Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-26
SOUTH CAROLINA.

w. S. Pope's house in Aiken was burned
down on October Is.
The Piedmont fair at Greenville, which
closed Friday, was great success.
While doetoring horse for lockjaw last
week A. j. Smith, Of Georgetown, mad one
Of his arms broken.
Welcome Beas and Thomas Rodall have
heen committed 10 jail at GEORGETOWN for
the murder Of VIII Washington.
Lucy Williams, colored, has been COM
milted to all at Kingstree, charged with
ASST ting prisoners to escape from Jail.
The mill belonging to Capt. j. R..
SwitZer, IN Llurens county, was burned
Monday. The fire is supposed to have
been the work Of an incendiary.
The citizens ticket trlumphed at Spar
tanburg Wednesday. The following were
elected: Mavor, Joseph Walker; Alder
men, John BOyden, George Lethco, l.. A.
Mills, Il. A. Lyon, 7. A. Irwin, +. NJ.
Trimmer.
Wednesday, Master Clarendon, the
eldest son Of B. Presley Baron, Of Man.
ming, was gored in the face by a yearling
calf. The services OF DR.. Richardson
we're required, and the young hero thread
the needle used IN sewing up the wound.
In their recent presentment the grand
Jury of Abbeville county say: "Trial
Justices 5. f. Hodges and W. N. Ransome
are reported 70 us for malfeasance in Of
fee and drunkenness. The witnesses to
sustain these charges we gave to the So
licitor."
W. B. Sapp, OF Lancaster county, while
on his way home from corn-shucklDg at
j. r. Knights Friday night, was waylad
by unknown persons, knocked down, and
severely cut with a knife. He received
ha nd
the breast.
In their presentment the Abbeville
grand jury say: 1--WE deeply regret the IL
licit traffic In ardent sJirits bv druggists
(so-called) }, the low state OF public NOR
ais, the cheap estimate put upon human
life, the inefficiency Of our legal and PEN
itentiary system 70 protect society and
punish crime"
J.L. McAlhaney, the last Of the unfor-
Inmates who were injured by the eXplO-
sion OF j. A. Quackenbush's mill at
Ridgeville, died Wednesday morning. The
actu Al cause Of the accident can only be
surmised, "a there we're but the seven UNI
fortunates around the mill at the time OF
the explosion, and there is no one LETT who
can give any particulars.
A ..nghtnlng calculator was in Marion
the other day. HIS mathematical talent
was indeed wonderful, and the marvel
Gus part Of II was that be prOiessed TO be
able TO impart this talent 10 others. As a
consequence q class OF some % took les
sons from him on Monday night, and on
Tuesday morning the lightning man was
gone, aud S3 from each Of the class.
Winnsboro was flooded with tramps
Saturday,. There were twenty Unlocking
fellows ia the party, and the policemen
were set 10 watch them. During the early
part OF the week the house OF Capt. W. b.
Wood ward. In Fairfield county, was en-
tered by one Of these nomads. who had ~
be kicked out. IL is thought the vaga-
bonds are going 10 Florida 10 spend the
winter.
At Laureus, Wednesday, Bryson, who
killed Crisp, came In and surrendered "
the sheriff. A warrant had been issued
FOR him previously by the coroner. Bry-
sons friends say that he had Just got up
from a spell ~ fever and was unable 20
resist Crisp's grasp, and that Crisp was
holding him and humping him severely
Ia the abdomen with bis knee, when Bry-
son killed him IN self-deiense.
In the lower part Of Buiord township,