Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-24


The ANNUAL Conference of the NJ. +. Church
South will meet in Sumter on the 10th of De-
ceInber. Bishop Wilson will preside.
There are now l.227 children in Columbia
public schools. 6l7 white and 6lO cOlored.
There are over 30 nOn- resident pupils.
The citizens Of Graham Cross Roads held a
meeting last week and resolved 10 petition
Tor change of name for their town and post
office Lake City was chosen.
\ party of school boys were out cunning in
Anderson county last week. when a gun in
the hands of G. II. DOdsOn was accidentally
discharged and lodged fifteen shot in James
shaw's face and shoulder.
Jerry Cox. the condemned GEORGETOWN
murderer. has become bold and defiant
says IF any man says he will be hung he is a
liar. That he "has promised his God not TO
90 on the g8llows and lac don't intend to-"
The sea Island Ne,cs has received from Mr.
H. g. Judd some fine oranges raised by him
on Dathaw Island His crop of $500 have
been thoroughly graded as to size. and their
uaVor Is equal To the best mpOrted or Florida
oranges.
There is in the office of the Adiutant and
Inspector General a red silk scarf owned by
Mr.. r. T.. Schultz, of Sunmerville, which was
worn by his father, the Captain of the Ger
man Artillery. in the war Of 1912, and after
wards by the son in the late civil war as COM
mander Of Schutz's Battery. 1t is well pre-
served.
EdgeGeld Chronicle SAYS: "Harrv Horn. a
notorious mulattO horse thief from this conn
ty. has been captured over in Augusta, and
the NutTlu OF flcNmonu county has tele-
graphed the sheriff Of Edgefeld county to
send for him. Horn has been operating in
the Big Creek section, and when captured in
Augusta he had several horses with him."
The state Fish Commission has received
from Washington $1,000 young carp to fiji the
applications now on file. They viii be given
Out IN lots Of 20. All have been bespOken. The
present supply VIII stock $50 ponds. over 800
others are hankerlng for the fish, and will
doubtless get them before the winter is over.
One thousand and fifty ponds for the State
VIII average two to each township.
Mr.. J. ID. Easterhn, the Superintendent eff
the Telephone Company. with headquarters
In Charleston. is constructing a telephone line
m Beaufort. The nam Office will De at the
telegraph Office, and will connect with Port
ROYAL, the works Of Hume Bros, the Port
ROYAL Chemical Company, Wilson's saw mills
the COosaw and Oak Point Mining Companies
and with most Of the merchants and many
private residences.
The report of the Comptroller General
which will soon be submitted to the Legisla-
ture, will show that the value of South Caro-
lima property this year as returned for taxa
tion Is Sl50.6O9,304, against Sli5, 292 last
year, an increase in one year of S., ,l67, ,0l2.
Although the assessment of property values
IN the state Is ridculously low, it viii be seen
that lt Is really S2UOO0.O00 greater than IT has
been supposed tOb be, and is increasing steadily.
Winter, Cotton X Richman, of Philadel-
phia, write the Department of Agriculture
that they want TO buy large tracts of timber
lands furnishing hard woods or pine on some
river IN the State where schOOners can run uD
and load. Charles L. PattisOn, of the firm Of
J. Parkhurst \ Co., bankers, Elkland. Pa,
writes the department stating his desire to
make investments South in unmproved lands
and asking for information in regard to tracts
of such land IN South Carolina.
= Johnston correspondent SAYS: ''Jim
Green, the negro boy suspected of the murder
of old man otiefcr, at HerlOng's Mill. was
captured at his fathers house. He was
brought 10 town and placed in the Guard
house When found he was asleep. lie had
on the old mans hat aud shoes. He acknowl-
edges the killing and said he did il FOR his
money, but did not succeed in getting anv.
{ The Jail Is guarded for fear of his being
lynChed. His real name is Willis stevens.
/ The Barnwell People saws: several of our
most enterprIsing citizens are preparing to
I engage extensively in stock farming. Mr. L.
] A. Ashley, Of Four Mile, has fenced in LOO
/ acres Of cane swamp with wire, and Will raise
cattle and hogs. He has already 100 COWS in
I the pasture. At Matthew's Bluff Col b. b.
f Kirkland and Mr.. l.. X. Sans will engage in
sheep and hog raising. On Spur Branch Mr..
/ NJ. +. Nixon will raise blOOded horses and
/ cat le, and on the EdistO Messrs. Wise &
! Walker are preparing for raising cattle and
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