Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-16
sOUTH CARoLINA.

The farmers OF Meriwother township have
organized an agricultural club.
a saw-ish measuring 2O11z feet in length has
been caught of Long Island.
Mrs. Cena Watts died in Kcrshaw county
last week, nearly one hundred years of age.
Senator Buffers second son. Mr.. W. W.
Butler, has located in Edgefeld TO practice
law.
Edgeleld now has three cavalry companies
which il is proposed to organize into a bat
talon.
Lightning killed negress at Rock Hin
Thursday. The storm did considerable dam
age to crops.
4 strong movement is afoot to build another
and a very handsome Presbyterian church in
Spartanburg.
Col. Charles L. r. DraytOn has announced
himself as a candidate for the Legislature
from Aiken county.
The Newberry Conference OF the South
Carolina Synod will meet in st. Paul's Church,
near Pomaria, June y.
Mr.. Maree, baggage master Of the Barnwerl
Railroad. ran 100 yards in l0lS seconds at
Blackyile on Tuesday last.
FairmOunt Factory in Barnwell county has
been fully completed, al the machinery placed
in position and ready for work.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
South Carolina State Dental Association will
be held IN Spartanburg on July s.
The Morgan Rifles. of Spartanburg, are re-
organizing. Already nearly twenty young
men have expressed their willingness to join.
No trace has yet been discovered OF the body
OF Capt. j. Hamilton Warley. OF Darling
ton, who was recently lost in the Pee Dee
river.
John ". Alexander, who removed from
Oconee county to California thirty-two years
ago. died recently. He had amassed large
fortune.
Company I, Of the Fifth South Carolina
Cavalry, will hold reunion and picnic at
Binncker's Bridge, Orangeburg county, on
the 4th Of July.
Mrs. d. McKevelin. one OF the Oldest inhabi-
tants OF MOultrieyille, was accidentally
drowned in a eistern on her premises on
Tuesday afternoon.
The state Normal Institute for coloTed
teachers will be in session from the I'd 10 the
3lst OF July, in the buildings OF the Claflin
University, Orangeburg.
The treasurer OF Orangeburg county has
collected in round numbers $4,000, which is
about double the amount he usually collected
at this season OF the year.
The Irish Volunteers. of Charleston, 90 to
New YORK July 10, and during their stay in
that city will be the guests OF the Sixty-ninth
regiment, y. G.. s.. New York,
The Rev. VIM. j. Alger, who has resided IN
/ Camden for the past two years and Oficiated
/ as pastor OF Grace Church, has resigned his
/ charge there and returned to his home in the
North.
| The Town Council OF Darlington have
/ passed a resolution enforcing the ordinance
against selling liquor on Sunday and gam
| bling at any time. They intend to enforce
/ the law.
Dr. J. H. Jennings, of Edgefeld, has lust
/ been on trip to Arkansas, where he went
| two weeks ago to look after some matters
/ connected with the large Jennings estate in
Europe.
Capt 4. W. Whittle, one Of the conductors
on the Cheraw and Chester Narrow Gauge
Railroad, died last week of blood poisoning,
caused by the extraction Of tooth about
month ago.
1t is reported that a fine mineral spring
has been discovered near the Cowpens battle
ground. in Spartanburg county. which sue
cessfully cures skin diseases and a great
many inward infrmities.
The large and beautiful residence at Smyr-
ma, in BarnWell county, the property OF
Messrs. Farmer Il HERS, was destroyed by an
accidental fire last week. The building orig
inally cost $4,000. Itwas insured for 5000.
DIR. Benjamin Rhett, of Summervllle, is
among the weeks dead. DR.. Rhett was born
in Charleston, and was in the 57th year OF his
age. He was the son Of James Smith Rhctt
and Charlotte Haskell, the daughter of Maj.
Haskell, OF revolutionary fame.
Some days ago a petition was sent to John
stOn, Edgeheld county. by Superintendent
Coward, in favor Of the Blair educational bill,
and it was signed by about twenty citizens,
if it had been presented to them.
The Rev. A. Buist has resigned the pastoral
charge Of the Baptist Church at Blackviile, 4
Barnwell county. The Blackville Church has
called the Rev. +. c. Hicksou. but he has not
vet accepted. Mr.. HicksOn is preparing to 90
to China this fall as a missionary.
The large gin house of Kelly & Woodham.
at Stokes Bridge, Kershaw county, was
burned on the morning of the ID inst, with
all the gins, cotton presses and grst mill. The
engine and saw mill escaped. The fire was
caused by sparks from the engine to the lint
room. There was no insurance.
There is the prospect Of the development Of
| rich gold deposits in Abbeville county. at
Pratt's Shoals, on Little river. Some years
! ago the discovery was made that several
branches near by were very rich in the
precious metal. A quantity Of considerable
value was taken out and tested with the most
satisfactory results.
Susannah Arthur, postmistress at MaeedO-
mia, Lexington county. George L. Arthur. her
/ son, deputy postmaster, and ID. f. Arthur,
another son. assistant in the Office, have been
/ arrested The charge on WEIGH they were
examined was the violation of sections 54lS
and 54I9 OF the Revised Statutes-forgery Of
an ohclal bond-the penalty being $1,000 fine
or ten years in the penitentiary, or both. in the
discretion OF the court. The two first named
/ prisoners were charged with being principals
/ and ID. +. Arthur with being an accessory
before and after the fact. After an examina-
/ tiOn, Commissioner Bauskett held Susannah
/ Arthur for trial at the July term of the United
Il states District Court in Charleston in the sum
/ OF $500. She gave bail. Her sons were held
/ for triaLin the sum of $4,000 each, but up to
/ this time they have not been able to give bond
| and are IN the county jail.
/ At Charleston Tuesday night John johnson
| stabbed and killed his brother, Isaiah john
/ son. one OF a row Of tenement houses in
/ smith street, near Calhoun street Both were
/ colOred. The men had been living on the
/ same premises, but in different houses, for
/ about a year. On Monday evening Isaiah
/ borrowed a piece OF meat from his brother
/ John, and when he went home from work yes
/ terday he told his wife to buy piece Of meat
/ fsr supper, and to return the meat which he
/ had borrowed from his brother the evening
/ before. John, for some reason which none Of
| the witnesses seem able to explain, grew
1 angry because Isaiah offered 20 return the
/ meat and said he had given him meat often
! enough before and wonld give him a
| beating if he put on such airs. Isaiah
I said that he didn't have anything to fight
| about but il his brother wanted TO fight he
| would ight him fair fist fight il he would
/ put down the knife which he held in his hand.
John replied that he would either put Isaiah
in - or Isaiah would have to put bim in -
| before the night was over, and suiting the ac-
| ton to the word he rushed on Isaiah and,
! without another word and before Isaiah had
| the breast lust below the throat Death re-