Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-03

vices that the oh1nch bug has appeared
in the corn about Taxahaw, Lancaster
county, but as fine rains have fallen it is
thought that they will not do much dam
age to the crop.
On the recommendation OF the board OF
trustees of the college of Charleston, the
Governor has appointed Col Chas. II.
Simonton, of Charleston, as School Com
missioner OF Charleston, vice Capt. f. w.
Dawson, resigned.
Gov. Thompson has refused to pardon
A. J. Gill, who was convicted of murder
at the june (1SS0) term of court for
Hampton county, and whose sentence of
death, imposed by Judge Presley, was
committed in 1881 to Imprisonment for life
in the penitentiary.
W. ID. Romedy, of Winnsboro, planted
tree in his yard on Jan. l, 1884, a Weep
ing willow, the branch measuring feet
in length and ii inch in diameter. This
tree on July 10, 1886, measured 10 feet
inches in height and inches In diameter
feet from the ground.
2. A. Harmon, of Spartanburg, wishes
to know how long highland terrapin
will live. He cut his initials in two places
on the she'll OF one July 10, 1870, and Sun
day, July 20, he came across him again,
looking as young as ever. He was not
more than thirty steps from the place
where he made the inscription fifteen
years ago.
Spartanburg Herald: "Last week O. e.
Bass, a North Carollnian, who Ia running
the engine of James Wood, on Mr.. Henry
ThOmpson's place, took a little fellow,
Samuel Nc Abee, by the heels and held his
head in 3 tub OF water until he thought
the little fellow was dead. A warrant
was taken out for him, and when the Of
fcer went to arrest him he fed to the
woods"
Additional crop reports received at the
State Agricultural Department from its
trustworthy correspondents give glowing
accounts of the crop prospects. Corn is
reported as averaging from 100 to 10, and
this Is general. Never before since the
war have such splendid corn reports
come In. Sweet potatoes are reported at
100 TO ITO. The caterpillar has attacked
cotton in Berkeley and Hampton counties.
The growth Of Gaffney City, Spartan
burg county, and the development OF the
adjacent country in recent years has
been marvellous. The tax books show
that the total property value of Limestone
township has increased 2I6 per cent, and
in the last ten years farming lands that
were then sold at 81 per acre cannot now
be bought for $50. while town lots in Gaff-
ney are to-day worth as much as similar
lots in Spartanburg.
A week or more ago a new made grave
was found in the woods in Sumter county
by a colored man. 1t was rumOred that
an infant, the illegitimate child of white
woman In the eighborhood, had died and
was buried there by friends to the mother.
It was also intimated that the infant had
come to it's death by foul means. An in
quest was held, when it was proved 10 the
satisfaction of the jury that the child was
dead at birth and was buried in secret to
avoid disgrace.
Gentlemen of Waterloo pronounce the
story Of the railroad immigrant agent,
who claimed to have been whipped and
otherwise maltreated, untrue. The only
truth in 1t is the fact that he was at
" aterlo0 at the time named secretly
talking to negroes under contract. The
citizens, learning his purpose Of trying to
persuade their laborers to leave, called
meeting for consultation. and before any
course of action was matured Milan was
warned and fed, no one knowing which
way he went.
Berkeley Gdzette: On Monday, July 10,
Trial Justice Clement held an inquest at
New Building" Wadmalaw, upon the
body Of Peter Glenn. negro child about
years old, who was shot by Fred. Young
blood, another negro boy only II years
old. II appears from the testimony that
Youngblood was given gun and sent to
a cOrnfeld to mind birds, a1d was ac-
cOmpanied by several children, among
them his victim. After they had been in
the field some time Glenn began pulling
some peas belonging TO Friday Young
blood, when Fred told him to stop or he
would shoot him. Glenn pulled another
pod, and YOungblood made good his
word, killing the child instantly.
Chester Bulletin: Jessie Rice, colOred,
died last TuRGdaV the OlQnf afiOn of q
j. Moore, in this county, after great suf-
tering for many months OF polypus.
About six months ago the tumOr was
quite small, but has been growing very
rapidly within the past three months, and
at the time of his death IL had reached
huge dimensions. Its protuberance soon
deprived him Of his right eye, turned his
nose out of shape and twisted his mouth
entirely out of position. One side of his
face below the right eve had swollen 10 the
size Of q washbowl. The tumor was cut
out from his nose three times before 1t at
tanned such great proportions. We saw
Jesse In town about three months ago,
and his face at that time WAS the most
horrible sight we ever witnessed. The
tunor was so large that the poor man
could hardly hold his head up.
Capt. w. II. Mercer, of Union county,
took three first prizes IN the late Worlds
Fair at New Orleans on inventions Of his
own. One Of these inventions is a clod
orusher and wheat cultvat0r; another Is
a cotton soraper and cultiVaiOr, and the
third Is a cotton chopper, all skillfully
constructed and admirably adapted 10 the
work intended to be accomplished. Capt.
Mercer also exhibited at the Worlds Fair
a wheat separator and grader which at
tracted much attention from wheat grow
ers in the North and West, though il was
put upon exhibition too late TO compete
for prize. AS an evidence OF Its merits,
Capt. Mercer has since received orders for
il from Kansas and some other North
western States, and as further evidence
Of the confidence inspired by the exhibit
ton of his other inventions named above,
a company has been organized for their
manufacture in Birmingham, Ala, with
a cash capital OF $4,000.
Several weeks ago the store of G. S.
Causey in the upper Waccamaw section
of Georgetown county WAS burned down.
An attempt was made several DAYS after
10 burn the store OF 5. w. ShackelfOrd
nc Watthesaw: Joe Burroughs, colored,
was arrested, but escaped while on his
way 10 Jail. The Berkeley Gazette says:
An investigation developed the fact that
for several months past Joe had been
preaching 10 the negroes Of that commu-
nifty, claiming % be a prophet, In direct
communication with the Almighty, who
had ordered him 10 destroy the stores OF