Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-17


% sifsht tunna &c, " hich VIII ne put on the
Waecamaw river as soon Ms she arrives
'Phe. pgirp6sei is 10 searry the mails aud
to Bucksvilie, Brook Green,
9NVAverly Mills, aud IawleYs island, T.,
Alex. McBee, Sr.. has sold 10 his BROTH
r.sArxsYaxdry M cl}ee, s mis- half interest
in the lands com prisiug, the shoals and
grounds of the upper and lower Camper
DOWN mills, for the consideration of
$2S,OOos Vardry Nc Bee resides in North
Carolit4a, but already owned a half in
terest in this property, and now owns the
whole of it.
getic farmer near Richland, In this coun-
tyA isoaxperimenting In tohAeco'eulture
'thisryeaTt b de THforme us tbaOhe has one
sere planted.a containing 1900 tobacco
plants, which are iookihg we'll, prnnising
y fun crop, He estimates that two stalks
Will make pound, Which would yield
him 2,250s pounds. and, at'10c. 3 pound,
which is the lowest price that can be put
upORrit, II would realize him 1925.
Edgefeldr Monitor: The 'rumors circu-
lating regarding the8defaleatiou OF ex-
Treasurer n. c. aBrveh Save taken definite
shape, the grand Jury having investigated
the matter and recommended that pro-
ceedipgs be had against the sureties to
secure. toitheu county the amount of the
dcficit, which was found 70 be about
$1,000. Among the sureties were Nj. A.
MarSert., j. III. sHollipgsworth, w. B.
Penn, and the late Gen. b. E. Nicholson.
The body Of, Lark Suber, drowned in
s'R9ok Hole" on saturday, has not been
found. The ''hole'' was once rock
quarry, where rock for the State House
was obtained. Four persons have been
drowned in this hole, snd the bodies of
three have never been found. The theory
is that there are are number of rock
lodges and caves under the water, and
the bodies are sucked under and into
them, and cannot rise TO the surface.
The tabulated abstracts of the dupli-
Gates for the taxes of the fiscal year, which
commenced Nov. 1, 1884, show the acre
age Of taxable land returned TO be II, 40S
423. For the year 1SS3-1SS4 the taxable
lands returned were II, 404.927 acres, so
that there has been gain in the last year
Of Z, 496 acres. The taxable property for
1SS4-1SS5 was S149,959, l13. The State tax
being $S34,5 50, county tax So 49, 0S 9S,
school tax 1912 64S II, making a total of
81, S2l, OoS 80, and poll tax Of $124,972.
Monday was profitable day at the Gus
tom house at Charleston. The Swedish
bark Adelaide arrived from Liverpool
with a cargo OF $4,000 bundles of cotton
ties consigned to Messrs. Robertson, Tay-
lOr & Co. The duty on the cargo amount
ed to B., 900, or 35 per cent. of it's entire
value. 1t is said that cotton ties can be
purchased from the manufacturers in
England and imported to this country at
duty of 80 per cent. of their full value
for less money than they are sold by the
manufacturers in the United States.
The Comptroller-G has sent to
Gov. Thompson full report of the results
OF the examination of the books of the
Auditor of Berkeley county. The report
shows that while in some respects the
books have not been correctly kept, they
have been corrected for the past fiscal
year, and the Comptroller-Gener recon-
mended that no action be taken in the
matter By the Governor beyond accepting
the resignation Of the Auditor, which had
already been rendered. The Governor
has accordingly accepted the resignation.
The annual inspection OF the following
companies OF State troops will be made
by Adjutant and Inspector General Mani
gault at the time specified: Hampton
light infantry and Conner mounted rifles,
Tuesday, Sept. /, at Manning; Salem
troops, Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Mayes-
vile; Wateree troops, Sept. 3, at Clare
mOnts kershaw troops. Sept. 4, at Cam
den; Florence rifles, Sept. %, al Florence:
Darlington guards, Sept. %, at Darling
ton; Edgefield rifles and Edgefeld hus-
sars, at Edgefield, Sept. g.; Palmetto rifles,
Sept. 30. at Aiken.
A, Pierce, of CAN'T, Greenvllle county,
borrowed buggy from Mr.. J. K. Hicks
and mule from Ransom Knight for the
purpose of going 70 LGurens. stating he
would be back within three days. 1t has
been three weeks since the occurrence,
and neither the mule nor buggy has been
returned-neither has Pierce. Parties
~ 4 sn Of o,,I
found be had been there. He passed there
az an Officer of the law from Greenville,
stating he had a warrant for parties there.
All traces OF him we're lost there.
Edgefeld MOnttOr: eve learn that
Mr.. William Jones, better known as Bill
Jones, of Clouds Creek, had an adventure
with rattlesnake the other day that is
worthy Of being recorded in print. He
was going along a pathway In the piney
woods when suddenly he came upon his
snakeship, cOiled, ready for spring
Almost without warning the spring was
made, but with great presence of mind
Bill thrust bis umbrella forward, and
which fortunately the snake received d.
rectly between the wide-Open Jaws. But
the danger did not cease here, for the
snake continued right on, drawing itself
like casing, over the umbrella, until
but few inches marked the space be-
tween the deadly tanRS ana the nervous
hands. II was moment of terror. But
the happy thought came in time. Bill
threw open the umbrella and turned the
snake inside out. This sudden turn OF az
fairs demoralized the reptile aud gave
B'll an opportunity 10 escape. He didn't
even stop To count the rattles, but thinks
there were about forty, and buttons ac-
cordingly.'
Rock Hill Herald On Friday last the
2-year-Old child of William Boyd, living
below town a few miles, was terribly
stung by bees, and we understand that It's
condition was very serious for day Or
two. The child was playing in the
yard and the attention Of It's parents was
eiicited by loud screams, when they ran
out hurriedly and found at the BABY had
approe ched TOO near 70 onenf rhe bee hives
md tfst the bees had settled on the cbild's
head in great numbers. IL was evident
that The child vas ingre0t aG'ihy and too
Young TO run was being relted by hun
dreds OF the vicious little in
sects. Water was procured and thrown
on the child and I'm this way Il was res
cued from the attack. II was taken into
tho house and a physician sent for imme-
dietely. The child was f9tndfo be fear
fully injured. LIS face, neck snd hands
being n solid mass OF bruised flesh. Tie
Prescribed Tor TIE little one.
and NJ last accopnts il was dong very
well, though twas not yet outsOf danger.
The baby swallowed come Of the bees.il
aud aftgrwapds threeor fJBf were .'throwRoi