The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-30

It is some twenty five or thi ty companies
have already entered. The question or the
location Of the campmsnt VIII Doubtless
he widely discussed. Three things viii be
taken into CO sideration. The encampment
will be located at that city which VIII con-
tribute the most money, when has the best
location and the best capacity for drawing
people from the surrounding territory.
There will he prize cavalry, artillery, in
fantry and zouaye drills, and the prizes will
be paid from the gate money and the
amount which the city receiving the en-
campment Will contribute.
Americas Recorder: On Wednesday
last Judge Plsbury received the folio wing
letter. y hich he turned over to Judge
Speer, ordinary Of the county: "Delphols,
O.. Jan. 90 1889. TO the Judge of the
Probate Court Of Americas, Sumter County,
Georgia: Kind Sr-Nlu you please be
kind enough 70 favor me with the informa-
ton whether or not Mr.. William Dunkin
has left any hing f9- Fielding and Charity
Duncan his slaves and their heirs. Being
the one only, who married one John How
ard Covipgton. we. the said slaves, bought
ourselves in the year A. d. 1859, he, Mr..
William Dunkl1, always said that ne would
leave US something at his death, either land
or money, AID We, his slaves, o'ugat our
selves and come to Ohio in the said year,
and he, William Duukin, had three heirs
Of his own-three sons, namely; Paskel,
Painev and Caswel, who were all living
when we came north. Please favor me
with an early reply and oblige, yours re-
spectfully, Lucy Ann Covlngt1u- Please
address John Howard CovingtOn, 2. o.
box 243, Deiphos, ohio. By reference TO
the will ledger the judge finds that Mr..
Dunkin made his viii in 1868. He died III
1868: least the will was probated before
Mr. l.. ?. Dorman, then ordinary, in that
year In reading the will it appears that
he left to Christia1a, an old slave of his, $40
a year for her lifetime. 1t IS supposed that
this is either Chrlstiana or her daughter
writing now, and it may trauspire that
there was something left her by her old
master 1t will be very Interesting case
if she attempts to push her claims.
Atty Ty, at a meeting of the town coun-
ell on Jan. 4G, the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously passed:
"W hereas. Having received intelligence
that W T. Hargarett, supervisor of the
Brunswick and Western railroad from
Albany to Waycross has received an anon
YnOus note warning him not to pass
Ty 1y on hi' crank, and knowing that Mr..
Hargarett has always been kind and affa-
bic gentleman when in our midst, that he
has never given any cause for sue
anonym US letter, and elievng as we do
tuAb Sdll leLLeT eIudHdLel Inc IOU1 manu-
of the lawless character gully of shooting
IN the railroad camps at Hillsdale on tie
night of jan. IS, aud that said letter was
Issued for the sole purpose Of daterring Mr..
Hargarett from making any official inveSti-
CATION of the shooting at said camps. There
fore be it resolved, first, That we denounce
all such vi)iators Of the law and enter our
solemn protest, on behalf of the citizens of
our town and community, against all such
unlawful acts and deeds, and that we will
cooperate with the railroad company and
state authorities in bringing the guilty
parties to justice, We assure Mr.. Harga-
rett that he has the sympa HES Of the people
of our town and county, and that we well
come hum IN our mi lst Resolved, further
That we furnish the general manager of the
Brunswick and Western Railroad Company
and Mr. w. T, Hargarett a copy of these
proceedings, also the press correspondents
with a copy for their respective papers with
a request that they ask 10 their publication.
W. G. Williams, mayor; j. n. Horne,
clerk of council; c. w. Graves, J. NJ. Rob-
erts, J. r. Horne, 7. A. Davis.