Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-09
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
A wharf is being built at Charleston in
front of the custom house.
Nancy Michaw, who died in Swimming
Pens township few days ago, was 104
years Of age, leaving ia living descend
ants.
At Beaufort, Thursday. Franklin Fripp
Sans, a well-known citizen, and son of
the late DR.. Berners Basnell Sans, died
at the age of 81.
j. W. BOzeman, OF Darlington county.
had his left arm caught in gin on Mon
day last and so badly torn that amputa-
ton was necessary.
H. r. Thomas, of Statesburg, Sumter
county, lost his barn by fire last week.
The loss amounted to about $4,000, and
the insurance to $500.
Charles Stokes, colored, of Hampton
county, had his knee terribly lacerated by
a cotton gin on Nov. 2. His leg had to be
amputated at the joint.
An effort is being made to secure the
attendance in a body of the cadets of the
State military academy at Charleston at
the State fair at Columbia.
Deputy Marshal McCreight, of Fairfield
county, has been kept busy for the past
few weeks in arreStng parties charged
B.F. Cook, an aged and respected citi-
zen of the Britt0n's Neck section, was ac-
cidentally killed by bale OF cotton fall
ing upon HIM at B. f. DAVIS press, in
Marion county, last Friday.
The election held in Clarendon county
for State Representative to succeed Ar
thur Harvin, deceased, passed off quietly.
There was no candidate other than Maj.
II. B. Richardson, the Democratic nomi-
nee.
Two negroes waylaid G. S. Hinnant at
Aliens Bridge, Fairfield county, last Sat
urday, and one Of them pulled him off his
mule and succeeded in robbing him OF
about SIS. The negroes have not yet been
arrested.
Mai. w. H. Moody's residence. five
miles north of Marion, was burnt acct
dentally last Sunday about o'clock IN
the afternoon. Most of the household
furniture was saved. The house was in
sured for $4,000.
A white woman by the name of White,
who lives In the upper portion of Laurens
county. near the Greenville line, was
found dead at her home on Friday last.
The result Of the inquest which was held
is not yet known.
On Saturday last Clarence Cennex, in
Clarendon county, struck his sister-in-
law with a cudgel and laid her head
open. He endeavOred to make his
escape, bpt was captured and fined SIS or
thirty days Imprisonment.
The Clubhouse OF W. J. Norris, in OAR
lington county, was destroyed by fire on
Oct. 80 Between fifteen and twenty bales
of cotton and ninety tons Of cotton seed
were DESTROYED. The loss was heavy
The insurance was $4,000.
The seventh annual fair of the Agricul-
tural, Horticultural and Mechanical AS
ISOLATION Of Chester, York, Fairfield and
Lancaster at Chester, was great sue
cess. The stock and cattle departments
were particularly fine. The accOmmOda-
tions were not sufficient to contain the en-
tries.
The commencement exercises of the
South Carolina training school for nurses
were held at Charleston Friday IN the
chapel of the Roper Hospital, in the
presence OF a very large assembly, which
was composed of the trustees of the
school, the Ladies' Auxiliary Society of
the training school and great many in
vited guests.
Tx. James was tried at Seneca Thurs
day for the murder OF BOny Williams and
acquitted. james, who is a farmer of
means and standing, ordered Williams, a
disreputable negro, of his place. VIII
liams went into the public road and chal-
lenged James TO follow him. James took
Williams rushed at him with heavy
stick, and James fired and killed him.
At EllentOn Thursday Joseph Bates,
young man clerking for Joseph Ashley,
got into difficulty with drunken negro
by the name OF SeabOrn Joseph, and shot
him in the abdomen. The shot was
glancing one, and only made slight
wound. The shooting is considered by
most of people 10 have been justifiable,
as the negro had struck Bates several
blows, and was still trying to strike him
when the shot was fired.
President Duncan and Secretary Hol-
loway are both in Columbia pressing the
preparations for the State fair with the
utmost vgOr. Twenty new stables for
the accommodation Of cattle have been
completed and twenty more are being
constructed. There we're $50 entries Of
cattle up TO noon Friday and 200 entries
OF horses, making larger number Of en-
tries than there we're at the opening OF
the fair last year, and there will proba-
bly, be many additional entries.
At Trenton, Judge Hudson, having AL
lowed bail TO ten OF the party under arrest
in the Culbreath lynching affair. viz:
Messrs. Morgan Dorm, Ebert Dorm. Ar
thur Mcdaniel. Richard Hammond, w. N.
Thurmond, T.. l.. Devore, W. j. Talbert,
Wyatt Zeigler, W. l.. Mcdaniel and p. II.
Bussey, they gave bail, Friday, in the
sum Of $4,000 each. and left for their re-
spective homes. The refusal OF bail TO
the other % prisoners was a great
disappointment and much dissatisfaction
thereat Ia expressed by the friends Of those
still in custody.
A negro named jenkins Wright was
committed TO Jail at Hampton, Thursday,
from the LawtonYille section OF the
county charged With the murder OF his
wife, Charlotte Wright, and afterwards
burning up her body. A jury OF inquest
was empanneled by Trial Justice J. A.
Davis, and the finding OF the jury WAS
that the deceased came 70 her death BY
blows upon the head, inflicted by cud-
gel or club In the hands OF jenkins
Wright. The woman's scull was frac-
tured In two places, and her body was
then thrown into the fire by her murderer
and burned almost 10 a cinder.
Col. b. h. Kirkland died near Mat
thew's Bluff, Barnwell county, about ten
days ago Of consumption. He rose from
the rank Of lieutenant OF n cOmunuv In