Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-13

time citizens Of Macon was held at the court
nYuse JUS, ednesday for the purpose of making
= i-ottlu@g OF April /, and devOting a greater
- - ,5 tlon OF the day to an Oldfashioned game
a. a. eonh ,ei Dall- Some objection was made to
vie selection OF April !, as the public might
regard the occasion as a hoax but the obiec
~ s.Oh was oEerruled. committee consisting
OF Judge McManus, Mai. Albert Ross and
Capt- J. &. Butler was appointed to petifion
lhe City Council for the use of that norfio,, 80
second street between HOge's and Pavne's
~, ,I oh ch MHich 70 play the game. On mo-
ion, lhe following gentlemen and former
pay ers OF the game are requested to Dartici
Bate' Judge j. 4. McManus. Mai. a r
isosS, - = sam ouOers. Alderman Conner, George
IL Iurpin. J. {. Butler, W. I. HOIIinesJvortb
" l.. johnson. W. a. Cherry. Charles Tav
ior, Or. }. S. Baxter, II. p. Westcott. q :
a IN, IN, h0oert coleman. W. e. Singleton, {.
Artope, Peter Harris, c. ID. FindIav 1nd1Ie
=. = hlbgee. j. ii. and Z. L. CampbeIl.
1soTg ;. Jones, j. L. Jones, NJ. K. Freeman
~ ~ ~. hoss, Hon. Thomas Hardeman. George
W. Sims and others. -
- Inc Lumpkin correspondent; Of the Atlanta
constitution furnishes the following addi-
tlonal details OF the Stewart county tTace,i,-.
Messrs- Wright & Perkins, Contractors far
me grading Of the Amencus and Lumpkin
about one and a half miles from town, Al the
camp theTe was employed a negro laborer
aLout q years old named Jackson Jordan
On sunday morning Jordan missed some Of
% cents Tor any one to find them tberpupon
Two other labcreTs, Simon Prince and Tom
hlnder, produced the checks and claimed
.ne reward. Jordan then refused
70 paw the reward, saying they had
stolen them. quarrel ensued. in which
SIMON made some heavy threats against .JOr-
uan- IN the morning about o'clock JOrdan's
snanty was discovered burning down One
OF the OYerscers ana a negro ran to the fire
and running in to save what they supposed to
ge M pdGksaddie, they pulled out jackson Jor-
uan' lie was horribly burned-his feet and
hahds Deing burnt on. A CorOner's inquest
was had, when It was discovered that he had
been dealt blow in the temple. He had also
a knife wound over the heart. The physician
Ia attendance, DIR. W. =. Garter. was Of the
opinion that the wound in the head was suf-
hclent 10 produce insensibility, when the fire
caused his death. Simon Prince. Tom Rim
cher and one Alexander were then arrested
Tor the murder.
The NEWS has already printed kilograms
concerning the arrest and escape in Kansas
OF Representative j. &. Hudgips who Is
wanted on IequisItion from Gov Nc
Danlel Tor alleged arson in this State several
years ago The history Of the case is as fol-
lows In 1865 an incendiary fire occurred in
Monroe. In that place was little brick store
win shlngle roof. One night soon after bed
time IL was discovered in a sheet of flame
1 lie people OF the town rushed ont OF their
houses and started to the fire. In the midst
OF the excitement two men were seen in q
buggy driving 1urlOuslV out Of town. They
were hailed by parties who wanted to sk
about the fire, but, hiding their faces in their
hats as best they could, they piled the hip to
their horse, and without a word of answer to
any one drove through the darkness to the
country. OF course suspicion was
directed toward them. and a party was or
gauized and pursuit given. After a hot chase
The men were Overtaken. One was captured
and the other escaped to the woods and fed
the State. The man who was captured was
named Addlngt0n. He was trIed ana con-
vlcted. and was pGrdOned by Gov. Bullock
before he had served a day in the chain gang.
The other man was thought to be J. q.
Hudgins, rs he hat been seen with Adding
ton. After leaving Georgia Hudgins went TO
Arkansas, where he got into politics. and in
lNif was elected to the Arkansas Legislature.
About that time the first requsitiOn for his
arrest was issued. but HudCins evaded II by
going into Texas. lie returned to Arkansas
however, after two years, and has again been
elected 10 the Legislature.