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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-26
LAURENs COUNTY BONDS.
Charges that They Were Sold Con.
siderably Below Their Value.

siderably Below Their Value.
From the Dublin (Ga) Gazette.
Among the cases filed this week in the
clerks office, returnable to the January
term of our superior court, the most i'm
portant are two qui tam actions, one sound
ing John B. Gordon, governor, etc., VS..
John T. Duncan, as ordinary, etc., to re-
cover of Laurens county the sum of $1,000
penalty incurred for the violation by the
ordinary of an act of the general assembly,
approved Feb. %, 1876, regulating and re-
quiring 1.-The record of all bonds issued in
this state.n
The other suit is none the less important
and sounds John b. Gordon, Governor, etc.
VS.. J. f. Fuller, T. II. Rowe, James T.
Chappell and John T. Duncan, brought to
recover the sum of SIS, 600 the penalty i'm
circulation $50 bonds of Laurens county in
violation of the first and fourth sections of
said act.
The declaration against the county
charges that the ordinary issued and caused
to be circulated and delivered the corporate
bonds OF Laurens county, as follows; On
April 3, 1888; forty-three bonds;
on the sixth of same month thirty
bonds; on the twelfth, forty bonds;
Vi tue Iuirbooutu, thirty tuIoo DOuus,
total OF $50 bonds That the same were not
recorded nor did the defendant furnish or
caused to be furnished to the Secretary of
State the certified statement required by
the statute, and the failure SO to do subjects
the county as corporation to the penalty
therein plainly set forth for each offense
The declaration against the board of COM
missioners, Fuller, Rowe and Chappell and
j. L. Duncan charges that said persons
placed $50 said bonds in circulation in vio-
lation of the law, and this subjects them TO
the penalty of $500 for each bond so circu-
lated in the language of said fourth section.
Apropos of the sale of these bonds we
give below statement of said sales in de-
tail, and we invite critical attention TO the
same. April 3, forty bonds 10 Joel c.
Stanley for 81, $50, premium OF Z per cent.
April 5, three bonds to J. b. Sanders for
1921. premium at cent. April G., thirty
bonds TO Blanton Nance for 81, 450, premium
ID per cent. All the other bonds were sold
for and loss than Z per cent premium. When
it is recalled TO mind the great difference in
price paid by Nance and tho price paid
by Stanley and Sanders and their rela-
tions with Duncan, the fact is highly sug-
gestive. Mr.. Nance never votes for Dun
can. When it is understood that q Z per
cent. county bond is C nsidered by investors
among the reTy best and fest inreStmeht,
and that there are multitudes of bonds on
the market drawing only 4 to @ per cent.
interest, and which sell as high as 100 TO
125, the people can then appreciate how
wise and how good the management was,
which let go their county bonds at an av-
erage below less than bali their real value.
IL part Of these bonds were worth -l5, why
not the othersl No sensible answer can be
given.
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THE DIME NOVEL oUTDoNE.
A Thrilling Story OF a Girls Capture by
indians.

A quiet, unassuming couple stopped at
the English kitchen last Sunday and regis
tered as Mr.. and Mrs. Dosh Kensington
Yesterday evening a reporter for the Vicks-
burg Herald received pointer that theirs
was more than an Ordinary history, and he
called on the young lady. her husband be-
ing temporarily absent from the city. From
bar own lips the following weird tale Of In
dian life and captivity among them was
learned:
The lady's maiden name was Miss Jessie
Iacombor, a full-blooded American girl,
and her father was killed by the Indians
when she was about years old. Her moth
or married Gen. Iagretto, a retired Next
can officer, vino became a citizen ~ the
United States many years ago, In 1871 tho
Guild, now the lady Of "a or IS, was stolen
from Der mother aud gtfp.fathcr ~ iho
Banltt0 tribe a Indians IN Northern Idaho.
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TIE VOOLFOLK ESTATE.
The Petition ofthe hree Children Who
Say They are the Heirs.
From the Macon tGa.) Telegraph.

