Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-23
SOUTH CAROLINA,

The state eongention OF the Young Mems
I Christian Association as in session at Column
/ bia.
At Columbia il is understood that Gen.
John Bratton is candidate for Minister to
/ Peru.
The Methodists of Abbevilie have deter
mined % build new church at that place.
1t will cgst about $500.
4 colOred man. Isaac Gibson, has been
lodged in jail at kingstree, charged with the
burning OF Mr.. q. d RhOdus' gin house in
1850.
At Aiken Friday. the Tibbett's mansion, a
very handsome suburban residence, was to-
tally destroyed by fire. 1t was insured for
. s4,iO0.
W. d. Fowler has cold the old machinery in
his sash and door factory AZ Spartanburg and
proposes 10 replace it with the latest styles of
. improved new machinery.
The style of the uniform for the young
ladies for the Due West Female College this
wear Will he nearly faWn color and Will be
very pretty, stylish and airy.
Representative Dargan has recommended
the apu 'iutmeut Of ID. }. Aud Postmaster at
~Umtel- Ih' ief. OF the incumbent expired
Saturday. Auiu an be appointed.
Lancaster Lefgsr: THE report published
throughout the country that Aslatlc cholera
was raging in this county was altogether sem
satiOual aud without foundation in fact"
BrittOn Parker, who lived in North Caro-
lima, Just over the Lancaster line, has died
from the injuries he received some time ago
IN an encounter with vicious boar, He was
eighty years old.
victed OF adultery at Spartanburg. Thursday.
ana sent to the penitentiary for SIX months.
The woman indicted with him was sent to
the county jail for one month and fined.
Daniel Pond, colOred teacher in New
berry county, has been tried twice for Sc
verely beating Emma She'll one OF his pupils.
On his first trial the jury could not agree on
verdict: on his second trial ne was acquitted,
e show Emmn
served : great deal more than she got"
Two men. named Patterson and Gregory,
were tried before Trial Justice Reid. Of New
berry. some DAYS ago, for stOning a neighbours
house. They were convicted and were SEN
fenced to pay a fine of SIS or go to jail for
twenty-five days. They appealed and were
released on bail, and have since disappeared.
A number Of valuable cattle have died in
Oconee recently. Some from overflow of the
gall and others from various causes. The
tiry distemper prevails among the cattle in
the neighbOrhood Of Piedmont. Greenville
county. Several farmers have recently lost
10 become q serious epidemic.
Joe Moore, a cOloFeu cObber, died in Abbe-
willie on the nj Eht OF March Is. in an epllepJic
fit When he died none Of the cOlOred people
who were applied TO would sit up with the
corpse or 70 Tor physician when the fit was
on him. As he lay dead on the floor the door
was locked and his body left to the tender
mercies Of rats and other vermin.
the head With an Ak at house OF III fame in
Newberry. on the night OF March Il, has been
lOiged in jail at Newberrys saddler Is the
Young fellow who was tried two years ago at
Newberrv for HOUSEKEEPING, and was con-
victed and sent to the Penitentlary. During
his trial he played crazy. Ruff will probably
recover.
The Rey. ]. O. Adams, of Darlington, while
making some improvements in the cemetery,
,vas is silv injured by the premature explosion
W. W bfosf i, stump which he was trying to
n Nv yla n,s His righ: hand was badly injured,
his race biatcf,es..t, with powder anu .il Durnt,
his eyes burnt and brBisef, VITA IA ssilv
the stump, and for some tiae h0 " rs TO- ;.
blind. aud fears were entertsiRed THAI !"
would be permanent. He was improving,
however, at last accounts.
The Executive Board Of Trustees OF Allen
University at Columbia has appointed Prof.
J. W. Norris, Superintendent OF the college
department of Allen University and all It's
subordinate branches until June, when the
full board Of trustees will elect successor to
DR.. Waters. The committee to investigate
DR.. Waters accounts VIII commence their
work as soon as they can obtain the books
from him, which is not likely TO be soon. If
ne should continue his refusal TO give them
up, it Is stated that application will be made
10 the courts.
At the penitentiarv at Columbia Friday the
boiler Of the engine which supplies the shoe
factory and the hosiery mill with power
burst, and partially wrecked the building IN
which these enterprises were conducted,
killing two conyicts and entailing cessation
Of manufacturing within the penitentary
walls for the next fortnight. The cause of the
explosion Is not known, as the only persons
who were about the engine at the tine were
instantly killed. These men were Henry
knight, the engineer, ami William Grace,
both cOlOred conyicts. One Of the convicts
declares that ne saw Knight in the engine
house Just before the explosion trying to ad-
lust the safety valve. and that failing in this,
he picked up his breakfast can and started to
run. the explosion occurring just as he reached
the door. Another taeOry Is that he was eat
ing his breakfast, and negligently turned too
much cold water on the engine when the sup
ply had run down. y third theory is that he
blew up the engine on purpose, fellow con-
vict declaring that he heard him say that he
had no chance Of getting out anyhow, and in
tended 10 blow things mp. The engine a
boiler cost s, ,26O, and can hardly be replaced
for less. 1t will cost $4,000 to rebuild the wall
and repair the factory building. And then
there is the loss Of the pay of 225 hands for
two weeks at 50 cents day-a further mulct
Of about 81 400.