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

gin operations.
,Westminster's post Office has been burned.
Inc contents were saved
Land rent is ruinouslv low in Uannto,,
county Valuable land which rented for 81 f5
per acre last year, has been obtained for *
cents, with few bidders. Some land rests
VIII not pay the taxes upon the soil. and All
because Of the scarcity of labor.
At the recent meeting Of the State Roard ~
Health committee was appointed to ex-
anime the fish ponds in Edgeield which are
supposed 10 have been the cause Of the sick
ness prevailing IN Edgedeld village during
the past year. The committee have made the
required examination, but have not vet made
their report.
The final survey OF the bar at the entrance
OF Nlnyah Bay, Georgetown. was completed
last week by Lieut.. RIed Whitford, and the
report, with the accompanying mans and
charts. has been forwarded to Norfolk
Lieut.. w hltIord prOnounces the conditions
very favorable for the deepening Of the bar bv
the Jetty system, and expresses the hope that
tne government viii soon authorize the COM
mencemeHt OF the work.
a critical surgical operation was performe a
on Matthew Watson, of Marion county, last
week, 10y which cancerOus tumOr was sue
cessfulIy removed from his mouth. The tumOr
when removed was as large as a turkey egg.
and prOJruded from the right side Of hs
mouth. Several doctors participated. and Mr.
at>on, who, at the time of the operation was
ln dying condition, has rallied, and there
are strong hopes Of his recovery.
Edgefeld AdCertiser: AT last the famous
and everlasting French spoliatiOn bill has
passed Congress, and under its provisions our
esteemed tOHnsman, .. /. DObson. ESQ. and
the Ilmmons family generally viii become
enormously wealthy. Two ships Of their
great grandfather, old Daniel O'Hara Of the
earliest days. loaded with coffee. We're seized
by the French Each cargo was valued at
Sll0,ul9- The claim now amounts to xl3.OOO.-
.eJ- OF course these citizens will now tini-h
DuIdlns the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and
Chicago Railroad.
Abbeville Press and Banner: Col. James
Edw Calhoun, OF this county. is the owner
Of 10000 90 1900 acres of land in one body
iFlng ln this county. and also owns about l00.-
NuJ acres or mountain land in what was
Old Flckens county. Being convinced Of the
value OF these lands, and believing that if he
mad good class of settlers to whom he could
sell small farms that his own interest and the
public welfare would be advanced thereby.
he is now making efforts which. 10 Is though
Will result IN the settlement on his lands of
large colonies Of English people.
The County Commissioners have Just ef-
fected settlement by which the county of
P.c6ens Is refunded the sum Of u ,03s A., over
Itlu I'm 1875 and 1916 on the judgments held
hy the Bank Of Commerce and the Richmond
and Danvllle Railroad Company against the
county OF PlCkcns. This amount was paid IN
1915 and 1876 by W. a. Lesley, who was at
inal time County Treasurer. but was never
cretlted on the judgments, and no report Of
sald pay ments was made to the County Com
ml76louers who were in Office at that time, so
Tar as the records show. nor was there anv
cheek drawn on the County Treasurer by the
County Commissioners for same. In the
settlement made, the iudgU euts for costs still
omen against the county OF Pickens in the
nltel states court. amounting TO S}S2 62. are
pait on, and there Will remain nothing due
hy The county on any of the cases brought
against the county or against the sureties on
the -uperspdeas bonds