Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-15


The Halle gold mine, in Lancaster county,
employs zoo wOrkmen and thirteen engines.
The ginhOuse of Mr.. j. W. Payne, IN Edge
field county, was burned by an incendiary
last week.
on last sunday evening Mr.. James F. Pitts,
of Lancaster county. was found lying dead
near his home. with every indication that he
had been fOully dealt with.
Intelligence has been received from Wad-
malaw Island of the burning of the residence
on Rosebank place, occupied by Mr.. VIM.
jenkins. Everything was lost, including five
or six bales of cotton.
Barnwell People: Typhoid fever is preva-
lent i'm the neighbOrhoOd OF Appleton. DIR. r.
p. Walker has had ten cases under treatment.
The disease has never before appeared in that
locality. and its existence is attributed to the
unfortunate melon crops"
The barn and cotton house. together with
1000 bushels Of grain and several bales of cot
ton. of r. W. Riser. near Fort Motto, were
destroyed last week by an incendiary. This
is the third incendiary fire in that immediate
section within the last three weeks.
The residence of Mr.. Charles II. Lanneau. in
Greenville was DESTROYED by fire on the 10th
instant. The fire originated in the pantry
from an unknown cause, and had gained
considerable headway before 1t was discov-
cred. About half of the furniture and house
hold effects were also destroyed, including
many articles Of rare value and number of
family relies.
The jury of inquest in the case Of James f.
Pitts, who was found lying dead in the road
in Lancaster county last week with a bullet
hole in his breast. found verdict that he
came 10 his death by pistol shot wound in
ficted by either Thurlow W. Gardner, James
Miller or Columbus Miller, who were with
him when he was killed. James Miller has
been lodged in jail at Lancaster. Gardner
and Columbus Miller have evaded arrest and
left the county.
The Goth annual report of the South Caro-
lima Lunatic Asylum shows that the institu-
ton is intelligently and economically con-
ducted. The number of patients at the be-
ginning Of the year was sos and at the close
Of the year GIG. Elghty-twO died during the
year, 20 were discharged as recovered, Is as
improved, 6 unimproved and ) escaped; 239
pafients were admitted. The cost to the State
Of each patient for the year was $l4l so.
Winnsboro' Neacs and Herald: 'About
fifty negroes in the neighbOrhOOd Of Little
river. in this county, are preparing an exodus
to Florida. The real cause of the movement
Is not definitely known, but the parties
moving in the matter seem to be labOrlng
under the impression that things are IN a
better condition in Florida, and that laborers
are there better remunerated. Upon the
whole, the white element of our population
may congratulate themselves on the prospects
OF the exodus.
The Bennettsville SUn says: This will be
the hardest winter of any since the war for
the cOlOred labOrers of the country. Already
they are rowing from place to place begging
fOr work. There Is at present little work to
do. The crops are all gathered, the small
grain crops planted. consequently the com =
ing winter presents a gloomy appearance to
those whose daily bread depend entirely upon
their daily work. As usual, the cOlOred peO-
pie have laid away nothing for the winter
season. Their cotton picking money was all
spent as fast As made, apparently without a
thought of the dull season which must of
necessity follow the short crops of this year"
Dickens correspondence Ne1cs and Courier,
December 10: ''AIrs. Martha Gunthorp and
her daughter Matte, young lady about
grown, were committed to Jail here yesterday
on a charge OF infanticide. The Gunthorps
have been living in the town of Central for
some time. They moved from there about the
lst inst. and Mr.. c. ii. Afford moved into the
house previously occupied by them. On the
evening of the 4th Mr.. Affords wife and a
servant were cleaning up about the yard, and
found dead infant buried just under the sur
face of the earth behind the chicken house.
An inquest was held over the dead body by
Trial Justice Johnston, and the physicians
who made the post mortem examination tes-
| tify that the skull of the child was fractured,
and that in their judgment the infant once
\ breathed. The Gunthorps are considered a
! very good family. the father Of the young lady
1 holding good position as bridge contractor
I on the Air Line Railroad, but the testimony
/ taken at the inquest makes out pretty strong
| circumstantial case against them"