Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-15
South Carolina Notes.

Two little negro boys, while gathering wood
in Hampton county last Saturday, cut a small
tree down, which fell on their little sister, aged
four years, killing her instantly.
Thirty-two indictments were given to the
grand jury at the court in Camden, and TWEEN
ty-fOur true bills were found by them.
Chester has been made a station for the
United States Signal Service.
The longshoremen Of Port Royal struck last
week for an increase of wages. After several
days delay their demands were acceded to.
A street railway is being agitated in Florence
The house of Mr.. J. l. Parker, in Broad
River township. York county, was de.
strOyed by fire last week.
The cotton mills OF Greenville county afford
employment for hundreds Of women and chill
dren, and it is understood that there is now q
demand for labor Of that kind with some of
| the prominent manufactures Of Grsenville.
On Saturday there were two steamships, one
bark and four sehooners loading and discharg-
| ing cargoes at the wharves at Port Royal
The town authorities of Beaufort since the
storm have distributed, in addition to ten bar
rels of carboic acid, forty barrels of disinfect-
ants, composed of lime, copperas and chloride
of lime.
The owners of certain property in Camden,
forfeited to the town last spring on account of
non payment Of taxes. have determined to test
the matter in court as to the power of the
municipality to seize and sell property for such
cause.
The property of Mrs. E. NJ French-a house
and lot on Bay street. Beaufort-was sold by
the United States Marshal on Tuesday. Mr..
Mansfield J. French, Of Syracuse, New York
became the purchaser for $500.
At a late meeting OF the directors Of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Association of Orange
burg county, it was determined to hold county
fair, and preparations were at once commenced
/ to carry out the resolution in such manner
/ as to guarantee complete success.
A committee Of prominent citizens has been
/ appointed to establish a high school in Beau
| fort.
Sawdust and rosin fires are now burning
nightly at Port Royal, and the intelligent por-
/ tiOn Of the community highly approve of the
/ action OF the majority of the Board Of Health
when they ordered these fires to be started
/ Capt K. g, Fleming Superintendent of the
/ Port Royal and Augusta Railway, has very
| generously agreed to furnish the town with all
the sawdust and rOsin that they may need free
Of charge.
A correspondent of the Williamsburg Her
aid, writing from Cade's, says: There is a
dis ase raging among the negroes, few miles
| from this place, called by them sin Sickness. ,
| They are taken down suddenly and in a few
| seconds, almost helpless, for the space Of a
week or ten days. during which time they take
little or no nOurishmenT and after that time
they recover entirely changed"
The fertilizer mandatory being erected at
McCrea's on the Port Royal Railroad, near
Port Royal, is assuming proportions commen-
surate to the business the company propose
With the rock within a stones throw Of the
works and facility for consuming at least
$1,000 tons OF cru1e rock per year, there is
every reason to believe the venture will be
successful, and a thousand laborers will find
constant employment.
The new hotel to be built at Port Royal is to
be located on block 90, 9Th avenue. The work
is to be done by Mr.. James L. Duncan, for
mer resident Of Port Royal
On Saturday night last q cOlOred man named
| Jim Godfrey, a noted sneak thief from Savan-
| nah. stole from the store Of Wallace & Danner.
| in Beaufort. three yards Of cloth. two hats
| and pair Of shoes. Later In the night he was
| arrested by Policeman Green and lodged In the
| guard house for a breach Of the peace. He
| was tried and found guilty and sentenced to
| three days Imprisonment, and was awaiting to
! be transferred to the Trial Justice for petit
larceny when he escaped from the guard
house on Monday.