The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-16

aTsF. Two years Afterwards f1s terrible
earthquake DESTROYED Isis.d -.
Is-a1d g was eoother rates rsad-zvors.
the headquarters of AuTreii's gang-e
syndicate q horse thieves. cat-throarz. re-
gro stselers and Gu .tsrfelters. he trsveIe |
n ne <Uise Of Al itiDsralr preacher. and
tradition has IL that tis discoursss were
highly eiifying and soul-sti-ring. 80 uucd
80 tbs. While his hearers were capt. ratsi rly
his language bis co1fecesstes were carving
away TIER horses. TO run them of 70 a.
other state But large part Of their 5usi-
ness consisted IN steali slaves from their
masters TO sell 70 OF sser men. Souetines
they would steal ore negro and sell him
toTee OF four tlules-witbo1t DaviCg ;h3
negro the usual brokers' yEamissiou.
II they got IN a tight pace, aad /.
was likely tha. the nero would ue caught
and used in evidence against them. rhe
slave was killed and thrown ioto TIE river.
slUrrel mad more than 900 sworn cOofed-
crates, OF whom some 800 belonged 70 tie
council. While the Others we're strikers.
tools II the hands OF the council. TunoiDg
all toe risks and getting but little pay.
Ioese were always a. the mercy Of tie
leaders, and when any Of them became
Troublesome, OF knew too mCc5, they d!sap-
paired, % turn up as A0aters on some sand
bar down the river The names OF all
Hurreiis coofedsrates were finally OBJ
tanned, and he himself was arrested aud
sentenced t. fourteen yezrs' Imprisonment,
thr ugh young man nsmsd S.evart, who
was captured by MurreiL
S.ewart's life vas Il danger, and as death
would have serious = interfered with his
business pro sDects a. the time, ne took the
oath Of allegiance to Murrell, found cut all
about MAJ and MS gang. and gave the
leader up 70 tae authorities. Slewar >
revelations SHOOK I'd tie whole country
al . re -
be nes5 and respectable and that xera
well kno .n in different states. were on tia
list OF Muir ellis grand council. Stewart
was yilifsd and feviled, attempts were
made % Kill him, and he was breed 70 quit
the southern states because re mad
violated MS Catl made 10 a thieylng
BLACKBOARD and murderer, man
that was plotting to raise the blacks
against tho - hites. take posses sion Of New
Orleans, plu der the city, aud make him.
self master Of the Louisiana territory. The
meeting at "hicl this plot was developed
was held IL New Orleans, and lasted three
DAYS. Having determined TO start the
rebellion, Murrell sod his horse and started
on foot 70 Natchez. with the idea Of stealing
another horse on the way. Ga the fifth
day, as ne told Stewart: II got tired about
noon and stopped az creek to get some
water and rest little while While l was
sitting on log looking down the read the
way / hal come man came in sight riding
a good-lOokIng horse. He came up and saw
that he was a traveller. Istood up, drew a
rife on him, aud told him to get down. Then
took the horse by the bride and ordered
the man 70 walk down the creek before me.
he went few hundred yards and stopped.
tied the horse and then Elnde the man un-
dress except his shirt and drawers, and
ordered him 10 turn his back on me. He
said: IF you are going TO kill me, give
me time to pray before die" said | had
no time to hear him pray. He rned
around and dropped on his knees and shot
him through the back of the head I found
s4O0 in his pockets, aud then I mounted a
fine horse aud started for Natchez"
The Mason gang was toe terror of the
Natchez trade ninety years ago. Ia those
days traders went down the river IN fat
boats, sold their cargoes for dollars or
doubloons, packed them on ponies, and
tramped back to their homes. These traders
had To 60 well armed to keep from being
robbed aud murdered by Mason aud his
gang. Mason was finally murdered b. two
OF MS men for the reward set on his head.
When t.ey claimed the reward they we're
ARE ted fOr other murders, and subse-
quently hangei.
Mississippi bOatmen had a long rest from
pirates and plunderers, until the civil war
broke out, when, as the old neg expressed
II. trouble sailed in and gagged board fer
de season." River traffic. simply Went to
the dogs during the war.