Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-11
SOuth Carolina Notes.

In the Moncks-Conner killing the jury
absolve1 Lucker on the ground OF selfdefense.
There are now five prisoners in jail at Abbe-
vile. Three are charged with the Maddox
murder, one with burglary and one with car
rying concealed weapons and violation Of con-
tract
Steam and water power are rapidly super
seding horse power in Pickens county. There
Is scarcely a cotton gin or grain thrasher now
run by horse power.
There were five deaths in Camden during the
month of June, 1sSi-one white child, one col
Ored child and three colored adults.
Bishop Howe, of the Episcopal Church, will
visit oranseburg on Sunday, the S1st, for the
purpose Of administering the ordinance of con-
| drmation.
The establishment of a graded school at
Edgefield is being agitated.
Colonel James B. Griffin, a native of Edge
field county. and during the war an officer of
the Hampton Legion, died at Fort Worth,
Texas, on June 25th, of consumption.
Manuel Muldver and Harvey Council, colored,
of Orangeburg, got into a difficulty last week.
Muldver Grew a dirk and Council fed Muld-
yer shot at him but missed him. Later they
met on the street, and Muldver slashed Council
in a horrible manner Muldver escaped.
/ Council is in a critical condition
On Thursday night last the dwelling smoke
| house and kitchen of Mr.. j. Hamp Fielder, of
! were entirely consumed by fire. The family
barely made their escape, without saving even
/ change Cf clothing.
The Rev DIR. j. B. Mack is travelling in the
interest of the Columbia Seminary. lie says
/ there Is some doubt about the seminary re-
| opening his fall, principally on account of DR.
/ Palmer declining to accept the professor3hip
| offei Ell him ia the institution.
There are at present five prisoners in the
/ Williamsburg county H. ali colored One
/ a COW and setting it on fire, one for stealing
] gun, and one for breach of contract The other
/ is an old offender.
Judge ]. G. Presley expects to publish soon
/ in IN Williamsburg Herald the roll and his
| TO- ical sketches Of the Twenty fifth Regiment
| S. @. ", during their whole service in the war
The Agricul ural and Mechanical Society Of
Darlington will give their annual Floral Fair
/ en- August 4.
colOred man named Lester Kennedy alias
/ Charles Lester Cautery, was arrested in " il
/ mingtOn, n. c., Tuesday night, by Constable T.
| y. Bunting, on q telegram from Sheriff Rowan,
at Columbia, S. g, for grand larceny commit
ted in this state, he having stolen quantity of
old coin designed for the State Fair in Novem.
Der last.
On last general election-day William Gard
ner, white, was severely cut with a knife by
Richard Murphy, negro of bad character
Since that time Gardner has nursed a spirit OF
vengeance against his antagonist, and meeting
Murphy on the street in Camden on Monday
| drew hls pistol and fatally shot him. Gardner
is in jail
The Jury for the new trial of the negroes
/ charged with the burning OF the opera house
| in Greenviile on December 2, 1879 was organ
lied on the Sth instant. Six or eight witnesses
| were examined for the prosecution. The case
for the State is being very satisfactorily devel-
oped.
At the recent term of court for York county,
/ Judge Aldrich, upon motion of counsel for the
/ Prohibition Town Council of Black Station
/ vacated the order of injunction heretofore
| granted by m restraining said Town Council
| from acting until the further order of the
court. The effect of this last order is to con-
tinue the Prohibition Council in office pending
| the suit commenced by the antiProhbitionists
/ for a perpetual Injunction.
On Wednesday morning three colored hands
employed on train run by the Augusta Chemi-
/ cal Works. to a gravel pit on the Port Royal
/ acd Augusta Railway, were working in the
pit on the Carolina side of the river about four
| and One-half miles from Augusta. They were
! caught by the cavlng in Of the pit. One hand
| Gus Brazel, as killed, and two others Dave
| Little and James Cobb, injured slightly.
| Beaufort NeLos: The annual dinner of the
| Terrapin CLUB was para AIKEN of by a majority
| of the members on Monday last, July f. at
! Port Royal Some time ago a number of gem
I tlemen organized club under the name of
| the 'Terrapn Club The annual meeting was
| to be held on the 4th of July, and each men,
/ ber was to be present If possible, and the prin-
cipal dish at the dinner was to consist of terra
pin. One Of the rules OF the cub is that no
| new members can be admitted, and as death
| claims each member his chair is turned at the
| table and his knife and fork is crossed above
| his plate until the last one diLeS in solituGe
/ The dinner served up on Monday reflected
| credit upon the caterer. The fAest of
soup was enjoyed. and then came
stewed terrapin, baked terrapin, and at
! each plata was placed a terrapin pie baked in
| the back shell Of the reptile. Ia addition to
| the meats, which consisted entirely OF terra
pin, ali The deiicacies Of the season were spread
upon the board A liberal supply of Piper
Hetdsick was the beverage used At the close
Of the meeting Mr.. J. J. ONeiil threw open his
| hoSpitable doors, and pleasant hour was
| spent in enjoying further refreshments. The
| members of the Terrapin Club-and there can
never be any addition to the number-are:
| Capt. john Mason, Chairman; H. Krause,
Secretary; J. a. Torrent, Treasurer, and
Messrs. John Manett s. H. Rodgers, Charles
| Stevens, VIM. kressel and j. w. Philgard."