Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08


issuing the large number OF counterfeit
nickels that are SO plentiful in that town.
Tney are also believed to have counter
teited the coins.
1t is rumored in Lancaster that VIM.
Cunningham, who recently killed Robert
Bowers and dangerously wounded John
Valentine, colored, al the Halle gold mine,
VIII surrender himself 10 the Sheriff and
stand his trial at the approaching term OF
court tor Lancaster county.
A new description of insurance can now
be effected in Charleston, that is the in
surance OF boilers against loss on damage
by explosion, the most important part Of
the arrangement being the provision that
the boilers shah be regularly inspected at
the expense of the Insurance company.
Branchyille Banner: The plum crop is
failure, but with the abundance Of
blackberries and catfish the average dar-
key stands firm and solid for the season.
Truck farmers Of our vicinity VIII begin
shipping their potatoes in few DAYS.
The market is not very encouraging Just
now, however.
Berkeley Gazette: Whit. Wilson, a
negro man about 40 years old, was harmed
vile on Tuesday night. The house and
man were cinders when the casualty was
first discovered. No one else was in the
house at the time, and the cause of the
IRE is unknown.
The Bamberg post office was entered by
burglar one night last week, but he
ouly got Il few cents IN money. Doubt
less money was what he was after, as he
left without supplying himself with
postal cards and stamps. The same
night DIR. l.. A. Wright's Office was broken
open, but not much damage done.
During a thunder storm one day last
week, while Henry Coleman, an industri-
GUS colOred man living near Manning, and
his family were sitting in the piazza Of
their dwelling, the lightning struck a
garden fence near by stunning them
severely. They soon recovered from the
effects, however, and are just getting
over the scare.
1t is reported from Spartanburg that
the grass is damaging the cotton severely,
much Of the cotton not having been
touched since it was planted. The con-
tinued wet weather has caused many Of
the farmers to get terribly behind. Where
1t has been worked, cotton is doing well.
Some of the grain crops are reported as
good, while Others will be almost a COM
plete failure.
About week ago two young hounds
belonging to l.. g. Owens, OF Ridgeville,
while following him TO his farm about :
O'Clock in the morning jumped very fine
deer and chased il until the next morning
about 10 O'Clock, when they brought it 10
bay in a field near the residence of Mrs.
Varnadoe, who armed herself with fence
rail and went out and killed it, The deer
was monster and in excellent condition.
Sam Vernon, known as Blacksmith
Sam - Hind a + I m q Narnnn1g Mall
ford, Spartanburg county, last week. Sam
was a remarkable character. He would
have been 102 years old in July. He
helped to make the nails to build the old
Vernon House. He retained his memory
and other mental powers to the last. In
slavery and in freedom Sam had the re-
spect of three generations Of people.
Lancaster ReUielo: Sheriff j. p Hunter.
acting as Notary Public, married George
Segars and Harriet Neal on Saturday.
Both parties are under bond for their ap-
pearance at the approaching term Of court
to answer to the charge Of bigamy-they
having been presented by the grand jury
Tor that Otfense at the February term Of
court. 1t is thought that the women will
be able TO prove that her former husband
died in North Carolina, and that Segars
has no other wife living save his present
spouse. ~e trH r-f
A correspondent writing from Mont
morenci, under date Of June ., saws: The
first shipment Of peaches this season from
TINS point was made to-day by &. l..
TOOles. 1t consisted of 1-peck crate to
II. Steitz, of Charleston. On account OF
the severe cold of last winter, together
with the very late spring, this shipment
was one wees later than the first shipment
last season. Heavy shipments are ex-
pected by the middle of next week. The
crop Is very promising, and is estimated
to be much larger than that OF last year.
Mrs. Jacob Dukes, of Branchville, gave
negro servant some honey. which the
servant gave her four sons for dinner. Al
most as soon as they had eaten it they
complained of blindness and dizziness.
In 10 minutes one was dead, and within
half an hour two more had died. BY this
time the report Of the affair had reached
Mrs Dukes. Her entire family were Just
experiencing the first symptoms OF the
trouble from which the negroes had died.
DR.. OFT was sent for, and by applying an
tidOtes the family was saved after great
suffering. Half dozen other families who
had been supplied with this honey were
similarly affected, and it was only by en-
ergetic work that there We're not twenty
deaths instead of three. This event ex-
plains two other deaths which took place
in the neighbOrhoOd on Monday. EXami-
nation of the honey showed that IL was
impregnated with gelsemium from yellow
iessamine. which has been the cause OF
many deaths heretofore OF persons eating
wild honey.