Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-30
SOUTH CAROLINA.

There are now about 30 pupils attending
the Chester graded school.
I The receipts Of cotton at Greenville this sea-
son have amounted To I7,272 bales.
A belied-b buzz ard is the latest sensation in
I Fryesvllle, Lancaster county.
There will be picnic at Iayden's Mill. Or
angcburg county, on April 4.
\ new contractor has taken charge of the
grading on the Savannah Valley Road.
An election for Intsndant and Wardens Of
the town Of Lancaster viii be held on a Aprl l3.
Furman Nc Eachern. OF Sumter county,
killed is9 rats in his barn in one day last week
Mrs. Cyrus IL. Mccormick has made a do
nation TO build at AbbevIlIe court house a
building which will be branch OF the Clinton
Orphanage.
A very few shad have been in the Marion
market this season. An old fisherman saws
that il something is not done to stop the nets
down about Georgetown, IN two years there
will not be shad coming up the Pee-Dee
river.
The State Convention Of the knights Of the
Golden Rule viii meet in Newberry on the 7th
OF April. There viii be about forty delegates
in attendance. The Hon. }. 5. r. Thompson.
I Of Spartanburg, is Grand Master, and will
preside over the convention.
The members OF the Charleston Cotton Ex-
+ change celebrated the anniversary OF the or
ganIzatlon Friday, the celebration, which
usually takes place on New Years day, hav-
ing been postponed on account of the illness
at that time Of the late W. Walton Smith.
the Superintendent Of the Exchange. A
lunch was served in the Exchange.
There are no shad in the Wateree river this
year. The Camden Journal says; "In order
20 solve the mystery we believe 1t would be a
good idea for party Of men to get in boats
and go down the river to its mouth, and if
they hud any such obstruction (Wire nets) TO
tear II out at once and let the fish pass up.
such scheme has been carried out in former
years, and We see no reason why il cannot be
done again."
Up TO and including the 20th Of March, .e99
liens for supplies and liens for rent have been
registered IN the Office OF the Clerk OF the
Court fOF York county. Up to the 18th Of
March last year the number aggregated 1894.
While the number OF liens are about the same
at the same time last year. the Clerk OF the
Court Is Of the opinion that the amount of
money involved is less.
Berkeley Gasstte: On Wednesday March
ID. sam Henderson killed Morris Green about
O'Clock IN tie morning, in one of the Latham
houses near Johns Island Ferry. The quar-
rel was over piece OF bacon: words came to
blows. and Henderson smashed Green's skull
with brick or billy. Both are negroes
Henderson Immediately left and has not been
found. though Trial Justice Degare made ev-
cry effort 10 discover his whereabouts.
4 large palmetto tree WRs landed at Union
wharves at Charleston Friday from one Of the
sea islsnds for shipment on the steamship Sar-
agossa 10 the Confederate Bazaar, to be held
this week at Baltimore. The tree Is intended
for the South Carolina table in the bazaar
John 4. WighIman, for Confederate Bazaar,
Baltimore. Nd. Prom way down
south in Dixie" The tree is
the gift OF an enthusiastic citizen
TO the ladies in charge OF the South Carolina
table at the baz lar.
At Beaufort Thursday a warrant was is
sued bv Justice I. q. White for the arrest OF
John henson. B. B. Piner, John Williams and
James Collins, of Savannah. Ca. charged
with obstruction Of tEe COmbahee river with
seines. sheriff Elliott proceeded to the haul
ing Of the seines and brought In John Henson
and b. B. Pincr. The others gave bond to
appear before the court Saturday morning to
plead to the charge under the statute. The
parties state that, although engaged in fish
ing a. charged, for eight weeks past. their
catch haT7Uecu very small, unusually small
compared with fOrme- seasons with which
they had experience, and thus account for It
by the cOldness and latencss OF the season
They state that where at the same time IN
previous years they had procured about 5000
shad. up to this time they had only obtained
LOCO up to the same date.