Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-02

shipped from Charleston in a dav or two.
Dick Moore, colOred. Of Chester county.
killed hog l3 months Old which weighed $50
pounds.
Farm labor is plentiful in Chester county.
but small gram crops have been seriously in
jured by the co Il weather.
Henry Allen, a little boy OF Florence. had
one Of his legs broken the other day by the
heavy door Of cellar falling on lt.
During the night of Feb. Is three pr1soners-
George Brown. Pick Bowers and James Nc
COrt-escaped from the Newberry Jail.
While burning brush in Edgefeld county
last week., Nancy Nedlock, cOlored, was
burned To death, her clothing catching fire.
The Cusarian operation was performed
upon a culored woman IN Darlington county
recently, but from other causes both mother
and child died
Many OF the free schools throughout Ker-
shaw county are closing for the lack Of funds
10 carry them on, their share OF the general
fund having been exhausted.
Rev. sam Jones is stirring up the greatest
religious interest in Charleston ever known
i'm thar city. IL is said that the whole city has
D. en- awakened, and the churches where he
breaches are too small to hold the crowds.
Mr. Elias BOttour met with serious acci-
dent recently aJ Mr.. J. ID. Verper's mil iu
Clarendon county. lie was caught in the
gearing while under the mill putting in some
wedges. His arm was so badly broken and
lsceratct that amputation was necessary.
Edmund Holmes, late Radical supervisor OF
election at one Of the precincts in sumter
county, and the pronounced leader of the
lIeWsOn faction, Is crazy. Hels violent, and
Is said 10 have shot over the heads of num-
ber Of people who recently assembled at HIS
house.
Wilkes shannon, aged eight, son of Thomas
W. shannon, of ChesteIt while carrying fire
To his father, who was at work short dis
tance from his house. caught fire and was
So badly burned that he died the day after
ward.
Last week "a some citizens of Abbeville
county were returning from Anderson their
attention was suddenly drawn to moving
light, about SIX feet high. blazing like red hOl
iron. Passing DUnn's Mills with the speed of
a train Of cars, II moved in a nOrthwurd di-
TectiOn with hOarse, roaring sound.
NJ. NJ. Lee, in the employ of {. p. Mallett.
IN the OncOrd neighDOrhOOd, in sumter
county, while walking along the tramway
last Tuesday evening, met the engine with
two empty mats returning to the mill. Mr..
Lee made an effort to jump on the engine
while II was in motion, lost his footing, and
fell under the truck wheels, which ran across
him. crushing and killing him almost immedI-
ately- The COroner's jury found a verdict in
accordance with the above facts. The de-
ceased leaves 4 wife and two small children.
a negro named Mancell Duckett died at
Cross kevs. Union county, Feb. 20, from
pistol shot wound he received from the hand Of
Levi Hughes, white, two weeks before.
Duckett's cows had been in Hughes oats.
Two neighbOrs were called in to assess the
dama ages. AT this time alteration arose
Lew. NOung Hughes threw rock at Duck
ett glancing his head, when the latter picked
up a rock and drew his knife Levi Hughes
then drew his pistol and told the negro to put
up his knife and drop the rock. or he would
shoot him. Duckett Lot cbeying, Hughes
fred the fatal shot,
On Monday. at Fruit Hill, 5. c.. Girard
Mason was snOt and killed by his DrOther-in-
law, T.. W. Turner They were well-tO-dO
farmers. Mason, who was a brother TO
Turner's wife, was taking hls sister home,
she claiming that Turner had ili-trGated her.
Before leaving, while Mrs. Turner was get
ing some clothing from the house, Turner
shot Mason in the head with shotgun, the
load tearing away one site of his head. y
warrant was issued b. Justice Allen, but
Turner has not been arrested. lt has been re-
ported for some time past that Turner and
his wife had not been living on good terms.
Turner Was only Few PAGES from Mason
when he fired, the load striking ObHquely and
ranging around towards the back OF the head.
on Feb. IS rumors of the poisoning OF stan
more Fortune and Alice " l!son reached
Coroner Bass, of Newberry county lie wrnt
Immediately to the scene of the tragedy,
which is iD the upper part OF the county, and
began an investigation. After impanelng
jury and examining several witnesses ana l(r.
East the attending physician, and also the
Dhy. ician who held the post mOrtem e&amlna-
ton. Coroner Bass haYing the bodies eXhumed,
the jury rendered the I9llowIng We veraiet; aiGi,
Wilson came 70 their death on the eth day OF
February. 1855, DY pOlssn by the hands OF
susan Pitts.N Susan Pitts has been COM
mitted to iall to wait trial al SesSiOnsCOurt on
the charge Of murder. All the persons con-
= NED are cOlOred and nearly related, Stan
moro be 'Og Susan's brother, while Alice was
her niece.
News was received in Charleston on Thurs
day Of the death of Sir Henry Nanslttart Ston-
house at Trial, Berkeley county. He was
TIE fifteenth BarOnet StOnhouse OF Rauiey,
Berks whose family dates back TO the days OF
Queen Elizabeth. He was formerly Lle9'eh
n ReElment
British Army and aide e-de-eamp 10 >lf hehry
POttinger. Governor OF Madras; lie married
in 1851 Miss Charlotte West, daughter OF
member Of Parliament from DuOlln' anu oy
her leaves one son. now Sir Ernest hay StOn-
house Sir Henry first appeared In Charlts-
ton as an officer IN negro regiment AZ tIS
close of the war. The records OF the Oniteu
Ststes Court show him to have been trleu,
convicted and sent to jail for defraudlne
negro OF his pension. ms was auout tue
time of his fathers death ana ms sucCesslGn ~
to the title OF BarOnet. His conduct whlle IN
Charleston was extremely dissolute' nc
dropped for a time the name StOnhOnse, Sign
ing himself Vansittart. He then moved 10 81;
stephens in Berkeley county, Where ne acteu
as a magistrate and teacher OF coloreu
school, Afterward he lived in great poverty
at PineFille, a small country village, ms only
associates being negroes. he then clerkeu
for a while In a country store and led pre-
Curious existence until has employment by
Mr. p f. Murphy as bOOkkeeper and Post
master at Trial, in Berkeley county. He was
SnsIlv discharged by Mr.. Murphy on account
~ cross carelessness in his accounts, and then
noted 10 q small log building built by negroes
for a schOOI house, and there he died unat-
tended and alone of malarial fever. He
shrank from all intercourse with good people.
he was buried in the Episcopal church yard,
near Trial. rhe funeral was attended by
DR.. Joseph Palmer and DR., Robert MckelYey
and eight or ten negroes Ihe Fost ti GSser a.
Trial furnished his sister. Mrs. Lettle Dlslhe, ne,
Of sumnasrhill, Bath, with certificate oil MS
death.
Killed with Carving knife.