Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24

The Chester Reporter saws: "TwO thousand
additional spindles were put in the Fishing
Creek Factory last week, making in all 5,00J
spindles.'
The siXty-second annual meeting Of the
Charleston Port Society for promoting the
gospel among seamen, was held in the
Mariners Church, in that city, Friday after
4 few nights ago while j. W. Nuns. of
kingstree, was at his desk writing, some per-
son shot at ms house, the ball striking the
window facing, and glancing struck the blind
and then fell 10 the ground.
The gin. press and grist mill of j. C.. Holly.
of Red Oak township, Barnwell county. We're
destroyed by fire on last Thursday night Mr.
toHy Is satIs1ed that 1t was of incendiarY
origin, but has no clue to the perpetrators.
The Orangeburg Times and Democrat saws:
"Messrs. W. H. Perryclear and W. F. Robin
son have failed in business during the past
week. Bad collections and a consequent in
ability To meet their liabilities was the cause"
On Sunday morning the dead body of Char
lOtte Ashley. cOlored. was found in POwclrs
mill pond, in BarnweI county. Although
there were no witnesses of her death, it is sun
posed to have been accidental and not a case
of suicide.
Mrs. Margaret Petrie, about 70 years old.
was killed by the up train of the Spartanburg
and Union road Saturday evening, about one
mile below the Glendale station. She had
gone across the road to pick up some chips
and was returning just as the tram was COM
ing up. when she was struck by the COW
catcher and instantly killed. 4 verdict of
accidental death was rendered by the cOro-
ner's jury.
Mr.. W. j. Neeley, of York county. has lost
two fine mules since January lsU, the last dy-
ing about two weeks ago. Suspicion attach
ing TO the death OF the last mule, the body
was dissected by DR.. Campbell, who sent the
intestines to DIR. J. b. johnson for ANALYSIS,
which showed that the intestInes were fully
charged with arsenic. Mr.. Necley has lost
seven mules during the past sin years-all
dying in the same way.
4 Columbia special OF the DIST inst. saws.
"A remarkable discovery has been made in
Chester county. For some time a rumblinp
sound has been heard on the plantation Of
Nicholas Calvin, and two days ago it was
found that the noise came from an opening
in the ground from which smoke was issuing
in considerable volume, and for quite a dis
tance the ground was heated. The inhabi-
tants are also unable to account for the phe-
nOmenOn. y party of diggers worked with
pick and spade to ascertain the cause of the
incipient volcano. but were forced to deSist in
consequence Of the intensity of the heat and
the dense volume of smoke. Many of the
residents believe il to be an actual Volcano
and others think it IS geyser, Judging from
the yapors and surrounding moisture. Great
excitement and some alarm prevail"
\ Laurens correspondent of the Charleston
Neirs wrote the following: although no case
ON the civil docket was of any great import
ance there was one of some interest TO the
lawyers. At the sale of an intestate's per
5uudl property MuiAH- AiiG carry HdEL OF the
war the widow bought several slaves and
gave her note, WItlS good sureties, TO the
ADMINISTRATOR. In the progress of the war the
administrator WAS killed in battle. The sons
OF the intestate all being in the army the
widow became administrative de bOnis non.
ndrtcelyed from the personal representative
OF the deceased administrator all the chooses
IN action of the intestate. including her own
note above mentioned. At the settlement of
the intestate's estate the administrators de
pehls non was charged, by the Judge of Pro-
oatS, WIN me value OF that note as SO much
cash IN hanui The fact, however. was be-
I yond question that the Administrative de
! b0nis non had accounted for every dollar She
/ ever receIved; that she was ruined bv the
/ emancipation of the identical slaves for Which
/ this note was given, and otherwise SO insol-
/ vent as not to be able to pay on the above
mentioned decree as much as per cent Her
( administration bond surety sues the sureties
! and her widow and ADMINISTRATORS sale
note in and of the former, and one of the
/ sureties 10 the note IS large creditor of the
mteState's estate ana pressing Tor satisfaction
/ Of the probate decree. The defendants mote
| sureties), by their attorneys, claim that the
note was paid by operation Of law, when il
/ came TO the makers possession in the
/ character of admlnlAtratrlX, and that the
/ preccdents are binding against the ad-
| mnistratrlX and her bOndsmen for a faithful
| administration, and eXonerate her as an
| individual and also her sureties to the note.
| The attorney, however, for the plaintiff, ,the
| surety to the administration bOndl contends
/ That there IS no case to be found exactly like
! TINS; tnaJ the principles which have war
ranted certain exceptions to the general rule
as to ''cash in hand" clearly warrant this
case being made another execution: that I'M
der the Code all legal flctions and technical
tiles nave been swept away; that facts are
now omnipotent, and that to require the bond
surety to pay for the sale note is shocking Ia
natural justice! The Judge reserved his de-
cision, which will be looked for with lively
interest by many others than the parties and
their attorneys.n