Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-14
j. H. EsTILL, PROPRIETOR.

Canada. General Rosser, it seems, is Presi-
oent OF great Canada railroad now in progress
OF construction. with his home at winnepeg.
The son OF E. w. Fraser, of walterboro,
who accidentally shot himself some time ago,
has recovered consciousness, and hopes are
entertained of his recovery.
The May collection Of taxes for Oconee coun-
tY amounted to over 5000. This exceeded the
May collection of last year by near g. 600.
An arrangement by the prisoners in the
camden jail for general Jail delivery was dis
covered on Monday last and prevented.
The Air Line Railroad recently put down
seventy-five immigrants at Seneca City. They
were all provided for in two days.
In the case Of Priester, the parricide, on trial
at Barnwell, the jury rendered verdict of
not guilty on the ground OF insanity
The only case on the criminal docket at the
flcKens county Court was that against the
revenue omcer Gary, for shooting a citizen
ana that was transferred to the United States
court. Inc civil business was trifing
A little granddaughter of Major t. H Rms.
sell, OF Anderson county, aged six wears. was
bitten by rattlesnake on the 2d Instant Dr
a. n. Durnam, dentist of Greenville, was
present, ana at once applied his lips to the bite
ana sucked out the dea1ly poison. large
dose OF whisky was given the child and at last
accounts she was doing well and thought to be
out Of danger.
The phosphate commission returned on the
steamer Pilot Boy Sunday morning from their
tour OF inspection of the phosphate deposits
on the seacoast of the State. During their
visit TO Beaufort the commissioners visited and
inspected all the deI osits in the surrounding
country and in the streams, and will prepare a
report to be published shortly, giving the re-
suit Of their inspection and observation
In Barnwell on Friday Mrs Judge Mackev
had her shoulder dislocated and arm injured
oY being thrown from buggy. She was riding
out with Major F. H. Brown when some por.
tion OF the buggy broke and the horses ran
away. The buggy was broken up and both
were thrown out. Major Brown also had a
1 shoulder dislocated The surgeons were called
in aud soon replaced the dislOcated joints, and
/ all parties are doing we'll.
Stephen Covington. a colored man living on
/ Malachi Quick's place, in the upper part of
! Marlboro county, was sitting down on the door
/ step of his house. when lightning struck the
| corner Of the piazza and directly under
/ the shingles to the posts and to Covington, and
then down both sides Of the man to his feet
! and to the ground. The man lay for few
moments. and then, rally ying himself, got up
with help to find that the only injury done be-
| yond little soreness in his limbs. was the en-
| tire destruction of The shoes on his feet which
were split and torn to pieces.
A large trade in lumber is carried on in
/ Hampton county. Thousands of acres of pine
| forests furnish food for the numerous saws
that run from day-dawn till sunset the whole
year round, and furnish profitable employ
ment to hundreds of sinewy men The most
! of the lumber is shipped, by way of Port
| Royal, to the North and Europe. The firm of
! Cummings & Mcneil, at McNeill's station
owns 5000 acres of land, and will in a few
weeks have another saw mill in operation, two
/ being required TO supply the demands of trade
An extensive turpentine business is also carried
/ on by these enterprising men. Not long since
| they invested $4,000 in a locomotive and put
down railroad, by this means reaching the
more remote pine forests in their boundless
| possessions.