Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-06
South Carolina Notes.

The funeral Of General John S. Preston, at
Columbia, was largely attended. Very MANY
OF the old family servants were present. The
Richland Volunteers and the Governors
Guards were present in body. The coffin
was hidden ia flowers The pail bearers were:
Governor Hagood, Chief Justice Simpson. Gen
James Chestnut, the Hon. W Porcher Miles,
Captain w. B. Stanley, Colonel
Thomas Taylor Colonel A. R. Taylor, Colonel
John T. Rhett, Colonel A. c. Haskell, Colonel
VIM. Wallace, Dr. C. H. Mot, DR. P. E Griffin,
J. H. Sawyer, 7. a. McCreery, Major Theodore
Stark and H. P. Green. The Episcopal service
was touchingly read by the Rev. DIR. P. J.
Shand and the Rev. H. o. Judd, of Trinity
Church. The correspondent of the NeiUs ana
Courier says of the funeral: st was an i'm
pressive scene, this burial OF one of the last
of the old school of Carolina gentlemen. The
bells of the city tOlled, and John S. Preston
was laid to his last rest ia sight of the marble
sentinel soldier whose monument he had dedi-
Gated with his last breath of eloquence, and
whose cause had been craven on his heart in
| mes that defeat, nor time, nor death might
wear away"
The contract has been given out for the
oNAAuADS u bAO lAuo lTOm O6OFg6-
town to Kingstiee. Col. L. P Miller will super
intend the work. which is to be completed
within seventy days, at a cost of s.. 625
Mr.. J. E. Jaudon, living near Tillman, in
Hampton county, has the most extensive grape
arbor in that section.
James Hayward, a negro, convicted of muir
der at Beaufort and sentenced to be hing has
been respitei by the Governor pending pro-
ceedings for a new trial
Seven chairs were stolen from the lecture
room of the Presbyterian Church in Columbia
last week.
The fruit crop in the upper part of Colleton
county bids fair to be very good The trees
are full
The Town Council of Camden. at its meeting
last Monday, passed a resolution appropriating
one hundred and fifty dollars to assist in the
survey of the route for the narrow gauge rail
road from Camden to Chester, a continuation
of the Georgetown Narrow Gauge Railroad
1t will cost about three hundred dollars to
make the survey. and the merchants of the
town will probably raise the other one hun
bred and fifty dollar
Mr.. John johnson was found dead in his bed
at Winnsboro on last Friday morning.
The Palmetto Manufacturing Company of
Charleston has applied to the CLERK of the
Court for charter Over seventy thousand
dollars has been subscribed to the capital
stock.
Plans and specifications have been made,
and site for a new hotel selected at Port
Royal. The building is to cost $4,000 and
work will be commenced at once.
The State Board of Health has issued cir
cular to be sent to the teachers of all schools,
asking them to find out how many children
have been vaccinated, how many have not
been, and how many are willing to be, free of
charge.
Mr.. I. S. Stuczey, in Cypress Township Oar
hngton county, lost his barn and stables with
all his corn. peas and forage, by fire, on Thurs
day morning, April ~
Fourteen applications for license to retail
whisky have been made to the Town Council
of Dal lingtOn. The town license has been
fixed at 500, which, added to the United
States revenue and the State license, will make
the cost S225.
Mrs Mary G. Addison. wife of George B. Ad-
olson. Esq, died at her husbands residence In
Edgefeld county on Friday last at the age of
thirty-five. She was the eldest daughter of
the late Hon. Preston S. Brooks. and grand
daughter of the late Rev. Robert Means, Of
Fairfield
Private subscriptions to the Atlantic and
French Broad Valley Railroad to the amount
of 600 were made in Abbeville last week in
a very short time. 1t is expected that this
amount will be doubled. and perhaps trebled.
In addition to this, it is confidently expected
that 900 will be raised by township taxa
ton.
Amanda Washington. the colored woman
who was implicated in the robbery of Ben
Hayne in Burns lane, Charleston. on the Goth
of April last, has been committed for the Court
of sessions on a charge OF grand larceny
Washington, after the robbery, made her
escape TO Augusta. Ga, where she was cap
tured and brought back to Charleston. The
amount stolen was over 800.