The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-25
oARoLINA,s CAPITAL.
Eillmen and the Debt-A Tribute 70
Timrod-Frouble over Land.

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Timrod-rrouble over Land.
/ COLUMBIA, s. c., Oct. 24.-Gov. Till
mans explanation about MS failure to ac-
complish anything relative to the refunding
| Of tue state debt during his recent visit to
/ New York has rsised quite q racket and is
| roundly questioned by the daily papers that
! have discussed it.
! TIE governor charges that there is e con-
! spiracy between the holders of the old
| fraudulent bonds, issued by the radicals just
after the war, and some unnamed persons
/ IN Charleston, and declares that political
| influences worked against him.
The facts seem 70 show that whatever
1 efforts are making by the holders OF the
1 fraudulent bonds to obtain recognition are
I IN some measure attributable to State
! Treasurer Bates, whose injudicious utter
ances at the campaign meeting in this city
make It a case of ''chickens coming home
| 10 rOost." On that occasion DR.. Bates
jumped on the legislature that declared
fraudulent the bonds issued under negro
rule. That legislature threw out this
fraudulent debt, and the courts, with re-
publican judges, coucurred in the decision.
The debt was repudiated just as Georgia's
was. The issue was the most palpable
fraud ever perpetrated on the people. Ex-
Gov. Sheppard was member OF this legis
lature, and DR.. Bates brought this up
against him and other political opponents
in terms which implied that they had been
guilty of repudiating valid obligations of
the state
1t accordingly appears that glimmer of
hope was held out to the holders of
these bonds by Dr. Bates arraignment of
bis political opponents for their connection
with the matter
IL is interesting to note that in his inter-
view concerning his visit to New York Gov.
IlllmaD niainixr CHI he 4
With the campaign utterances of DR.. Bates
on this subject, for he says: Mover a cent
by my advice or approval will go to pay
the fraudulent debt."
The newspapers answer the charge of
political influences" having been thrown
In the governors way by saying that it is a
case of the battle cries Of the Tillmanites in
the late campaign being re-echoed to plague
the state.
TRIBUTE TO TIMROD.
A touching tribute was paid to
the memory of the great southern
poet, Henry Timrod, yesterday by
"a committee of both sexes from the Acad-
envy OF Lectures, an institution managed
by that brilliant writer and lecturer, Col.
John b. Thomas.
The occasion marked the anniversary of
the day when Timrod's sister penned the
beautiful letter to Paul Hayne, Oct. p,
1867, telling of the poets death
Ilmrods grave is Ia Trinity churchyard.
Under tall tree with sheltering branches
rises the modest shaft, erected by the poets
friends, that adorns the resting place of
Tlmrod's mortal remains. On this grave the
committee placed beautiful flowers, aud
around the memorial marble they twined a
memorial wreath, thus doing honor and
paying tribute to the genius of the poet
laureate OF the confederacy, whose martial
lyrics thrilled the soldierY OF his day, and
the blossoms of whose fame is blown in
seeds Of laurel in the earth.
TROUBLE FOR A RAILROAD.
The Three C's Railroad Company is
threatened with some trouble on account OF
Col. r. A. Johnson, formerly the general
manager. Prior TO the completion of the
road TO Blacksburg, Mrs. Deal conveyed
TO the road five acres of ground on which
the shops should be located.
1t now transpires that the deed was made
to Col. johnson. who never transferred it to
the company, ana that recently he conveyed
the land TO NJ. r. Reese Of Blacksburg for
81, 400.
Reese has demanded possession Of the
property. It is said that the railroad will
resist the claim III the courts on the ground
that Mrs. Deal intended to convey the land
TO the company. The continuance of the
oompanys shops and Offices at Blacksburg
may be involved in the issue and it is said
that the towns of Camden and Rock Hill, in
South Carolina, and Shelby in the North
state, are watching the outcome with in
terest.