The age-herald., 1898-09-21
SECOND ALABAMA
 WAS FURLOUGHED The Soldier Boys Paid Off and Lett
 for Home. GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD For the Arrest of Murder0rS of Jim
 Thompson.
GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD
PAYING THE SCHOOL TEACHERS
Treasurer Ellis Will Disburse $110,- 900 for the Past Quarter General Oates Assigned Brigade
 Col. Coffey Resigns.

Montgomery Ala, September 20.-(Spec- ial.)-The Second regiment Alabama vol unteers was today furloughed for thirty days excepting about 100 men who were left to take care of companies property. The paymaster entered his duties early this mornig and by o'clock this after noon had paid out $4O.000 and made glad the hearts of over 1,2OO so.diers. The men were furnished with their furoughs along with their pay and after slowing away their tents most of them came into the city. They will all leave for their homes tonight or in the morning.
 The governor has offered a reward of $200 for the arrest and conviction of the murderers of Jim Thompson in Tallapoosa county. Two or three months ago a mob lynched four negroes near Wetumpka on the charge of robbing and murdering an aged white man and his wife, and another old man who lived with the couple, several miles from that town. The governor or dered state troops to proceed to Wetumpka and protect the alleged murderers, but they arrived too late; the mob had done its share of murdering One negro man named Jim Thompson, charged with compliclty in the crime for which the four were lynched, escaped. Recently he was arrested in Tal- lapoosa and three men started with him to jail. They Host" him on the way. The other day his body was found in the Tal- lapoosa river, disemboweied and with weight tied about it. There were also oth- CT marks of violence. The governor will pay $2O0 for the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of this horrible crime.
 Paying the Te ichers
 State Treasurer Ellis is engaged in send ing the county superntendents the money due public school teachers for the quarter ending September 30. Yesterday he remit ted to thirty-one counties $54, ,402.81, and to- day there was sent to ten counties S12,232.0l, making for the six days and forty-one counties $666S485 in two days. On this basis the treasurer estimates that about $11OOOO will be required to pay teachers for this quarter.
 A Resie nation
 William B. Harris of Bessemer has for warded to the governor letter resigning his membership of the state board of em- balmers.
 Another Vacancy
 Information has reached the governors office of the death of W. J. Morrison, tax collector of Dallas county. MT. Morrison's death has been expected for many weeks There is likely to be lively contest for the vacant position.
 The Confederate Star
 The brass star in the stone pavement of the capitol portico marking the spot where Jefferson Davis stood to take the oath of office as president of the confederate states has attracted unusual attention yesterday and today account of the tod death of "The Daughter of the Confed- eracy"
 General Oates Brigade
 A letter from Brigadier- General Oates dated at the camp at Middletown, Pa. con- veys the information that he has been as- signed by Ma Major-General Graham command ing. to the Second brigade of the First di- vision of the Second Army corps. The bri- gade is composed of the following regi- ments Fourteenth Pennsylvania, Third Connecticut and Two Hundred and Second New York. General Oates writes that there are 2oOO0 troops in the corps and their tents are scattered over four miles, the locality being a pleasant and healthy one. General Oates writes hat he believes no more troops will be mustered out excepting those already designated until the senate next December ratifes the treaty with Spain.
 Cashier Baldwin Promoted
 MT. A. M. Baldwin TOT many years cash fer of the First National bank of Mont gomery has been promoted to the presi- dency of that institution to succeed the late Henry c. Tompkins.
 Colonel Coffee Resigns
 Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Gordon Caf- fey, of the Third regiment, Alabama Vol unteers, has rendered his resignation to the governor, and 1t will be accepted upon the governors return from New York at the end of the week. Meantime Colonel Caffey will rejoin his regiment at Anniston for the purpose of closing up his regimental business.
 Col. Caffey has resigned from the army in order to re-enter law practice in this city. It is understood that he and Hon. Alexander Troy will form partnership, threby recognizing the firm of Tompkins & Troy which so sadly broken by the re- cent death of Colonel Henry Clay Tomp- kins. Colonel Caffey was with that firm when he entered the volunteer service last ypring, and 1t is known that he enjoyed