Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-21
South Carolina Notes.

! Rice is doing well in Georgetown.
F2ers aFe three prisoners in the Georgetown
county all.
| The dwelling OF Ar. Lse9is welse, residing
,ao- Goodgion's Factory. La9reRs couEty, gas
DESTROYED D. fire on Tuesday morning last
The fire was acrlGeutal, being caused oS an
unfinished chimney.
Mn. .Rebecca Mcbride died at Hickory Hiil'
Hampton county. recently, in the eighty
seventh year of her age. Mrs. Dopson, who is
now living near Bronson, is, says the warm
vile Messenger. the oldest living woman "a the
county, being eighty two years old.
Prince Cole. colored. was horribly nianglsd
by a circular saw at a mill about four miles
from GreenyiIl le on Tuesday.
Mr.. Henry Miller. Of Boiling Springs town
ship. Lexington county. died on Sunday even
ing. He was within three days of one huhdEsd
snd ten years of age. having been born on the
18th Of June. i7u.
In a difficulty at Ridge Spring, Lexington
county, on Friday between Mr.. Nike Watson
and a negro, the former cut with knife
in nine places. and the latter was shot in the
mouth The negro's wound is slight, but Mr..
Watson's is serious, il not fatal.
Judge Mackey expedited the Hampton court
on Tuesday OF last week. Sixteen criminal
cases were disposed of during the day and
night and at 1890 .. m. tine Court OF General
Sessions adjourned sine die. Wednesday was
devoted to the civil business. a great many
cases disposed of, and at O'Clock Wednesday
evening the June term OF the court was over.
Applications to mine phosphstes under gen
araI rights license we're received every day
last week at the Agricultural Department.
The result OF the recent inspection on phos'
nhate mines having been made public seems
70 have caused this general interest TO be
taken
The Court of General Sessions Of Newberry
couutSy occupied the whole OF last week
Among the cases tried was that OF Simon John
son a negro charged with having murdered
Fielding Mcdowell. colored. on the fth OF
Marck. The Jury found the prisoner gullty
and Judge Fraser sentenced I'm 70 pe .ttsIt.seJi
on Friday. August 5th His brother declared
at the trial that he and not simon was guilty..
During a game of base ball at the Academy
green. in Columbia, on 1huFsday: conn m
Thompson IS n Of Col hugh D 11.3Ll 5 -I psonL
who was aGting as scorer, was struck across
che forehead by o bat. which slipped from the
hands Of Gne Of his comrades. The young man
Was knocked senseless. For several hours he
Considered critical Physicians were called to
him and Yesterday he lad so far recovered as
70 be pronounced out OF danger though be
was stiu suffering much pain
At Camden on Monday last Judge Pressley
nsds three important rulings in some matters
OF considerable Importance in the courts Of
Trial -Jnstice: First. That where no punish
mant IA nrescribed for aEa olfense Trial JUS
ticas haVe no jurisdiction. although IL may be
onsV misdemeanor. Second. That wnero
a.,S narty ss csarged with trespass on property
and notice Is fnzolyed. Trial Justices have no
Sn1dsdiction, Third, Inst Trial Justices have
10 Jurisdiction in any case where title TO real
oroperty Is involved. if satisfied that tie title
sileced is bona fide and not pretentious. They
NAV invsstigate so far to satisfy themselves
that it IS not pretentlous.