Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07
South Carolina Notes.

The oat crop in Abbeville is reported as more
promising than it was thought to be at one
time during the winter.
The project for building cotton factory at
Sumter is making commendable progress, and
it is in such hands as will make it a success.
six thousand dollars of new subscriptions to
the Columbia and Lexington Water Power
Company were received Friday, in sums Of
from 500 to $1,000.
Quite a storm of wind and dust, followed
with rain, occurred in Orangeburg ON Tuesday
afternoon OF last week, and for a while pre-
sented the appearance OF q serious blow.
Fencing in several localities was. blown down.
Special rates have been secured on all the
railroads Of the State for delegates to the Sun
day School Convention which is to be held at
Columbia commencing April 18th. Tickets for
the round trip viii be six cents per mile. ex-
cept on the Spartanburg and Union Railroad,
which Will issue them for one fare. They must
be purchased at the starting point.
A year-old child of Mr.. William Morrison, in
Long Cane township. in AbbeyiIle, was missing
for few minutes one day last week. His
mother in looking Cor it. saw its feet project
ing above and from tub OF water in the yard.
Animation was suspended from asphyzia. but
the prompt efforts Of the mother restored res
piralion The child had spasms.
It was reported and the Sheriff of Orange
burg was informed that the iend who about
ten days ago committed the brutal assault on
the person of q HisG Cunningham in that
county had been captured End lodged in the
Newberry Jail Sheriff SalleY went imms-
diatelv TO take charge Of the prisoner, but
unfortunately found him to be some idiotic
negro ana not the scoundrel needed, who is
still at large.
The Abbeville Press aud BohaeY says; The
business OF Abbeville is greatly increasing in
every line, and especially in matters pertain
ing TO agriculture. Nearly eighty thousand
dollars worth of guaDo have been sold this sea-
son. Last season nearly thirteen Thousand
bales of cotton we're shipped from Abbeville,
against about nine thousand bales the previous
season. Every store room in town is occupied.
a year or two age several store rooms were
without tenants"
1t has just been ascertained that tbs act is
defective which authorizes the County Com
missionerS OF AbbevilIe TO order an election as
to whether the townships will tax themselves
for the grading of the Atlantic and French
Brosf RaiIroad and the Commissioners will
not nCE order the contemplated election, but
will wait for ths necessary amendment to the
law by the Legislature. IL is proposed, how
ever, to go ahead with the work W the aid of
private subscriptions.
Reports are coming in to the Comptroller
Generals Office in response to Circular No. 5,
relating to forfeited lands Aiken, Pickens and
Orangeburg have eseh few pieces Of for
feited lands: Fairfield has one piece; Laurens,
Marlboro, NewberrY and Chester have none.
An employe OF Mr.. Warren 5. Wells, of
Sumter county, was ploughing one day last
week, and by some means ran his plough
AGAINST a stump. This threw the horse back
ward upon the stump. and cut hole IN the
side of his stomach large enough % insert
vorr two fists. His entrails came out, and
had To be sustained to keep them from the
ground. Mr. Wells says he then threw the
horse upon his side, seWed up the gasn, ana
UP TO this time ne Is doing well AHiS - SUI
gerry with vim.
The ranort of the agent &C Winnsboro shows
the shipment of cotton from that place rom
September /, 1880, to April ], 1851, % Raye
been u 057 bales, against lu43O psles I0L , tue
same time last year; an increase OF Log oales.
The guano receipts up to the present time nave
reached ,017 tons, an amount largely IN eH-
cess Of the receipts last year.
On Friday of last week Rosa Katz, a white
girl and Robert POOler, q coiored man, were
arrested in Darlington county, under the state
law, for intermarEiage; The warrant was IS
| the girls mother. Only one witness vas pres
emf and he testified that Rose Katz, the defend
ant had told him that she hadsbeen married 10
this colOred man by q colored preacher wnSse
snr hail both parties were committed 70 Jalis
| hnt were released on bail on Saturday at noon.
,ruasaav evening OF last week. about seven
| o,ctocl< 4 rare and magnificent display of esec-
| trio Iight burst out suddenly Ia tie southeast
ern part Of the sky at SummersiIse; me ne i ghI =;
/ tie shape of an elhpse with an apparent AIS
| of ahout fifteen or twenty yards. IL renamed
4 sfarionarV centrally over the town az an ele-
/ walton Of about sixty degrees 70 inc "orl@on'