Savannah morning news., 1886-05-24
SOUTH CAROLINA,

AOhe III DdmoeIE IeW uuyS dgO.
Mack Martin, hand at ID. w. Alder
mans mill in Clarendon county, had leg
broken last week by tree falling upon it.
Rachael McCaskill, colored woman,
died at the kerShaw County Inhrmary, a
few days ago, at the advanced age of 115
years.
The Governors Guards, of Columbia,
celebrated their forty-third anniversary
Tuesday by giving a barbecue dinner at
the SchutZenplatZ and having their an
nual shooting contest.
Sam Reed, ,colored, ,accidentally shothim-
self near COrnwelPs Thursday while
hunting with several other negroes. He
struck at dog with his gun, which was
discharged, the ball taking effect in his
stomach. He lived only one or two hours
after receiving the wound.
Rev. Il. B. Pratt, who has been the pas
tor of the Presbyterian church at Lancas-
ter for three or four years past, has left
with his family for Virginia. He has been
called away by the American Bible SOci-
ETY. to finish up the work of translating
the New Testament into the Spanish lam
guage to be used in missionary work.
Mr.. Greenleaf, OF Spartanburg county,
lost his fine clay ybank horse in peculiar
way. He was hitched to the plow, and
was driven over hoe lying on the ground.
He stepped on the blade of the hoe. which
jerked the handle up against his body,
and sudden spring caused it to pene-
trate the region OF the bladder, causing a
speedy death.
The Governor has pardoned Jasper
PartlOw, colored, who was convicted at
the September term of court, 1877, for
7 ork county, of burglary and larceny,
and sentenced by Judge Kershaw TO i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for one
year. After the conviction of Partlow,
one John Erwin confessed to having COM
mitted the crime.
The Wateree river was higher at Cam
den Thursday than it had been for many
years. the planting lands are entirely
flooded, and serious damage has befallen
the river planters. Lightning struck the
residence of G. j. Winkler, and the build
ing was entirely destroyed by fire gem
Grated by the electricity. A big washout
on the Camden branch about ID miles be-
low Camden, detained the up midday
train.
Austin, the youngest son OF Mr.. G. j.
l.. Moody, who lives about five miles
southeast of Lancaster, met with pain
full accident on Saturday by the explosion
of dynamite cap in his hands. Two fin
gers were torn from his left hand, and
both hands were badly lacerated and
burned. He had been wearing the cap on
the end of his slate pencil several DAYS,
thinking it was simply brass shell. He
was picking at it with pin when it ex-
plOded.
Robert Cattles, colored, charged with
murder, has been arrested in Wedgetield,
Sumter county. Cattles is charged with
having, on the night of April %, 1885,
tampered with and displaced a switch on
the Wilmington. Columbia and Augusta
railroad at Eastover, station a few
miles below Columbia, and thereby caus-
ing through freight train TO run upon
the side track and collide with material
train which was lying over at that point
for the night. Nelson Brown, one of the
hands on the material train, was in
| stantly killed, and three other train hands
were seriously injured.
A letter received at the Agricultural
department Saturday from Mr.. II. u. Gra-
ham, of Kingstree, Williamsburg county,
enclOses bug which Mr.. Graham says is
doing much damage to the corn, vast
numbers having appeared in the fields in
some sections of that county. This insect
was referred to DIR. G. f. jackson, who
pronounced it to be the bill bug. In 1870
this bug is reported to have been very
destructive to the growing corn in the
low lands of the Pee Dee river. At that
time the United States entOmOlogist
recommended that the farmers should
examine all unhealthy stalks Of corn in
their fields, and where insects were found
| to destroy the stalks and prevent the in
sects from spreading.
A most foul and brutal murder was per-
petrated on a cOlOred boy about 10 wears
of age, by the name OfJeff BruetOn, about
four miles above Bamberg, on the road to
Graham's Turnout, Thursday. The mur-
der was committed for the purpose ofrOb-
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tramp. He came to the father Of this
boy, whose name is Charles Brueton, and
offered him five dollars To carry him to
Gr&ham's. Although the horse belonged
to }. j. Brabham. the temptation to get
the five dollars must have been an induce
ment TO consent TO allow his boy TO carry
him with horse and wagon. IL is said
that some cOlOred people heard the cry Of
murder and heard the firing of the pistol.
but they either were timid about going to
see the cause, or careless and paid no at
tenti0n to the cry or the firing. Another
report says the murderer is Bellinger, the
man who jumped oct OF the Charleston or
Pavilion hotel window IN Charleston a
few years ago.
Some days ago DR.. r. A. Crawford, of
Chester, sent to the agricultural depart
ment an insect which he said was doing
great damage to the wheat in that section
and desired TO know It's name. The insect
was Immediately sent to Prof. l.. O.
Howard, of the United States entomology
cal commission, who was requested 10
give It's name and characteristics. A
reply was received from Prof. Howard
He pronounced the insect sent 20 him TO
be ''the well-knO Wn Hessian fly, the most
destructive Of our uOXious insects. next
to the Rocky Mountain locusts. the cotton
worm and the chinch bug. The appear
ance OF this fly was noted in South Caro-
lima in 1871 and again in 1882" The Hes
sian fly attacks the wheat under the outer
shell OF the stalk near the roots. The
remedies for destroying this hy take
several years for application. The lands
infected must be plowed up, and allowed
10 remain idle for some time, and then
sheep should be allowed 10 run over the
fields for several months.
A month or six weeks ago the architect
OF the state house submitted for the CON
sideratiOn of the commission an offer
from lumber firm in Baltimore TO fur
nish the 1900 feet OF pine lumber FOR
roofing the State house for $2S per thous.
and, and the architect stated 10 the State
house commission that ne thought the offer
was as reasonable as any they would be
able 10 obtain, as the lumber required had
TO be Of the best possible quality, dressed,
t0ngued and grOoYed. When iJ was sup
posed by some that the contract would be
given 10 this Baltimore house before bidds
were advertised for, the Columbia Register
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