From the Macon tGa.) Telegraph.
Messrs. Hardeman & Davis have filed in
the office of the clerk of the superior court
a petition which will bring the Voolfolk
tragedy again before the public, as it con-
Germs the property Of the family. The docu-
ment reads
The petition of Floride Edwards and
Lille M. Cowan VS.. Charles w. Howard Of
Bibb county, as administrator on the estate
of Mrs. Matte T.. Voolfolk, deceased
respectfully showeth that they. with
Thomas G.. Voolfolk, are the children Of
Richard f. Voolfolk, who was the husband
of Matte A. Voolfolk, defendants in
testate by his first wife; that by said
Matte 4. he had six children, as follows
Richard f., Jr., Matte 81 Annie Rose
bud, Charles II. and Matte Voolfolk. The
petition sets forth that Richard f. Wool
folk was a man Of large means bat after
the war, finding himself involved, turned
his property over TO his wife, all OF which
went into the hands OF G. w. Howard, the
administrator aforesaid. That Col. Wool
folk by this means placed in the name OF
his wife ali OF the property that he possessed
save IA bare sufiiciency TO pay his indebted
ness then existing, his intention being that
his property could be used for the support
and maintenance OF the children by his
second wife, who were all at that time
small, and after her death the property
should invest Ia the children.
That upon the night Of tho 5th Of August,
1887. Col. Voolfolk his wife and six child
rem, all OF them being minors AID unmar
ried, were murdered, all dying lntestate. II
was thus that Col Voolfolk died without
having completed his intention Of having
The title 70 said property. fixed 30 as 10
secure a. ~ his surviving children.
The petitioners claim that hr Voolfolk
gaa murdafed before her children, aud that
they survived hef. that The petitioners arc
nearcst ~ kin % said children, aud are their
hslruati4Ut thesald children aud sad Wool
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For Augusta and Way Landings.
8 T e A M E r. K A T / E,
CAPT. ]. s. BEVILL.
WILL leave EVERY WEDNESDAY at 10
w O'Clock A. N. City time) for Augusta and
way landings.
All freights payable by shippers.
JOHN LAYTON,
Manager.
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heart of the city within the past two nights,
one OF which was destroyed, whilo the other
was saved with considerable effort.
Deputy Sheriff Cobb returned to Ameri-
Gus from Lumpkin Saturday with his man,
Bob Virgins, alias William Harris, who is
one and the same person. As soon as be
saw Msssrs. Cobb and Mize. from Ameri-
Gus, at the Lumpkin Jail Friday night, he
caved in and told his real name. He said
the reason he left was because George
Stevenson told him that John Williams had
been found dead in the cut, and that he
(Wiggins) was the last man seen with him,
and he had better leave, which he did. He
has told several different stories about the
murder, which only convinces the officers of
his guilt. Stevenson was arrested Satur-
dap, on suspicion, and placed in jail.
Stevenson has been watched very close
since the murder, as he has been noticed to
be uneasy about something ever since.
I. N. Smith, of Houston county, arrived
in Macon Monday hunting for his daughter,
Miss LAME, who eloped Sunday with Ed.
Reddy, who formerly lived in Macon, but
for come time has been in the employ of
Mr.. Smith, who lives about thirteen miles
from Perry. The story briefly is as follows:
Reddy is about 2S years old and Miss Smith
II. A few days ago friend of Reddy's
went to the ordinary at Perry and tried TO
get marriage license for the couple, but the
ordinary would not issue it. Miss Smith
for some time has had in contemplation
a visit to friend at Powersville, and on
yesterday her father was to carry her there,
but as he was sick, he told his daughter to
take his horse and buggy and let Reddy
drive her to Powersville. This was the
chance the couple had long sought. The
sequel shows that they did not 60 to Pow
ersville, but either went to Knoxville,
Crawford county, for license, or drove to
Macon to be married. Mr.. Smith heard
that his daughter and Reddy were at No.
712 Cherry street, between First and New,
but on going there to-day could find no
trace of them. He had put the police on
the watch for the couple, and instructed
Ordinary McManus not to issue them
license.
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Pullman sleeping cars leave us follow
Iesup n 90 a. IN. aud 1925 D. m. for Cincinnati;
Rome at u.51 a. ~. fur Washington via Lynch
Irrg. Chattanooga NJ iO.a) "a. m. for New York
via rhenlndoah Valley. and at h:B y. m. for
Washington via lynchburg; Chattanooga a.
h,'O a. ni. AMI 4;i0 w. m. for Memphis. Com.
phny's sleeping cart mo upner berihsl leave
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B.w. WREAN. q. =. &T.A.
Knoxville, Tuna
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TNHE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap-
Il pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti-
more as follows-city time;
JOHNS HOPKINS. Capt FOSTER, SUNDAY,
Dec. 80, at $3.50 NJ.
WIN. CRANE, Capt BnLuPs SATURDAY,
Jan. 5, at 10 A. n.
JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt FOSTER, THURSDAY,
Jan. 10, at p. NJ.
WIN. CRANE, Capt. BI1LUPs, TUESDAY, Jan.
IS, at 4P.M.
And from Baltimore on the above named days
at Bpm.
Through bills iading given TO all points West,
all the manufacturing towns in New England,
and to ports Of the United Kingdom and the
Continent.
JAS B. WEST & CO., Agents.
1929 Bay street.
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SHIPPING.
Plant Steamship Line.
SCIENTIFICALLY.
Tarnp pa. Key West and iiaVaii''
SHIPPING.

