Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-01
Snnth Carolina NOtes.

The well known stables OF Birch and Of Pet
tengill, Of Lorillard Of New York, and Davis Of
West Virginia, are expected to be represented
during the State Fair.
Mr. J. H. Livingston's turpentine still in VIII
lismsburg county was totally destroyed by
fire on Tuesday Of last week. with about five
hundred barrels OF turpentine and rosin. The
loss will reach about s.. 500. and there is no in
Surance.
A few nights ago the drug store OF R. Lewis
Berry. on Main street, Branchvile, was dis
covered to be on fire. The flames soon com
municated to the stores of a E Kinard and
J. D. Byrd, which was totally destroyed. also
the dwelling houses OF W. H Easterlin aud
]. ". Howell, and several small hOuses The
losses to all these parties are heavy. Howell
was not insured nor was the stock Of A Z.
Kinard The others were partly covered by
insurance. Messrs. A F. H. Dukes, D. D.
Myers and F. a. Bruce were damaged consider
ably in their stock and houses. The fire is
supposed TO have. been incendiary.
A Wiuiston man thinks he has struck q
bonanza in making Quinine from pumpkins.
Mere than fourteen hundred farmers have
paid for their fertilizers at Greenville.
The colored Baptists Of the State held a con-
vention at the colored Baptist Church in New
berry last week. A large crowd was in attend
ance.
The total value OF all taxable personal pro
perty in GreenviIle county by the late assess
ment is 81 696, ,71O, exclusive Of the property Of
two railroads, which amounts in value to $780,
co.,
A good horse. belonging to Captain J. NJ. Nc
Daniel. OF Chester county, was stung TO death
q y bees last week.
ast Saturday evening, while going home
from Chester. Mr.. W. w. shannon was thrown
from his buggy and fatally injured.
valuable horse belonging TO John Kuker
Of Florence. ran away last week. and, rushing
against plank, was disemoOwelled.
There has been an increase OF Si33. SIS in the
assessed value Of property in Darlington town
ship by the last assessment.
MIR. John Seanright Of Honea Path Ander-
son county, fell from his buggy while going
home on last Saturday, and died Of heart dis
ease.
county. as found dead in his bed en- Saturday
morning last His death is supposed to have
been from heart disease.
The house and saw mill of Mr.. Anderson
Chamb.in. hear WOOdruffs. Spartanburg
county. was consumed by fire on last Wednes-
day morning together with about twelve bales
of cotton. The cause is supposed to have been
a match in the cotton.
William Emltu suOl q negro VINO maze an
outrageous assault on Smiths wife few days
AGO about six miles from Bennettville He is
Thought to be dead by this time. Smith de-
Gvered himself up 10 the sheriff.
Frank Lewis and Jerry Lee, two cOlored
bovs who decamped from Hasty Point. George
town county, last week with pair OF stolen
horses have been arrested and 10 ged in Jail
at Kin stree
The Varnville Hampton county Messenger
saws: There will hardly be any cotton left TO
pick next month The yield, it is now esti-
mated will be 40 per cent less than last year
in this section"
A prisoner escaped from jail at kingstree
last week by the name Of g. I. Waddeh, the
fOrger OF school claims The JaileF reports
that he and another prisoner were connneo IN
the same cell. and when ne went to feed them
they made a rush upon him. The Jaller caugnt
Willis Graham, but WaddeH made good ms
escape.
On Saturday night, at Early Branch. both
the up and down passenger train was nreo
into by some miscreant and a lady narroWy
escaping the bullet which came in such close
proximity TO her I'D, causing her 70 faint
and leading the passengers to believe that she
had been struck
Miss Pauline Scott. Of Fairfield county, while
passing from one room TO another, met with q
sad accident from the explosion OF q kerosene
lamp, which she held in her hand. The flames
Immediately caught on her clothing, but were
soon extinguished Dy some OF her friends who
were present.