Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-09

shorter VIII Case.
GEORGIA.
The Augusta Presbytery will convene at
sparta to-day.
"A. Stoval VIII deliver the memorial ad-
dress at Athens.
Artesian water is being shipped from Mil
len TO an parts Of the state.
s. q. Prudden has been postmaster at
EatOntOn for fOrty-nine years.
capt Talmadge, Of Athens, will not be
candidate for state Senator.
The contracts for enlarging the Augusta
water works have been awarded.
Felix Horse shot Charles Phillips at Clarks-
viii die.
Councilman Dunning. Of Atlanta. has a son
who IS IL years old and tips the beam at 2iO
pounds.
Many houses and "a great deal Of fencing
have been destroyed by forest fires in COlum-
bla county.
Sunday FLOYD county sunday-school con-
ventiOn elected J. W. Bones President. Ham
IIton ancey Secretary, and r. T. Hargroye
Treasurer.
several mercantile firms OF Augusta have
petitioned the Council Of that city to take
steps 70 induce the city and county to make
An exhibit al New Orleans.
Joseph Y. Alexander has been commits
stoned Postmaster at Don, Georgia. and John
a. Cochran mas been commissioned Post
master at Hardeman, in Harris county.
farmer named Scott. living near Waynes-
bOrO, was struck by a falling limb while blow
ing saturday, and suffered fracture OF the
skull, which, II Is feared, viii prove fatal.
The week In Wilcox county has been marked
by several mlshaps Of q serious nature
George v Ninson had one Of his sons killed
10y tree blowing down on him, I L. Griffin
mad ms heelstrlug cut i'm two by letting ms
brOadaXe fall from his shoulder, and Abe
McCOmmIcK had his house burned.
4 discussion over the question Of organ or
tE aNrr D. .af.r
Qultman county, resulted in a disruption Of
the church. over fifty members, being nearly
all OF the most substantial members, with
drew from the church and constituted 4 new
Baptist church at Midway, some six or seven
miles distant from Enon
Mrs. ID. B. Copesand. of ThOmasville, was
accidentally shot by pistol in the hands of
daughter of James Bruce. Both ladies were
examining the contents OF bureau drawer.
where Miss Bruce found the pistol and began
AN examination of it. The ball struck Mrs.
Copesand little below the right hip, and
ranged downward lodging near the knee.
Her clothing was fired by the explosion. but
was promptly eXtnguished. The wound is
not considered dangerous.
The members Of the Democratic Congress
slOnal District Executive Committee for the
counties composing the Tenth Congressional
District, call meeting Of the committee to
be held at Augusta Thursday, the 18th Of
April, for the purpose of organizing the COM
mlttee by the election of proper officers, taking
the necessary steps for the assembling of a
Congressional District Nominating Conven-
tiOn, and for the transaction of such other
business as may be brought before the COM
mittee.
The Lumpkin independent says: ''In 1861
hook and ladder company was organized here
with roll OF nearly fftv members Ont of
this number only half a dozen are now living
In Lumpkln, the others having moved aWav
or died. The writer is one of the survivors Of
TINS gallant company, and his recollection
is that the company was formed just after a
serious fire alarm. The organization was per
fected,a subscription list for apparatus opened.
constitution and bylaws adopted, and then
the company went the way of the world
On Wednesday last some dead trees in a
field ON +. l.. kemps place in Scriven county
got on fire. and the wind blowing from them
towards his house, placed it in great danger
of being burned. Fourteen men spent the
entire day in cutting down trees and putting
out the fire which was blown from the trees
towards the house. and that at one time the
house took fire and it required their utmost
efforts to save lU. Everything was taken from
the house aud moved fully 200 yards away to
place Of safety, and the family had to spend
the night with neighbors. Three hundred
panels OF his fence were burned.
John Hogan, who lived four miles from
Tailulah and owned the Major We Cox place,
Buck HOrn," was found dead in his room
lying on pallet made on the floor, on Satur-
day night last. Mr.. Hogan was a bachelor
about sixty-iye years Of age, and lived alone
His servants lall white who lived in the ward
adjacent TO his house, had all gone from home
II Is supposed ne Nlel OF epilepsy. To which he
was subject. ON his leg, in leather pouch,
was found l.OO0 IN greenbacks, and in his
trunk S5sJ in gold. About three wears ago
Mr.. Hogan removed from Oconee county
south Carolina, to Tallulah. and soon gained
The respect and confidence of his neighbOrs
He WAS without education, could neither
read or write, and had made his estate. the
value of which Is probably $4,000, by energy
and the strictest economy. His money is in
the hands Of Blessrs. Williams Il Stribling
merchants tt Turnervile, on the Northeastern
railroad. lie left no will.
