Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-08
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I were arrested.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Capt. Z. W. Andrews, the aged pedestrian,
now In Boston or near 1t, will leave there on
OF about Oct. Is, for sumter, ). c., on foot.
a disastrous drought Is said to be prevail
ing ln the Smlthvllle section OF sumter cOun-
ty. Cotton Is badly injured and the average
yield will not be greater than last year.
The Rev. Henry d. Lindsay, son of the
Rev. DR.. Lindsay. Of Due West, AbbeviIle
county, has received and accepted a call to
the First Presbyterian Church Of Wilmington,
Del.
The Rev. James L. Martin. who has been
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Able
vile for the last fourteen wears, has handed
Ia hts resignation to the session, TO take effect
ON Oct. 81.
II is said that the Graniteville mills Skinned
over l,tOJ bales Of cloth last week, ant tnat
orders for more are coming in rapidly. At
this rate II Will not take long for the mill to
get rid of It's large surplus on hand.
John Wade and his wife, cOlOred, Of Fair
| field county, went TO church on sunday night
last, leaving their two children locked up in
their cabin. which caught fire and was burned
to the ground. One OF the children was
| burned TO death and the other escaped by
crawling through the window.
Julius Hampton, of Abbeville county. shot
I VIII Dixon in the mouth the other day, cu.-
ting OF the half of his tongue and knocking
out his front teeth. Hampton fled. DiXOn's
wound Is dangerous one. Hampton claims
that the shooting was accidental, but this is
not at all probable. Both persons are cOlOred.
The Virginia and Carolina Railroad is to
run via Petersburg on Its route from Rich
mOnu 10 Rldgeway, ;. &. The Council is to
give the company bonus of $50 900 for right
Of way and erection of depot buildings, and
excr rauge 100000 in bonds with the company
on an equal basis, conditioned that the road
Is to be completed % miles out from Peters
burg.
Mamie, a four-year-old daughter of Mr..
I III al nf nj fnnH f,rf-
well 81 feet deep last week and made an al
most miraculous escape from death. The
water in tho well was fully feet deep, and
the little girl was found holding herself out Of
the water Dy resting her feet upon one side of
the wall and clingng with her hands to the
other side. She was only slightly injured.
The people in the Hawthorn neighborhood
IN Aiken county are very much alarmed at
the invasion Of fatal disease among the
horses called glanders. Mr.. William ii. Dicks
/ his been obliged TO shoot two Of his horses,
both fac animals, and give a third one away
ON account Of this dreaded disease for which
there seems to be no cure. As Mr.. Dicks
horses have been driven to church, it is feared
that the disease viii spread generally. Mr..
Hancock, a tenant of Mr. Dicks, imported the
first case IN the neighbOrhOOd.
Florence Tunes; ON Aug. Is Dave Aaron, a
negro IN the employ of Mr.. James Atkinson.
went to the place of Mr.. Eddie Cooper, on
Lynche's river, 10 pull fodder. He went
through the yard of Mr.. Cooper and raised a
fuss. He was ordered to leave the place hut
refused, and picked up wedding hoe aud
struck Mr.. Cooper IN the back Of the head,
crushing the skull and causing the brain to
OOze out. Mr.. Cooper fingered till Saturday.
Aug. %, when he died. He left a family of
several small children. The negro marie his
escape at the time, but was subsequently,
captured on Rollins x Co.'s tram road by a
posse of sumter gentlemen. He is now in
JAN at Darlington.
Anderson Intslligencer: Andy WiHiford and
Mark johnson, both cOlOred, of Anderson,
have not been the best of friends. Last Mon
day morning they met and had quarrel.
After separating WilllfOrd went home aud, II
seems, Gete mined to bring the matter to an
end. Accordingly, after eating his dinner,
he took halt-pint Of whisky, into which he
had previously emptied a JwO-Ounce vial OF
laudanum, and drank about one third of the
mixture. He then bade his mother goodbye,
telling her that he would never eat another
meal M her house. Taxing dOuble-barreled
shotgun, he went out into the field, and,
creeping up into plum thIcket near where
johnson was at work. discharged the con-
tents at him. Johnson was not hurt, only
few shots penetra ing the skin. Since then
WlulfOrd has disappeared, and nothing has
been heard OF him. although his family and
the officers of the law have been searching ior
him. II Is believed that he drank the lauda-
mum with suicidal intent,and that he is dead.
