been previous
ly exempted from the payment OF the same,
shall be paid in advance to the Secretary or the
Faculty. The fee is $40 in The college classes 81
in the preparatory classes and 81 in the primary
Tor the scholastic year. The fee in the college
and preparatory classes is divided into two
payments the first half in September and the
second half in January Pupils unable to pay
may be exempted by the trustees.
A Jasper correspondent Of the Atlanta Con-
stttutiOR writes TO that paper as follows: "a
man BY the name of Nick Wilson. was convict
ed at Marietta OF crime for which he was SEN
fenced TO the penitentiary for five years. and
he was assigned to the Marietta and North
Georgia Railroad He had a wife and five
children. His wife from girlhood had the
reputation Of being very devOut Christian.
her mortlhcation and grief when her husband
was sent TO the penitentiary was intense, but,
woman like, she clung TO her husband, and
visited him about once every month always
urging him TO conform to the rules and regu-
latlons, and to reform. Some nine months ago
wilson took advantage of a guard and made
his escape. He left the country and went to
Kentucky. His whereabouts were unknown
except TO his wife. She finally prevailed upon
MN TO return, surrender himself and serve out
ms sentence Last Tuesday morning Mr.. Viii
son notified General Phillips that she wanted
70 meet him with her husband. and that was
the first intimatiOn General Phillips had re-
celved OF Wilson's being In the State or OF his
whereabouts. She brought him into Marietta
n the public square in open daylight, and told
General Phillips that she had prevailed upon
her husband TO return; that she knew that the
convlcts were well treated on the Marietta and
North Georgia Railroad, and, while she c6uld
have gone on to her husband and have been
with him all the time, she knew that life
would be no satisfaction all the time
hiding and slulking around trying to
evade the penalty Of the law, and she said
she knew that she could not rear her chill
dren In that respectabilitY she so much desir
ed, when they were all the time being pulled
and hauled around from post to pillar with the
consciousness Of their fathers being an es-
capped convict, and therefore she desired him
70 90 back to the penitentary and serve out
MS sentence and then return home ana live
different lie, and help her TO raise up the
little ones that she had labored so hard to sup
por5 all the time Of his absence. Mrs. Wilson,
all the time of her husband absence has sup
ported her family with her needle. and has
carried her children to Sabbath school every
Sunday. Mr.. Wilson is now at work on the
Marietta and North Georgia Railroad, without
stripes or shackles