The Rome correspondent of the Atlanta
Constitution says: The delay of the Supreme
Court In announcing its decision in the IA q.
nous shorter viii case IS giving rise to some
anxiety upon the part OF the benefcaries in
this vicinity. 1our correspondent has learned
that executors OF the viii are taking steps to
prevent any damage which might occur to
their side OF the ease by reason of the delay
ln the supreme Court above referred to. As
Col. II. W. Alexander, Of this city. was the
consulting attorney with Col. Shorter in pr
pairing the important cOdicil 10 the viii and it
ls upon ms sole testimony that the allirmancc
Of the original VIII and the validity Of the
cOdicll depend, application viii be made
10 the court to have his testimony
taken and perpetuated according TO
the terms of the law. They fear that
should Col Alexander unfortunately die
before the decision of the supreme Court Is
rendered, or before any future proceedings
against the will are had, the benefciaries will
entirely lose his most valuable testimony. Ii
is said this action is expedited by the report
that new alleged helr-at-laW, not included
I'm the pending proceedings. has recently been
unearthed somewhere in Texas. She is a Mrs.
Forgev, who Is claimed TO be a hall-sister of
Lol- shorter, deceased, and efforts viii be
made to establish rights of inheritance for her
90 a portion OF the vast estate in controversy.
To Is TO meet any and all future efforts to re-
open the case or attack the validity OF the
VIII and codicil that this application to per-
petuaie the testimony of Col. Alexander Is
made
The suit of James J. Hall and wife for the
recovery of four acres Of valuable land on
Marietta and Alexander streets, Atlanta. was
commenced Monday. The story, as told by
the C0HStttLLton, Is interesting. 1t follows:
Josiah q. W Mills married Sarah L. Payne.
daughter of Edwin Payne, on the 18th of
December, 1850. Edwin Payne, in considera-
tion Of his love and affection for his daughter.
ana as an advancement TO the amount of
$4,000. executed to y. @. W. Mills, as trustee
for his wife and her children, deed of trust
TO about four acres Of land fronting on
Marietta and Alexander streets, and well
known to old residents as "the Payne" and
afterwards "the Mills" property. About
December, ls.5, the property having become
burdened with tax ii. fas. and unpaid assess
ments. Mills applied 10 the Superior Court
for leave 20 sell the same. If need be. to re-
heve Il of said encumbrauces and to reinvest
the remainder IN other real estate under the
terms Of the trust. The leave was granted,
and bY certain deeds Of December, 1871. and
June. 1875, the property in question was con-
Veyed to j. II. Hun In consideration Of other
county. Tenn, and other undertakings men
toned in said deeds. Hun took charge of his
purchase. had the same relieved Of its en-
cumbrances. sub-dlylded and then sold the
several parcels of the same 10 the parties who
are joined with himself and Mills, As is stated
in the first part of this article. Lillian o.
Mills married James j. Hall, and being
the only child of J. q. ". and Sarah E. Mills,
now appears as the claimant TO the valuable
estate. her mother being deceased and she
herself being now of lawful age. Her
bill in the case was filed September l. 1882.
AmOngt he many allegations and exhibits, in
vOlving each step in the above history, Mrs.
Hall alleges that Hu0, well knowing the value
of the property, by false representations OF
the value of hls property in Whitfield county,
induced J. q. ". Mills. trustee, to make the
trade and exchange complained of, that said
Mills and Hun used their influence to secure
sent was not free and voluntary: that the
property in Whitfield county was not worth
dne-third the value of the Marietta street
nrOpertv: that Mills received personal pro-
Of said exchange, no part Of which, being in
amount about $1,000 said Mills reinVested
under the terms of the trust. She further
alleges that she gave HUFF fun notice that il
he made the exchange in question he would
receive no valid title thereto, and that shC
would, upon reaching her majority, sue for Its
recovery: also. that she notified all the other
defendants. purchasers from Hut, that salC
Huf had no legal title to said property, could
not make good title TO the same, aud that SHE
would sue for its recovery
FLORIDa.
The bean crop at Rlicanopv aud in that re-
ElOn VIII be but a twO-thirds yield.
The canal connecting Lake ApOpka with
Lake Beauclair has been completed.
Rumor has it that Miller Henderson haY,
lost the Key West mail contract. and It has