Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-11
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The colored Methodist church at Able
vile received fifty-tour new members last
Sunday.
The Lutheran Synod of South Carolina
VIII convene in annual session in the
Lutheran church at Walhalla on Tuesday,
Oct. u.
Senator Wade Hampton is said to be
busily engaged In writing up the history
OF South Cardinals Industries for the
North American Review.
Express facilities have been put on the
Greenville and Laurens railway, and on
Oct. IS the mali service will be estab-
lished between these points.
Andre Ferguson killed an eagle in an
old field near Abbeville the other day. 1t
had a white head and tall, and measured
six feet and a half from tip to tip OF it's
wings. 1t had Just captured beautiful
kid belonging to Mrs. Barksdale, when
Andrew slipped up behind and brought it
down.
Jake Bowie, of Sartuck, says the editor
of the Greenwood Tribune is mistaken
about it taking $31 to raise bale Of cot
ton. He can do 1t for $40, and pay every
lick OF work done on it. He saws if the
editorial farmer will give him $500 he will
pay him 12% per cent. interest and give
him half he makes.
The artesian we'll of G. j. Schlepegrell
& Son at Charleston is completed. 1t
is the first well in that CITY bored by the
hydraulic method, and although complete
but week 1t already flows four feet
above the surface. The well is ass feet
deep, and has capacity of $500 gallons
Of water per hour.
A faith cure is reported from ''holi-
ness" meeting at Emory church. EDGE
field county. 1t Is said that Zed De-
Leach, who has been for years paralyZed
in one OF his arms ana on one side. had
this diseased member entirely restored by
the answering OF prayer during the pro-
gress OF the meeting.
In a drunken quarrel between two An
dersOu county men, one of them seized
the other and bit his ear off, leaving only
a small piece, about the size OF the end of
a huger. Next morning a man living
near where the row occurred found the
ear In the road, picked it up, washed the
dirt off and sent it to its unfortunate
owner.
A negro family fracas on Arson street
in Charleston last Tuesday night re-
suited in the death OF one OF the female
! participants. She had been beaten on the
breast, and was in adying condition when
arrested. The row started Ovar the re-
covery OF a negI o dudes tat, Five parties
had a hand in it. A negro woman is
charged with the murder.
The most sensational case of the term
! of Pickens Circuit Court was that OF
William r.. Clardy and wife VS.. j. X.
Latham, suit for $4,000 damages for
statemt nts made by the defendant against
the moral character OF Mrs. Clardy.
About 100 witnesses were examined and
intense bitterness developed on both
sides. The jury found for the defendant.
The mails will be carried on the Savan-
D .nh AfnNt Nssaf 1arn ufe aNaN
the present no mail agent will run on the
line. The mails will be made up at An.
derson and Mccormick for the different
stations along the line, and the mail mat
! ter for each station put Ia a separate bag,
which che railroad authorities will throw
on at the proper places and receive Ike
bags at the same time, The bags thus
gathered up along the line will be opened
at the end OF toe road, when a proper dis
tribution Will be made. This will occa
sion a delay OF matter between points, as
local mail Will have TO 30 to either termini
for Encouragement.
The bridge Of the Charlotte. Column ia
aud Augusta railroad over the Congaree
river at Columbia and that over the Ca
tawba, Eve miles north of Rock Hill. are
soon 10 be spHnned by handsome iron
bridges. The present bridges are OF iron
and wood, and are substantial structures,
but iron bridges will he substituted, as
az an early day tremendous Mo1ul en-
gines, win ten wheels and double cylin.
ders, will BE- used tor pulling freig ht over
the South Carolina division OF the Rich
mond aud Danyille railroad, making it
| necessary for more substantial bridges.
The big engines, 1t is stated, can pull as
many as forty loaded cars.
Dave Wood. colored, Of Greer's, Green
Vile county, charged with adultery, was
! served with warrant by Gabriel Davis.
! The fact that several of the actors are
cripples makes the affair peculiarly inter-
estiug. Wood was arrested, but broke
! away from Mr.. Davis, who pursued as
best he could, although he is cripple.
J lie called on Mir, Styles, who was p@rllY