Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-14
South Carolina Notes.

Good stands of cotton are reported through
out Sumter county. Corn is also said to be
promising, though somewhat backward.
Barnwel court begins Monday, June 6,
The Graniteville Manufacturing Company,
through its President, Mr.. H. H. Hickman. pre-
sented each Of the four churches in Granite
vile and the two denominations at vaucluse
with S25 each.
The immigrants who arrived at Columbia on
Monday have been distributed as follows:
SaIuda Factory. Lexington county, two fami-
lies; Jacob Aull, Ninety-Six, six families, and
the following gentlemen take one family each:
r. P. Hamer and D. T. Berry, Marion county /;
James E. Crosland, Aiken county; F. L. Dicks,
EIIenton. Aiken county; Thos. Blair, Union
county: u. D. Barker Sumter county, and NJ
NJ. Padgett, Edgefield county.
Saws the Sumter SOuthrOn: "A beautiful ard
touching little sight occurred on Sunday before
last at the Stateburg Episcopal Church. A
gensemaa who vas there and saw it. says that
while Gov. Manning was kneeling at the chan
eel. receiving the sacrament Of the Lords Sup
per, a little bird few from the loft and lit upon
his back, aud quietly remained there until the
Governor arose, when it returned to its perch
The new iron bridge Of the Columbia and
GreeuvilIe Railroad over Broad river, at Al
ston, is Just finished. 1t Is a magnificent piece
of work, and is said to have cost over thirty
thousand dollars. In making the change from
the old to the new structure. not train was
delayed.
The Fort Galpin Centennial celebration will
come off ct Silver Bluff on the 21st inst.
Mr.. Joseph Tickling. of Rocky Grove town
shin Aiken county, a few days ago,in attempt
ins "a. .a.ch his mule was kicked in the pit of
ths sfomacL b. 10th heels of the mule. and
from the eTects of which he died on Saturday
night following. We Learn MS. E1ckling leaves
a wife and children to mourn his untInely END,
Saws the Hampton Guardian: ''Mr Jacob 4.
Tsoi-SsT- a successful farmer OF this vicinity,
Lss nlaeed on Gur table q specimen or light
brOWn sugar which Is reg arkaoiy me, manu-,
FsetTlred on his place. He says 5e planted
about three quarters OF an e. VI ~ eTo i
.,,, To sflpply himself cud farm hands. be
sides seIliug about sixty galions, eIo Lnaklng 9
hsrraI and key Of sugar. Mr. ESnttsez ~
noses 10 enlarge his field OF opeI ,S tlonS ,ttLS
paason keenipo 8 close account OF all expenses,
~ will show to the world tnat sugar cahe
cuIture viii pay Just about as yell in hampton
as anywhere else.
Tha Evansville Messenger states that the
1o<.,.r ROYAL and Augusta and the Charleston
ami Savannah Railroads VIII combine 10 olt !si
a handsome brick depot as femassee. 10 WI
Ia erected on the most modern plan, NlL
handsome dining hall, reception rooms ara
Sanot ARRANGEMENTS. It will be built on the
- ~ tha Peunsylvania Road station depots.
re- old buildings will be removed and the
1.1,,,1d arranged in park style. Seven or eight
fhonsand dollarS win be put In this eomblnA'
ton depot
covs tha Columbia Register! "The amount
- aSS-n ana nav brought to this State from
Ott S1i States for consumption here would as
tonflh great many people II the wn9ie
amount could be ascertained mr.. ss WY Wy
i mas ts, last two months as basis, viii handle
a d h.,sbels Of corn this year. large part
If which he grinds for his customers. ana ,,. 81
- LnaS $40 He has also brought into the
81 W. Already this year thirty carloads OF nay
$500 800 4 large quantity OF wheat bran an9
other feed. Messrs- Loriek e 10TH 9TH.
- " fe smaller mills and DEALERS