Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-26

morning. Hefen overheard while In the act of
casting line from the wharf.
New corn has been sold in Walhalla at eighty
five cents per bushel 1t win be a dollar by
Christmas Fodder ranges from one dollar and
half to two dollars per hundred
little child Of Mr.. John Fraser, of Lawton-
vile. was fearfully bitten on the 14th instant
by q dog supposed to be mad. Mr.. Fraser pur-
sued and killed the dog.
Thousands of bats aredemiciled beneath the
Union Depot at Yemassse.
Mr.. E W. Parker's house In West Wateree.
known as the plantation house, was destroyed
by fire last Tuesday.
The c. 6 S Road has attached to all passen-
ger trains dining room car for the accommo-
dation Of the travelling public.
On Tuesday night Of last week Thomas
| Hatcher killed Sam Mcneil, both colored on
Mr. Thomas Barnes place, about twelve miles
east Of Camden
| From Charleston to Yemassee on the c. &
/ 5 Road, is one continuous line of new steel
/ rails. Which adds much to the comfort of travel
over this road.
The work Of filling in the trestIes on the Sa-
vannah and Charleston road will commence as
soon as the steam shovel is complete. The
| dump cars are already on the road.
/ few days ago Mr. Middleton D. Nettles
| while riding nesr his home, in Sumter county
1 fell from his horse and die 4 instantly. from
4
i from that cause.
Mr. Jesse Mcleod, living in the Antioch sec
| tion, east Of Cam6en. lost his dwelling house.
| kitchen and smokehouse, together with all the
| contents OF the houses, by fire last Saturday
| The fire is supposed to have been the act of an
| incendiary.
| Not long since, near Wedgeheld, as August
| TaylOrN cOlored, was being drawn out OF a
| well, and was near the top. the chain broke He
fell distance OF forty or fifty feet striking the
curb and breaking his left arm just above the
| elbow DIR James set the broken limb, and it
! is now DONG well.
Two negroes. Yearly Gentry and Prince
| Hodge were found dead upon the track of the
| W G. and A r. R., near Spann's crossing,
about six miles from Sumter. last Saturday
morning Saturday afternoon an inquest was
| held. and a verdict returned that death was
caused by being run over by the cars
On Monday night last as Mr. George Ford. of
| Beaufort, accompanied by his wife and infant
child, was driving into town from the ceme-
tery after dark along a street not frequently
travelled, the wheel of his buggy went into a
hole made by the recent storm and thew were
all thrown out They were considerably
bruised although not seriously injured.
The residence of Mr.. J. NJ Hart. near John
stOn. Edgefield county, was entirely destroyed
by fire last "Wednesday night All the house
| hold furniture and clothing Of the family were
destroyed. There was no insurance upon the
property Mr.. Hart is satisfied that the burn
ing was the work of an iucenciary, and it Is
probable that the house was first plundered
and then set on fire.
Judge Cothran has granted an order staying
the execution of senterce in the case Of James
| Clyburn, W in Jail at Garden for the murder
of Alexander Sheorn, until the case could be
regularly heard in the Supreme Court. As the
Fifth Circuit is not called until December, OF
course he susx ensiOn IS operative until after
that time Clyburn was to have been hanged
October %.
The Union Times says: "The crops In this
county will hardly reach the expectation of a
has fFVarar eyAHf n
any noticeable extent since the rain while the
caterpiilars have made their appearance in
large sections of the county, and in such num-
bers as to destroy every cotton leaf. blade OF
grass and fodder in their way. Even the
young and just bursting cotton bolls are de-
vOured by them"
| An unknown negro. eighteen or twenty years
| of age was killed on the Charleston and Savan-
| nah Railway recently. He was stealing ride
| on material train No. and, falling on the
| track, was run over by the cars. his head being
completely severed from ms oody. an inquest
was held by Trial Justice b. b Goodman. act
| ing as Coroner, on Monday The verdict OF the
| jury was in accordance with the facts above
| given, and entirely exonerated the employees
| OF the railroad from all blame in the matter.
A bloody ARRAY took place last week in Sum
| ter county. For some time past Oliver Robin
son has been brow beating and bulldozing his
sister Sarah and her husband. Arc Andrews,
| and on the evening in question he got into a
/ quarrel with them and commenced choking
sarah Archy tried his best. by the use of
words. to make him desist, and was about to
resort to force, when Oliver turned upon Archy,
/ usiug his Fl t. and Archy knife. Archv S
knife was broken twice. Oliver received five
gounds-nOne, however, fatal
A few DAYS ago as Henry johnson and Rob
| ert IOyd two coIored men in the employ of
! Mr. John Ahrens were polling phosphate fiat
| on the Pom Pom river about nine miles below
| the Charleston and Savannah Railway, John
| sons pole slipped and he fell overheard. Be
fore Loyd was made aware. by cries from the
| hands on another fiat, OF the accident TO his
| companion, the latter had drifted some dis,
| tance from the fat Neither OF the men could
| swim and there was no small boat to be had,
| so that 1 Oyd saw johnson drown without being
abIz to render him any assistance Inc oooy
was recovered some time afterwards.
The gin house Of Mr.. Charles Satterthwaite
one of the finest in Aiken county as well as
, one of the largest was burned a few days ago
IL had lust been newly painted. and with its
first class steam engine, gln and conoenser,
enabled Dir. Satterthwaite 10 gin not only his
own cotton. but very largely that or his neigh
bors. Mr. Satterthwaite estimated his per
sonal loss to be- about five thousand dollars
and tbat of his brother Mr. Glenn Satter-
thwaite, in cotton near twelve huRdred dol
lars Many other parties VINO had cotton IN
the gin house also suffered severely. Geo; X
Allen. eight bales; w. ID. Wade, two and hall
bales: J. NJ. Rhett, ons and a half bales. and a
few other parties whose names we did not
learn
George NJ McAIIister, of Anderson county,
was arrested recently by United States Deputy
| MarsbaIs Address and X night and taken before
| Commissioner Hayward in Greenville. He was
| released on $500 bail for his appearance for ex
| animation on last Thursday, his father becom
| ing his surety He did not appear, and it Is
| supposed that he has fled the country. Nc
| Aliister is a white man and has been making
counterfeit money for the past four wears,
| having passed during that time Sl.lOO IN coun-
| terfeir coins He moulded his coins OF Babbitt
| metal at NJ K Bryaut's blacksmith shop, IN
Anderson county. He made his own moulds
! and had four accOmDlices, whose names are
unknown. Bryant was one Of the witnesses
against him.
| An affray occurred thirteen miles above Wal
| halla a few DAYS since. in which William Hig-
/ gins shot and Killed Solomon Ramey, Higgins
/ receiving at the same instant pistol shot IN
| his body from Ramey. It is thought that Hlg-
| PINS will recover. IE seems that Ramey was
| living apart from his wife, and that Higgins in
| suited her Ramey being informed or the IN
| SuIt TO his p ife, he, with his brothers, short
time before the fatal meeting went to the
house Of Higgins, where rencontre ensued,
| in which Higgins came of second best. and a
| oomprOmise was effected. Afterwards RameY
| became dissatisfied with the matter, and on
| sunday together with Tim and Logan hamey
| auf Dave Walls returned TO the house OF hlg-
gins On approaching the house, Higgins per
| 2 wing their hostile intent, went inside the
| house " th his family and barred the door.
Sol Ramey broke open the door, and II ggins,
seeing he could not keep him out. presented a
pistol through the half open door and fred.
with the result above stated. Higgins IS in jail
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