Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-04

W. b. HOgan's turpentine still in Fairfield
county was burned down last week.
! In Chester county last week a dog killed q
/ geese in flock Of IS belonging to Jesse II.
l Hardin.
/ one of the colored benevolent societies Of
( Georgetown is building large and capaclOus
/ hall 10 be used as place of meeting.
There is an old-fashiOned bar post in Union
county that was made by John Savage. the
man VINO fred the first gun at the battle of
the Cowpens.
Gen. w. W. Humphreys, of Anderson. the
Grand Master A. +. NJ, will preside at the
laying OF the corner stone of the new court
house at Bennettsvllle, on the 26th of March
The dwelling and the outhouses of the Rev.
simpson DrummOnd. near Woodruff Spartan
burg county, were burned last MendaV morn
ing. But little Of the furniture and bedding
was saved. There was no insurance.
The stockholders Of the Catawba OIL Mill at
Chester, have determined to begin at once the
work OF necessary repairs of the building and
machinery. The cost of all repairs was esti-
mated at Sl.2O0 The mill Will be put in opera
tlOn by the 10th of March.
John W. Tucker, young white man, living
ia the Level Land section, AbbeYille county.
while bearing away lumber at Reuben Clink-
scale saw mill, on Thursday of last week
trlpped and ieu In such way that both hands
were cut OF and a severe cash cut in one leg
At Lancaster last week the petit Jurors
We're discharged before the grand Jurors, and
several important cases before the Court Of
0tutLdi ccpSlOuo udtl 10 De postponed. entail
ing much expense on the county and con-
siderable Inconvenience on lawyers and
others.
Brooks Lathem, colored, alias Brooks Fer
Euson, was shot last week by the officers of the
law IN Pickens county. He was charged with
hOusebreaklng, and, when the officers at
tempted to arrest him, ran and was fired upou
/ receiving flesh wound. which it is tho1pht
VIII not prove fatal. He made his escape.
f. a. Leucher was arrested in Charleston
last week on a warrant issued by Trial
Justice Glenn, of Chester county, chargipg
hlm with breach of trust. The warrant sets
forth that Mrs. NJ. L. Logan furnished $3.50
for the purpose Of going into the lumber bust
ness, and that r. NJ. Leucher. who was 10
manage the business, had appropriated the
money TO his own USE
A few days ago a tobacconist. Mr.. J. Il.
Hierson, of Dalton, \. C., was robbed of SCI,
few miles from Laurens by his negrl driver
Blll Lucknow, who halls from Winston. n 4 :
Mr.. ItiersOn and his driver were sleepinr IL,
the wagon, and some time during the night
the negro slipped the sum Of mOuey from under
Mr. Mers0ns head and Immediately de-
camped. He was captured the Laurens
Railroad train by Conductor Meredith and
has been lodged in jail at Laurens for trial
Al Charleston the grand jury recommend
/ many reforms IN county affairs. They want
county officers put on salaries, a jaier Svho
shall be a bonded Off Ger indeDendeDt of the
[ Sheriff, prompt payment of court officers
and the repairing OF the county roads, The
jan prouneed terribly mis-
ITS appointments are declared as
n terrible condition. The following is an eX-
tract from the report: I'VE note great care
lessness IN the incarceration of persons charged
with crimes and misdemeanOrs. Many persons
charged with tritling offenses are kept in con-
hnement for months, at great expense to the
county and injustice to the persons There
should ne more diligence in the bringing to
trial Of persons committed by the trial jus-
tees, who. by the way, seem to deserve cen
sure for often sending triling cases (Which
could be settled by the Recorder or them
selves to the higher court. thus necessitatirg
very often several months Imprisonment be-
fore trial. We note many cases of vagrarcv
where ldlers are supported by the county for
months. We recommend that the inefliciencv
of the laws against vagrancy be brought to
the notice of the Legislature, with suggestions
that vagrants be placed at work on the high
ways. We note the case of prisoner where
I no blll' was found by the grand jury sitting
[ IN November, 1883. This person is still in Jail
having been there at the expense of the
county, and injustice TO himself, more than
three months, without any cause except the
neglect OF duty by some official. There are
also cases where ''nO bllh was found several
days ago, and yet no order of discharge is
sued. There are cases of persons who
have been in Jail for many months awaiting
trial. These facts Indicate neglect Of duty bV
some officials, and should be investigated g