The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-11

/ Lee Benefited, 4. s. Wellborn, George Hen
| dirk. Joe Suddeth, Jim SUddeth, Charles
/ Benefield and DOCK Bensfeld. They were
captured in thres patches, all In Cleburne
county, Alabama Al Hosey, another Of
! the lot, has been arrested. but no reward is
claimed for him, as he was captured in
Georgia
Crawford Herald: A novel thing Is re-
ported to the Herald by a gentleman who
lives near Edwards & Arnold's mill above
Crawford Two negro men were in that
section during the holidays from Atlanta,
and they found two dusky damsels who
they liked very much, and they stole them
for the wives Of their sons who live in At
lanta. The women stolen wero the wives Of
other darkies In this county. They we're
dispatched to the city, and the sons received
the stolen property as Christmas presents
from their fathers. We guess the wifeless
mon who we're left behind are glad 10 get
rid Of such as could be stolen that way.
Atlanta Journal: James q. Murphy
showed me at the Kimball the flag OF the
Fourth Georgia regiment. This was Gen.
Pail Cooks old command. Mr. Murphy
was the ensign, and carried this dag in many
a fight 1t u tattered and torn and spotted
WITH age, but every ragged edge symbols
some brave deed; every blurred star some
glorious victory; every spot some fearful
memory This is the same flag which Mrs.
MilledgsVille when Sherman made his
march through Georgia. He didn't get the
bonorod banner, bat the state Of &c Jrgia
will, for Mr.. Murphy tells me that be is
going to present it to Gov. Northea.
Americas Recorder: A dead beat,
sharper or something OF the sort tried to do
up Luther Bell yesterday, and got badly
left Mr.. Bell is with Thornton Wheatleys
clothing establishment, as is well known,
and yesterday morning couple OF men en-
tered, one OF whom asked to look at some
boys pants Mr.. Bell, in his usual graceful
manner, showed the men back, succeeded
in selling pair of pants, which he was told
20 wrap up. This he did, and the man then
wanted a hat. After trying on several he
decided TO take one, and, laying his old one
on the package wrapped up for him,
told Mr.. Bell to keep them for him little
while until he got the money for his cotton.
II was q slick scheme to get a new hat, and
nearly any clerk would have been caught.
But II didn't work in this case. Mr.. Bell
told him 1t wouldn't go; that he didn't do
business that way. The man filred up
little and said be guessed he would trade
somewhere else, which he was told that he
could do. As he and his friend went down
the street he laughed, and turning to his
companion said that was the first time he
ever got left on the trick.
ne bTlpie Odk, as IL Is generally Known, |
located on Duel Island, in the Savannah |
river, near Hartwell, was struck by light |
ming Wednesday, and shattered to pieces. |
The tree is one with a history. 1t was under |
the shade of this that Benjamin f. Perry |
and Bynum fought duel over half CEN
fury ago. IL was in the days Of nulifica-
ton, in 1882, when politics were stormy |
and party spirit ran high. Perry was |
stanch unionist and Bynum was a fiery |
nullifer. The latter grossly insulted Perry, |
and in obedience to the custom that then |
prevailed. Perry had to challenge him or
suffer disgrace at the bar Of public opinion. |
At the day appointed they met on the !
island, each with his pistol and coffee. By |
mum was an expert shot, and it |
was confidently believed that Perry |
would bite the dust at the crack of his
pistol. They fought at ten PAGES. At the
word Perry fred first Bynum then fired and
his ball tore a hole through Perry's coat |
breast exposing the red lining. Col. Huger.
who was present and near Bynum, ex>
Hes got it - aud Bynum replied:
81 have too.n Bynum's ball hit exactly |
where he had told his friends it would, but
Perry's coat was a very looss fit, and the
bullet grazsd the skin, leaving blue streak
across his body. Perry's ball went through
Bynum's thigh, cutting the main artery,
and the poor fellow bled to death. He was
carried to u house on the place now owned |
by Mr.. Price, and tho blood stains from his
wound were visible on the ceiling when the |
house was torn down last year. His re-
mains we're Inferred at the old stone church
three miles from Pendleton.