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~ EOHTH-BOUND. ,,u
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The Prohis:tionists polled So votes in the
county q logs Of 81, and the Union Labor
marty %
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ILLINOIS.
The GOvernor-Eiect Is Feeling Quite Well
and LIS Reasonably Happy.
i'll, - che .,norf.

The Governor-EIecs Is Feeling Quite Well,
and LIS Reasonably Happy.
Special TO the Indianapolis Jouruaa
BLooMINGToN Nov. S.-Private Fifcr, Gov
ernor- elect OF Illinois. was happy and very we'll
to-day. This afternoon he sent the following
telegram
Hon. Benz. Harrison, Indianapolis:
l congratulate you on your splendid victory. It
means Republican supremacy for the next twenty
four years.
Mr.. Fifer. speaking of the inroads made into
his vote in Cook county and Chicago, said that
il was brought about by q skillful ompnation
made by the Democrats. The Anarchists, he
said. voted soldly for Palmer; then the Prohi-
bitionsts in Chicago, as elsewhere in illinois,
scratched their candidate for Governor and
voted for Palmer. In this city and elsewhere
leading Prohibitionists were seen at the polls on
Tuesday peddling pastors for Palmer and using
their Influence against 'FIfer. In reply to q
question he said. mo, the efforts of the De-
mocracy to lead away the Republican railway
men from me did not succeed. The railway
boys voted all right"
The returns from all the counties in Illinois
on the vote for President and Governor show
that General Harrison has carried the State By
over 20, 900 plurality, while Private" Fifer has
run ahead of General Palmer over 5000 votes.
Oeneral L diulcr, at Sprlngueiu LAST Dlent: gave
MP the fight and acknowledged that Fifer had
beaten him.
PARIS, Nov. S.-Complete returns from Edgar
county give Cleveland 3,169; Harrison, 3,107;
Palmer, 3,l69; Fifer, 3,l03, The State ticket
Will be carried by about the same figures rs
those given for Governor. r. l.. McKinlay,
Democratic congressional candidate in the Fiji
teenth district. :, l91; j. G. Cannon, 3.0SS. The
general banking law was defeated. On the
county ticket the Dem ocrats elected their candi-
date by majorities ranging from 40 TO 90. In
1884 Cleveland carried this county by plurality
Of 2s3, showing Republican gain in Tuesday 3
election Of 22l for General Harrison.
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FRaUpN CoNNECTICUr.

A Discovery That May Result in Giving the
State tn the Republicans.
Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS sournsi
HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. 6-There is much
excitement here over the announcement to-
night that the Republican State committee
claim the State in doubt, due to glaring
frauds just discovered The fraud is claimed to
be 10 New London county, the Third congress
sional district. in the vicinity of Preston,
Sprague, New London. Stoning
on, and Old Lyme These
towns gave Harrison $3.50; Cleveland,
2,67O, and Fisk 257-a plurality of $40 and ma
iority of 50 for Cleveland. Republicans
claim wholesale frauds, and say that
Fisk received not over 100 legitimate
votes, due to the Prohibtionists voting solidly
for Cleveland, and that in none of the
towns named except Preston, was there
Democratic plurality. II this is correct, IL
will wipe out Clsvelands 334 plurality in the
State The State Comptroller has ordered that
the POLLOCK list and ballot boxes be sent
here for Official recount. Both sides. in corse-
quence, cry fraud; and Democrats declare that
i. is a conspiracy By the Republican State gov
eminent to count Cleveland out.
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THE ELECTION IN GENERAL.

