Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-15

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| tunate white man who was drowned in
tue Catawba river. near LandstOrd, three
weeks ago, has not yet been recovered.
A ferry boat lie running over the Saluda
at Watts Ferry where the bridge was
| washed away. 1t 10 operated by the new
Puckett patent and almost runs itself.
Carmichael 4 Thomas, OF Gaddy's Mill,
! In Marion county, have made an assign
ment for the benefit OF their creditors.
Liabilities $2S,3O6 II; assets $l7,996 70.
The Barnwell town council have plant
ed out number of umbrella China trees
on the public square, and are pushing the
work on all streets requiring attention.
The acts OF the last Legislature are
now ready and are being distributed by
Librarian j. T. Sims. The acts make
volume OF 40S pages, exclusive Of the In
dex.
The executive committee Of the Collie.
ION County Survivors Association have
appointed a committee Of ladies to raise
| funds for the erection Of a Confederate
monument.
Senator M. G. Butler has been elected
by the literary societies of Wotford Col
lege to deliver before them the commence
ment Grafton in June. He has accepted
the invitation.
The following council has been elected
w LAa
Powell, Intendant; M. Nj. Tarrant, Theo-
dore Baker, Nit Paschal and p. L. Nc
Kelvey, wardens.
OF the present population OF the State
Lunatic asylum 295 are males, 800 females,
and 240 are colored. There are IA sick in
bed and SO noisy. The general health of
the patients is reported as very good.
The Rev. II. A. Whitman. who has been
pastor of the Edgeield Baptist church for
the last four years, left Edgefeld last
week for Cambridge, Mass, where he
has accepted a call as pastor OF a Baptist
church.
The Survivors Monumental Association
of Clarendon county will be organized on
April IA. Four hundred and twelve dol
lars and fifty cents has been collected for
the building of a Confederate monument
at Manning.
The farmers of South Carolina are In
| earnest about the tobacco experiments
The Department of Agriculture has dis
tributed several hundred packages OF
seed, and applications for them are re-
ceived every day. The crop will De very
thoroughly tested this year.
Contracts have been made for impor-
tant additions to the Pezer Cotton Mills
that will increase the annual consump-
ton of cotton by 1900 bales, and will
give employment to 100 additional hands.
Contracts have also been given out for the
building of thirty new cottages for opera
uVes.
The ordinance OF the Spar enburg CITY
council for raising supplies 'fOr 1886 re-
quires a levy of SOC. on 500 for city pur-
poses and 35c. ON 800 for payment Of
bonds and interest. A street tax OF 50 is
required from all able-bodied men between
the ages of IL and 80.
old oaaa MA dootJad A..
term of court at Newberrv. Il was a suit
for the payment of a note given for the
purchase OF negro in 1850. The note
with interest amounted to about 81, 800.
The jury gave a verdict for about $500,
and on the jury hearing the case there
was one negro.
The books Of the Department. Of Agri-
culture show the shipments of CONNER
cial fertilizers into the State from Nov. /
Of the previous year to Feb. 10 of the year
named to have been as follows: 1881, b5..
l72 tons; 1882, ,764 tons; 1888, 40, 02O
tons; 1884, 3b,0S6 tons; 1885, 0,4S4 tons
1886, 40, 4S6 tons. t- tps,l
The election Of Mayor and Aldermen OF
the city OF Columbia takes place about
April 1. Col, J., II. Rhett. the present in.
cumbent, Col, j. Q, Marshall, the com.
mander OF the Palmetto Regiment, and
W. Mob. Sloan. a member of the Council
/
mentioned in connection with the Mayors
office. '9n ~ 9o
In consequence Of the Legislature low.
ering the tax estimate of the County
Commissioners OF York county from %
~ mills, the county treasury is now ex.
hausted, and the County Commissioners
have given notice that no bills hereafter
contracted in behalf of the county for the
current year will be paid until after the
close Of the tax books next December.
The thermometers and blanks for
making the weather reports are being sent
from the Agricultural Department to
farmers who have been selected to make
the tobacco experiments in the several
counties. Any other farmers in the State
who desire TO compete for the 500 prize
offered for the best tobacco can apply to
the Commissioner Of Agriculture Tor in
struetiOns.
Senator Buffers bill apprOpriating $780,
600 for The erection OF public building at
Greenville, 5. c., has again passed the
Senate without amendment. A similar
bill passed the Senate at the last session
of the preceding Congress, but after be-
ing reported favOrably from the House
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds it finally became buried on the
Speakers table, and was never resur-
| rected.
Farmers from different sections OF the
State are constantly sending to the Agri-
cultural Department for varieties OF early
corn seed, which they wish to plant TO
partially make up for the loss OF the Oat
crop. There is none OF this seed at the
| department, and the Commissioner re-
quests persons having early varieties OF
corn seed for sale to communicate with
him, giving address, price OF seed, etc, so
that those who have applied to the de-
partment can be referred 20 them.
The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs have recommended that the an
nual appropriation for arminR the militia
be increased from 500, 200 70 $500, 900
together with the important proVis0 that
camp equipaGe, as we'll as arms, shall be
issued TO the states, so that the militia
may have training in camps in the prac-
tical life of a soldier. Should the allow
ance be increased, South Carolina would
be credited each year with 81, g9b %.
Georgia $5,326 90, Florida 81, 775 50, North
| Carolina "a, 1888 O5.
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