Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-31

q rev uayS ago. anu Tue popuidiloH was
found to be Sl3 against 80 OF three years
ago.
The Rev. G. A. Ottmaun, rector OF the
Episcopal churches at Lancaster and at
Ork, has resigned in order to accept
call from Trinity church in Fayetteville,
NY.
The work Of building the addition to the
Pelzer factory and town Of Pezer is pro-
ceeding rapidly. By the early fall the
town will have more than 1000 inhabl-
tants.
From Jan. 1 to May 10 there arrived at
Greenwood 81 carloads corn, D carloads
bacon, 1850 bushels meal, 1891 barrels
Hour, 440 barrels molasses and $50 tons
guano.
The citizens of Orangeburg county,
along the line Of the proposed railroad
from Lewisville to 0rangeburg, are sub
scrioing literally to the building fund of
the road.
Mr.. NJ. j, Jenkins, who recently re-
signed his commission as Lieutenant in
the United States army, will soon open a
private school in the higher grades in
Beaufort.
The new Associate Reformed Presby-
terrain church has been dedicated at
Mount Carmel. DIR. Lindsay and DIR.
Sloan preached on the occasion of the
ueulCdJlOh.
The Mapleton cotton factory, near Nc
Cormick, in Abbeville county, with
capacity OF 200 pounds of yarns per day,
pays between 20 and 80 per cent. on the
capital invested.
Arrangements have been made for hold
ing festival and ball for the purpose of
raising money for the erection OF a Con-
iederate monument at W aiterbor0. 1t
will be held on June 8.
The following institutions have re-
ceiyed aid from the Slater fund: Claflin
University, Orangeburg, $4,000; Brainerd
Institute, Chester. $500, and Benedict In
stitute, Columbia, $1,000.
r. M. Walker, a prosperous farmer liv-
ing near Timmonsville, built an ice house
last winter, and during the severe freeze
put up over $4,000 pounds of ice. He is
now selling it in Timmonsville at good
prices.
Prof. E. e. Britton. OF the Laurensville
Female College, has accepted a position
in the State Normal Institute OF North
Carolina, which meets lii Wilson, in that
State, in June and Will continue for three
weeks.
Spartanburg was given a matrimonial
surprise on Sunday evening. William
Hunt, youth Of II years Of age, and Miss
Minnie Ferguson, belle OF 10 summers,
went out driving and returned as man
and wife.
MAJ. W. z. Leitner. of Camden, has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an address
on "The Confederate Soldiers" at the
reunion Of Company d, Sixth South Caro-
lima cavalry, to be held at Edgefield on
Saturday, July "a.
Miss Maggie McNinch. of the Walhalla
Female College, has received a legacy of
$4,000 from distant relative in Scot
land. The legacy is the result of a pc
rusal of her volume Of poems entitled
"Wayside Flowers"
Superintendent William S. Morrison. of
Spartanburg, and DR.. Samuel Lander, of
Williamson Female College, have been
selected as two OF the instructors for the
Anderson County Institute, which is to
begin the latter part of June.
George S. Wilson, of Warreuton, in Abb
beville, has Just fenced about 100 acres of
pasture land, nearly all of 1t wet low
lands. He has placed in this pasture a
lot of cattle, ana he will henceforth get
the profit arising from the rich growth of
grass that has heretofore gone to waste.
Mr.. Burns, of the United States Geo.
detic Survey, and collector for the Smith
sOnian Institute. is in Darlington
collecting specimens of minerals, curious
animals, birds and reptiles, historical
relics, such as remains of Indian tribes
and articles of colonial and revolutionary
times.
At a recent oratorical contest between
representatives Of the various coll eyes of
Tennessee the first prize was awarded to
Mr.. w. A. Query, son OF the Rev. De-
Grand f. Query, rector of the Episcopal
Church at SummerVille. S. G. Mr..
Query was the representative of Sc
vance University.
j. M. Northcutt, OF Williamsburg coun-
ty, has brought suit against N. W. Nc
Donald, L. NJ. Kelly, Henry Mcdonald,
Allison Belk and w. W. King, tor abduc-
ton. The defendants, on May 16, fOrcibly
assisted a daughter of Mr.. NOrthcutt,
under is years of age, to escape from his
house and unite herself in marriage with
Mr.. n. W. Mcdonald. All the parties to
the suit are kinsmen.
Gen. James r. Izlar, Chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Committee.
has issued a call for meeting OF the com
mIttee to be held IN Columbia at $3.50 u.
m. Tuesday, June 8. The call states that
business OF importance will come up be-
fore the committee, and this is understood
to mean that there will be an early reOr-
ganiYation of the party for the campaign.
All members are requested to attend
without further notice.
Jane Walker, little colored girl about
10 years Of age, has been committed to the
Aiken county Jail on a charge OF murder.
Jane was required by her parents to
mind the child of near relative, and be-
coming tired OF her charge, administered
concentrated I've TO it, which caused it's
death. Upon being arrested she denied
the charge, but admitted that her mother
had often warned her that concentrated
I've would kill any one who swallowed it.
The Little Rock section of Marion
county is soon to have railroad facilities
Capt COrdes, representing Charleston
capitalists VINO control the steamboat
line on the Pee-Dee river, was at Little
Rock last week, and said that he had OBJ
tanned the right of way from Virgins
Landing, which is some eight or ten miles
above where the Wilmington. Columbia
and Augusta railroad crosses the river.
TO Little Rock, ana that the road would
be finished between those points in time
for the fall business.
The Anderson Journal, speaking OF the
candidacy for Congress in the Third dis
trict, says: ALREADY number Of candi-
dates have been suggested, and there are
still others who might answer IL they
were called. We have heard suggested
the names OF Major Il. h. Whitner and
Col. Il. w. Simpson, of Anderson: Mr..
W. &. Benet, Col. T.. B. Gary, Col. j. II.
Rice, Judge James 5. Cothran aud DR.. J.
q. Maxwell, OF ADbeyille county; Hon.
George Johustone. Col. j. N. Lipscomb