Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-02
South Carolina Notes.

During the last six months Il, 200 bales of
cotton have been shipped from Camden by
railroad and Az bales by steamer.
Betsy Lawton died while asleep. and George
aiken while putting down guano in the Beech
Branch neighboThOod. in Hampton county q
few days ago.
Two negroes were arrested in Newberry last
week for gambling. A counterfeit bill, guam
tity of cards and a razor were found on the
parties.
The heaviest lien flied in the Clerks Office at
Camden for the present year is given for the
sum Of s12, ,S89 e.
One thousand bags OF guano were at the
VsrEviile depot one dav last week.
sore freights have arrived at VarnyilIe dur
hg the present month than ever before
On Saturday morning the parsonage belong
ing to the Salem Presbyterian Church in Fair
field county was totally destroyed by fire. It
wss occupied at the tine by Mr.. T. E. Bell. All
the furniture in the lower part of the house
was saved, but the contents of the upper story
were lost. including a quantity Of corn and
some plantation supplies.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Langley Factory was held at Aiken Wed
nesday. The reports show profits for the year
f S6S,O27 H. W. C. Langley Of New York. F.
J. Pelzer Of Charleston. and Josiah Sibley, B.
S. Dunbar, R. A. Fleming and W. G. Sibloy Of
Augusta. were elected Directors.
A movement is on foot to establish cotton
factory at Florence, Darlington county.
The subscriptions to the stock of the Colum
bia and Lexington Water Power Company
amounted Wednesday to SI17.6OO. The esti-
ably be exceeded considerably before the
books close.
a colored child. nine years old, was burned
to death in the house Of its parents, in the
northern part Of Florence. last week. The
mother had gone out and locked the child up
in the house, and when its screams attracted
others the door had to be broken down TO get
in.
MID ]. Winn, of Sumter. is now engaged in
getting up mill of 2.5Oo spindles to manu-
facture yarn at that place. He does not expect
to So a dollar of foreign subscription, bus
wants citizens throughout the county to be
interested in it and to help him build and oper-
ate it.
In the Tillman-SmaIls contest case the last
evidence is being now taken at Alendale, s..
c. Snalls is present and overlooking the ex-
animation Of witnesses. Thus far over 800
psges Of evidence have been taken in this
county.
The merchants and farmers in Barnwell, s..
C, are agitating the extension OF the
road which now connects Blackville and Barn
well. to AIlendale. Should this be carried
out, the road would pass through q richly
timbered country and prosperous cotton re
gion, and connect the South Carolina Railroad
and Port Royal and Augusta Railway.
Merchants at Allendale say that goods are
brought from Charleston by steamer to Port
Royei and thence via the Port Royal and Au-
rynsts Railway, to their doors, much cheaper
than by rail from Savannah. They admit, how
ever, that in many branches goods are cheaper
in Savannah than in Charleston, but the ex-
cessive railroad tariff drives the customer of
Formerly the bulk of the cotton was shipped
from sllendale to Savannah Why has the
rate been cheaper to Charleston this season? IS
the question asked on every SIDE
There is a petition being signed by the citi-
zens of Darlington in favor of applying $500 of
the town taxes towards rebuilding st. John s
Academy.
The freshet in AbbevilIe county last week wss
higher than at any time snce 1865. A large
number Of bri5ges were washed away, ana
others so badly damaged that they VIII have TO
be entirely rebuilt or repaired
A survey is being made of the Hampton mill
place five miles below Columbia, preparatory
10 the erection OF cotton factory. The water
power was formerly used for milling purposes,
but the buildings were destroyed by Shermans
army, since which the power has lain idle.
The case of Anderson Burns for murder, has
been continued in the Richland Court. This
is the cOlored ex-County Commissioner who
was convicted at the fall term, 1878. OF the
murder OF his wife. and who escaped from
jail Horton, his aecOmplics, VINO was con-
victed at the same time, died in salL They
r-ara hofb nUder sentence OF death.
Some two weeks ago the house of DR. Broom
in UpDer Richland was entered by parties IN
known and a watch, some bran new gentle
mems clothing and some money carried on
AR montgomery house was entered last Fri
dav night A watch Just presented by Mr.. NJ.
10 his daughter, another watch and shout
forty dollars In cash were carried away.
Tweuty-nIne new emigrants arrived IN Co
lpmhia Monday on the Wilmington Railroad.
E-levaD Of them were taKen by Mr.. z z. Mob
lev of Fairfield. fifteen by DE-. J A. Robinson,
of Due West and three by captain 1. II.
clark of Trenton. Applications Tor lmmi.
s1-an5 Isbor are constaEtly coming in and
CoIoneI Butler Is filing them as IaSt as ne can.
He will probably go 70 HeW YORK 10 a aIeM Gays
to give his personal sttsntfps+ y ene nia'eeH
there.
C,.toro, A v,ona General Passenger aEd
Ticket AGENT of the Associated Railways OF
Virginia and tbs carolinas, has sent % ~ Coroner
b tier the State Commissioner OF AgrlcllIulS,s4
memorandum or form or order o. agrens eAtasus l
and method of description OF matter 70 oc kIS
pared in the interest Of Immigration Inc Loth.
& divided into different captions 1oT o.nesshIs sIS
subiects aud embraces everything that Wouin
he Interesting to immigFsnts, including descrip-
tions Of the counties. towns. villages, populA
tion. mortality, developments ot resources, pTo-
auction. water power. mills. mines, minerals,
earths sanitary features, summer resorts
conpensation for labor, transportation. GUIDE
etc.
Mr. Newell Weary Squarey, Of 81 Charing
Cross. London, England, arrived in Columbia
saturday night He represents TIE Anglo
An,ericsu Land Company Qimited). OF Lendcn,
the object Of which Is to secure land % settle settle
colonies of immigrants ana 70 oecolne assh.ss
~ 4nserseas states cities and corporations 2
Dlacine loans in Europe snd securing capital
He expressed himself higny pioaasneu ane e,sua VIII
,rbat ne saw there and elsew here An th@ STATE
ana 1s conddent that he can set le mum ners q
English farmers He desires 70 pe tne onlcaa.
AGENT Of the State, 80 that be may fepFescns
the STATE aurhoritatively to the people A.
home. he expects 70 return - NAY aRS Fnes SnsS h
I'M ~, ,lR,iorants N and capital TO South Carolne
under the auspices Of his company