Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-25

and commodious church building that
cost $3.50.
A part Of the plant of the late Marine
and River Phosphate Company has been
purchased by David Roberts, the agent IN
Charleston Of the Oak Point Mines Com
pany of Beaufort.
The statue of an Indian, which has
adorned the steeple of the Camden market
lor over quarter of century, has been
taken down to be placed on the tower of
the new opera house.
a stalk OF sea island cotton, which has
been growing in an office at Abbeville
since last July, passed through the freeze
without damage. Ii now looks as fresh
as 1t did in midsummer.
The twenty first session of the South
Carolina Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church will be held at Ander-
son, ;. e., beginning on Jan. d. Bishop
+. u. Andrews, OF Washington, d. c.,
will preside.
Mr.. George G. Hodges, School Commits
sioner OF Abbeville county, has compiled
a small volume entitled "A Book of Short
quotations." which has recently been
published by j. b. Lippincott 81 Co., of
Philadelphia.
party OF hunters from Columbia spent
a few days last week in the Santee swamp.
They returned with ten deer, and a large
number Of ducks, woodcock and smaller
game. They say that game is abundant
IN that section.
Thomas j. Hamlin, who has been de-
signed by the State Department of Agri-
culture to conduct an experiment in to-
bacco culture in Charleston county, is en-
gagged IN planting on J. T. Dills Stone
plantation on James Island.
Thomas O. Lowndes died at his home az
K1nfnVVIpe Nrngfpr1agr in, ho Of
his age. He was son Of James Lowndes
and Catharlne Osborne, and grandson Of
Rawlins LOWndes, who was Governor of
south Carolina at the outbreak of the
Revolution.
Gold mining in Lancaster county Is
booming. The ReUie1g says that Superin-
tendent Salisbury, Of the famous Halle
gold mine, passed through the town of
Lancaster a few days since on his way to
the Charlotte mint, with mis- pocket filled
with gold bricks taken in a few weeks
from the mine.
j. w. Rykard, of Abbeville, has obtain
ed patent on his automatic fly fan, and
Will proceed at once 10 perfect arrange
ments for its manufacture. 1t differs
from the old fan in this important par
tlcular, that it has tour fans which have
revolving motion in addition to the cir
cular motion of the old style.
G. W. Wiecking formerly resident OF
Charleston, but who moved to Walhalla
several years ago, is engaged in making
wine, and has now vineyard of over 20
acres of land, from which he made last
year over l, 700 gallons of wine. He uses
the Concord variety of grape, which, he
says, is very hardy and prolific, and which
makes an admirable wine.
At Beaufort Friday a colored man who
keeps an eating house on Bay street by
the name of wv aterhouse0 took his gun
and went out on j. NJ. CrOfut's farm, lust
outside the Incorporation, to the house OF
j. b. Warren and deliberately shot War
rem. The whole load lodged in his shout
der, making an ugly wound though not
considered dangerous. Waterhouse is in
jail.
On the night of Jan. IA a white man,
who had been relying entirely on whisky
and had gotten way behind on water, was
lodged in the calabOOse at Anderson. Dur
ing the night he drank up a bucketful of
water that had been left, and called for
more at 1 O'Clock in the morning, when
another bucketful was given him, which
he drank up and still called for more. A
third bucketful was given him, and he
drank nearly all of it.
A cotton dealer tried to get 500 bales of
cotton compressed in Columbia for ship
1.-The authorities" said it would be a viO-
latiOn OF ian agreement" TO compress
cotton in Columbia which was destined
for Charleston. Such restrictions had the
effect Of keeping Columbia cotton from
the Charleston market, and it was sug-
gested that II operated in the interest Of
the Charleston presses.
At a negro festival held at Rock Hill
Thursday night Tom Massey shot and in
naau
surrendered. stating that he acted in self
early in the evening and threatened to
cut another person. Later in the evening
he attacked Massey, advancing towards
him razor in hand, when Massey fred the
fatal shot. II is thought that women and
whisky were at the bottom of the trouble.
The Marlboro Democrat says that the
jail ofthat county is ''castle of disease"
1t further says: Sixteen prisoners now
lie in Jail with no fire or heating appara-
tus to warm them; not even shutters TO
the windows TO protect them from the
piercing winds OF weather that during the
past week registered S deg. above zero.
The Democrat urges the people to take the
matter in hand, and, by popular subscrip-
ton, relieve the sutferings of the unfortu-
nate prisoners.
Considerable excitement prevails at
Beaufort over the case OF eX-Post-
master Rivers, Of Ladies' Island, charged
with embezzlement. Lawrence, colored
lawyer Of Beaufort, agreed to defend him
in the courts, but failed to do so when the
trial came on, having beforehand secured
his fee. He then, after the trial was over.
ard Rivers was convicted and IN prison,
returned to Beaufort and had all Of Rivers
stock of goods attached to secure an addi-
tiOnsl tee OF $500.
Joe Mcknight. a colored man who has
lived in Beaufort % years, is a brick-layer
by trade, and has managed TO save IN a
considerable amount Of money and owns
number Of houses IN Beaufort. On
Lawrence street ne owns nearly three
blocks of buildings. He stands erect near
ly six feet, converses intelhgently on bust
ness matters, and seems 20 thoroughly
understand the situation. In converse
ton the other day, he said "The cOlored
people might do well # they would quit
their fool negro WAYS and do like de white
folks-g0 TO work and mind their own
business" He is u years old.
Many persons were apprenensive that
the extreme cold weather Of last week
would be productive Of disastrous injury
10 grape vines and fruit trees. The Green
vile NcDs, IN speaking about this matter,
says: "Fagan Martin, who grows grapes
and peaches extensively, four miles from
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