The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-12

OF the Columbian journal as manager and
editor. The Journal will hereafter run inde-
pendent Of all other newspaper connections
and will be largely devoted 10 Columbia news.
I but will make every effort TO branch out and
supply the demand for frst-class afternoon
newspaper in the surrounding territory. MI.
Ball Will have absolute control ar The paper,
having leased it with that understanding from
the State Publishing Company. Editor Ban
has been successfully running the Laurens
Advertiser for some time.
Two par ions were issued Friday at the
recommendation Of the board Of directors Of
the peniteDtiary- They were: Dr., c. G,
LocKhart who was convicted in Williams
burg county in 1889. and sent 10 the peni-
Tertiary on the charge OF manslaughter.
Charles Veal, who was convicte In Fairfield
county In Fe oruarY, 1888 and sent to the pen-
itenUary for ten years. for assault with intent
10 rayish- As early 1880 petition for his
pardon was lied. and at that time the sOlici-
tor and Judge said that the evidence against
Veal was not very positive and recommended
his pardon.
Governor Tlllman issued Saturday a some
what peculiar pa r1on. In 1879 Gov. Simpson
pardOned a white man named Othello Hardee,
who was convicted OF voluntary escape. and
assisting a fellow prisoner to escape. In
some way the records in the secretary Of
states ofiice do not show that Hardee was
pardoned. although such is the fact, and the
penitentlary record shows 1t. The record in
the secretary OF states once shows that the
COPY was made in the name OF the party for
whose escape lIardee was charged The dis
tOAeFy was ma UG WlGn HATQG6 was wanted
as a witness in a case in Florence county So
the governor IS given Hardee another par
don.
It is somewh At curious that the city OF Co
lumbia has not yet received Its first quarters
revenue from the three dispensaries at that
place Several months ago the matter. IL was
thought, had been brought to a head by Gov.
Ttllman, but Saturday the information was
received that the city authorities have not
yet recei we'd one cent Of the profits due them.
County Treasurer Campbell said that this
was true. and that he was only waiting so as
TO make he settlement for the two quarters
at the same time as the settlement for the
second quarter would be made in a few DAYS.
This is a matter between the county and city
ofhcials, and the state has nothing to do
with it.
The district grand Jurisdiction OF Chosen
Friends was organized at Florence Friday
by supreme Grand Treasurer w. J. Newton.
OF Washington, D. c., and Provisional Grand
Counsellor Il. Whitcover, OF Marion. s. c.
The district Comprises two councils In Flor
ence, two in Marion. and one each in Little
Rock. Mullins. Latta, Sumter, Georgetown,
Kingstree, Oh arleston. Cheraw, Darlington
aud Conway. This is the ground work for a
grand Jurisdiction for the state. Jerome p.
Chase, OF Florence, was elected district grand
counsellor VI. IomlinsOn. OF CheTaw. district
grand vice cou1 Gsellor; J. s. Bunch of Charles
ton, district gr' md treasurer. Large delega-
lions from all I he councils in the state were
present.
A special from Camden to the Charleston
News ana Courier says: Some time last
week the coroner held an inquest over the
remains OF one Reuben Hudson, who was
found in an injured and helpless condition
near the Lang quarter. The verdict Of the
jury OF inquest was, that the deceased had
lost himself in the swamp and died from in
lurles then and there received, or words to
that effect. His ribs were broken and there
were several bruises on his body. Z here is
another theory of the cause Of death. which
should ne investigated. 1t seems that Reuben
had left his wife and had taken up with an
9TH Wa nm ar q m m IN qVnn hp
negroes, ard sometimes no one seems to care
and other times Of1ense is given to some one
by so doing. In this case hear that the be
havlOr OF Reuben was displeasing to some
and it Is thought that he was beaten almost
to death and left where he was found. When
he left his house he said he was going for a
piece Of pine and was not seen afterwards
until he was found in a helpless condition.
The theory was given to the writer by per.
son Of perfect reliability, who knows all the
parties concerned"