Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
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long train Of Is cars.
GOV. Thompson has committed the SEN
tence OF William Taylor, who was con-
Vlcted at the April term of the court for,
marion county Of murder, and sentenced
Dy Judge kershaw 10 be hanged. The
petition Is signed by leading citizens,
sleven jurors in the case and many men,
oers OF the bar. II sets forth that the de-
iendant shot his wife with small SHOT
ABOUT the knee OF the left leg The ply
sielans testified that the wound was
shgnt, ana II proper attention had boon
palo would not have been fatal. The
woman was imprudent in eating and
drinking, getting partially intoxicated.
her husband shot her because she was
uniaithful to him, but did not wish TO kin
ner OF ne could have done 80 at once with
ease.
suit has been commenced in the Court
Oh Common Pleas, before Judge PRESLEY,
oy DAVID Hail. who keeps a dry goods
store In King street, under the Masonic
iemple, TO recover $l,T47, which he al
leges he lost at the game of faro between
May 70 and June 10. The defendants are
Henry Huffand Frederick Jacobs. Jacobs
was released on furnishing "bail to the
action in the sum specified in Judge
fressley's order. Messrs. George Horton
and j. Q. Jaudon became his sureties.
'ball 10 the action" means that the bail
Is furnished not for the appearance of the
defendant to answer she SUIT but that Il
Il given for the payment OF any Judgment
that may be recovered by the plaintiff in
the action. The case will not be tried
until the next term of the court Huff left
town before he could be arrested.
A rare case came up on reference be-
fore q. Z. Sanders at Spartanburg. Dur
Ing the year 1877 a note was given for about
| $so, at per cent. per month interest, to
be counted in as principal ever six
months and compounded. Some time
after the note was given the drawer OF
the note rendered payment, but the holder
SAID that he did not want the money, and
! begged on from receiving 1t. He pre-
ierred the note. After time both parties
died. The executors brought suit to re-
coVerer the whole amount, which Is now
several thousand dollars. Mr. Sanders
rendered his decision for something over
$500, the amount due, according to con-
tract, at the time of the tender. He also
held that the contract was unconsciona-
BILE, and that the giver of the note did not
understand what he was doing. The case
may be taken to the Supreme Court.
Secretary Holloway, of the State Agri-
! cultural and Mechanical Society and
/ - VA Az nus Aophtu ~ VI lie
formation concerning the JOINT summer
meeting at Bennettsville in August. The
following essayists and subjects are an
| nounced: Col. Thomas J. Moore, Spartan
! burg, Tobacco, the kind TO be grown on
the different soils of the State;" II. b.
| Buist, Greenville, Grape Culture and
| Wine Manufacture; E. l.. Rivers, James
Island, "Best and Most Economical Meth
cd of Drainage and Irrigation;' Wash
/ fnnfnn A
bred Cattle;" DIR. 7. Z. Chazaal, State
Chemist, Columbia, "Ferulizers Best
Suited to the Agricultural Products on
the Different Soils OF our State" Subject
| for discussion: "The Preparing and Grow
ing Winter Forage Crops" Col. Hollo-
way urges that the farmers of each
county meet, organize agricultural clubs
and send for each club three delegates
at least to the meeting.
AS Superintendent Lipscomb's report in
regard TO the treatment of cOnvicts on the
Savannah Valley Railroad has not yet
been made public by the Governor, the
following information from the Abbeyille
Messenger will fill the gap, as it is doubt
less authentic: Col. Lipscomb, we are
informed, expressed himself very we'll
| pleased with the present condition aud
| discipline of the camp. The facts Of the
former cruel treatment seem to be these :
Capt. Carroll, in charge of the camp, was
away on leave Of absence for two or three
weeks. In his absence the camp was In
charge of one jackson, who, 1t is said
drank heavily during this time. The con-
victs were being marched to camp In
squads of 3. Out of one of these squads
one fellow succeeded in escaping. The
other seven were subjected to severe
punishment for not having informed the
guard that he had filed his shackles. Two
Of these were whipped very severely. One
Of them, Henry Porter, was terribly
punished, the skin and flesh being
whipped from of his back for a space of
several inches. DR.. Pope thinks he is yet
in a critical condition. AS soon as Capt
Carroll returned he discharged jackson.
The convicts say that Carroll is kind and
just to them and that the inhuman treat
ment was due to Jackson