Charleston Netcs and Courier: The final
proceedings were begun Thursday before
Judge Hudson, which will end a long litiga-
tiOn and settle up the famous Barrett estate,
which Is valued at over SS00,000, ana has been
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summary of the case, taken from the report
of the master. Mr.. L. NJ. Hanckel, will be Of
general interest: Jacob Barrett, a we'll
known and wealthy citizen, died on Nov. Is,
ISL, leaving surviving him his widow, Hetty
J. Barrett, aud his children. LAURA l.. Lew,
Sarah b. Cohen, Eugenia 4. Rice, Pauline
DishOn, Jacob Barrett, solomon Barrett ana
Mary Beatrice LarendOn. The testatOr, after
specifically devlsing certain real estate in this
state, and also in the state OF New York, aud
in the state Of Georgia, to each of h.s child
sffra
distribution Of his estate, at a luatiOn fixed
By u viii, and directing that the executors
should set apart sum sufficient to pay an an
nuIty Of S,Ol0 To his widow, amt also di-
Tertinr that the farther sum of $4,000 be
set apart u accumulate, TO be dis Osed OF
by his said wife, by her last Will ami testa-
meut, TO one or mOre Uf his children, or grand
children, disposed Of all the rest and residue
of his estate, both real and personal, to his
children for life, and from and afIer their
death 10 their child en-. providing that If any
child or children Of the testatOr shall depart
This life. leaving no child or children surYiv-
ing h.m or her, or in case any child or child
r6a 50 left surviving by any Of hi children,
should die before attaining the age OF 2l, or
marriage the pro erty so devised to such
child or children should revert TO his estate,
aud providing further, that the child or
children Of either OF his children, who may
have died previous TO the time Of distribution
fixed by the viii, should stand IN the place OF
such deceased parent. Inc VIII provided
also that no distribution of the residuary
estate should be made until after the expira-
ton of ten years. This period expired
on Nov. l3, 1881, but IN the mean
time by order OF the court a Ger
tain income was directed TO be paid the chill
dren of the testatOr. OF the heirs Mrs. Sarah
b. Cohen died leaving surviving Eve sons and
one daughter, OF whom Octavus Cohen and j.
Barrett cohen are Of full age. Jacob Barrett
died intestate and without children. There
are now living Laura l.. Levy, with chill
dren, of whom are Of age; Pauline DishOn,
with children; Eugenia A Rice, with chill
WNar-H II ar nnftn r.
solomon Barrett, with children. The eXecu-
tors of the estate are G. II. IOWndes, George
W. Williams and IL. H. DeLeon, the last
named, however, having declined TO serve.
The securities held by the executors for ac-
cumulatiOn for the widow OF the testatOr,
originally $4,000, amount now 10 SlUO-
053 81, and they also mold secuIltles ~ S 5et
ASIDE to pay an annuity OF f4OOO 10 the
widow. The order which has been agreed
upOn by tits counsel and which Is intended 10
wind up the affairs Of the estate. so lar as
legatees are concerned, provide for the fol-
lowing payments: /. After paving IN cash on
account Of the share of Isaac Barrett, which
share is now owned by Laura p. Levy, $4,000,
properties specifically devised to Mrs. Laura
l. Levy and her children al $4,000. 2. To
Mrs. sarah Is. Cohen and her children SIS, 600. 8.
To Pauline Dishon si2,6eo. 1. To EugenIa A.
Rice and her children $4,000. 5. To Mary
Beatrice LarendOn and her children $4,000.
Is. To solomon Barrett and his children
5000. !. And to allow Laura out of the first
cash to be received from the executors the
sum Of Sl6.CO0 as provided in paragraph one
above. S. That the balance Of he-estate, after
setting aside the amount sufficient 10 secure
Mrs. Barrett an income Of $4,000 per annum,
and paying all proper costs IN the case OF
Levy against Williams, and IN this cause and
the fees Of tho counsel N this cause, the
balance OF the personal prQperty in thefAands
of the executors be used, first in eqk- WZing
the valuation Of the seVtTsl advsnQ %made
under the will of the teSatOr. bit#ay of
specific devisees, such euualizati n H TO be
made upon the basis ofs the Walton
heretofore fixed in this decree, anc8that
the sums needed for such equalization be paid
to the parties respectively, that is ~ say. TO
Laura L. Levy $1,000, TO Rauline DlshOn s.. 900,
and to solomon Barrett $4,000, and the re-
mainder OF such personal estate 30 be then
| divided into equal parts, Of which paris
| to be paid to Laura L. Levy, l share TO the
| children Of Sarah B. Cohen, l share to Pau
| line Di-hOn. / to EugPnia Amanda Rice.
| to Mary Beatrice LarendOns and to Solo
mon Barrett. to be held by them and each of
them subject to the provisions of the will OF
said testatOr. The master is directed TO sell
| the real estatS,