Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

barnwell county will make $50 600 this
season from the melon crop.
The Greenville cotton seed oil mill will
declare dividend of 10 per cent.
Charles simpson, while out hunting, ac-
cldentally shot and killed himself near
Chester.
sumter had arailroad meeting to secure
the road from that place to the North Car
Olin8 line.
DIR. Chazal, State chemist, addressed the
bennetsville meeting and held that cotton
seed oil is injurious to land.
The South Carolina INSTRUMENTATION
al Sunday-School Convention will be held
III Columbia Aug. Is, 10, and 20.
United States Marshal Boykin has APP
pointed t. }. Welsh, of Lancaster, a gem
eral deputy marshal for the district of
South Carolina.
Henry Black, colored, of Bennett
Springs, Barnwell county, is racing at
saratoga, n. \ .. with a BarnWell county
colt raised by himself.
Gov. Thompson is reported TO have pro-
nounced the report that he would resign
the governorship to accept the presidency
OF the Citadel Military Academy wholly
untounded.
The work Of securing subscriptions to
the capital stock of IA bank at Abbeville
progresses. The amount actually sub
scribcd is $4,000, with about SIS, 900 which
is partially promised.
The South Carolina Railway Company,
since the commencement of the melon
season, and up to Aug. /, have trans
ported to various points $50 carloads of
melons, or about 400, 600 melons.
joint stock banking company is to be
organized in Seneca in few days with
q s,e
Walhalla, will put $1,000 into the enter
prise. He will be the principal executive
officer.
Niles G. Parker is now Probate Judge
OF Walworth county, Kas.. and editor of
an offensive radical newspaper. The
Democrats have sent on to Columbia for
his record in this State. 1t will be sent
TO them.
On July 80 Ripley Hews, young lad
about 10 years old, in the employment of
X. Il. Hudgins, of F0reston, Clarendon
county, was killed by falling under the
wheels of a tram car which he was driv-
ing.
The Kershaw Guards of Camden have
been reorganized, with the following
officers: VIM. Shannon, Captain; f. NJ.
Boykin, First Lieutenant; G. NJ. Winkler,
Second Lieutenant; c. r. Lewis, Third
Lieutenant.
At Chester, Thursday, Chalmers Simp-
son, son of VIM. Simpson, of Oconee coun-
ty, while hunting accidentally shot him.
self and died in a few minutes. The
young man was about Is years of age and
quite promising.
Georges creek township, Barnwell
county, boasts of a good farmer, who
possesses more children and finer mule
colt than any other man in the county
Number of children IA, mule colt 25
months old and 9 hands high.
The horse of Fred Nix, Jr., was killed
by lightning last Sunday near Elko. Nix
had been to church aud had gone to dine
with neighbOr, and while the horse was
eating under tree the bolt came. Nix's
little son had just left the horse and mar
rowly escaped.
A horrible murder was committed at
Wards day or two ago. Mat Isaac, a
cOlOred woman, and Henry Daniel,
colored, were returning from church. A
dispute al Ose over a handkerchief, which
resulted ia the death of Daniel, who was
stabbed in the breast.
At Blackville a negro child years old
was accidentally shot by its brother 6
years old. The parents left a gun on a
stump in the field and walked off few
steps, when the children began 10 play
with it with the above result. The whole
top of the child's skull was blown off.
Anderson journal: The people of Wal
halla recently held two primary elections
to choose between several candidates for
the pOstmastership the final result being
in favor Of DR.. b. ). James, and shortly
afterward 7. Il. Stribling received the
appointment. How this turn of affairs
came about is not yet fully explained.
A fight occurred at negro frolic on
Thursday night near DumbartOn, in
which Steve Brayboy was fearfully cut in
the abdomen by another negro by the
name OF Beck, from the effects of which
he died on Saturday morning. At last
accounts Beck had not been arrested, but
another negro VINO was involved in the
fight had been arrested.
Col. Thomas says as to his course: "My
resignation of superintendent of the cita-
del was based upon the failure of the Ex-
ecutiye Committee of the board to sustain
discipline on the part Of two serious viola
lions OF the special law of the Academy,
formally and regularly reported by the
superintendent and ignored by the Execu.
tive Committee OF the board.
A committee of inquiry submit the fol-
lowing as an approximation Of the bust
ness of Prosperity: The total freight re-
ceipts amount 10 about $50, 600 annually;
between 5000 and 5000 bales of cotton
have been sold this year; between !, 900
and 200 tons of guanO arc received an
nually; the mercantile business OF the
town will approximate 100000 per an
mum, and the passenger travel is increas-
ing annually.
The survivors of company G, Fourth |
South Carolina cavalry. held a reunion at !
Pickens on Saturday. Lieut.. NJ. @. Dick |
son was made chairman. and all the mem |
bers present were enrolled. The old mus
ter-roll was then reproduced as nearly as |
possible, and il accounted for over 40 Of |
the original members OF the company. |
either died or were killed In |
the war, and the great majority OF the |
others are still alive.
Dr. LengdOn G. Duncan, native OF !
Barnwell, but for several years a resident |
of Washington, ID. O., has been appointed |
n special com missioner to visit Brazil and /
the republics Of the east coast OF South |
America, 20 secure governmental exhibits
for the North, Central aud South Ameri- |
can Exposition, 10 be opened Rt New Or
leans next November. He sailed from
New York on Saturday, and will be gone
for several months.
A severe cyclone passed through the
upper edge OF TROY, Abbeville county, on
Friday evening, July 81, doing great dam
aye by blowing down the Methodist
church and also the c0lored Presbyterian
church. Work was going on at the time
In the Methodist church. Several carpen-
tora ,yora In fhn houaa all of whom 90 |