The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-21

crate soldiers who fell in the great conflict
between the states. The governor has been
working two or three days on the tedious
task OF signing his name to the checks with
out which they would not 90. He has signed
his name TO 1900 of these checks. and has
more than , 900 more to sign Capt Tip Har-
rison is arranging them in place by counties
so that when the widows come rushing to him
TOT their money he will be in readiness to
turn TO their checks and deliver them in a
Jlny- Inc WIDOWS get $50 each this year. AS
soon as the work of paying OF the widows is
enaeo VIII come the task OF paying of the old
solulers VINO were wounded in the war, and
who have suffered from these wounds
few days age c. c. Holt, the art dealer
and stationer, of Macon, became financially
involved, and had his business put in the
hands of his brother, Joseph T. Holt. as tenn
porary receiver. The store has been open
ever since, and Receiver Holt has been con-
Quoting the business. Friday, in Btbb county
superior court bill for injunction and per-
manent receiver was brought by L. Strauss &
Son ct al VS.. c. c. Holt claiming that de-
tendant was due plaintiffs various sums of
money for goods bought. Judge Grggs signed
an order restraining Receiver Holt from sell
ing goods until the case can be passed upon,
and requiring G. c. Holt to show cause before
Judge Griggs tomorrow why permanent re-
ceiver should not be appointed Deputy
Sheriff Menard served the necessary papers
upon Holt and stopped the sale of goods for
the present. The doors of the store, however,
have not been closed.
Statesboro Times: Last Friday night Abisha
Turner had the misfortune to lose his home
by fire, including about all his earthly posses
sions. Mrs. Turner is visiting a sister, near
Leesburg, Fla. Her father, Prof. Dukes, who
makes his home with Mr.. and Mrs. Turner,
was temporarily stopping with the family Of
Ben Cassidy, and Mr. Turner was spending
the night at his fathers. About l O'Clock at
night Mr.. Powell, Mr.. Turner's workman,
who occupies house near by, awoke and
found the barn and smoke house tumbling in,
and the wagon and carriage shop and dwell
ing already on fire. Nothing was saved ex-
cept a few blacksmith TOOLS which happened
to be under shelter a short distance away.
The loss to Mr.. and Mrs. Turner was about
$1,000. Prof Dukes lost considerable of his
wearing apparel and S75 to 500 in lightning
rod material. The buildings were the prop
erty of John Turner, who holds $3.50 insur-
ance policy on them. There had been no fire
about the houses during the day, and the blaze
seems very clearly Of incendiary origin. 1t
appears to have been started in the barn,
from which 1t communicated itself to the
other buildings.
Madison Madisonian: There is negro shoe
maker in this city who answers to the eupho-
MUS cognomen of Robert Toombs. who has
twice been convicted of a felony, and as many
times has been sentenced to death. The story
goes, and it is authentic, that during the days
OF reconstruction, while r. B. Bullock was
governor of Georgia, he was arrested, charged
with exciting riot, and was tried at Coving-
ton, Ca, and sentenced to death Accord
1ngly the gallows was erected and everything
put in readiness for the execution. There were
only six days Left. when burly negro came up,
acknowledged the crime and completely eX-
onerated ToombS. There was no other
alternative, and he was given his liberty.
The real criminal was subsequently pardoned
by Gov. Bullock. Yet the dark hand of fate
seemed to overshadow him, for some years
afterwards he was again arrested for murder.
This time he was in a strange land and
among strangers. The evidence was only cir
cumstantial, but he was convicted and SEN
fenced the second time to death. His near
resemblance to the real murderer was so &C
curate that il seemed there was no possible
chance for mistake. Yet there was a grave
mistake. for the real criminal was arrested,
acknowledged his crime, was tried, convicted,
and executed. Thus again he cheated the gal
lows OF its prey.
Athens Banner: Nesting not far from
Bethaven church in Madison county-a hand
some little church put up by the Presbyte-
rianS-for many years was the home of two
women, who were often seen on the streets of
Athens. There in a quiet sort of way these
two persons passed many years of their life.
These ladies were not related, but each being
alone, and there being Congenality of dis
position. they became attached to each other,
and, as we have said, there spent many years
of their lives. They were members of the
little church near by, and we suppose the
most of the pleasure that came to these lonely
women was their religious enjoyment.
In years gone by, very rarely was
of Athens without the other being
close by, for they were inseparable compan
ions, whether at home. at the church, in the
city, or among their neighbors. A few weeks
ago both of these women were laid upon beds
of af1iictiOn. We have no Information as to
how long they had been sick, but it is said
that one morning. few weeks ago, Miss Mary
carson was found dead In her bed, and Miss
Fannie Merritt was so sick and weak on an
other bed that she was not able to wipe the
death damp from the brow of her dearest
earthly friend. Miss Carson was buried, and
Mr.. j. d. Bellamy carried Miss Merritt, the
other invalid, to his own home, where after a
few brief days of suffering life's feeble strings
were broken.
Atlanta Constitution; Walter johnson dis
emboweled Tom Jackson with a keen-edged
knife at the Peters street cotton com press
yesterday about noon and If jackson recov.
ers, it will be due to no lack of desperate
carving on his opponent part, but to a mar
vel OF medical science. The scene was a hOr
rible one The two negroes were employed as
truckmen at the compress. ana have been at
work there since the cotton season began
They have been as industrious as
the average negro, and hitherto have given
no trouble. Yesterday they became involved
in herce quarrel. and johnson brought out a
knife to settle the matter. He drove the
knife into Jackson's side and drew it com.
pletely round, laying it open to the cav
ity for space of about nine inches
Not satisfied with this deadly wound, he
sunk the knife into Jackson's side a second
time and made a similar wound The en-
trails of the wounded negro prOtruded through
the large opening, and blood flowed freely. 1t
was sight sickening to look upon. The SUI
perintendent locked the negroes, about forty
in number in a room and sent for Of1cer
Hudson, who was on his beat near by. When
the off1cer arrived he was told that both par
ties to the dif1culty were inside the room,
and he went in to take charge of johnson.
moment before the officer stepped inside, a
negro opened a side door and allowed the
would-b murderer to escape. He distanced
the oficer in a lively race. jackson was car
ried to the hospital, where he was shown
every attention 1t is possible that he may
recover.
Lexington Echo: Edgar Maxwell owns a
large body OF land lying on either side of
Troublesome creek on the outskirts of Lex
ington. Right on the creek banks there are
forty or fifty acres of swamp land that is I'M
tilable. 1t is a wilderness of lagoons and
canebreaks. 1t has been problem for some
put this land to make it make some returns
upon the money invested in it. It hurts Ed
to have anything that does not earn some
thing for him. He has solved that problem,
and he is confident that his solution will
prove a bonanza. His friends who have
thought over the matter agree with him in
this opinion. He will turn it into hog farm
on big scale In fact, he has already started
to work upon the enterprise. He has fenced
the swamp in and has now quite number of
hogs ranging therein and they are getting a
the canebreaks and marshes to
subsists upon, and growing as nicely as the
owner could wish them. he is daily increas-
ing his herd and expects to have several hun
dred hogs ranging in this place by fall He is
buying all the good brood sows he can obtain
and has and will get several high grade boars
to run with them and will make pig producing