Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The corn crop around Cheraw is the best
made IN many years. both on the river and
high lands.
The caterpillar has appeared on st. Helena
Island, and the colored farmers are whipping
them of their cotton.
d. d. Mccall has a four-acTe patch of cot
ton i'm Bennettsyilic from which it is expected
that he Will gather 10000 pounds of cotton. or
1000 pounds per acre.
Eight or ten suits for slander. in which the
interested parties are members of the Baptist
Church, are exciting Columbia. Damages
are placed as high as $4,000 by one of the
plaintiffs.
Union Times: A difficulty occurred on FRI
day, Aug. S. at the Timber Ridge precinct,
between Stap MOsely an a man named Paris,
in which MOsely was so severely cut in the
side that he died from the wound on Tuesday
afternoon, Aug. y.
r. W. Shand and T. W. Bacot, of the Tax
Commission, have been hard at work all day.
Mr.. Donaldson has not vet arrived. The
Commission will probably adjourn shortly to
meet once more at some later day when all
the members can be present The whole re-
suit of their labors. including q proposed act
To be submitted 10 the Legislature. will be
ready for the printer some time IN October,
and viii fll pamphlet OF about fifty pages.
At Laurens. Aug. 10. Miss Martha Burdett
had served on W. p. Pool her summons and
complaint, wherein the plaintiff charged the
defendant with having, on or about October
], 1873 entered into an engagement to marry
AGIs anu W llA uaiNAAE etuutGu anu utDducueu
her, the plaintiff, under his promise of mar
rage to her: damages $4,000. Heretofore
both of the parties above named have been
respectable, and both have recently become
residents Of this town. Pool is a young mer-
chant who was thought to be building up
fine business. He has not yet answered the
complaint.
At Chesterfield Tuesday night James Hun
ter met George W. Evans at Travis Evans
the father OF q. W. Evans, and for some re-
marks made by Hunter about his wife Evans
attacked him, knocked HIM down and beat
HIM. He was taken Od by his father and
others present. They could not hold him,
however. and he got hold of Hunter again and
threw him down. While he was down a
second time Hunter shot Evans in the
stomach, killing him instantly. Hunter fled.
Travis and Thomas Evans, the father and
brother Of the deceased. offered a reward OF
500 for the capture and delivery to the Sheriff
Of this county of Hunter, and on Sunday
night ". a. Ingram captured hum and de-
livered him to the Sheriff. Hunter is now in
jail. Public sentiment in the community has
undergone change since learning the facts
and is now in favor of Hunter. who is a young
man about 20 years OF age. Evans left a
wife and two children.
Gov. Thompson has pardoned Robert Call
man, Young negro about 81 years of age, who
was convicted of nameless onense at the
March term. 1884, for AeWberry county, be-
fore Judge Fraser, and sentenced to impris-
Onment in the penltentiary for months. 7 be
petition for has pardon was signed by leading
citizens Of Newberry. including several OF the
county officers. At Gallman's trlal IL was
nroved bv leading citizens that his character
was more than ordinarily good for one Of his
race. and he was convicted upon the testlmo-
ny Of q woman OF abandoned character. The
prisoner had already served four months OF
his sentence. and both the Judge and Solicitor
recommended his pardon. The pardon ol
James W. Brewer, white, who was convicted
of manslaughter at the June term, 1884, In
Oconee county, and sentenced by Judge Fra
ser 10 two years imprisonment in the peni-
tentlary, has been refused on che grounds that
1.-THE court imposed the minimum punishment
provided by statute, and the facts stated in
the petition do not justify interference by the
Executive" Pardon has also been refused
Albert Martin. coiored, who was convicted Ol
"seliing spirituOus and intoxicating liquors
without license" at the March term. 1884, in
Union county. and sentenced to Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for six months.