Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-16
South Carolina Notes.

Four children died Of diphtheria in Newberry
last week.
Senator II. C. Butler has returned to his
home in Edgefield.
There are 500 taxpayers in Union county.
l,5OO OF whom are IN default.
A party Of twenty five colored people recent
ly left Rock Hill and Fort Mil for Texas
The Hessian fly has appeared in Chester and
awaits the growing Oat and wheat crops.
The Ledger says that the farmers of L.aucas-
ter are pay ing up their liens promptly.
There are over ore thousand defaulting tax
payers in Chester county, says the Reporter
Several deaths from typhoid fever have re-
Gently occurred in Allendale, Barnwell county.
The residence Of Ben Dargan. coiored. in
Darlington county was destroyed by fire last
week
The grand jury Of Newberry recommend the
levying OF tax OF one dollar on every dog in
the county.
The total amount OF taxes collected in York
county mp to Tuesday last was S63, ,9O4; balance
unpaid $3.50
The meeting at RehOboth in Edgefsld county
in the interest Of the Savannah Valley Rail-
road has been postponed.
The Chester Bulletin states that a lot Of
counterfeit money was left in that town by
hangers-On OF the circus.
Col E. c. Mcclure has returned tosChester
after an absence OF several years in Texas. He
will make Chester his future home.
Wild geese are numerous on Catawba river
4 gentleman near LandsfOrd stood in bis yard
few mornings ago and killed two of them.
The congregation Of Luther Chapel, New
berry. have elected the Rev. Luther A Fox, ID.
D., OF WayueSbOrO, Va, pastor OF that church.
The Episcopal Church at Chester, which was
blown down in March last, is to be rebuilt.
About Sl.WO has already been subscribed for
the purpose.
Services were held in the Episcopal Church
in Laureusville on the 3oth of October, the f1rst
| since the war. The Rev. Mr.. Hanckle, Of Pen
| dletOn, Officiated.
The Barnweil People says: at is supposed
| that the tax levy for county purposes will lack
/ 5000 Of paying up the current expenses Of
/ the last fiscal ear"
James Hodge. OF Antreville aged about
| sixty-six years, was thrown from his horse last
week and his thigh broken Just above the
| knee a bag Of corn falling across iE
Out Of an assessment OF S55.OOO in Barnwen
county So. .o0U has been collected. The greater
portion Of tn deficit is due by the Port Royal
ailroed. OF the poll tax Sc, 100 has been col
lected.
| A gentleman living in Orangeburg. who held
| ~ome $3.50 .6Ol worth of Confederate bonds, was
| offered s. 80 per thousand by telegraph for
| them but had already shipped them to a New
/ York broker for SO 50 per thousand.
| A little girl five years old. daughter Of Mr.
| Goodman. of Peizer, was killed Friday after
| noon whilst attempting TO get of from a
| freigh- train The body was frighJfully
| mangled.
| On Tuesday last Mr. James L. Brasington
who has been doing a prosperous mercan lie
| business IN Camden for the past three years,
| made an assignment for the benef- of his
/ creditors.
| In Newberry county says the Nelcs owing to
the mild spring-ike weather. the cotton plant
| mas put on a new growth, and the farmers are
exulfing IL the hope Of an increased supply Of
he staple
At the shooting OF the Columbia Gun Club
| Friday Capt. BOEardus and Mr.. 7. Hazel Gibbe7
/ tie d on the pigeon match, each killing twenty
| birds out OF twenty hve. The match was shot
| with Scott guns.
| The dwelling house Of Mr. a. J Smyly in
| tie Meeting Street neighOOrhOod, Edgeheld
| county. about nine miles from Johnston. vas
| destroyed by fire on Friday, the 4th Instant.
| Insured for S1.6lO.
W J. VIlleneBve was shot and seriously
| wounded ar Lancaster on Saturday by one
| McNinch. McNinCh was from Chester and
| was in the employ OF Nilleneuye McNinch
| ran after the shooting but was captured and IS
| now in jail.
| The Governor has cOmmuted the sentence Of
| Samuel Brown. OF Marion county, who was
~entenced TO ne hanged on November <5th fol
murder, to imprisonment for life IN the peni
tentiaTy upon tbe recommendation OF the
| JuJge and Solicitor.
| A destructive fire occurred at Cades lsst
week. destroying the turpentine distllerY OF
Messrs. HinsOn & Bro with considerable crude
stuff and other property. The ties on the
railroad were burnt for several Yards, detaln
ing the first night express for several hours.
AS dr. John Eskew and family. Of Anderson
county. were returning home from another
plantation his little six year-old son undertook
70 pass from the rear end Of the wagon to th'
front when he fell OF. the heavily loaded
| veg n passing O yer his body. from the effects
Of which he died in fifteen minutes.