Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
Peanut flour is now much used for bis
cults.
Alligator hides are becoming an article
of commerce in Camden.
ChOpping cut cotton has fairly COM
menced throughout the State.
Measles are still prevalent among the
colored people at Bishopville.
Quitman S. Hodge, of Manning, has
been acqnitted-of a charge of murder.
Hog cholera has made its appearance
IN the neighbOrhOOd of Hago0d. Chicken
cholera is also prevalent there.
The fishermen Of Sumter and the sur
rounding country are waging heavy war
against the FISH in Home Lake.
J. F. Grantham il the first of the Man
ming merchants who were burned out by
the big fire to commence rebuilding.
Mrs. Z. P. Moses, of Sumter, is unusu-
ally successful with her silk crop this
year, Notwithstanding the fact that the
silk association have temporarily sus-
pended operations.
A. L. Barnes, living few miles from
Camden. has a COW with twin caiyes-a
male and female. They are little over
week Old, and Mr.. Barnes says they are
getting along finely.
Capt. T. w. Dasgett, of the United
States steam holster Horny, is collecting
commercial statistics for the report Of the
engineer in charge of the government i'm
provement on the Waccamaw river.
=. NJ. Wolfe, ex-chiei Of police at
Orangeburg. shot and killed NJ. Albright
Tuesday night. The men drew pistols on
each other at sight and exchanged four
shots, but Wolfe was not hurt. The af-
fraV Draw ont of an old Quarrp4
At Port Royal Wednesday, while some
$50 persons, viewing a boat race, were
standing on the head of what is known
as the compress dock, the structure fell
! in. pTecipitating the whole party to the
ground. Fortunately no one was hurt.
Col. z. B. G. Cash, the noted South
! Carolina duelist, was married few days
ago at Rock Hill, his bride being a
daughter Of DR.. Clayton, formerly of
Columbia. The couple will live near
Cash's depot, on the Cheraw and Darling
ton Railway.
In addition to the legal proceedings
against DIR. W. II. Jones, of CONWAY, for
pFacticing medicine in violation OF the
State law regulating medical pEactition-
ers, it is said that several other parties
near that place will be proceeded against
for the same Offense.
Horny Progress: We desire to keep the
| fact before our readers that during the
month of August an election will be held
+ fer the purpose of remodeling the court
house. 1t is proposed for the county TO
issue bonds to the amount Of $40 600,
which shall be retired in twenty years,
! for the prosecution of this work.
A negro woman on Samuel Bradley's
place. al Bishopville, sumter county. died
/ last Friday after two months Of intense
a.,rf ~, A frEra h.
! clothing took fire and was burned off,
almost literally roasting her alive. Since
that time she lived wrapped in creased
sheet, until death came to her relief.
Dave White, an old negro who follows
fishing for a livelihood, was practicing
mis- profession in DeSchamps' mill pond,
near Sumter, last week, when he was pur-
sued by an alligator so closely that he
had to leave his boat and climb a tree.
The alligator swan around and kept him
freed for about an hour and then left.
A man going under the name of Brock
ford, who has been doing a lumber bust
ness in Columbia for some time, has been
arrested as a forger on information re-
ceived from New York. Brockford had
made quite a number of friends, was a
society man. and deVOut member of the
church. IL turns out that he is a married
man.
A Laurens county man has invented an
automatic cotton press which feeds from
the throat of the gin, puts on and fastens
the bagging and ties, and elects the bale
without the cotton being handled after
passing into the gin. Immediately after
the bale has been thrown out il Feadjusts
iteelf and without a minute Of lost time
gOes on packing the next bale. The ma
chinery is exceedingly simple and easily
adjusted.
If there IS no executive interference
John Terry will be hanged at Barnweh
on Friday next for the murder OF John g..
Sessions on the night Of May Il
last near Robin Station. Five per-
sons were charged with this murder, two
white men and three negroes. One OF the
white men escaped, and John Terry, one
Of the negroes, was the only one that was
arrested, who was convicted OF murder.
The general impression seems 10 be that
the crime was not brought sufficiently
home 20 Terry 10 warrant the inniction
Of the extreme penalty Of the law, but
that he had something 10 do vita the
murder there can BE- no doubt.
The new court house at Chesterfield
was dedicated Wednesday. The Court Of
Common Pleas for Chesterfield county
met in the court house for the first time
since the visit OF Gen. .Sherman's army 10
the village twenty years aga, when the old
court house was burned. The new court
house cost $40, 800. It's construction was
commenced in Jauuary last. IL is a hand
some brick structure, 50 feet wide and .
feet in length. IL has two stories and a
tower. The first floor IL devoted " the
county officials. 'l'he court room IL on
she second floor. A term ~ court had not
been held In Chesterfield for about year,
and an extra term OF the Court Of Com
mon Pleas was opened, which was made
the occasion Of the formal dedication Of
the new court house.
The State Department OF Agriculture
has received reports covering every
county In The state. The weather during
the month Of April WAS very favorable for
farming operations, aud work progressed
satisfactorily. Lands have been better
prepared than usual, and The growing