The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-23

1 GeQrk4h regiment AZ kaiEphbOu tooLlu la1
/ was attended by about Z, 600 people. tx
curSion trains from Atlanta, Rome and
/ Griffin arrived at II o'clock. The train
from Atlanta, via Newman, conveying Gov.
| Gordon and a large delegation Of the old
veterans from that city and immediate
points, was met at the depot by several
/ thousand people and a band Of music. ten.
/ Gordon was mounted on white steed, and
no soUner than he was seen a regular old
| rebel" yell passed up and down the line.
Every house and window was packed. The
| barbecue was prepared half a mile north
/ of the public square, where Mayor
Reese delivered the address of well
| come, followed by speeches Of Gov.
/ Gordon, Judge Harris and Rev. J.
1 b. Hunnicutt At l o'clock a dark
cloud came rapidly from tbs west,
and before the crowd had dispersed, the
| rain fell in torrents driving the vast as
| semblage under the. trees and shelter. The
| dinner was entirely destroyed, and had 70
| be given away to The hogs. The hotels
| were unprepare1 to feed them, and most Of
| the audience ate watermelons and drank
I lemonade instead There were no accidents.
and had it not been for the storm the re
union would have been grand success.
| People came in for thirty miles 70 hear Gen.
| Gartrel speak, but he did not arrive. In
tie afternoon the veterans met in the court
| house and decided 10 hold their next re-
| union at Decatur Ca, July 81, 1890. They
passed a resolution recommending the pas
sage Of Mr.. Massengale's bill before the leg
islature giving them the use OF the old cap
itol in which to preserve their records and
! establish permanent headquarters for the
veterans Of Georgia.
Henry Lindsay is a respectable cOlored
I man, living near cambridge. His two sons,
aged respectively 10 and Is years, were
present at the execution Of Alex Henderson
| last month. William, the younger, was
much impressed by the spectacle. He was
religiously inclined and believed that the
| murderer, Henderson, went straight to
heaven from the gallows, according to his
| statement For the past ten days the boy
William was accustomed to ascend an i'm
prOvised gallows he had made in the corner
Of the cowpen fence by putting plank in
| the angle and plow line on top of scant-
| ling which served for post Here he would
| repeat the remarks prayer and song of the
| preacher, who oificlated at Henderson's
| execution, and the speech OF
| Henderson. His parents took little notice
Of his actions, but yesterday his cOnversa-
| ton was to the effect that lie would leave
| the world very soon, which he did most etfec-
| lively. Friday William and his brother went
| TO tho cOwpen as usual, aud the brother re-
| turned to the house, 200 yards distant. At
S o'clock p. m. William, not showing 10,
the brother was questioned, and he stated
that he left him playing Henderson. His
| stepmother, not hearing the usual song and
| speeches, became alarmed, and with others
| rushed down 10 the cOwpen, where the boy
| vas found hanging from the fence post on
| the outside of the fence, with his neck
| broken and life extinct. He used in his
own execution an old plow line. which
| hardly seemed strong enough to bear off
tae body. 1t was tied around the neck by
a slip moose He thought this a short cut
| TO glory. A negro boy, who lives in town,
| has been initiating the execution OF
| Henderson also, but has not yet succeeded
in breaking his neck.
Peter Naddle, milkman living near
| Atlanta, will soon lead his ninth wife to the
altar, eight having died. The dead are all
| buried in is yard, and each has IA tomb
stone. Waddle has the wedding dress of
each hung in his closet. In speaking about
| his experience he said "Well, | have
made marriage a study from the time of
my first wedding. | resolved to solve the
| problem whether or not marriage was
| failure, and intend giving my views on
| the subject just as soon as 1 come to def
mite conclusion. believe l have a COM
mission to make solution Of the question,
| for l have had more opportunities for
| observation than most men, as those graves
Il
what was her maiden name?-he continued
scratching his head-'wasa lovely creature
| and when she died | concluded to try and
| get another just like her, but failed.
| have been trying ever since, and sometimes
| | have about come to the conclusion that
the whole thing was failure, but some
| thing told me to go on, and | am
| to try it again next week, and have
decided to base my final decision on this
| marriage. ! will then tell all about it.n
! When asked how he managed to get 80
many wives, he said: That's where the
mystery comes in. just go on about my
| business, and it seems as if they were
| created and thrown in my path Just for this
purpose. Ihardly ever have anything to
| say to anybody, but the minute ] see the
| woman know at once that It's no use try
| ing to avoid it-she's bound to be my wife.
| keep all the wedding dresses, and that's
another thing | can't quite understand, for
| all my wives have had the same idea about
| this matter. They all wanted me to keep
the dress and hang it up by the side Of the
othersn When asked if there was any
jealousy, he said: Never any hard feeling
toward any of the dead wives, but plenty
of jealousy toward living women. That's
strange, too, and makes me feel more and
more that it is my destiny to solve this
question Here is another popularity about
the matter 1t seems as though everybody
avoids me on this account, aud leaves me
to solve it By myself unmolested. But an
nearing the end, thank the Lord, and wher
that time comes the people will see what
have been doing all these years"
| FLORIDA.
A KiSsimmee real estate agent has sold
Is, 600 acres of land this year.