Possibility That Speaker, Carlisle May Be
Counted Out TechnicaIity.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CINCINNATI. o., Nov. S.-There is said to be
possibility that Mr.. Carlisle may be counted
out. The Carlisle ballots in Campbell and
Kenton counties were printed on perforated pa
per, so that they could be easily torn apart In
many instances they were torn carelessly apart,
leaving the ballots in irregular shape and con-
tanning perforations. The matter was reported
to-day, and Mr.. Carlisle at once secured counsel.
The Campbell county board of elections is Re-
publican, and an effort will be made to
induce it to throw ont the perforated
votes. Carlisle was pale with rage when
confronted with the statement "It is absurd.
utterly absurd" said the Speaker; 81 could have
my ballots printed on any diamond, triangular
or round pieces Of paper, il chose. You could
vote an open ballot il you want and 1t could
not be counted out / have no fear; there's
nothing in It." In several wards and precincts
In Newport and Covington the perforated tick
cts were noticed, and were received under pro-
test. In precinct B, Ward s, Covington. 81 of
these ballots were voted, and in precinct A.
Ward z, there were 49, This ratio. kept
throughout the district, would, IL they not
counted; defeat Mr. Carlisle
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HOLES IN THE SOLID SOUTH,

Republicans Garry WestiVirginia for Electors,
Congressman and Legislature.
WHEELING, W. Va, Nov. 8.-Dispatches
ceived to night from the capital of the State an
nounce that Democratic State Treasurer Thomp-
son comedies West Virginia TO the Republicans
by from 400 to 700 majority. This simply is
confirmation of the steady Republican gains that
have been coming in to-day. The Republican
State committee here claim the State by much
larger majority. They claim to have at least
three, and probably solid delegation of four
Congressman. They claim majorities for the
electoral ticket, and majority in the Legis-
lature. The Republican enthusiasm in this city
tonight was unprecedented. Thousands of
people have crowded the streets in front of the
Intelligencer building to read the bulletins, and
on every side is heard the cry that ''the solid
South is broken at last by the vote OF this
State
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THE FIRE RECORD.

Burning OF the Mills of the Indiana Paper
Company, at South Bend-Loss, $500 600.
ereciai TO the indianapolis Journaa
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Nov. S-Ths large paper
and bag mill of the Indiana Paper Company
caught fire this forenoon and was almost totally
destroyed. together with its contents. The fire
was communicated from parlor match which
had been dropped on the floor. So rapidly did
the flames spread that the employees on the
third floor barely escaped with their lives.
There were about 500 bales OF jute
on the floor where the fire caught,
and this burned like powder. The loss
is placed at 5000 900. with nearly $40 900 insur-
ance, placed as follows: Detroit Fire and Ma
rine. $1,000; German American, New York,
s.. 500, Home, New York, g. Oeo Hartford,
Conn, $500; Franklin. $500; Niagara, New
York. $1,000; Northwestern National, Mil
waukee. 81 900; Western, Toronto. e, 500; Me-
chanics', Milwaukee, $1,000: Phenix, Brooklyn,
$500; German, Freeport. $500; North British
and Mercantile. e, 500; Traders, Chicago, 81 900;
Union. San Francisco. g, 500: German. Peoria,
1000; Detroit Fire and Marine, 81 5000 St
Paul Fire and Marine, St. Paul, $500; Farm
ers', York, Pa, $1,000; Springfield Fire and Ma
rine. Massachusetts, $1,000; Washington, New
York. $500; American Central, St Louis
81. 800; Orient, Hartford, Conn, 81, 500.
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JOYFUL REPUBLICANS.

A Day of Hiiarity and Hearty Rejoicing on
the Streets Of Seymour.
speciaI TO the Indianapolis JournaA
SEYMOUR, Nov. 8.-The streets of this city
have been alive to-day with shouting and singing
Republicans. Every Harrison hat received
coat OF bright red paint. AS fast as Republicans
appeared upon the street they were branded
with chalk with such characters as ''544,'
Ben etc. The Republican gain Of
l2j IN this old moss-back county,
in spite of thunderstorm Democratic
Doodle and illegal arrests causes the Repub-
licans of ''old jackson" much JOY. The average
campaign tin-horn is q sweet-sounding musical
instrument COMPARED with the jackson county
variety which is abroad 10 thu land tonight
Jason Browns Indianapolis newspaper friends
are boastine Of his great majority in the Third
district. His own county scoring Democratic
lose on the State ticket. is suggestive of the fact
that Mr.. Brown was looking out for his
own baggage. The result in Jack
son county establishes the fact that the
people of the county have not lost sight OF the
infamous unseating Of Senator W. n. Melon
aid. While every Republican in the county did
his whole duty. one moro Jealous than
Senator Mcdonald in this campaign. The gain
in this county was principally caused by read
ing thinking Democrats, who were tired OF the
old free-trade Democracy. casting their lots
with the party Of progress and protection. The
gains came principally from old soldiers. farm
ers and the manufacturing institutions, and has
come to stay
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ELECTION FIGHTS.

