Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-11
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
The people of Central are building an
AcAd-@y and Masonic hail.
NJ. Il. Fields, of Sumter county, has
lost his dwelling and furniture by tire.
Ira Reames, of Sumter, was thrown
from a mule and had mis- collar bone
broken.
Dr. R. Y. Mcleod, OF BIshopville, re-
Gently at hiG barn by ire. Loss 81 LOO;
no insurance.
o. Jan. 3 20 shares of the stock Of the
National Bank of Winnsboro' were sold
at Sll5 30 Der share.
r. M. Wheeler, of Sumter county, lost
his dwelling and furniture by fire during
Christmas week. The dwelling was in
sured.
Rufus Westbury, OF Mechanicsville, on
Dec % lost his dwelling and kitchen by
ire. All OF his furniture and utensils
were destroyed.
M. W. F. Phillips. of Oraugeburg coun-
ty, this year mare 1885 gallons of syrup
from the cane from a quarter of an acre
OF land that contained u suumps.
Camden, with a population OF 1900
during the year 1889, had 30 deaths-6
white adults and 4 white children, IL
colOred adults and Q colored children.
About > O'Clock Tuesday morning fire
broke out in Union which consumed about
$1,000 worth of property, which was COW
cred by insurance TO the extent of S2l 800
The sinking fund commission met at
Columbia Wednesday and passed on 80
applications for the redemption Of for
teited lands. No other business was done
and the session was very short.
On the night of Jan. l the barn of Daniel
/ Hail. OF Fairfield county, containing 800
/ ~.
pounds OF fodder, was destroyed by fire.
Two c0lored men are now in jail at
| Winnsboro charged with the burning.
Capt. Robert Smalls, or the Beaufort
Light Infantry National Guards, has re-
signed his commission after long period
of service. The Adjutant General con
sidcrs the company commanded by Smalls
The best drilled organization in the Nation
al Guards Of the state.
w. +. Orchard, a grocer, of Columbia
made an assignment Wednesday to Sam
uel Beard for the benefit of his creditors.
No preferences. Liabilities about s., 600;
assets possibly $1,000. The creditors are
numerous, but none Of the debts is re-
ported to be larger than $500.
Alta meeting of the EdistO Rifles. held
for tine purpose OF electing officers, the iol-
lowing were re elected to serve for the
ensuing two years: Captain, George W.
Bruns0n; first lieutenant, N. .. Dantzler;
second lieutenant, n. Ii. Bull: second
Junior lieutenant, WI DeTreville, Jr.
The twenty-niuth anniversary Of the
Cheraw Lyceum was celebrated Thurs
day, and like all previous ones, was an
occasion long to be remembered in the
history Of CheraW and rs pet institution,
the Lyceum. Gen. f. W. Capers, of
Charleston, was the anniversary orator.
| The Columbia Gas Light Company has
| been reOrganized. The first work Of the
| board was to reduce the price Of gas to
/ 81 25 a thousand feet, with a further re-
! duction of % cents a thousand on bills
| paid promptly. This makes the cost of
/ gas 81 thousand feet, a rate lower than
| ever before.
The sensation in Summerviile Wednes-
day was the finding of the dead body OF an
! infant in the woods on the extreme east
ern edge of the town, about mile from
1 the depot. It was found by Laurens n.
! Chisholm. whose attention was attracted
/ to the spot by the carriOn birds, which had
/ begun 70 cOngregate around the remains
/ OF the child. On approaching the place
| indicated by the vuitures be found that
| the infant had been buried in very shall
! low grave, the soil from which had been
/ washed away by the recent rains, and the
| body. in a very decomposed state, had
| been exposed to the dogs and the birds.
! Whether the child was white or black,
and how its death was caused, is I'M
known.
At Greenvihe Thursday afternoon a
medium-sized trunk containing valuable
papers and a considerable quantity of
/ table silver. with few dollars in coin,
! was taken from one of the front rooms of
/ Rev. A. II. Testers residence by an I'M
| known thief and carried of. At the time
| Of the theft there was no one in the house
/ but Mr.. Lester, who was lying down in
| his study in the opposite corner of the
| house. Among the contents of the trunk
were a $1,000 State bond, a certificate OF
| State stock Tor $li5, Two promis sorry notes.
gold lOcket, gold thimble, and 20 or 80
! pieces of valuable and highly priced sill
verware. The State securities were the
/ property Of Miss Mary +. Flemine, DR..
/ Testers daughter. The stolen bond is No
! 2,34l.
! When the Legislature adjourned. the
\ State treasury held about S650,000, an
/ amount in excess Of the holdings Of the
| treasury at any time during the last ten
years at least. The payment OF the ex-
penses of the General Assembly and Of its
| various appropriations and the partial
! payment Of interest on the state debt has
| reduced the amount to about 100000
/ which is, however, pretty formidable
sum. There will be no May collection of
/ taxes this year, so that the 5000, O00usually
! collected during that month will be lack
| ing. The administration desires to avoid
| the necessity OF borrowing money during
! the summer, and Il is believed that with
| the large surplus now on nand the govern
ment can be run until the fall collection
of taxes without borrowing q dollar. The
comfortable condition Of the treasury Is
| due in great part to the close collection Of
taxes last year, and 1t ls subject for con.
| graduation by all citizens.
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