The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-26

The policeman still did not think any SEN
sible married couple would act in such
manner, and told the man If he did not
desist he would make case against him.
AT this the man became indignant and
told the policeman he would report him,
but as he went inside the waiting room
nothing was said until the man afterward
reported Kimbrew to Chief Butner, who
made case against the officer, and yes
terday Recorder Freeman fined him s. for
dlsorderly conduct
Americas Recorder: An unknown dis
ease, or blight, has struck the cotton
crop In this section, and hundreds of acres
of luxurious growth Is dying from the
effects Old farmers declare they have
never seen anything like il, and are at a
loss to account for the strange and with
ering blight that parches and shrivels
cotton within a day or two. The disease
Is not unlike the pear blight in appear
ance, though more fatal. Where 1t strikes
a cotton field the leaves curl up and turn
black within day, and with the small
branches die and drop off. Less than
week ago the blight made its appear
ance in this section and already has
spread so rapidly that thousands of acres
of luxurious cotton is well-nigh ruined.
Fields that week ago promised yield
of a bale TO the acre will not now produce
a bale TO .nVe acres, while several taTIn-
ers fear their crops VIII be ruined alto
gcther. The disease made its appearance
first in the Page neighborhood, five miles
south of Americas. but has since spread
over plantations for miles around, eX-
tending even into Terrell county. MT.
J. Il Page, one of Sumter's most sue
cessfGl and practical farmers, was asked
yesterday about the blight in his cotton.
He, like. all others, is at loss 10 ac-
count for it. but fears II will ruin or
greatly damage the plant. The crops Of
a dozen of his neighbOrs are likewise
affected, and the plague Is still spread
ing Mr. Page says the top leaves OF
stalk first turn perfectly black; the edges
curl up as IL scorched, and in a day or
two The leaves and small limbs drop or.
If any cotton at all natures II viii be
hpaFa re- he
of his crop is thus affected, as Is the case
on every plantation in that section IL
is feared that the yield OF cotton VIII De
very largely cut off by the strange ana
fatal blight.
All Cooper was stabbed and killed by
Ed Clark near Roberts station. in Jones'
county, "Wednesday afternoon, shortly al
ter o'clock. The tragedy occurred on
the plantation of Jackson Roberts, one or
the Oldest and best known planters a
that section. No one seems 70 know Just
why the negroes fell out. and the tragedy
seems difficult to explain. No one has
the least idea that Cooper and Clark were
mad with each other when they began
tusseling. and it was not until they be
gan making savage lunges at one an
other with their knives that those present
realized the. true state OF a1airs. B9tn
red spot was in the breast of each. Cooper
staggered and fell, and il was only Few
minutes before Clark staggered and sank
to the ground Cooper had been stabbed
lust above the left nipple while Clark
was cut above the right nipple, but in
the latter case the knife did not penetrate
so far as in the case of Cooper one of
the negroes ran for young Roberts, who
had Just left the field, and in few min
utes MIR. Roberts was back. Cooper dill
not live long after his arrival, however
diving fifteen minutes after being cut.
Clark, supported by several , other ne ne,
after walking about 300 yards he sank
down in a fence corner and it was thought
that he would die, At this juncture the
elder Roberts appeared on the scene, and
he saw at once that Clark was bleeding
internally. He at once cut reed ana
pushing it into the wound drew several
pints of blood, which. no doubt, saved
Clark's life. The surviving combataar
has had very little to say about the trou
BILE. He did not know Cooper was mad
and Cooper probably didn't know he was
mad. They, simply grew excited and
drew their knives while seemingly play
ing with each other Mr.. Roberts says
both were quiet orderly negroes, and he
has never before had trouble with them.
Cooper was about 20 years of age, and
Clark was q years old. Both negroes had
worked on the Roberts place number CT
years.