Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Dat planting is retarded because of the
drought.
Newton Williams, of Chester, has a fox
squirrel tail IS inches long.
Laurens is improving rapidly. Ele-
CANT residences are going up on every
hand.
An almond tree that bears fruit regu-
larly is one of the curiosities OF New
berry.
The owners of the cotton boats on the
Savannah river expect to do a good busi-
ness this season.
The residence of r. l.. Logan, of Claren-
don county, was recently destroyed by
fire, gu opposed to have been of incendiary
origin.
j. j, Pluss, of Laurens, has been made
a director of the i1reenville. Laurens and
spartanburg railroad, vice Col. r. P.
Todd, deceased.
The dwelling of j. p. Tart, Of Marlboro
county, was consumed by fire few days
ago. The fire is supposed to have origi-
mated from defective stove fiue.
1t is thought Mccormick is. the most
peaceable town in the State for it's SIZE.
The treasury would always be empty II 1t
depended much on law break ers for its
revenues.
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Gus mineraiOgical specimen. 1t resem-
bies an aerOlite, aud has marks upon Ii
similar 10 the hieroglyphics Of the In
dians. 1t was picked up near Goodgion's
factory.
While Henry Johnson was quarreling
with his wife on Oct. 0 at the Richmond
plantation in Georgerown county, his son
Solomon, a boy Of II years OF age, espoused
his mothers part and shot his father dead.
The Juvenile murderer IS now in Jail.
Sam Cooper, a colored man In the In
diantoWn neighbOrhood OF Williams burg
county, while 'possum hunting a few
nights ago. bad the misfortune TO have
both his legs broken. The tree which WAS
cut down to secure the game fell on him.
One day last week George Burroughs,
young white boy of Florence, was playing
with pistol when it went off, the bali en-
tering the forehead, passing through the
skull and burying Itself in his brain. He
is doing we'll, with good chance for re-
ooVery.
Mccormick Advance: There were two
shocks or shakes last Friday night quite
visible her6abouts. The severest was
about 3 O'clock. These occurrences are
getting to be too frequent for comfort and
entirely too monotOnous for enjoyment,
but how to stop them is the question.
n lew ulkuJS ago as IQOmA8 II arrIs
was returning to his home, in Sumter
county, from Maysville, where ne had
been to sell come cotton, some one shoL ut
hlm. The bullet struck and cut on part
OF his ear, ard by the flash OF the pistol
he believes he recognized his assalant.
There are now In the asylum lS2 white
male patients, 203 white fema les, 1856 col
Ored male and 100 oolOred females, max
ing total OF 651. The superintendent
reported that the patients were in re-
markabIy healthy condition. The board
will meet AGAIN on oct. 20. Toe fiscal
year closes on Oct. 30 and the board have
10 prepare the annual report for the Leg
isiature.
The barn aud cribs of James s. Blalock.
OF Goldville, Laurens county, were burned
down on the night of Oct. o. Mr.. Bla.
lock had seventy-flve loads OF hay and
other produce in his barn, and a 5000
thresher and some corn in the cribs. This
is the eighth time that MIR. Blaock has
suffered from the inceudiary's torch with
in the past nine years. He has lost SIS
600 worth OF property.
The new department OF "applied me-
chanics'' at the South Carolina College
has made an excellent beginning. Prof.
McElroy has thirteen young men in the
shop and twenty-five in the drawing
room, and Is enlarging the facilities of
the department so as to accommodate a
greater number OF students. His present
classes are Of excellent material. The
boys have gone TO work with interest and
energy, and will make good progress.
Prepayment of freight on all exhibits
for the state fair over the south Carolina
railway will be required at the point OF
shipment, but upon its return. ana
upon the certificate of the sec
rotary OF the society that the articles
or stock have been ON exhibition, the
amount paid will be refunded. The rate
OF passage to visitors will be three cents
per mile for the round trip. Tickets TO be
on sale on Nov. 8, TO- III and II, and good
until Nov. 10.
The gin house of Madison Pitts. near
Saluda, Old Town, was burned by AN ill.,
cendiary fire the night OF Oct. ., with
nine or ten bales of cotton, besides cult
vators, gear. etc. There was no insnr-
ance. A warrant was taken out before
Trial Justice Peterson on Monday, charg-
ing Daniel Adams, a young white man,
and Lewis Hendrix, an old negro. VITA
the crime. They we're arrested aud COM
United TO jail on Monday evening. On
Tuesday Mrs. Longshore, the wife OF
Madison Longshore and mother OF young
Adams, was arrested on the same charge
aud committed 20 jail.
Lancaster Ledger; Mr.. John Taylor.