The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-16

I 70 ass 81 MN IN reOllldlug. ne d-d not
have dollar insurance, AID the l-ss falls
heavily upon him.
Adam Wilson, who lives Just across the
Georgia line II Florida, had a queer ex-
perlence while cleaning bis well few days
ago. Mr. Wilson noticed that the water in
his well was muddy, and having plenty Il
water, he was at a less % know fOw to ac-
count for it, but one thing he knew-the
water was muddy, and re determined to in
vestigate the matter. So arming himself
with grubbIng hoe and pick, ne descended
to locate the source Of the trouble. he bad
no sooner reached the bottom Of the well
when be discovered that the walls Of bis
well, that had hitherto been 50 smooth and
solid, had cGved. and caved badly, and to
ascertain the deptl Of the cave ne run the
handle Of the grubbing hoe in, aud 70 his
great discomfort and utter amazemeur, a
huge alligator made his appearance on the
scene. Mr.. Wilson being made principally
of backbone Rnd grit, did not once think Of
sure 1dering the well 10 his "Ratorsnip,"
but fell upon him with his pick. aud after a
basty but fierce struggle he succeeded in
/ laying him out. Mr.. Wilson then came out
/ Of the we'll and after few moments rest he
entirely recovered his senses. He then drew
the yarrnlt up aud landed him. When the
| tape line was placed alongside 1t measured
eight feet ia length.
! Col. Trip Harrison Of the executive de-
partment IS getting applcationsforw Idows
| pension at sJm9thlng like fifty a day. Thy
have only been coming In a week, aid
already 600. the limit of the Appropriation.
are in, and about 3,400 more applications
! are expected. Up 10 date but six applica-
tions have b-en rejected. One of these came
in Tuesday. 1t was from Mrs. Fannie II.
Klmball If Fulton, and was rejected be-
cause she married her deceased husband
after his services in the army. A rather
/ queer case, which Col. Harrison says Will
have to be rejected, came in letter from
Dooly. The letter says: There is woman
near here las good woman as
there is in Georgia. whose husband
was killed in the front rank at the
Wilderness IN 1864. Everybody says in
one breath, She can draw pension But
wait. After she had struggled with poverty
and hardshlps; clothed aud educated her
little orphan children for twelve years, her
sympathiej for another wounded confeder-
ate soldier got the better of her and she
married Elm, waited on him four years and
be died. Is she still a confederate wiIowl
Two Of them? And instead of being denied
a pension, ought she not to have two
chaucesf Such questions as these naturally
arise III the mind of an old criJ plen But
Col. Harrison says no, because the act dis
tlnctly provides that pensions shall he paid
"only to such widows as were married at
the confederate Rrmy," and THAT his death,
whether 1t resulted during or since thrwar,
was directly the result of the servics.n
This woman, said he, "is considered only
as tie widow OF the last husband, and TO
him she was not married at the time of his
service. Therefore under the act she is not
entitled to pension
Brunswick Times: f. II. Parsons Of the
Parsons CONSTRUCTION Company, who he'd
he a.VeF ,gnk &c. .
tenn Of sewerage for this city, left Bruus-
wick one week ago to-day, saying he was
going to st. Simon's island for the purpose
Of having few days fish. Since that time
he was not heard from until last Friday,
when news was received in this city that he
was in St. Louis, No., instead Of being at ST.
SimoAs The people Of this city have besn
waiting for months in the vain hope
that the system of sewerage contracted
for would lie completed in the time
specified. With very nearly every week
promises were made that work would begin
the next, but beyond the digging of a small
ditch and the driving of few sheet piling
ct the pumping station, and the laying OF
several lines CT pipes, no work has been done
yet, and the citizens must wait until an
other winter for their sewers. 10 was said
Tuesday that the Parsons Construction
Company owe the workmen engaged al the
pumping station, and in other work in con-
nection with the system, fully two M tbs
wages. 1t Is almost impossible to learn the
full Indebtedness Of the company, but
the following amounts in attachments and
personal debts were obtained last night
Attachments have been taken out and
served against the construction property
in favor of the Lookout Sewer Pipe Com
pauy, for sewer pipes furnished, to the
amount of &, $3.50; in favor Of d. II. Love
for Sl4O; in favor Of T. w. Dexter for
sl40. So; in favor Of Michael Early, for SER
vices rem cred, for $50; in favor
Of Coney ~ Parker for Sl55;
in favor Of w. B. Way Tor $500.
Another attachment for $500 has been
served also, but in whose favor could not be
learned last night. In addition to this, the
company is indebted to Ilttledeld & Co, for
cement used at the pumping station to the
amount of $500, to Mr.. J. r. Minehan to
the amount Of $500, and Mr.. Pars ons is per-
sonally Indebted TO Mr.. J. r. Peterson of
the Central hotel, $1l5 for board. Mr.
Peterson says that Mr.. Parsons gave him
check for the amount on some party in
Michigan, but that the party could not be
found, and the check was returned.