Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-26
South Carolina Notes.

The Clarendon county Jail has been com
pleted.
The Governor has appointed Julius P. You
mans Trial Justice for Hampton county.
Senator Butler has directed his quota OF win
ter seed wheat to be sent to the department
for distribution among the farmers of the
State.
A colored train hand was killed on Saturday
at Blackstocks by a material train on the Char
Iotte, Columbia and Augusta Road. He tried
to get on the train when it was in motion, was
thrown under the car and crushed to death by
the wheels.
One of the seamen of the British bark Muriel,
at Coosaw, died on Saturday last from the eff.
fects of the heat.
There are at present confined in the Green
vile county Jail twenty-seven prisoners.
Seventeen of them are United States prisoners
who are awaiting trial by the United States
Court now in session, or have been tried and
convicted and await sentence The remaining
ten are State criminals of the ordinary kind.
Columbus Price, son of Mr.. w. A. Price, of
Hampton county, while drawing water at his
fathers WELL last Monday, lost his balance and
was precipitated headforemost, a distance of
twenty-five feet. Strange to say, his injuries
are slight.
There has been but little change in the
water of the Salkehatchie since last week.
The continued showers keep the water fresh.
The rice planters in the low country may be
of good cheer. The only trouble is they may
get too much.
An accident occurred at Summerville few
fr,f ~ Tor, Dav
dali, colored, resident of Lincolnville. He
was knocked off the track, short distance
below Summerville. by the evening express,
and received such injuries as to cause his death
in few hours.
Mr. Robert Boyd, of Beech Island, in Aiken
county, it is said, will make 12.0 900 bushels corn
the present season, and he will do this with
only the labor Of himself and son and one
other hand. He plants one of the finest pieces
of land on the Savannah river.
On Monday evening a serious alteration oc-
CURED at Linstedt's store. on Johns land, be-
tween clerk in the establishment and negro
named James Chisolm, who refused to pay for
liquor that he had bought. The negro pulled
of his coat and struck threatening attitude,
when he was very promptly struck on the head
with stick. but not with any serious effect. A
party of negroes, to the number of about two
hundred collected at the store, and Mr.. Lin
stedt was struck a severe blow on the head
with a rock, which was thrown by some Of the
Chisolm party. who besieged the house, and
during the night fred great number Of Shots
some Of which entered the house, but without
doing any fatal injury. A warrant has been
/, sued for the rioters by Trial Justice Gleason,
who repaired to the scene OF the disturbance
with Sheriff's posse to arrest the parties.
The United States Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture. Dr. George b. Loring, writes TO the Ag-
ricultural Department that it is his purpose 70
call together conventions TO be held In his de-
partment during the coming winter or such
representatives Of the various branches or ag-
riculture as the leading agricultural associa-
tions may select for purposes OF consultation.
The time for the conventions IS nxed as Lol-
lows. and each will occupy two days: Inc
first. beginning January 10th, VIII be devoted
to agricultural colleges and societies ana tne
discussion Of the general principles OF farming
aud those questions relating to agricultural
education. The second, commencing
January 18th, will be devoted to the
discussion of the animal industries OF the
country. etc. The third, beginning January
18th, will discuss the cereal crops, ana
the fourth, commencing on the l1th, tne
management Of vineyards and manufacture
of wine. DR.. Loring requests the appoint
ment of three representatives 70 each OF
these conventions from every society or OF
ganization addressed by him.