Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-23
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Prot. J. G. Cork has been elected princi-
pal of the Nlnety-siX high school.
There are sixteen candidates for County
Commissioner in Fairfield county.
w. d. Evans, Il. N. Edens and j. R.
Parker are candidates for the Legislature
in Marlboro.
Horses are dying at an alarming rate in
Hillsboro township, of Marion county.
The disease is staggers.
Jas. p. Kiuard, recent graduate of the
Citadel, has been elected principal of the
Newberry male academy.
Maj. Marion Noise, Capt. d. f. Keels
and Col. w. ID. Scarborough are candi-
dates for the Senate IN Sumter.
Prot. Edward E. Britton, late of the Lau-
rens female college, has been elected prin-
cipal OF the Marlboro graded school at
Bennettsville.
Bethel camp meeting, eleven miles
south of Greenville, closed Monday. 1t is
estimated that from 5000 to 1900 people
attended the closing services.
The people of ColIetou county appre-
ciate the services of the Hon. NJ. z. How
ell, tp,such aay extent thathe has no OPP
position 10 his re-electionto the Senate.
W:J. Fjshburhe,fA. F.O'Brien,' HID.
Pa9gett, *, II, Khipht, James W. HILL.
II. r Cox and John s., Wlmberley are can
didatss for the Legislature in Colleton
county, sc4u t7ia5Sa De- Jaw sa- co.'s
Cherries A. Douglass, IS. R. Rutland,J.
D. Hogan, OsmHnd W, Buchanan, T. b.
McKinstrey and rs, Bryce are candi-
dates for ther Legislature in Fairfield
county. Az
L, r. O'Bryap, James, E, Dayisn W, Fl.
Bsllm GER T. b. iFoole, J. j. MaheT, Cow.
Magrslls }. b., Black and, g, W. M. VIII
Jams are aspirantse fDrthe Legisiatureip
Barnwell. .ao4q't
3R, DE-. Lee" Ass. BROWN Altarhont
Mnsss, Nv. 0..CaiD, A. X. Sanders, hhfus
AesA tane, H. 20. Shaw, E. NJ sCppIpr
and H. r. Wilson are cahdidatesy faEsthe
Legislature in Sumter county.
George M,csmith, OF Magnolia, Ia Able
vile county, recently attempted to cross
Puckett's terry with a pair of mules
hitched to his buggy. The mules backed
of the fiat and one was drowned. The
buggy was saved.
The conductors longest in service in the
State are said to be George A. Isaac of
the Columbia and Greenville road, E. NJ.
Gilbert and w. D. Kennedy of the South
Carolina railroad. Mr.. Isaac has been
running as conductor on the GreenVille
road ever since it was built.
The slow and tedious work OF raising
in placing the stone work upon the State
House has been commenced The first
granite blocks that are raised Will be
placed upon the northwest corner of the
building. The stone work will be COM
pleted upon the west wing, over the Hall
of Representatives, first.
In the last issue of the Police Record,
of Philadelphia, correspondent from
Brainerd, Mimi, claims for that town the
tallest chief Of police in the United States,
Mr.. VIM. Shoutell, the chief, being six
feet six inches in his stocking feet. Upon
reading these claims, Sheriff Rowen sent
for Chief OF Police Tickling. of Columbia,
and in the presence of Mayor Rhett, the
Sheriff, the clerk OF the court and a mum.
Der of others, the chief was carefully
measured, and in his stocking feet stood
six feet eight inches. Mr.. Tickling was
for several years after the war an officer
upon the Charleston police force.
At Spartanburg, for two or three years,
the machine shop OF ". D. Fowler has
been idle. In it is a good boiler and
thirty-flve horsepower engine, with belt
ing, shafting, planers, mortising ma
chimes, saws and a general outfit OF ma
chinery. This is all in fair condition and
needs only oiling and rubbing up. A.
Armstrong 81 Co., OF Lynn, n. c., are now
cleaning up the place in order to start a
furniture factory. The members of this
firm came from Pennsylvania about two
years ago and settled near Tryon. For
several mpnths they have been, 90 nsider-
ing thAtsstablIs hmeht Of some ENTERPRISE
ln3 Spar tan burg. For some time they were
undecided between roiler.prOcess wheat
mill and furniture factory. Finally they
came out in favor OF the furniture. The
wheat mill willaeome later 6n@ nFt'1 &