Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-01
South Carolina Notes.

Mr.. Samuel Enrich. late Of Brooklyn, a
young man of much promise. was accidentally
drowned from q sail boat in Georgetown har-
Dor Sunday.
The drought, which has lasted for two
months in Georgetown. still continues. The
upland crops are destroyed. The rice crop is
in good condition and promises wen.
The thermometer reached 1O3 on the 18th
and again on the 2lst instant at Ellenton.
The Railroad Commissioner will in few
days continue his inspection of the railroads
begun on the Charleston and Savannah and
Port Royal Railroads When necessary he EN-
plOys a competent expert, as the law author
ICES, and makes a close inspection of bridges
and trestles, as well as of roadbeds and super
structure.
On the Runs Creek, a few miles above Ellen
ton. last week, fight occurred between Henry
Corbett on one side, and Mingo Bates and two
others on the other, in which the former was
badly handled. He received several severe
knife wounds on his person. All concerned are
negroes, and. as is sgenerally the case, a woman
was at the bottom of it.
heavy rain fell at Union Wednesday. &C
companied with storm of wind, which blew
at a terrible rate for few minutes, prosurating
trees uRroofing several dwellings, the Union
Hotel, court house and jail, but no more seri
GUS damage has been reported.
The Newberry Car Manufacturing Company
which was organized a few weeks since, has
leased the old Helena workshops at nominal
price. A bout s., 600 has so far been subscribed
to the capital stock, and it is expected that tbs
company VIII begin work early in the fall.
Last week four outbuildings on the farm OF
Capt A. s. Segler, near Aiken, took fire and
we're entirely consumed. With the buildings
were destroyed 500 bushels of corn and the oat.
harvested from twenty acres of land, besides &
variety of agricultural implements. Severa
catt e sheds were also consumed. Capt. Seglel
estimates his loss at from 81, eco to S2, 500. He
was insured for 81 200.
The following companies have been designa
ted to represent South Carolina at Yorktown
The Washington Light Infantry and the Ger
man FuSiliers, of Charleston: the Governors
Guards and the Richland Volunteer Rifle Com
pany, of Columbia; the Lee Light Infantry, o
Chester; the Butler Guards, of .ireenville, anC
the Gordon Light Infantry, of Winnsno noTo. The
battalion Is to consist of ten companies. anC
the remaining three will be announced short
ly."
A. J. Allen. resident of Greenviile, was ar
rested Monday under charge of horse steal
| ing preferred by MIR. Thompson of Spartan
burg 1t appears that the horse was taken oI
last Saturday week. and was shortly afterwarC
| found in possession of parties at Williamson
| Allen was found locked in his room with hi
| wife. He had twenty-five dollars in money OF
| his person, and a note given by Dacus & Dacas
| payable to ]. w. Allen, representing a halanc.
| du- on horse suiting the description of the
missing animal Allen claims that he got thu
/ horse from one O'BTian."
Jack Neil a negro, OF Richland, had been ar
rested in 1879 for stealing heifer, but trippet
i up the officer who had him in custody, anC
| escaped. Sheriff Rowan. having heard that h,
was working at the brickyard near Columbia
sent special deputy Wednesday to arrest him
/ The arrest was made. but Neil tried his ole
| dodge of escape, and ran off. The deputy haC
| no weapon, but picked up a shot gun near by
| and called upon the fugitive to halt. Be die
/ not do so. and chase ensued, in which the
| gun, whether accidentally, as is averred, Of
/ otherwise, went of, putting load of small
| shot in the negro's hip. He was brought to th'
city and placed in jail. The wound is not ne
cessarilv dangerous.
On Monday night, Henry Gross. an inoffen
sive coloTed man, living six miles from Union
was sitting in his piazza before going tt
bed, when some unknown person, in the dark
/ came up very cautiously to within few yard
| of him and shot him with buckshot or slugs
| The shot took effect in several places on hi
| body, infiicting wounds from which h'
| died. 1t is not known certainly who die
the shooting. but circumstances point almos
directly to David Lee, another colored man
| with whom Gross quarrelled last winter and t
/ avoid whom he moved away from the plan: a
tion where they lived together last year. Le
was arrested and lodged in jail.