Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
SOUTH CAROLINA.

w. IL. Hendrix, of Edgefeld county, has
an almond tree loaded with fruit
Efforts are being made to put the Cor
don Light Dragons on better footing.
The Langley cotton mills are still run.
ming on full time, and find fair demand
for goods.
The work of building the foundation of
the new opera house at Camden has been
commenced.
The president and directors of the An
derson National Bank talk of starting a
bank at Abbeville.
The COmbahee Mounted Rifles of Cole
ton county will have a celebration at
HendersonYille on July Z.
Maj. Won Santen, of Charleston, has
been presented with a handsome gold
headed cane by Mutual Aid Association
No. 1.
The Town Council of Abbeville set out
800 shade trees last year. One hundred
and seyenty-tYe OF them are growing
finely.
/ A petition has been forwarded to the
/ Postmaster General asking that the post
office at Walterboro be made money or
der office.
1t is proposed to hold reunion of the
survivors of the Seventh Regiment, S. c.
v, at the old Star Fort near Ninety-Six,
on August 10.
The Baptists will commence protract-
ed meeting at Langley on the first Sunday
in July, with a sunrise meeting and
preaching all day.
A re-establishment of the steamship line
/ between Charleston and Baltimore is
/ probable. A company Will be organized
at Baltimore with $3OO,O capital.
A colored man of the name of Harry
Robson, living ON Charles Stephens
| plantation, near Marks Corner, was
struck by lightning, and was instantly
killed.
j. Crawford Nelson, of Baltimore, has
been elected architect of the State house.
/ Mr. Nelson was the partner Of Maj.
/ Niernsee at the time of his commencing
the construction of the State house, and
assisted him in the work.
The Graniteville factory has stopped
work for six weeks, commencing on Mon
day last. The shut down is for the pur-
pose OF making repairs to the building.
The male operatives will be given other
work TO do, if they desire it.
There is a mortgage and lien on record
in the clerks office of Pickens county
given to secure the payment of S. in
which the mOrtgagor conveys to the
mortgage all his stock, farming imple-
ments, crops aud all his household and
kitchen furpiture.
A little negro girl living on the planta-
ton Of A. WillifOrd, two or three miles
from WinnsbOro, was burned TO death.
While her parents were in the field at
work she attempted to liglt the fire with
kerosene. The can exploded and she was
envelOped in flames.
The dwelling house of f. B. Kell, of
Chester county, was destroyed Tuesday
night by fire, which is supposed to have
originated from a stove in the kitchen.
The house and furniture were insured for
$4,000 in the Continental of New York.
The insurance does not cover the loss. A
portion of the furniture was saved.
The heavy rains in Aiken last week did
considerable damage to the mill property
throughout the county. The grist and
Touring mills of Mr.. W. S. Sizemore, on
Cedar creek, about five and half miles
from Aiken, were completely destroyed.
The mill house was swept away, and the
heavy millstOnes and large turbine wheel
were carried about seYenty-fYe yards
down the stream.
Col. r.. j. LipscOmb. the Superintendent
of the Penitentisry, has submitted to the
Governor his written report of the inspec-
tiOn made by him OF the convict camp on
the Savannah Valley Railroad, and also
the report Of DR.. Pope, the surgeon of the
penitentiary. The Governor declines to
permit the publication of these reports at
present, but he will make known their
contents at an early day.
The life and property of r. II. McKin-
non, living 10 miles from Columbia, had
narrow escape. A rat got into the war
dr0be in Mr.. McKinuOn's room, where all
his clothes were and some loose matches.
The matches were igHited by the rat, the
clothing took FIRE. aud In the middle OF the
night Mr.. McknnOn awOke TO find the
wardrobe in blaze and the fire spread
ing. No very serious damage was done,
however, for by vigorous work the fire
was controlled and extinguished.
The corpse of an unknown white man
was found on Drum Island Tuesday. The
buzzards had torn his tongue and eyes
out aud cleaned the flesh of the head,
leaving the skull bare. Subsequent de-
velopments. however, lead TO the belief
that the deceased WAS a sailor named
Barkstrom. who disappeared from the
schooner Henry Crosby a week ago FRI
| day, between 10 and ~ o'clock at night.
/ The mate is charged with ill-treating
/ him. and IL is possible that Barkstrom
/ committed suicide in ut Of dependency.
At Georgetown. the prospect Of the
/ rice crop is considered good. The crop Is
] well hIAN ANNFA tit AlNui W ao0s - AhN
seasons continue favorable n large crop
/ will Dee harvested. The average this year
| II less than last. The recent rains have
very much dampened the spirits Of the
/ farmers who are cultivating corn, pota-
I toes. watermelons, eto., In the highlands.
7 The injury 20 these crops Is due 20 the
rapid growth of the grass. and the ground
being too wet 90 pillow. With few days
/ Of dry weather the prospect will be as
/ bright rs ever.
The bids for furnishing the granite nee
/ essary 20 complete the entablature and
haus trade parapet OF the state house
were opened by the commissioners
Wednesday and were as follows. SIA,2 34,
4 S818fl. s62. 1O4, S62 go, S57, COS. Upon mo-
/ ton 10 waa resolved that the bid Of the
| Westham Granite Company OF Richmond
I 1857 OO0) be- accepted. IL Is not known
/ positively what granite Will be used. The
/ quarry which furnished the granite for
/ the structure as IL stands was at Old
/ CRANKY. on the C0pgaree, three miles
! below Columbia. II was used some years
/ ago hy Col. $. A. Pearce, and miles OF
/ streets in Charleston are now paved with
/ blocks from 10.
In the COart OF Common Pleas NJ
| Charleston tie hearing OF the case or 0aiah
Kamlnitskey against the Northeastern
Railroad Company on an action 70 re-
| cover 500. 900 damages has just been COM
! platnd This case has already been tried
| twice. kaminitskey lost both OF his legs
] .tt.t f.t4ar az ana az the North.