Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06


was impeted for several hours.
a cottage in which Or. George NJ. Wyeth
and his family are living. at Brook n. near
jacksonville. had two narrow escapes from
being burned Friday. a valuable ART cOilec-
ton Is among the contents of the cottage. One
of the paintings is valued at Slu.0u0 and Is
supposed ID he the only genuine kahaelIe 10
this country. IL Is called The NiOlinist." >"
and was painted hv the great master ia 1913.
sOUrH ,RoLISA.
George v. Z. Thorpe, Or Aiken, has as
Trial Justice Z. J. southall. OF Langley, has
resigned.
Jay Gould is expected to spend to-day az
Charleston.
William Brand, OF Kingstree, aged Sc, died
q few days ago.
There - some talk OF starting cotton seed
OIL mill IN sumter
Gov Thompson has pardoued Alfred Nc
Siuch. who was convicted OF mausi aughter III
Laurens. III September. 1879
The Town Council Of Manning has fixed the
whisky license for the cOmu NJ year 1t $500,
with a qualned bond II $1,000
The south Carolina Conference OF the ". +.
Church. colored. will meet in >umtsrOn Janu-
airy Is. Bishop Bowman viii presid
Farmers from all sections Of Newberry
county report a large acreage OF wheat and
oats already planted and looking well.
The Rev r. d. Smart. who has served the
Methodist Church ia Newberry for the past
two years, preached MS farewell sermon on
sunday.
james Sheppard. a crippled eOlored boy, has
been sent 10 jail 10 Fairfield county for setting
ire 70 the residence of Mr.. John ;. Douglas.
last week.
On Monday about 40 and on Tuesday q
able bodied leborers. all colored men. left
hlnEstree for Georgia 70 WORK on the tUrpen-
tine farms.
tn Town Council of Manning has decided
70 put the liquor license 1T $40. Scranton has
raised the liquor license to 5000, which means
prohibition.
A correspondent nOmi8ates Senator Giles }.
Patterson. uf Chester. for next Governor. PRO
vided Governor Thompson j. not a candidate
for reelection.
By the recent act of the Legislature, after
the first day November next It VIII not be
lawful for children under years OF age to at =
tend the pu6llc schools.
Rev. Z. ). Meynareiie, d. D, has changed
his residence and post Office address 10 sum
mervl.le, = &. Dr. Meynardle IS now pre-
siding elder OF the Charleston district.
At ~partanburga. last Saturday night, Bel
ton Patterson wnile under the influence Of
whisky. shot Siias johnson. cOlOFed mau,
inflic ing dangerous Ounds In both thighs.
The Legislature fixed beyond doubt the time
Of holding our general elections. The time L.
Tuesday following the dr-t Monday in No
vember on all the years whose lass figure is an
even number.
The annual report % the Superintendent or
school
ye n H3Us3 children were enrolled IN the
public schools. an Increase Of u, ,I2l over the
preceding year.
Mr. Annie Gordon, living near Blufton. :.
g. Is III wears OF age. She e mem ber OF Il.
Matthew : BaPllst Church OF that place. aud
walks four miles TO church TO partake of com
muuiou on the urst sunday Of every month.
George Lockhart, "a C lored man about 90
years Of age. Of Silverton township, while on
ms way home from Elienton on SATURDAY.
December =, 1888, had MS mule run away
with him. breaking his thigh aad skull. from
the efeCt- Of which he died few days ago.
The Clarendon Eaterprlse gives an account
OF four little negroes being burned 10 death in
a log cabin near SummertOu through the care
lessuess OF their mother sending them home
ahead 0f her and she remained behind tu
attend q watch meeting. During the night
the house caught nre. and before assistance
could be rendered they were burned mp.
The citizens of ReidviiIe recently gave Ju-
nus sexton. an oil and highly respected col
cred citizen Of that town. q suit OF clothes and
q sum or money upon his leaving for his sons
home in Greenville county. whore lie expects
90 pass the remainder Of his days. H mas
lived Ia kei1Ville since the war. maintained
Democratic tic>et.
