Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-27
South Carolina Notes.

South Carolina Notes.
Miss Mary Porter, an estimab,e lady of Beau
fort, S. c., who had long been engaged In
teaching young ladies' school at that place
died on the 2lst instant, regretted by all who
knew her.
Col J. CoIhran has been appointed to fill
the vacancy on the her ca of the / 5hth Gil cult
created by the death OF Judge homson
The Governor has issued writ of election
appointing Thursday, June 8, for holding an
election for Congressman of the Second Dis
trict to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
the Hon. NJ. P O'Connor
The South Carolina Volunteers, of Charles
ton, and the Chatham Light Infantry, of Sa-
vannah, have signified their intention of being
present in Beaufort at the decoration caremo-
MES on the 30th instant.
The next Southern Baptist Convention will
be held in Greenville, S. C.
On Saturday, june 4,the Beaufort S. Island
Netos will be enlarged to an eight column pa
per.
Abbeville is going to invest in a town clock
There is one of the best stands of cotton in
Pickens county this year that was ever known
There have been about forty-seven hundred
liens filed in the Clerks Office at Darlington
movement is on foot and is now taking
definite shape to establish Second Presbyte-
rian Church in Columbia, to be known by the
name of the ''Plumer Memorial" in honor of
the late lamented and distinguished divine,
Rev. W. S. Plumer, D. D.
Mr.. r. J. Davis, OF Columbia, was killed on
the Columbia and Greenville Railroad few
nights ago. He was acting as brakeman on
the up freight train, and after leaving Pied
mont station, twelve miles below Greenville,
he was mounting with lantern to his post on
the roof of the fraight car by the iron ladder
at the side of the car, when the projection of a
water tank, which the train was passing rapid
", struck him in the side and hurled him to the
ground The force of the blow was such that
he died in fifteen minutes.
The clerk of the Southern Express Company
at Eewberry, who met the IL 40 east bound
train on the Air Line Railroad was knocked
down and robbed IF his pouch by negro thief
on Friday night on the depot platform The
thief escaped. The pouch contained nothing
valuable.
The Post Office Department has ordered an
increase of mail service on the Chester and
Leboir Railroad, extending this pos al route
from Dallas to Linconton. This change will
go into effect on and after the 23d instant The
passenger trains are now making regular daily
trips TO Llncolnton.
Collector Press: 'Our farmers are making
good hesdway with their crops, and their
prospects, Notwithstanding the unfavorable
condition of the weather during the spring. are
decidedly hattering. Both corn and cotton
are looking well. At least 20 per cent more of
cotton has been painted this than last year
while that of corn, in the area of acres has
been decreased to corresponding extent The
rice crops are only tolerable in appearance"
1t is learned that the Richmond and Danville
afaao n 80 alva oil oF% 81, lEnO
ond mortgage bonds which the directors of the
Cheraw and Chester Railroad ordered TO
be issued at their meeting last pril at 20 cents
on the dollar, with the proviso that a CON
trolling interest in the stock was transferred
to them. IL was the understanding that the
S45, 600 so furnished in cash was to b. expended
IN building the bridge over the Catawna river
in making needed repairs and rolling stock
This amount would equip the road handsome
ly, it is claimed.
Sheriff Rowan, of Richland, has captured a
negro convict who escaped from the peniten-
tiary about thirteen years ago. He vas inn
prisoned by the name OF Henry Gadsden for
grand larceny committed ia Orangeburg but
has been calling himself John Jenkins since
he had his freedom. Sheriff Rowan had infor-
nation from the Sheriff of Orangeburg which
led HIM to send for this man, who was living
near Gadsden, and have him brought to his
Office where after denial of his identity at
first, the fellow admired that he was Henry
Gadsden and was promptly reinStated in his
quarters at the penitentiary. He is a brother
Of the Orangeburg ravisher, Jack Williams
A few days ago a serious difficulty occurred
near Ararat Church, IN GoudeySville township,
Union county, between man by the name of
Still a ginSaY sharper er, and John Coyle
brotherS-in-la in which the latter came very
near losing his life by blow from Still with an
axe Coyle was eating his oreakfast,when Still
came up behind him and struck him a heavy
blow on the head with the back OF an axe
crushing in the skull. The wounded man lay
s4nseleSs for some hours until a doctor skill
4 fTrs fta
the crushed SKULL which gave him immediate
relief and restored him to consciousness. He
is now in a fair way TO recover. Stlll ran d.
rectly after he struck the blow and has not
been heard of since.
The Register states that at TIE meeting of
the Board of Agriculture. sit appearing 20 the
board that the territory assigned to the Beau
fort and POr1 Royal Phosphate Company UNI
der an exclusive rights charter granted in
1873 was not being developed 70 the best in
tereSts of the state. upon an official report by
the special assistant OF the department., the
board declared the exclusive rights of the COM
pany forfei ed to the State, and declared the
streams heretofore controlled by this company
open waters, subject to be worked by any par
ties working under general rights licenses
The board requested the Commissioner TO III
stitute proceedings against all parties who
are violating the fish laws in any part of the
State The board authorized the Commissioner
to attend the Atlanta Exposition. and to make
as credi5abie exhibit there as possible OF the
resources ami products OF ere State, the neceS-
sary expenses to be betrayed by the depart
ment."
The commission to consider amendments to
the constitution is in session at Columbia
The commission are charged with the conSid-
GRAFTON of all proposed amendments to the
constitution Of the state, and also all reSolus
lions. bill or other papers introduced into the
General Assembly concerning the calling of a
Constitutional Convention. They shall frame
Them in proper form for submission TO the
General Assembly at its next regular session
and also report upon the propriety of calling a
Convention They shall further
nrenare in proper form such additional amend
mans to the constitution as they may deem
tit and proper, and may report by bill or
otherwise. It is composed on the part OF
tbe Senate of Mr.. Wylie. or Laneas-
ter Chairman, and MesSrS. Izlar,
of Orangeburg and Witherspoon, OF
York. and on the part of the House OF Mr.
SimontOn, OF Charleston, Chairman, ana
Nessrs. johnson. of Marion, Johnston. or New
beFFy. Eemphill, of Chester, and Aldrlch, OF
Tho committee to consider the re-
vision of the election laws and the redistrlct-
ing of the State, is also in session. IL Is COM
p(Ssed on the part of tie Senate OF Mr.. Perry,
of Greenvile Chairman. and Messrs. Lartlgue.
of HarnweIl and Maxwell, Of Abbeville, and
on the part Of the House of Mr.. Murray, OF
Anderson, Chairman, and Messrs Gray, OF
Hutson. of Hampton, McCrady, of
Charleston, and Crawford. of Richland.