Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-01

Gov. Thompson has pardoned VIM. j.
6olnes, white, who was convicted at the
october term OF court, 1884, for Lancaster
county, of breach of trust with fraudu-
lent intent and sentenced to three years
imprisonment in the penitentiary. The
petition for pardon was numerously
signed by prominent citizens, including
tue solicitor, one of the members OF the
Legislature, most of the county officers,
and some Of the members of the Lancas-
ter bar.
Many Of the truck farmers on Edisto
Island will plant Irish potatoes on the
land where their cabbages were killed
during the late severe cold. Tue outlook
for the coming season is decidedly dis
couraging, owing to the difficulty OF OBJ
tanning advances. The young oats crop,
which has of late years become an impor-
tant item in the agricultural operations
OF this island, was severely injured dur
ing the cold, and most of the planters have
replanted.
AT Abbeville, Thursday, the firm OF
Cunningham d Templeton, merchants,
made an assignment for the benefit of
their creditors. They did large bust
ness, but owing to failure to collect and
losses on cotton, they were compelled to
make an assignment in Justice to them
selves and to their creditors, The report
that the Sheriff closed their store is a mis-
take, for the Sheriff had nothing to do
with it. Their unincumbered assets
amount to $4,000, and unsecured liabili-
ties amount to $11 900.
Paris OdOm, cOlored man employed
at the depot at Blackville, was killed
Thursday night by Richard Odom. a
brother of the deceased. The killing was
done on the railroad p atform while the
Barnwell train was loading to leave, and
many persons were standing and walk
ing around at the time. An eyewitness
to the difficulty says that the brothers
passed few words about a woman, and
the witness says that he thought they
were TESTING. when Richard made strike
at Paris, who Immediately exclaimed /:
He has cut me-" This was true. The
knife severed the femoral artery. and
Paris died in about ten minutes. Richard
he'd. but was captured, and is now in
custody. He claims to have acted in
self-defense.
The State Board of Agriculture has
adopted a resolution directing the Com
missioner and State chemist to make GER
tain experiments proposed by the chemist.
The recommendation of Mr.. ChaZal COW
cred the submission of a plan for carrying
on certain experiments as to the effect
produced on the growth of the cotton plant
by the application of various fertiliziag
! materials. By these tests the chemist eX-
poets to bring to light valuable informa-
ton as to the proper fertilization of this
important staple. The experiments will
| be conducted in somewhat the following
manner: About 100 large earthen
jars will be filled with the same
weight and quality of soil and
sunk in the ground up to their rims to
prevent the temperature from having any
more effect than if the plants were in the
field. Some of these jars will have no fer
tllizers applied. In others different fer
tilizers will be applied at different times,
a careful record being kept OF the con-
tents, ETC., of each jar. The cotton will
be planted, and its condition at various
stages recorded. These experiments may
be continued for several years before a
very accurate report can be made, but the
ultimate result must be beneficial to the
cotton planter. The cost will be between
$3.50 and $500.