Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-31
Snnfh Carolina Notes

The residence of James IL Martin, three
miles from Greenville, was destroyed by an ac-
cidental fire Monday afternoon. Nothing was
saved. No insurance.
There was considerable frost on Monday
morning, a snow and rain storm on Tuesday
morning, and frost and ice on Wednesday in
abundance in Anderson last week.
Mr. J. c. Stribling. proprietor of the Ashta-
bula stock farm, near PendletOn, has Jersey
bull, two years old. that weighs 1,O's pounds
1t is one Of the finest in the State.
Charlie Chapman and Dozier Bell. two negro
sports. got into difficulty at Darlington Court
House on last Sunday. Chapman stabbed Do
zier under the right eye and fed.
Alfred Williams, Intendent Of Beaufort cied
at Newark, Nj. Monday afternoon, whittier he
had gone for medical treatment. His death is
much regretted, as he was highly esteemed as
an executive officer.
The first male infant of the Hebrew race ever
born in Spartanburg saw the light last week.
He was made one Of the great Hebrew family
on last Sunday under the name OF Israel Ise-
man.
The Newberry County Teachers Institute
will meet on April ?.
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A telegram from Newberry advises the
sh- riff of Orargeburg that the negro who
committed the brutal assault on Miss Cunning
ham is il Jail there. and has confessed.
A few days. since DIR. George Hatcher, Of
Graniteville, lost his entire stock of gooS, 8
y fire. The building was owned by MIr'
Thorpe. of that place. No Insurance.
Samuel Postine. young white man about
seventeen years OF age. was committed to jail
on Tuesday morning of last week on the
charge Of having stolen S92 from Mr.. John
Long, Of Brushy Creek township, Abbeville
county
The old "Swilling House" near Temple Of
Health was burned some nights ago.
Spring oats and wheat crops are looking well
in BarnwelL
The Anderson town clock has come and is
being 6xed up in the court house steeple.
The Catholic Church at Anderson will be
dedicated on the sth Of May. instead CT the Sth
of April. as previously stated.
The Coroner and Trial Justice Sims, OF
Graniteville, in obedience to an order Of the
court, at the instance of the grand jury, have
been taking evidence In the BOatwright suicide
matter. As they have not COMPLETED, it is
thought best not TO make public any of the
discovered tending to criminate Mr.. Boat
wright.
The Newberry Eet1s says: "Mr W. Fl. Ram
saur, merchandising at Whitmire's, while
some distance from his store last Thursday
night on his way home, between and 10
O'Clock, was shot at by an unknown person.
The ball passed through the top Of his hat.
The day before this attack Mr.. Ramsaur found
that some one had attached a wire to the win
dow bolt. without doubt TO effect an entrance
for robbery, which was frustrated by bis
watching the store. Murder and robbery were
both evidently planned"
Cit zsns living on Seneca river, in An
dersOn county, say that It is very sell
dom now that they ever catch shad
in that stream, from the fact that dam
across the Savannah river at Augusta prevents
them from coming higher up the stream than
that city.
Captain ]. O. Marshall, OF Columbia, has
gone to Charleston TO make arrangements to
have a time set for the trial Of the political
cases from Richland, and for the accommoda-
ton of the parties during their stay in that
city.
The seeming indifference of the country geo
ple developing into almost opposition, was
complete surprise to the friends OF the Green
Vile and Laurens Railroad. Returns from all
but two boxes have been received, and the re-
ported vote of these fix the majority Of sub
scriptiOn at about one hundred.
The Commissioner OF Agriculture has fine
specimen of white kaolin from near the
z.
of white, rose and cream colored kaoln from
Aiken.
A new petition is belng circulated in Able
Vile asking the County Commissioners to or
der an election TO decide whether the people
OF that township shall be taxed TO build the
French Broad Railroad or not The intention
is 10 raise only IS 600 In the township, which is
to he paid in three instaliments. It is expect
ed that the town of Abbeville will raise much
larger sum besides what they pay as part of
the township.
OTdn0eburg Democrat: "We are reliably in
formed that in the section OF our county
known as Bull Swamp. proper, there is not a
man v i hin ten miles who gives Lien on his
crop Farms are run on q cash basis or on the
personal credit of the farmer without resort
to lien or mortgage on any property what
ever. AS a natural consequence OF this state
Of things improvements and progress are
everywhere visible in fences, houses. fields:
stock and home premises. Two races i've and
work in perfect accord. and colored laborers
are not urfrequeniIy known to live for series
Of years in the employment OF one man In
this way home comforts and values are accu-
mulated until the prosperous lahsrer nnds
himself able TO secure a home OF hiS own.