The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-04

day school language since then that Mr..
Eubanks stated Thursday ne thought he
would have TO conhne the old man In the
dungeon. Both men are growing TAT.
Tom has gained fully ten pounds. Ihey
are still encouraged over their prospects,
and do not believe they will ever be
hanged.
Columbus Enqulrer-sun: d. W. Dixon
and Dr. w +. Walker engaged in a diff
Guilty last night at Kaufmans bar on up
per Broad street, which came near result
ing seriously for both combatants. The
ARRAY occurred just before the hour OF
closing. when the doctor walked IN ana
called for drink, over the payment or
which a dispute arose. The lie was pass
ed whereupon Walker used harsher Ian
guage and Dixon struck him, IL is said
on the head with a beer glass knocking
him down. Walker claims that Dixon
then jumped on him, when he (Walker)
began using his knife with telling effect
on DiXOus head, arms and back, intlct-
ing several serious wounds from which
blood poured profusely. They were sep
arated and Walker ran out OF the place
but was arrested In an alley on Twelfth
street about an hour afterwards by Pa
trolman Reynolds and lodged IN JAN. In
the meantime Drs Kitchens and Gill
were summoned to dress Dixons wounds,
which were found 10 be quite serious,
though not necessarily fatal.
Richmond Va, dispatch in Atlanta
Journal One member OF the Georgia
delegation attending the confederate re-
union has suddenly acquired fame by his
well-foumded claim of being the youngest
soldier OF the confederacy. ID. B. Free
man as secretary and one of the alter
mates from Barlow Camp, No. $40. Car
tersvine. Accompanying a brother into
camp at the age OF II years, in May, lSh2,
he was offered and accepted the place
OF marker OF the Sixth Georgia Cavalry.
He filled that position during the drill
a. 1anH L. Co D.
and then fell regularly into the ranks OF
the regiment, bearing side arms and a
short saber, being too small to carry
carbine He was with the regiment In
the campaign of Bragg into Kentucky,
and then later in numerous raids and en-
fragments in upper East Tennessee, and
also in the retreat of Johnston before
Sherman from Dalton to Atlanta. There
are older survivors now living in his sec
ton who remember him, and can bear
witness to his services, and with whom
he can mutually compare experiences and
recite adventures. Mr.. Freeman is of a
family which furnished six soldiers to
the confederacy, one of the other brothers
entering the service as young as is years
MIR. Free man Is now 45 years of age, and
is a resident of .CartersVllle, the home Of
Sam Jones' and is one of the editors and
proprietors of the Characterization, a
paper of good standing and influence in
its section.
Atlanta Constitution; An unexpected
state OF affairs has arisen concerning the
fines imposed on the convict lessees by the
governor as a result of the long hearing
early in the year. 1t looks as II a large
part. II not ALL of the fines, may never be
paid Unless the lessees voluntarily choose
to hand over the money to the state there
seems to be no easy way TO get it, 1t APP
pears that there is no law by which the
fines can be collected. AS a penalty for
non paynent, the governor might cancel
the lease contracts, but this is a condition
which the lessees would not strongly OBJ
feet to, and in that event the governor
would be confronted by the unsolvable
problem of the disposition of the prison
ers He would have an elephant on his
hands which he would ind hard to rid him
self Of What course Mr.. Julius Brown,
receiver for the Georgia Mining, Manu-
featuring and Investment Company, will
take IN regard to the payment of the fine
imposed by the governor Is not known. 1t
Is believed though, by those who are IA
fniliar with the case that the fine will not
| be paid. Defective state laws in regard TO
| the matter provide no penalty for the nom
! payment of such a fine except the cancel
! iation of The lease by the state. This may
| be done as Gov. Atkinson said that II
| the money was not paid by July Is, ne
| would consider the question OF cancelling
| the lease. While il is possible that this
may be the final result of the matter Ii is
| not at all probable unless the state can
! find someone else to take the convicts as
/ it Is claimed that 1t costs too much to keep
/ them.