Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-23
SOUTH CAROLINA,

An old c0lOred woman was accidentally
burned to death at McFaddiu's. Clarendon
county, on Feb. l6.
Capt. Daniel O'Leary, an old citizen of
Charleston, died IN that CITY saturday morn
ing from a stroke Of paralysis.
peddler of brass jewelry took in a
number of young men IN Abbevile last week 9,
who forced him TO return their money.
Mr. W. r. BOyntOn, of Barnwell, has made
an assignment to Capt. George A. Wagner,
Of Charleston, for the benefit of his creditors.
There was a fire in the pickery of the
Charleston Cotton Factory on Saturday morn
ing. The damage amounted TO $500, covered
by insurance.
Dublin Holman, cOlOred. was lodged in jail
at Barnwell on Friday last. He Is charged
with shooting Luther JOnes, also colored,
whose right side, from the neck 10 the knee,
is said to be painfully full of buckshOt.
VI. Foot, one Of the largest merchants Of
Newberry, made an assignment Friday for
the benefit of his creditors. His liabilities are
estimated TO be about $6I, 600, and his assets
are nOminally about the same amount. Most
OF his creditors are Northern firms.
The recent cyclone in Anderson county
swept away Mr.. y. A. Shirley's corn crib and
blew down his garden fence. a set OF stables
and a corn crib on Mr.. James VI. Stepp's place
were also swept away. carrying logs, boards
aud rafters for more than 100 yards.
4 19-year- old son of the Rev. n. Childs,
eolOred, of Helena, Newberry county, while
irving TO get a ride on a freight train. on
T6ursriav. was knocked down by car snd
beJ ono ~ MS arms and leg broken, besides
being otherwise badly bruised and hurt IN
ternally.
Spartanburg Herald: In population spar
tanuurg county stands fifth in the state, but
in wealth second only to Charleston, ana IN
education number of schools, average at
tenaance it stands first. These facts speaA
much for the intelligence, thrift ana enter
prise Of the people OF this county.
a fatal accident occurred in Edlsto recent
". 4 cOlOred woman living on Prof. r g
JohnstOn's place left her baby sitting on a
quilt in front Of the fire and went out OF the
house. When she returned the child was ter
ribly burned, the quilt having caught hre IN
the absence of the mother. The child expired
in few hours.
Two negroes were exhumed by the Coroner
at Newberry last week. and after d post
mortem examination by the physician and
other investigation and testimony, a negro
woman was arrested and committed to Jail
for trial at the sessions, being charged with
poisoning the unfortunate negroes whose
bodies were exhumed.
Orangeburg Times and DemoerGt: a most
hrntaI murder was committed on the planta-
tion Of Mr.. w. Hull, near Vance's Ferry, on
Friday. Feb. I3. 1t appears from the evidence
brought out at the inquest helo to-uay Dy
Trial Justice Browning, acting coroner, that
on Friday last two young cOlOred boys, marry
smith and Keitt Shingler, became lnYolFeu IN
a ouarrel and after repeated attempts naue
nv Harry to cut Keitt with razor, ne t1ar-
~, fnaliy picked up a handsplke ana pursu
| ~, Eeitt around the Clubhouse overlook ana
| climbed him with the bludgeon, crushlng tne
SKULL from which he died few hours after.
The murderer mas ned.