Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-22

OF sixty-eIght received since January.
The church is now 2i8 strong, nInety-three
males and 10 females.
Winusboro News: "On last Friday
g. W. Crawford 81 Sons sold to Mr.. w. X.
Doty two bales of cotton, weighing 4l3
and 426 pounds respectively. This was
the yield from one acre OF ground, and
with another picking in the field. Not
sinale pound of gusno was used on the
land"
Mr.. e. NJ. Bankhead, of Bullock's
creek, York county, raised $50 bushels or
corn on ten acres OF upland, six acres or
which are uew ground and four acres have
been In cultivation three years. This Is
an average OF 81 bushels to the acre, aud,
while a satisfactory yield shows conolu-
sively what Gao be accomplished on York
soil when the proper effort is made.
At Greenville Thursday james Sud
duth, Jasper Sudduth, lgnatius Few and
Joseph BalIew were arraigned for MUIR
der. These parties we're the four citizens
Of that county concerned in the killing OF
Robbie J. Jones, who was supposed to
have stolen Ignatius Few's mule, ia upper
Greenville, week ago. The case was
gwen to the jury, and a verdict OF not
guilty was promptly rendered.
Mir. Benet, the Secretary of the Bar AS
ISOLATION, says that the association will
meet in the county court house In Column
bia on Dec. l, at 8 O'Clock p. M.
President Harllee will deliver the open
ing address. Papers will be read on diff
ferent subjects by the following gentle
men: Judge A. g. Magrath, Judge
Maher, Mr.. Richard Davis, Mr.. George
g. Wells and B, j.. Abney. The annual
addresses will be delivered on Thursday
evening by Hon. Thomas d. Cooley, of
Ann Arbor, late Chief Justice OF the Su-
preme Court Of Michigan.
Anderson Intelligencer: The rumors
that a majority of the stock OF the Georgia
Central railroad has been purchased by
parties under the control OF the Richmond
and Danyille syndicate has produced a
profound sensation in railroad circles.
The truth of the rumor cannot be aScer-
tanned, but there is no doubt that the
Richmond and Danville people are trying
10 capture their strong and formidable
ally. If they succeed it will be very bad
for Anderson, VINO mas put $4,000 into
the Savannah Valley railroad for the pur-
pose of securing competition.
The emigration fever is getting worse
in Beldoc aud Bull Pond townships, Barn
we'll county. The Rev. solomon awards,
an influential colored preacher, is the
leader of the heglra. The large planta-
tiOns of Joseph Erwin, K. G. Wlllingham,
NJ. NJ. Calhoun, Brooks aud others are
likely to be entirely deserted. The emil
grafton agents assure them that the earth
quake did not shake up "the Rock" So
eager are these people to go they are sell
ing corn at 40c. and potatoes at 30c. a
bushel and leaving their cane and cotton
crops in the fields. One well-to-do colored
man has sold good place for So an acre.
The State superintendent OF Education
has received from the general agent OF the
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the appropriation of $4,000 voted to the
trustees OF the fund to South Carolina
schools. Three thousand dollars has been
sent to the public schools of the city Of
Charleston, 81 800 has been credited to the
Winthrop Teachers' Training School OF
Columbia, and 81, 900 has been forwarded
for the assistance OF the Normal depart
ment of Clafiin College at Orangeburg.
The remainder on hand and to arrive will
go TO aid various city grSded schools, but
1t cannot be paid until the end OF the
school session,
The November term Of the State SUI
preme Court will commence on Tuesday,
Nov. %, at IL a. IN. The following is the
order in which the circuits will be called
Fourth circuit, Tuesday. Nov. 90, TWO
days; Fifth circuit, Thursday, Nov. %,
five days; Sixth circuit, Thursday, Dec.
., two days; Seventh circuit, Monday.
Dec. 9, five days; Eighth circuit, Monday,
Dec. Is, five days; First circuit, Tuesday,
Jan. 4, 1887, five days; Second circuit,
Tuesday, Jan IL, tour days; Third circuit,
Monday, Jan. II, four days. Cases in
the original jurisdiction will have the
preference on each Monday of the term.
Applications for admission to practice
must be filed on or before Nov. 30.
A very serious accident occurred re-
Gently at HalPs saw mill, near Walhalla
While MIR. Talent was removing the
sawdust from the saw. by some means
unknown to him, he was struck on the
cheek bone by the saw, just TO the right of
the eye, tearing out apiece of the cheek
and temporal bone, with fragments of the
skull for six inches. The cut was ten
inches long altogether. The brain was
not injured, but could be seen and felt by
the doctor. The doctor Darby has now
six pieces of bone taken from the face and
skull. Mr.. Talent is in a fair way to re-
cover and appears to Gave all his reason
ing faculties In full play. when the tenn
poral bone was taken out the lulsatiOn Of
the brain could be plainly seen through
the skin, which is all healed now.
Lancaster Review: On Sunday last at
the Rocky Branch church. coored, which
is about tour miles from Taxihaw, Amos
Englieh, leading light of the church and
man who bears a good character, was
accosted as he came out Of the church by
Aaron Mungo, who threatened to beat
him with a stick, which he held in his
hand. English declined to fight on the
church grounds and walked Oft. Henry
Clark stopped him and told him that
Mungo could whip him far fight, and
stepped on his toes. English thrust him
off and a bad fight ensued. Knives, pis-
tolls and clubs were drawn by friends to
both parties to prevent interference
Clark was badly beaten up. Jim Bas-
kins was shot in the thigh, about six
inches below the groin, while pu tting up
nis pistol when the fuss was ended, and
it is thought that Henry johnson some
what strained the muscles OF his legs in
running Tor his gun.