The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-30

will deliver the address before the literary
societies. Thursday evening, June 8, the
annual concert and presentation Of medals
will take place.
In the state supreme court in Columbia
last Monday, a very novel case came up for
hearing, and elaborate arguments were
made, it being the first time the question
was ever raised in the state 1t was in the
case entitled "Georgiana White in re the
estate of Thomas NJ. Peoples, deceased ;"
and was whether or not divorce OF parties
married in South Carolina, the divorce
being obtained in the state of Florida,
would stand when the parties moved back
into South Carolina
On the plantation of Maynard Spigener,
below Columbia, number of conYlcts are
at work. They are under the care of negro
guards Last Saturday John Moore, a
negro sentenced at the last term Of the
Richiand court, slipped up to Aleck Cook,
one OF the colored guards and made bold
attempt to escape. He seized the rifle Of the
guard and succeeded In wrestling it from
him. He would have shot the guard but
did not know how to manipulate the gun.
While the guard was graphing with the
rascal, two other convicts. Alonzo Durent
and Charley Miller came to his assistance,
and after brief struggle they overpowered
Moore. They were finally captured by the
other guards.
A cold blooded murder was committed
near Energy last Sunday afternoon. On
Sunday morning two negroes, William
Henry Moore and Jim McLeave, both living
in the Same house on T. L. Clinton's place,
got into difficulty. The quarrel originated
between McLeave and Moore's wife. Moore
took the matter up, and after some jower-
ing between himself and McLeave it was
set led peacefully it was thought TO the
satisfaction OF both parties. During the day
the negroes secured a quart of liquor, which
they drank freely. In the afternoon, about
4 O'Clock, Moore's wife informed him that
McLeave had commenced the row with her
again. Without intimating his intention,
Moore went to the house of another negro,
mile distant, aud procured gun, and re-
turning TO the cabin fired at McLeeve. The
charge took effect in the upper part OF Nc
Leaves abdomen, tearing Off the right lobe
OF the liver, and the wounded man died
about y O'CLOCK Sunday night. Immediately
after firing the shot, Moore took to the
woods and has not been heard of SINCE
Columbia State: One of the most thrill
ing and exciting experiences and most mar
row escapes that has occurred for long
time on any Of the railroads centering in
| Columbia, happened on the Atlantic Coast
Line Sunday. AS told by Conducto Webb,
| ii makes an interesting story. Every one
knows how the trains on this road run-at
Luh sPoeu. Auus was tue lnt oulDR morning
train speeding along Sunday, when at the
2Sth-mile post, nearing a t. estle south
| Of Gailliards curve, Engineer A. B. Ham,
| mond discovered negro sitting on the
far end OF the trestle work. He blew
his whistle and rang the bell repeatedly,
| and believing that the sound of either
would be sufficient to warn the man off the
track dill not lessen bis speed. His hair
almost stood on end when he saw that the
fellow did not move and realized that he
was sound asleep. Then, when nearly upon
him, he reversed his engine, put on air
brakes, and did everything in his power to
check the momentum of the train, and as it
steadily bore down on the unconscious vic
tim he closed his eyes to hide the sight. But
hls efforts had proved successfr l, and as the
pilot touched the man the train came to a
standstill while the engineer drew long
breath OF relief