Following i a list OF the sufferers BY the re-
cent fire az Orauge0urg: The losers are Frank
Risher. H. r. Alden. d. L. Lewis, 7. W. Al
berEOttle. d. L Smoak. DR.. J. u. Wanna
maker. ;. Link. J. p. Hardy. ". r. Lightfoot
&. T. cart, John r. II. ". BrIEEman. d. Eu-
stein. p. = Renueker, Mrs. Mcnamara. ;
Dibble and J. :. E0sC. The total loss is s45-
uuO- insurance about S22.50J
Friday morning about O'Clock 4 fire broke
+ out III Orangeburg audi destroyed several
business houses The " hole loss was about
f5p,Q0. WItn only par ial insurance. The fire
originated 10 he rear Of q barroOm. and there
Is . suspicion that it was the act OF an
IucendiaFv. several barroOms were burned
All the saloons IN The town were compelled to
suspend busi ness the lst OF January.
r.
has lefl Columbia for 3 visit 10 Georgetown 4
county. where he viii examine various rice
neld- with view 10 ascertaIning their adapt
ability 10 ca D culture. some attention has
been devoted IN Georgetown 10 tine problem
Of how tO utilize rice fields when rec culture
does nOg pay, and the citizens expert - see
some large tracts turned into fish pOnIs.
Henry House. COlored. Is under arrest Il
Eient0n under suspicion that he NAV have
Killed Love Mediock. an old and inirm negro
VINO was well thOug Of by tie people who
kuew mm. ami vine was brutaly beaten TO
death with club about c Chr mas time The
only evideuc- against any of tine parties X
cirCumstantiai, and consists OF threats made
against him by Henry House, ant perhaps Or
Prince PhInlLy. he latter has not been cap
tUFed vet.
At Montmoreuci some ghouI entered the
old cemetery and lug iuto the grave Of jam :
= Noodwa q. Ar. Oodward WAS Con-
federate soldier aud died IN I o.. This old
cemetery was very near the stockade or tenn
p0rarg defense made by the Federal tvalry
during their occupancy Of the place IN Feb
ruary- So. and lt IS believed by many that
something o. value was secreted there At that
time. and that the rObber Of that e. n return d.
after the pse OF nearly twenty years. to
secure his booty
The act Of the Legislature relating 70 COM
pensation Of Auditors and Treasurer gives the
Au'iitOr OF Spartauburg cOun : s7U0 and al
uitlOn I COMPENSATION from the county
amounting 70 - @. and no additional pay for
clerks The following shall be the cOmmls-
si0ns u the County TFrasurers upon al taxes
C elected IN their respective counties: / per
cent upon the first $4,000, per ceut upon
the next Slo.N 60, per cent upon the next Slu.-
ooy. I per cent upon a lamount~ collected over
$4,000 provided the same shall not exceed
Sl-tO0 or be lee than 800 per annum. except in
the county OF CHI rlest0a. v here the commits
siOns shall not exceed s., 80.
The usual ARRAYS and accidents took place
in the State during tie Christmas season. Two
men. both white. We're seriously shot in
GreeuvilIe cOUnty-3ohn Jones. at RatesviIle
factory. AMI William Fowler. near sandy
Fiat. In Aileudale, Iu Barmwcl county. on
Christmas ttaY. 4 igat occurred in which TWO
men were billed. aud several eFerely wound
ed. All were white. ln Bennettsviie. Dandy
johnson. c0ioTed. was shot by an unknown
party while he was aving scuffie with the
Town Marshal. John A-nsw was stabbed TO
death by James Hamilton. At ked Huh ant
man named Scott was shot and KILLED st fau-
ciHse, The latter acc denIafiy however There
were several 9th r a1rdt and some accitel-
tai sh0otings. Nearly all the murders are at
tributed 10 WHISKY.