Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-26

values Of property there VIII probably De
deficit Of 81, 900 in the Georgetown coun-
ty finances this year.
The Edgefield Agricultural Society has
procured a small but well selected libra
ry of 0OOks Impractical value to farmers
Tor the use OF its members.
Arrangements are being made for free
excursion to Wilmington as soon as the
Wilmington, Chad5ourn aud Conway
railroad is completed to Conway.
The colored Baptist church in Beaufort,
presided over by the Rev. A. Waddell, has
recently completed a very handsome new
building, which is furnished in the latest
style. .03
The Rev. j. S. Mattison, OF the South
Carolina Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, has volunteered
to enter the foreign missionary work Of
that church.
The Pullman sleeper which left Aiken
for Washington, via the Piedmont Air
Line, Monday, presented lovely appear
ance, every lady in the car carrying with
her basket of flowers.
A. NJ. Hill has discovered an mex.
haustible bed of kaOlIn on his place
few miles from Abbevile. He has sunk
a shaft and is in correspondence with
capitalists relative to its purchase.
j. II. Tonking, an Engllshman, who was
cashiered from the Captaincy of col
ored company during the war, has disap-
peared from Beaufort, after swindling the
conhding cOlored people of board and
money.
A citizens meeting was held in West
minister, and $1,000 was raised to build
school house, in keeping with that pro-
gressive town. When 5000 more is sub
scribed, which will be speedily done,
work will be commenced.
Gov. Thompson has refused to pardon
j. W. Crawford and G. Il. Long, who were
convicted at the March term of the court
for Union county of selling spirituous
liquor at JOnesville, and sentenced by.
Judge kershaw to pay fine of 5000.
The regular meeting OF the state Board
OF Examiners will be held in the Office of
the superintendent of Education on
Wednesday, May 3, at 10 O'Clock a. M.
Persons intending TO apply for State cer-
tifcates of qualification should give no.
tice OF such intention before May 3.
Capt. Robert w. Andrews, of Sumter,
will start tor the North in about three
weeks on another walking tour. He eX-
poets to take in Richmond, Washingt ton,
and Cambridge in Massachusetts, where
one of his sons lives and he expects to
have published history of his life.
d. lie JUn6Ss vi OdIulGl, mas H.
vented cotton chopper and filed an APP
plication for patent. 1t is claimed that
it will chop eight acres, side one row and
dirt the same, with one mule and one
hand, in day. This is equal to the work
of two mules and eight hands under the
present system of farming.
f. A. Hatch, State organizer of the
Knights of Labor, was in Charleston
Saturday and organized two assemblies
of the order, the first formed in the city.
There is large and growing assembly in
Columbia. Negroes are being initiated
into the order in the State. One of the
two assemblies in Florence is composed
of cOlored men, and one is soon to be
organized at Columbia. There is OPP
position to this feature of the labor move
ment.
At meeting of the survivors of the
Sixth regiment, c. S. ", at WinnsbOro,
a letter was read from j. II. Simpson, of
Santa Barbara, California, to Gov.
Thompson, stating that the writer had in
his possession battle flag of the Sixth
South Carolina Rifles, captured in the
late war at Petersburg, Va, and that he
wished to return it to the proper owners.
The letter was referred to Gen. Bratton
to take such steps as he may see proper
looking to the recovery OF the flag.
Gov. Thompson has pardoned Nancy
Allen, colored, who was convicted at the
June term of court, 1877, for Edgefield
county, of arson, and sentenced by Judge
Kersbaw to ten years. Imprisonment in
the penitentiary. The petition for the
pardon OF this woman was numerously
signed by citizens of Edgetield. as well as
by the solicitor in the case and the pre-
siding Judge. The petition states that
the woman was convicted solely upon her
own confession, and it is firmly believed
by many that this confession was extorted
from her by threats.
The following gentlemen have been Sc
lected by the State Agricultural and Me-
chanical Society to read essays at the
joint summer meeting on the subjects in
dictated: Gen. johnson HagOod, "Mixed
Husbandry;" Col. w. II. Duncan, "For-
est Culture and Forest Preservation -
DR.. e. j. Rembert, ''Some Thoughts on
our Agricultural Interests" Col. James
G. Colt. what IS the Remedy or Where
i IS Relief to be Found for the Present Al
most Universal Depression Of the Farm
ing Interesty'' Prof. Loughridge, of the
South Carolina college, is also to read an
essay.
A colored girl at Rock Hill recently
gave birth to a child having four ears,
a double nose, double eyelashes, double
eyebrows, and other abnormal features.
The extra ears were smaller than the nat
ural ones and grew just behind and at
tached to those organs. The extra nose
was on top Of the natural nose, but there
were no apertures, and theeXtra eyebrows
and eyelashes were just above the cheek
bone. At this point there was a mark on
either side OF the face that resemblod a
closed eye. Another strange feature of
the face was line between the chin and
lower lip which resembled a closed mouth,
but there was no opening there either.
The reunion of Company b. 9th South
Carolina cavalry, which will take place
at Edgeteld court house on the fourth
Saturday IN July, promises 10 be a very
pleasant one. Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, Uni
ted States Army, was invited to attend,
but he writes % express his sincere re-
grets at being unable TO accept the inYi-
tatiOn on account OF having already made
engagements 10 be elsewhere in the latter
part Of July. The invitation was sent
Gen. Sheridan because of the statement
made in his report of the battle OF Trevyl-
liam Station, fought June II and -, 1864
and which is now to be found in the Gre
bellion War Record" that the 4th, 9TH
and 9th South Carolina regiments OF cav
airy. commanded by Col. Butler. gave
him more trouble than all the rest OF the
cavalry engaged in that battle. In the
invitation sent the General he was prom
ised warm and hearty reception. but Of
more agreeable nature than the one
extended him at the last