Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-05
SOUTH CAROLINA.

At Spartanburg, June %, Oliver Hestor
was acquitted of the murder Of Barnet,
his brother-in-law,
The Rev. n. w. Edmunds. of Sumter,
who was recently elected President of the
Laurensville Female College, will not ac-
cept that position.
With electric lights, a street railway,
and 80 per cent. increase in banking CAPT.
tai, Columbia will not be so very back
ward town next fall.
The new Jail at Lexington is steadily
approaching completion. 1t will be the
best and handsomest brick structure ever
erected in the town when finished.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of Richland county will meet tomorrow
to fix the time for holding the county
convention to elect delegates to the State
Convention.
The corner stone OF the monument to be
erected by the ladies of Lexington to the
memory of the COnfederatedead from that
county, was laid Saturday with Masonic
ceremonies.
The apple and peach crop in the Lex.
ingtOn section will not be large and the
fruit is not fine. Blackberries are abun-
dant, and the fruit is the best and largest
of the kind in many seasons
1t was rumored few days ago that Col.
L. b. o. Brien, of Allendale, would not be
candidate for reelection to the Legisla-
ture, but it is now understood that he is
positively candidate for reelection.
A colored man named Charles Jones
was shot one day last week while plOwiug
in his field about two miles from Walter
b0ro by some unknown person living in
ambush. Jones had taken up some hogs
that had been destroying mis- crop, and it
is supposed that the owner of the same
did the shooting. He is painfully but not
dangerously hurt.
Jenkins Wright, negro. was convicted
last winter of killing his wife. The evil
dence in the case showed that he had
threatened to kill his wife on several oc-
casiOns. A few days before the deed was
committed he moved away from the
neighbOrhood where they had been living
into lonely cabin in the woods. He
killed his wife by striking her upon the
head with blunt instrument, and while
she was in stupefed condition placing
her head and shoulders IN the chimney
where a fire was burning. The upper
portion OF the woman's body was charred.
Wright was hung in Hampton Friday.
The three banks of Columbia are in an
exceedingly hourisning condition but are
unable to meet the full demands OF trade.
The demand for banking capital has been
80 great that there is assurance OF sue
cess for any new bank under intelligent
management, and there Will he such an
enterprise established very soon. A lead
ing business man Of Rock Hill is at the
head of the project. He is determined
TO make Columbia his home, and Will de-
vote himself to the work Of organizing
the bank, which will be national
one with a capital OF not less than
100000. Charleston, Rock Hill and
Column ia capital Is already assured in an
amount sufficient TO open the bank with
this sum as "a minimum capital. IL will
be observed that the money to be invested
Will be subscribed exclusively by citizens
OF the state. Books Of subscription will
be opened in Columbia ana the bank Will
be IN operation by Sept. !. Application has
been made TO the proper authorities for
the necessary papers. Columbia has
already TWO national banks each with a
capital OF 100000, and a private bank
with 900 capital.
Leroy Springs, of the firm of Heath,
Springs 81 Co., SHOT J0b1 K. Bell June Is,
in The town OF Lancaster, killing him
almost instantly. Bell, in company with
others the previous evening in front Of the
Catawba House, accOsted Leroy Springs
rudely, and Springs, 10 avoid a difficulty,
went 10 the house OF his cOpartner, and 20
avoid further trouble was ompanied
by his copartner 10 his room, where they
sat up 10 a late hour, apprehending an as
sault. Nothing further occurred until
the next day, when Bell was walking
along the pavement and approached the
store OF Heath, Springs Il Co., where
Messrs. Heath and Springs were sitting
in conversation. Leroy Springs asked
Mr.. Bell what he meant last night by ac-
costing him at the hotel. and Bell replied
IN an angry tone that be meant what he
said, aud commenced striking Springs or
striking at him. At this moment o. r.
Heath rose and commenced warding of
the blows that Bell was endeavOring TO
inllict on Springs. when. as the Dystand-
ers say, Ben attemptedto draw from his