Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-21

OF Governor HaEood. with the rank Of Lieu
tenant Colonel.
The forfeitures to the State FOR escapes from
the penitentiary TO date amount to the enor.
nous sum Of 81, COO.
A town hall wiz shortly be erected ct Warm
Vile. 1t Is proposed that its site be on the va
cant lot near the Methodist Church.
John Carroll, aged about twelve years. son
OF Mr Lewis Carroll. who lives near Table
ROCK, in Pickens county, went out with some
young friends last Tuesday 10 hunt and whilst
shey We're playing on Table Rock John lost his
fall of i.2 0 feet.
When the up night freight reached Prospafa-
y ,meanesday night. between nine and ten
oeicek. IL was out of wood. The enRinet.r
c1nea -. upon aessrS Wheeler & Moseley for as
slslaAce, who walked up their drayman and sent
MN CUT into the woods for load. There IS
very Httle WOOD along the road now The en-
glnes are all Icing converted into coal burners
From the railroad reports, Darlington Is the
most important depot on the CheraW and Oar
hEgton Railroad l. ships and receives near
twice as much as any other depot on the road
Newherry Herald: Fielding Mcdowell was
Killed Monday night the 7th instant, on Mr. n
p. o[Knan s.IL place In this county. The Coro-
ner 5 Jury returned a verdict that Simon John
son old the killing. Job, brother of Simon
says he Job killed Fielding in self-defense
JOB and Fielding had been to town that day.
~@Ao QAAEEFia1k anu Q&0EIUZ all the
nome both being in liquor Job split Field-
lngs head open with fence rail, and DR.. Pat
ton SeTed up the wound. The quarreling was
resumed, eimon and one or two others taking
part In short time Fielding was shot with
an Enfield rife and killed instantly. The wit-
nesses al testified that Simon fired the rife.
simon and Job are both In jail. The parties
are all colored."
DR.. Jackson, of Columbia. has q specimen of
moss gathered in the Gulf stream two thou
SAND miles from land. 1t is quite curious hav-
ing leaves and berries and the doctor thinks
the Gulf stream moss may be found as useful
Tor some purposes as the celebrated Irish
moss. He also has an inReniously constructed
miniature log cabin. built in the Rocky Noun
tains, and decorated with specimens Of many
colored ores.
Darlington Eelcs I'm addition to the extra
ordinary lying done in the court of investlga-
ton held by Sam Lee. Edmund Deas and his
satel ties have been securing the county get
ting every negro they could find to take an
oath that he intended to vote for Samuel Lee
Tor Congress, but was prevented from 80 doing
by violence and intimidation The oath in ia
printed form and needs only the name Of the
poll and that OF the voter, both of which Lee
and Dess are perfectly competent to write as
often as necessary"
While the daughter of q white man named
Cunningham was going to visit a neighbor
mile distant, with her little sister, In or nRe-
burg county few days ago she was violently
assaulted by q negro, who had followed her
She resisted with much force, and, finding her
too strong for him, the negro seized a light
wood knot and struck her eenselesS. The little
sister ran for help. and the fiend dragged the
seuSeleSs girl for one hundred and fifty Yards
to swamp. She partially rallied and made
an EFFORT TO scream, when he renewed his
attempt to outrage her Hearing persons
deep swamp, and ever since has been hotly
pursued.