Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Sylvester Pope, of Marion, has been ar
rested, and, with requisition upon Gov.
Thompson, has been taken to Whining
| ton, n. c., to answer charge of bjgamy.
There were two fires at GraniteVille last
week. The Baptist church was burned to
the ground on Sunday, and Mr.. Kitching's
dwelling was very much damaged on
Thursday.
The Rev. Thomas N. Lucas. late rector
| of the Episcopal church at Statesburg,
died day or two ago at the residence of
his brother-in-law, Mr.. Henry Ewbank,
near GreenVille. He was SO years OF age.
The Rev. j. T. Chalmers, OF the Reform
| ed Presbyterian church, will preach the
annual sermon before the Young Mems
Christian Association of the South Caro-
| lima College on commencement Sunday in
June.
By the explosion of a boiler attached to
a sawmill three miles from Yorkville,
| Tuesday, James Sigman, white, the fire.
man, was instantly killed and his body
hurled a distance Of go feet. The sawyer
was slightly hurt.
| Adit. Gen. Manigault inspected the
Gordon Light Dragons at MOnck's Cor
ner Wednesday. He was accompanied
| by Gen. John c. Minott and Maj. q. st.
G. Sinkler. The company mustered 80
men, rank and file, and presented a very
| fine and sOldlerly appearance.
The Governor has refused to pardon Lee
Chine, cOlored, who was convicted at the
March term of court, 1885, for Greenville
county, of burglary and larceny and ar
son. He was sentenced by Judge Press
ley to 10 years in the penitentiary, 6years
for the two first named crimes and 10
years for the last.
At st. Stephens, Tuesday, an election
was held by the local military company for
Colonel of the First Battalion of Cavalry.
The Santee Cavalry did not turn out but
half It's men on account of the busy sea-
son and the short notice they had, but
those who appeared at the polls cast a
unanimous vote for Maj. st. G.. Sinkler,
who scored 81 votes.
The annual election Of officers OF the
Sumter Light Infantry was held Wednes-
day, with the following result: Donald
j. Aud, captain; W. II. Outline, first
lieutenant; IL. Frank Wilson, second
Lieutenant; r. A. Brand, third lieutenant.
The ensuing term will make five cOnsecu-
tive years that Capt. Aud has had COM
mand of this company. The company in
tend ordering new uniforms at once.
The General Assembly at its last ses-
sion passed an act instructing the Comp
troller General ''t0 investigate and report
TO the next session OF the General Assem-
zens OF this State who are unable 10 earn
a livelihood, by reason OF wounds or 9TH
or disabilities, incurred while In the serv-
ice OF the State during the war between
the States" In order TO carry out the
provisions Of this act the Comptroller
General has prepared blank forms Of APP
plication and sent the same to the clerks
of court, from whom they may be obtain
ed; and he requests that all citizens Of
the State embraced within the provisions
Of the act will as soon as possible forward
TO him their names, with all OF the infor-
nation required, on the blank.
During the war, and after the Beaufort
library had been seized and shipped TO
New York, upon the urgent representa-
tiOns OF some of the better class OF North
ern men, who protested against its sale
by the managers Of the Freedman's Blu
reau and Bureau OF Captured and AbaD-
doned Property, Horace Greedy caused
President Lincoln 10 forbid its sale and 10
have It's custody committed 70 the Smith
soniau Institute, with approval OF the in-
tention 10 restore it after the war to Its
original destination. subsequently II was
burnt, and Prof Henry regretfully COM
uunicated the fact - those supposed TO