Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-31

Sumter for twenty days for inhuman
treatment OF a calf he had been working
on the farm.
Capt. Mcdonald, chief engineer of the
Greenwood. Laurens and ~Spartanburg
railroad, says that the road Will be COM
pleted by Sept. "a.
Capt. John Cowan, ofDry Grove, Able
vile county, fell into a railroad cut
several nights ago, and received such
injuries as to his death. He was 20
years of age.
Thomas &. Dukes, who lives n few miles
from Rowesville, has eleven acres OF cot
ton that, according to the estimate OF
competent Judges, viii produce 1900
pounds per acre.
An ordinance has been passed by the
Town Council requiring the board OF
health OF the OWE of Newberry to regis-
ter all births and deaths occurring within
the corporate limits.
A meeting of the citizens of Winnsboro
was held on Wednesday to devise plans
Tor raising money for the Improvement
and repair Of the buildings of the Mt.
Zion college, which are now used for the
Winnsboro graded school.
Gov. Thompson has issued a requisition
on the Governor of Tennessee for the de-
livery of Richard Foreman, colored, who
Is now in the Chattanooga Jail. Foreman
is wanted for the murderO OF John Novels,
in Pickens county, in 1882.
The Florence Rifles, commanded by Capt.
Bolton O'Neall Townsend, have just re-
ceived 30 new State regulation uniforms.
They have received from the State forty
new Springfield rifles. Capt. Townsend is
determined to excel in the military as
we'll as in the tireman's role.
Many OF the correspondents of the State
department Of agriculture mention that
more attention is being given this year to
forage crops han ever before. Peas are
being extensively sown, and the area IN
the millionaire, Dourah corn, sorghum
and millet, rye and barley will be largely
increased.
The citizens OF Duncan's. sp%artanburg
county, have appointed j. p. w. Greer, j.
S Wright, j. G. Beacham, E. j. thinner
man and D. w. f. Leonard, a committee
to arrange for the building of an academy
and for the securing of a competent
teacher. They nave secured a lot and
$500 on a building fund.
A meeting of the farmers OF st. James
GOosecreek, Berkeley county, opposed to
the present STOCK law, was held at Gains
Crossroads, on Thursday, Aug. 20, TO
make arrangements for getting up petit
tions to the Legislature to have the law
repealed. Another meeting will be held
at the same place on Sept. u.
The MethOdists of S%partanburg for the
next twelve months will be without a
house OF worship, as their church is to be
torn down soon preparatory to building
the new church. At a recent church con-
ference 1t was decided to use the court
house IN the morning and to join with the
Presbyterians in the evening services.
The Orangeburg Times and Democrat
says that DR.. Fraser, Chairman Of the
Gfofo DRnrI Of IAaIfh 10 wrHaHnIr.. -.
saying that the wells of that town are not
over twenty feet deep, and that it is liable
to malarlal fever from its proximity to the
Edisto river. 1t says that the wells are
from forty to sixty feet deep, and that
Orangeburg is as healthy a town as there
is in the State, Aiken not excepted.
Capt. W. E. Burnette, OF Sp~artauburg,
bought a registered Jersey heller from l..
A, Mills and sent her, with two others, to
Asheville, n. G, She is now about 13
months old. During the summer a small
calf was running in the pasture with her
aud began to suck her. This developed
her udder, and she is now giving a con-
siderable quantity of milk. With care
iul milking Mr.. Brunette thinks she
would give two gallons a day.
George K. Wright. OF Columbia, is push
ing the circulation of his South Carolina
Real Estate Reg ster very vigorously. He
LOOK North with him 5,L00 copies and dis
tributed them chiefly among well-to-do
people at Saratoga and Lake George. One
of his devices was to have a copy placed
under the breakfast plate of each guest
twice a week for three weeks at the Grand
Union, Congress and United States Hotels
of Saratoga. He has received many in
quiries from the North about South Caro-
lima real estate.
Abbeville Medium: Monday evening
about 6 o'clock our people witnessed one
OF the most exciting chases ever seen in
this section. Jim Harris, cOlOred, had
gone below town some miles to see his
"Dinah" to make some proposals" to
her, as he puts it. The old folks being
away, they concluded to run off and
marry. So he took his s'gal." Kate
DeVlin, a g~oOd-looking mulatto girl, into
his buggy and struck for town. Passing
McMiflan's brickyard, an uncle of the
girl spied the runaways, seized a huge
pistol, mounted a horse, and gave chase.
Jim entered town at full speed, lashing
his horse at every jump, his girl sitting
by him in a broad grin. Close behind the
trate uncle followed at a gaIlOp with his
pistol ready TO fire. Behind him came a
mar on a big mule that tried to stop at
all the stores, and two on foot, all in pur-
suit. Every spectator raised a yell as
the party passed by, and the f~ugitives
were overtaken at the upper M of town
and the girl snatched from the hands of
her lover. Jim says he is bound to have
her, and we guess he will. 1t was an ex-
citing scene, and jim had many offers of
assistance if he would steal her away that
niOhf.