Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-29
South Carolina Notes.

Phusbe Tyler, a negro woman, dropped dead
lat week in BarnFell county. She was ironing
for Mrs j Weathersbee, on whose place she
lived near Ellenton.
Mrs Shealy s barn, at Ridge Spring, Edge
field county. containing one hundred bushels
O' corn and two horses, was recently struck by
I Lightning and entirely consumed
very destructive fire is raging in the woods
ar Ladson's sweeping everything before it.
1t seems that it started from pile of crossties
by the railroad which were being burned up to
get them out of the way.
The first sample bale Cf upland cotton of the
growing crop came from Sumter county, and
was consigned to r w Wagner & Co., of
Charleston.
Mr.. J. D. Robert on, of Blutfton, Beaufort
county. has three hundred and fifty acres
planted in castor oil beans, ard is now gath
ering and shipping the early fruit, which is
worth s. 80 per bu,hel in New York.
Another regatta will be held at Beaufort on
Tuesday, the 2d of August, and the boats will
be divided into two classes so as to allow The
bateaux a chance
The Bath Paper Mills in Aiken county have
resumed operations.
Reports from all sections of Sumter and ad-
1Oiflng counties are tnaJ the crops are burning
up for need Of rain and that it is impossible
Tor the farmers, although iJ rains most abund-
antly from now on, to realize half of a crop.
ih- corn crop especially is in deploraole con
dition.
A reunion of the faculty and students of
Newberry Cole ge. and the friends of educa-
ii IN generally. will be held at Macedonia
Church. Lexington county, on aturdaY, july
50 Appropriate addresses vii be delivered by
Messrs. q p. Cromer, A. J. Bowers and j. B.
Wingard
The Chs ster Bidtetia is informed by Deputy
Collector Galbraith that there are thirteen CiS
lilleries in the six counties under his super
vision, and only one or taeSe Is IN operation.
There are three fruit distilleries in Chester
county. but they are suspended
On last Thursday afternoon lightning struck
large pine tree On he farm known as the
Hammond or Challts Scott pace in Union
county, shiverug it to pieces and setting fire
to the surrounding woods destroying six or
eight acres of valu able timber and quantity
Of fencing before 1t could be stopped.
As remarkable instance of the Uniformity
of the high temperature of the weather. Mr..
James Powell reports the Matching out of a
nest of chickens after It had been fJrSaken by
the hen for ten days. Tue chickens al i've
ard can be seen on his place. Another instance
of a similar nature has also been reported
Reddick Richards n. cOlOred, convicted on
the charge of higamy at the spring term OF
court for Clarendon. has teen pardoned by the
Governor on recommendation of the Judge
and Solicitor, both of whom stated the pris
oner was entirely ignorant of the crime he was
convicted of. and that he had previously borne
a good character.
The corn crop in the ElentOn nei2hborhCOd
is being destroyed by the same worm or insect
reported last week from the Ty Ter neighbor-
hood. 1t bOres hoes in the stalk just above
the lateral roots which causes the plant to die
and fail TO the gr' und. Corn injured in this
way is bang hauled from the field by the
wagon load.
The state of the crops in Fairfield is depIora-
bic The Oat crop was failure wheat was
very poOr and sweet potatoes were entirely
ruined There are thousands f acres of corn
that will not make peck to the acre. in fact.
being cut down for rough food Cotton will
not make one half a crop Much of it is not
out of the wit all night. The forms are drying
up on the stalk.
Col. T, J. Lipscomb, Superintendent of the
Stare Penitentiary, has returned from his tour
of ins pection to the convict camp of Cah.ll nd
Wise in COlleton county. He found the
cOnviciS in fGe condition and doing aS
well in every respect rs could be de-
sired. There ere seventy six con-
victs in this camp and only two of the number
are complaining. One of the s. was not in good
health when he left the penitentisry, and both
are able 10 do light work The State gets
5 , 50 a head per north for these convicts, the
contract running by the month.
One nie Int last week the barn and stables of
Mr. r. J. Gladney, in Fairfield county. were
DESTROYED by an incendiarY fire. The barn was
a twO-stOry building, and the stalls for the
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animals were fortunately in a pasture and
were consequently saved. ON Sunday night
II o other buildings on Mr. Gladney's place "a
crib and a two room cabin used as a stable)
were urnt the fire being again the work of
inc- ndiareS. There is NJ insurance on any Of
this property. Two negroes have been arrest
ed, charged with the burning.
A negro man named Jim GOOde, living on
Mr.. Samuel CathcarI's plantation. in Fairfield
county was severely burned on Friday night
last. and died from his injuries on Saturday
II orning. He had a Kerosene lamp in his room,
and undertook to fill il while it was lighted
The oil ia the can bec lme ignited, and. the can
exploding, the burning liquid was thrown on
the clothing Of the man He ran out of coors
which only famed the flames. and when as
siSJance reached him, it was too late to do him
any good.
At the meeting of the State Grange. in
session at Columbia, an essay on The cultva-
ton Of upland cotton was read by Mr. E K.
McIver, of Darlington, and was fully discussed
by the meeting An essay on the cultivation of
upland rice was next read by DR.. J. w Sum-
mers, of Orangeburg. who was followed by DIR.
James Mcintosh. of \ wberry, with an essay
on immi grafton. This subject was likewise
very fully discussed. Mr.. Char IS H. Noise. Of
Sumter. next read essay upon the labor
question OF the south.