Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-17
Snnth Carolina Notes.

The Supreme Court has granted new trial
to Dodson, Adams. Bates aud Burton, indicted
for incendarism in Greenvile.
Captain Press Brown has been appointed
Ordnance Sergeant and guard at the State ar
mory.
One farmer from Fairfield bought one hun
dred and twenty ploughs from a Columbia
merchant recently.
Rev. J. L. Girardeau took charge of the pull
pit in the Presbyterian Church at Columbia on
Sunday morning last.
Mrs. Nancy James, a very aged lady, said to
be III years old. died at her home on Choes
toe, in the southern portion of ocones county,
last week.
Mr.. John Zachary, who resided near Max
wells Bridge, in Anderson county, killed three
wild turkeys at one shot recently.
Colonel Thompson has appointed Mr.. John
P Arthur Adjutant OF the Palmetto regiment,
with the rank of Captain. He has not decided
upon his staff as yet.
The city election at Greenviile on Saturday
on the question OF subscribing twenty-five
thousand dollars toward building the Green
vile and Laurens Railroad resulted: 709 votes
for subscription and IL against subscription.
The county will now be actively canvsssed for
its proposed subscription of fifty thousand
dollars.
Colonel" Stephens. colored, was run over
and horribly mangIed on the railroad about
three miles below Summerville on Sunday.
The discovery of the affair was made by find
irg pieces Of flesh ON the brakework of the
train when it arrived at Summerviile. Search
was made, and the body was found and identi-
fed. The deceased was a member Of the
bush gang from Darlington.
A Farmers Improvement Company has been
org 4Iized in Beaufort with capital stock of
$4,000, divided into two thousand shares, val
ued at IS each.
Mr. Sam. Dunbar, OF Millett, Barnwell coun-
ty, had his barn and stables. containing large
quantity of corn, cotton seed. etc, burned by
the incendiary's torch last week.
There was less drunkenness at The present
term OF court than was ever before known in
Barnwell.
The amount of fertilizers TO be used this sea
SON in Barnwell is considerably larger than
ever before.
The depot IN Camden is filed to overflowing
with freight.
A great many wild turkeys have been killed
in the vicinity Of Camden recently. One hunter
killed five at one shot few days ago.
No ticket for mHuicipal officers is yet an
nounced in Camden. and it is thought that the
present Council will be reelected without OPP
position.
On last Thursday, during the thunderstorm,
the lightning killed three horses belonging to
Dick GlassengiIl, who lives in orangeburg,
near the line OF Aiken. Glassengill is a weIlto-
do colored planter, owning two plantations,
who deserves much credit for his thrift and
energy"
The condition Of the grain crops In Sumter
county Is unfavorable.
The following convictions were secured in
the Court OF Sessions of Lancaster at the re-
cent term: John Scott and Nit Warties, lar
ceny, AMI John Glover. assault and battery,
six months each in the penitentiary. The
Court OF General Sessions embraced only two
days OF the first week. and the balance of the
cases by the jury. Calendar No. was almost
entirely cleared.
In the cases against July Tison, for hog
stealing and Frank Smart, Patsey Wesley and
Lucy Wesley. for stealing cotton from the
freehold. before Judge Wallace, at Hampton
O. H the jury found a verdict of not guilty.
Wesley Lartigue, Boo Gray Nathan johnson
freehold, were found guilty. All the accused
are colored. The four last are mere boys,
and Judge Wallace. in consideration OF their
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IN the penitentiary. In the case OF Mike Ruth.
Frank Rivers and Balaam Hazel, all colored,
for burglary and grand larceny, in Mr.. Vein
berg's store in Brunson. the grand jury found
no bill as to the former, and a true Dill as 70
the latter whose case was continued 10 next
court.
Orangeburg Democrat: 'We are requested
TO state for the benefit of the surviving rela-
tions OF the Confederate dead that John Ham
mon. member OF Company q, Philips Legion,
Young's Brigade, Georgia Cavalry, was killed
on February II, 1865, near the railroad depot
at Orangebarg by the forces of General Sher-
man. His body lies buried at the cemetery or
the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Re
deemer, near the place where he fell. The
grave is nicely cared for, being inclosed by
brick curbing, and properly marked to insure
its identity. Any one desiring further infor-
nation can obtain il by addressing at this
place Mr.. John Lucas one OF the vestry of the
church"
Under the caption, Zone Of the Braves a
News correspondent sends the following expe-
risnce of a -doue hty sable warrior at the siege
of Morris Island, as told by the veteran him.
self: when the Federal forces became mas
ters Of several of the sea islands in the vicinity
Of Beaufort, S. c., in the early part of the war.
they mustered large number Of negroes into
service and sent them TO Morris Island to aid
in reducing the Confederate fortfhcations
there. The following is the verbatim account
from the lips of one of the raw recruits thus
sent to win the bubble reputation, even IN the