An ARRAY at Livingston, KY, Results in the
killing of Five Men.
CHICAGO Nov. S.-A dispatch from Louisville
regarding the shooting ARRAY at Livingston
KY, election day, says five men were killed and
another MORALLY wounded. In . political dis
cussion, Champion Mullins and John Martin
pulled their revovers and commenced firing at
each other. The former was q prominent Re-
publican. and the latter government official.
The friends Of each took up the quarrel, and
twenty pistols were pulled and q fusillade Of
shots fired. Tho desperate men fought for sew
eral squares. The fight continued tor
a quarter Of an hour, when. for
want of more emmunItion, the ARRAY
ceased. 1t was then found that Samuel Ward.
a member Of the Kentucky Legislature. John
Clifford. John Martin, government store-keeper,
Franz Stewart. an employe Of the Kentucky
Central railroad and Champion Mullins were
killed, aud J. Sambrook, a merchant badly
wounded.
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CALIFORNIA.

The State Will Give General Harrison Piu-
rality of About 5000.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
SAN Francisco, Cal, Nov. S-Harrson will
get plurality of 5000 in California. Cleve-
land will carry the city by 0O0 and the interior
will give Harrison $4,000. Republicans will
have four and probably FIVE Congressman. The
full count will not be completed until to morrow.
NJ. II. DEYoUNG.
NJ. q. Defoung, chairman of the sub-commit-
tee. of the national executive committee. tele-
graphed to Chairman Quay last night that all
the Pacific coast States had gone for Harrison,
and California particularly, by rising vote of
5000. The Examiner editorially claims that
California is still in doubt and p. obaby Demo-
cratic The Chronicle says: I'VE think we
entirely safe in saying California has gone Re-
publican by for from 1900 to $780,
Late this afternoon the count had been COM
peted in 40 precincts in this city, out of total
OF ll6. and the result as follows: Cleveland,
&c, $50; Harrison, &c, 1l6
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hackers to the old party lines. Four years ago
be fusion vote OF the State was l69, 36l. the
straight Democratic vote being 1855 and the
GreenbAck vote 81, 400. The combination Green
back and Union Labor vote of last Tuesday will
not exceed {, 900. Comparatively few counties
have made returns the Prohibition vote but
St Johns vote Of is, 403 has been reduced nearly
one half. Luce, Repu blican, for Governor, will
have q plurality of about 13, 500. be was bit
terry opposed by the LIQUOR men, and ran behind
in all the large cities. In this tWayne) county,
Clevelands plurality is 4.494, while that of Burt,
Democrat. for Governor. is 9,63S. In the coun-
try. however, Luce more than held his own.
The Republicans have carried eight of the con-
gressional districts. the Democrats two, and one
1.-THE Tenth is still in doubt The remaining
districts will be- represented as follows
First. Logan Chapman Dem.*
Second-Edwar6 p Allen. Rep
Third-James ODonnel Rep
Fourth-,Julius G. Burrows. Rep
Fifth-Chares E. Beknap Rep.
Sixth-Mark 8. Brewer. Rep
Seventh-Justin Whiting, Den.'
Eighth-Aaron T. Bliss Rep
Ninth-B. NJ. McCutcheon. Rep.
Eleventh-S. N. Stephenson Rep.
Those marked are reelected.
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WILMTNGToN. Del, Nov. S.-Nearly full re-
turns show that in Kent county the Republicans
elect their whole legislative ticket In Sussex
the Republicans elect five members Of the Leg
islature by pluralities OF from 80 to 100. The
indications are that they elect the other
three, but Messrs. Boyce. Russell and Philips.
on the Democratic ticket. run ahead, and the
vote is so close that it will take the official count
to decide it certainly. An evening special
from Georgetown, received at 2:40 P. NJ, says
the official count, just completed. shows the
election OF the entire Republican ticket in Sus-
sex by msjorities ranging from 40 to 426. This
makes the next Legislature stand sixteen Re-
publicans to fourteen Democrats, insuring the
election of Republican successor to Senator
Salisbury. whose term expires next March.
Clevelauds plurality in the State is 3,444.
Congressman Pennington. Dem, is reelected by
over 3, 400 plurality. The next Legislature will
stand Senate, Democrats, Z; Republicans, 2.
House, Democrats. Z; Republicans, a. giving
the Republicans a majority of two on joint
ballot