Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-21

A negro was sent To Jail at Orkville last
week for cutting out horses tongue.
south Carolina has had ninety-siN Cover
nors. dating from 1863 10 lsS3 inclusive.
4 Mr.. Peacock. Of BarnweU. committed
suicide on Saturday by taking thirty grains
Of morphine. The cause Is not known.
The residence Of Mrs. NJ. T. Rhodes. old
NNendale. BarnWeli county. was accidentally
burned ON the 5th instant, together with an
its contents. There was no insurance.
The commissioners appointed under an act
Of the General Assembly TO build a new court
house In the county Of Beaufort are calling
for bids for the erection of the same.
Mrs Mary T.. Deloach's dwelling-house. al
RichardsOnvile, Edgeield county. was
burned last week 10y an incendiarv. Nothing
was saved. The loss Is estimated o. l,500,
with no insurance.
The sea Island Neics says: "The phosphate
business Is booming. An Of the works have
as much as they can do To lll their orders.
The dredge i'm front of the town has been
working day and night during the week.
The Camden Journal says: I'VE believe
from what we can learn that the cotton crop
of this county VIII be at least - per cent.
short this year. and the corn crop 30 per cent.
less than the usual crop, all owing 10 the
drought"
The Newberry OJseyrer SAYS: Taking the
county over the crops VIII scarcely exceed
twO-thirds az this time: they might come
under IL. But there Is time set for great lm-
prOvement. and the rains Of the last day or
Two will help the prospects wonderfully"
The YOrkville Enquirer says: Reports
that reach us from all sections OF the county
regarding the growing crops are oI tde mos'
uufayOrable character. The drought has con-
umued until IL is feared the consequences %
cotton and corn Will be as serious - in ISL
Joseph Is. Clark. a native of New jersey,
employed at the Halle gold mine IN Lancaster
county. made an outrageous assault last week
on Mrs Sarah Began while her husband was
down in a shaft of the mine at work. He has
been lodged in jail for trial.
Last week there was terrible hail
storm in the EeighborhOod Gf Manville,
sumter COUNTY. Mr.. Henry g. shaw and Mrs.
". %. McCutchen were the worst sufferers.
their crops Of cotton being reported as COM
pietelX destroyed ana other crops proportion
ately damaged.
The Lexington DisprteL saws: I'm coRSe-
quence of the continued drought, eight weeks
lu some parts Of the county. crops are gener-
ally poor. Old corn has been badly injured
and young bottom corn has begun 10 suffer.
Cotton has also suffered materially and many
h0lls have been shed"
The Abbeville Medium says: Unless we
get real good season in few days We VII.
all DE In deplOrahie fix. The gardens are
ruined and have nothing in them. Corn is not
doing any good and the crop viii fall Tar short
af haif q crop. Cotton Is almost past rehemp-
sion and scarcely enough viii be made 10 pay
iof the guaHO used.'
The He3es defends the health OF Beaufort as
follows; IAN ere EeOus impression has gone
t9Fth, emauating from parties in Augusta.
thal during the months OF August and sep
telhber Beuf0rt is unhealthy, and persons Wis
ltlng here do so at the risk Of having UsaiSrial
lever The cards Of three Of our best known
FhEslclans will 90 a long way To correct such
- Impression. which should never have been
made without an examination, as the effects
teach further than most people imagine, and
tljare- the materia. prosperity Of cur town.
DAe ot the prOudest boasts of Beaufort,
anu one OF the greatest advantages she pos
1t-7es Is her health record. which Is the best
~ an seab0ard cities ard towns. and in no de
laftment of her efficient city government has
mere beeu shown more prompt. energetic and
{uIclous action than IN an matters pertain
ing 10 her cleanliness and health