Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-09
SOuth CarOIina Notes.

Fred. Wade, a colored boy, was drowned
in Barbers mill pond, Chester county, last
week
The mo fence" law is growing 10 favor in
Lancaster county.
.. L. Schumpert. Esq, of Newberry. has pur.
chased from Hon. <. Cochrane, Of ireland, a
threeyear-old Irish setter named Bang, at the
price of 21 guineas.
Eight shares of stock of the National Bank
of Newbsrry brought 1904 on Monday at pub
lie sale, with the dividends off.
Henry Renwick was knocked in the head
with rock by his brother Isaac on last Mon
day evening on NJ. A. Renwick's plantation, in
Newberry county. The skull was broken, and
Henry cannot live. if he is not already dead.
The cause of the dificulty, as reported, is that
Isaac was beating his wife when Henry inter
fered to prevent it. Both parties were col
ored.
Mr.. B. G. Cochran. a respected citizen of
Robbins, on the Port Royal Railway, died at
that place recently from the effects of NOR
phine, given by mistake for quinine.
The attempt on the life of the President has
evoked the universal condemnation of the peo-
pie of the State. and sympathy for the Execu-
tive and his family is generally expressed. The
following telegram was sent by His Excellency
Governor Hagood: 'CoLUMBIA, S. c., July s.
Hon. J. g Blaine. Secretary of State: desire
to express the indignation Of the people of the
State at the attempted assassination of the
President, and to convey to Mrs Garfield their
profound sympathy"
Fred. Hicks, a young white man, severely
cut negro named Isaac Davis, in the breast at
Greenviile last Monday.
On Monday morning last, at Fairview, in
Greenville county, Sampson Babb, ESQ, was
found dead in his bed.
The GreenvilIe cOnvocation OF the Episcopal
Diocese Of South Carolina is holding its semi
annual meeting this week in Trinity Church al
Abbeville.
John hcDade, soldier of the war of 1872
died near Campobela. in Spartanburg county,
on the 18th OF June. He was in his eighty
ninth year.
Tn. Sumter District Conference will meet
at Lancaster G. H., on Thursday, the 2Sth OF
July. There will be about forty or fifty dele.
gates in attendance.
One of the most admirable and successful en-.
terpriSes in Kdgeheld county at present is the
great peach raising and peach shipping busi-
Spring. Already this summer he has shipped
and sold peaches to the amount of 81. 800 He
has thirty acres in this delicious fruits. .00C
trees
IUOu the OF the COllclIOf
and the Attorney General. Fletcher Mattox
cOlOred. who was convicted of arson tt the
May term. 1880, of the Court of General Ses-
sions in Greenville, burning the Opera House,
has been pardoned by the Governor, in order
to receive his testimony in a case now pend
ing.
at a late hour Saturday night Francis Smith
and George Mcclellan, white were attacked
in Greenville. according to their own account
/ by a party OF six or seven men, and both OF
them seriously hurt. Smith was stabbed with
knife behind the right shoulder blade, Ie
ceiving a serious wound, and Mcclellan was
cut on the head and band.
Mr.. J. Y. Jones shot Henry Heard on last
Friday at Abbeville. 1t appears that they haC
some difficulty about the rental Of house
and Mr.. Jones ordered Heard to leave his
premises, which he positively refused to do
This. with some other difficulty about labor or
the farm, brought about a dispute, with the
result as stated above. They met near the
depot. where the quarrel was renewed, and
Heard was shot in the thigh. The wound is
only flesh one, and no serious results are ex
pected.
In a drunken row at Moncl's Corner Monday
evening pistols were drawn and several shot.
fred. A negro named Henry Hines was NOR
tally wounded by pistol shot, said to have
MOnck's Corner. The ball took effect in the
left breast, just below the heart. Several
shots were fired at bfr Lucker by Elias Clark
who made violent threats of revenge saying
that he would kill Lucker If it took him unit
daylight to do it. Lucker was in his store al
the time.
On last Saturday afternoon about dusk a Sc
/ riOus disturbance occurred in Varnville, Hamp
/ ton county. Isaac Sissors, colored, while un
Z der the influence of liquor. made an assault
| upon several inOffensive persons. also drawing
| knife on passenger as the train came along
/ A warrant was placed in the hands of an Officer
| for his arrest, and while serving it he was in
/ terfered with by Holmes and Brown, two col
| ored warriors. Their arrest was also ordered
| by the Intendant. Brown resisted and draw
I ing a pistol fired several shots at the party
IN aking the arrest one shot taking effect Ia the
| breast of young Ham. Murdough, inficting g
/ severe wound. Holmes after his arrest, was
/ searched and pistol found on his person. He
/ was placed with the prisoner Isaac Sissors. but
| an opportunity serving, he made dash fol
/ liberty and succeeded in making his escape.