Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-08

= Aeors0 tnat the drought In Chester
county has been broken 100 late for the oat
and Irish potato crops, but the corn. cotton
and other have been immensely benefit.
ed by rain which fell last week.
About one-third Of the cotton crop OF Barn
wen county is yet In the ground. Many old
planters now admit that with the rain which
fell on Saturday last. followed by good seasons
not more than two thirds OF a fun crop can ha
made from this third.
Tnere are seventy-two convicts in Edee6eld
county at work on the railroads. and thew are
all in excellent health.
Inc treasurer OF Hampton has made 3l9 re-
celpts, and collected in all, on the first INSTALL
ment OF taxes for fiscal year, 1880. S3,772 81.
including cash. jury and witness tickets
some villain, for malice or Spite fred two
piles Of cross-ties on the line of the Charleston
and Savannah Railway, near GrahamviIle, last
week, and burned $3.50 worth. The ties be-
longed TO Mr.. John Ferebee.
A messenger has left Columbia for Wash.
ington to get another supply of shad to be
distributed as follows: 100000 in Broad river.
10000 in the Wateree, and 200 in the Great
Peedee.
Mr. W. S. Lyon, Of Anderson. has sent to
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specimen OF cane. 1t has large heads of grain.
somewhat resembling rice. This cane is album
dant in the swamps OF HopeweIl township.
Anderson county, is represented to head about
once ia forty years, and then dies. It is sent
Tor examination, and its use, IL any, will be
made known.
Colonel S. P. Hamilton, the South Carolina
Commissioner, is pushing preparations for the
representation OF that State at the Yorktown
centennial About a dozen companies have
fled applications for place in the battalion
or go rank and file. Including the field and
line officers, the Judiciary and State officials,
there will be from 225 to $50 representatives
from that State. 1t is proposed to go by rail to
norfolk and thence by steamer, and charter
the steamer as hotel quarters for the stay.
The Palmetto Rifles OF Aiken have resolved
to 20 to the Yorktown Centennial. Twenty
eight men have volunteered to go.
An attempt was made to rob Mrs. Latham's
house in Aiken last week by a burglar.
Mr. JAS NJ Poe. of the Lower Runs section
of Barnwell county, lost his dwelling and its
entire contents last week by accidental fire.
The Beaufort Sea Island Netes has been
greatly improved and is quite sprightly
sheet.
Reports from various portions of Orange
burg county indicate a very short oat crop this
year.
The British bark Lady Dufferin, Capt Evans
arrived at Port Royal on Wednesday from
Liverpool, Eng, with a cargo Of 900 tons of
cotton ties this being her third voy age to Port
Royal from Liverpool. Her first voyage was in
1872 with about 800 tons railroad iron In 1873
she retu ned with cargo of cotton ties.
Mr. Garrison James, of Kingstree, becoming
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young oxen, asked his wife to bring him
pitcher Of water, which was remarkably cold.
After drinking heartily of it, he turned around,
called his daughter once. and then fell dead
Mr. James was in the prime OF life and vigor of
health.
@. W. NJ Williams, Esq, counsel for the
County Commissioners in their examination of
the cOunty's financial condi IN. informs the
People that Barnwell county will be better off
by a. least sic, 900 on account of the investiga-
ton The report of the special commission
will not be made public until September court
Billy McCaskiIl, coiored Democrat of the
Swift Creek section, KerSh aW county, died on
last Friday He was about fifty years of age,
ami had been a thorough Democrat since 1858.
having been an active member of Swift Creek
Democratic Cub f;omits organization He
was was one Of the staunchest Democrats in
the county, and never failed to be present
whenever his club was ordered to turn out.
During the month of April, 1881. there were
| $40 bales of cotton shipped from Camden by
/ ing month or last year. During the month of
| May, Just closed. there 245 bales shipped,
| against 167 bales during the same month last
year. The total shipments from Septe mber
| list 1880 to May 31St, 1881. inclusive aggregate
/ 1917 bales. against 1857 during the same
/ time last year.
| CoIIetoR Press: THE distressing intelligence
has reached US of the probably fatal shoe ing
/ of a son of our esteemed Clerk of the Court,
4 Mr. E. w Fraser at Hendersonville. No par
ticulars have reached US, except that while
handling q pistol it was accidentally dis
| charged. the ball entering the left eye and
lodging in the brain. At this writing no hopes
| are entertained of his recovery. The child was
about ten or twelve years OF age"
! Georgetown Times: "At Frienddeld planta-
/ ton on Monday. the 23d May, Gilbert Fraser,
/ colored. while playing with loaded gun, shot
4 Richard Daniels, also colOred. Daniels died on
| last Tuesday night. A coroner's jury vas
| summoned. and a verdict OF accidental sho)t-
| ing rendered. Fraser was at Daniels house on
| a visit, and escaped Immediately after the
| shooting. The gun was loaded with buckshot,
| which entered Daniels right forearm and sew
| cred the muscle. The cause of deathswas teta-
nus, resulting from the wound"
A man and two women went to the CTotwell
! Hotel in Newberry. and ordered dinner. In
| some way the suspicious OF the clerk were
! aroused, and, on examination, he found out
| that his guests were cOlored, and they were
ordered out Of the hotel. Mr.. Blease, the pro-
| pFietor OF the hotel. feeling that he had been
| imposed upon, followed the party and asked
| him if he was a white man. The party replied
that he was not black, and that his money
was as good as enybo iy's, whereupon Mr..
| Blease ass lulted him with e stick, striking
| several blows. Hlease was arrested.
Greenville NelCS 4th inst: Mr.. John White
| of PIckens living between Greenville and
Easley Station, was bitten ON Friday last while
| ploughing in his field, by large black bot
| tie ispider. The spider bad gotten inside the
| quarter OF his right shoe, and bit him with
| vengeance near the ankle. Reaching down he
caught the insect in his fingers and m ashing it
| threw il down In less than one hour after
| wards Mr.. White felt the effects of the poison
| in his back and hips and stomach. He went
/ home and suffered the most awful agony all
/ night. the poison of the spider affecting the
| whole body from his head down. until he was
! Frustrated. 1t travelled down his legs burning
like fire. and seems to have settled in his lift
| foot. which is greatly swollen and looks sif
| an immense boil was forming.