Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-01


doves are stu infesting the rice fields Of Yves,
Wateree- In some places the rice has been re
planted two and three times, and yet the stand
Is not good, owing to fits destruction by the
birds.
Professor Bihikoff Is at work on the propertv
OF Captain Paul +. Hammond. in Aiken
county, and thinks he has discovered a coal
mine.
General Gsry's viii gives his entire property
70 his three sisters, Mrs. Gen. Evans, Mrs.
Hodges and Miss Lucille Gary.
Col J. ii. johnson, of Marion. writes Tn the
Commissioned Of immigration that the imrni.
grants who have been sent to that county are
doing extremely we'll and that the negroes are
working better in self-defense.
A few days ago, Mr.. E. c. Mcdonald, living
near Gum Swamp, Kershaw county, missed
his little boy, who was about nineteen months
old. and, on going to look for him, found that
he had fallen into the spring head foremost.
He was apparently dead when he took him
out, but by vigorous rolling and rubbing he
succeeded in restoring him to animation in
about thirty minutes.
Revenue officers recently seized a box of
forty three pounds of tobacco at LawtonvilIe;
four boxes Of enc hundred and sixty pounds,
one box OF five pounds. and four boxes of one
hundred and twenty pounds at BarnwelI. The
tobacco seizures were on account of some
Irregularities in the stamping.
Last week party from WilIiston arrived in
Augusta to look for a horse which had been
stolen from him. Stopping at a wagon yard
in town, he found his colt, where a colored boy
NvhO had taL-nu him laFtL
police OF the fact, and guard was kept near
the yard to apprehend the thief, who, however
did not appear.
Bissel's store at Combahee was robbed last
week OF one hundred and fifty dollars.
Graham's Grange No. "a, favor the adoption
OF the fence law" in Barnwell county, ard
| VIII petltlon the next Legislature to grant them
| ali the rights and privileges of said law with
| out the form of a vote thereon In view oI
this petitions will be circulated in each of the
| townships, to be signed by the citizens.
Speaking OF the Georgetown and Kingstret
Telegraph. the Georgetown Times says: col
L. Z. Miller is pushing forward the work upor
this enterprise theoretically, and, we arerelia
bly, informed, will complete the work by the
n M OF July. The wire has been received from
new YORK, ana the posts are nearly ali gotter
out and placed in position. Very little now
remains TO be done except planting the post.
and stringing the wire"
One day last week while VIM. Wasdin o.
| Georgetown. was engaged in charging a sods
water retort in a shed at the back of Mr. Haw
| kins' drug store, The retort exploded, and /
/ portion of it striking Wasdin on the thigh
/ inflicted severe bruise, extending nearly
4 from the hip to the knee. Dr. Bailey was inn
/ mediately sent for, who examined the boy
| thoroughly, and is in hopes nothing serious
| will result portion of the side of the sheC
| was also blown out.
| To choose Democratic candidate for mem
| bsr Of Congress from the Second District OF
| South Carolina to fill the vacancy oecasioneC
| by the death of the Hon, NJ p O'Connor {
| District Convention has been called to meet il
| Hibernian Hall in Charleston at IL o'clock OF
the I'd of June. This District Convention viii
| be composed of nineteen delegates from
| Charleston county, six from Orangeburg anC
| four from Clarendon The delegates from
each county will be chosen by the convention
of that comfy.
It was reported in Columbia last week that
| colored man named Henry Miller, on last Mon
| day night went to the residence of a colore,
woman, also married, on the Adams planta
| ton, about half a mile below Greenwood an
| called her out. He made indecent proposal
to her and she resented them in words Find
ing that he could not accomplish his purpose
| he drew his pistol and shot her in the neck
The wound proved fatal. She died on Tuesda
and was buried on Thursday. Miller made hi
escape.