The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1885.

of the yard. He went out and looked for 1t
When found the cat was dead, and in about
two feet of it was a highland moccasin, aist
dead. The snakes throat was cut ana IL:
body was considerably mutilated. 1t l:
supposed that the cat and snake had light
and both got killed.
The democratic ticket in Kershaw county
Trantham, g. W. Moseley, w. K. Thomp-
son. For sheriff, James L. Halle. Fol
clerk OF court, w. ;Clyburn. For school
commissioner, B. b. Clarke. For coun "
commissioners, c. w. Birchmore, 5. f.
Kelley, r. w. Hammond. For probate
judge E. NJ. Boykin. For coroner, j. X.
Goodale For auditor, E. E. Sill. For
treasurer, G. c. Halle.
The Beaufort democratic convention was
held Thursday, and the following delegates
wore elected to the state convention: j. NJ.
| Martin, L. NJ Round.ree, j. ]. Jernigan,
". n. Hayward and Col Joseph Glover.
The following delegates were also elected
| to the nominating convention Of the Seventh
| district: Thos. Tabird, J. s. Reed, j. q.
Yer lier, II. D. Elliott, J. VI. Rhett, II. NJ.
Fuller, Jr., W. Z. Campbell and F. T.
Hardee.
On Aug. the passenger train due at
| Rock Hill, on the Charlotte, Columbia aad
Augusta railroad, was wrecked by piece oil
iron being paced on the track. There were
several wounded and the fireman killed.
Horace II. johnson. a Pinkerton detective,
arrived few days after the accident. He
succeeded i'll getting evidence enough to
cause the arrest last week of Robert
Springs, Tony Hutchinson and Ell White,
all collred. They were sent to York jail
and will nave a preliminary hearing TO-
day, this being their request.
At the last session of the legislature a
committee, composed of S. A. Neltles and
j. Il. Montgomery aud Dr. Reynolds, was
appointed TO examine into the financial IN
diti0n OF Clarendon county. Winthrop
Williams, chief clerk of the comptroller gen
erals Office, has just returned from Claren-
don, where he mas been assisting the com
ruittee in its WORK. He took with him ali
the papers and settlement sheets for Clareil-
don since 1876 and is now pre-, airing al.
ditioilai data for the committee, who will
probably have several more days OF hard
work.
Information has been received at Gaines
vile OF homicide which occurred nc tue
house of Jane, Durham, near Cashvlle, il
Spartanburg county, a few days ago. the
particulars, as learned. are that party was
in progress at Durham's house; that drink
ing and card playing were going on that
James McEIeath and johnson anderson,
both colored, 60 into fight, which ead,,d
IN the killing Of the Ia ter. AnlerSo4 was
the agircSsur, according to the report,
striking McEreath with a rail and firing
at him once wit pistol. McElreath there
upon hlt his antagon st with stick, knock
ing The pistol out of his hand, selling it and
firing three times upon Anderson. Two
shots took effect one iu the neck and the
other in the head, killing Anderson in
stantly. McEireati VI unfairly surren-
dered himself to Trial Justice Harrison and
was sent to Spartsnburg Jail. The men
were brothers-in-law.
The Rev. Dr. n. NJ. Woods, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church in Columbia.
preached q powerful sermon at Blackstocks
night or two ago, ON the subject Of chris.
tian education. DIR. Woods is travelling in
t Q interest of the proposed Presbyterian
Female College at Columbia. The plan on
foot is to organize joint stock company,
with 5000 capital in $25 shares, and build
the college III this way. DR.. Woods sail,
among other things, that Presby teriau com
municants in South Carolina numbered 10
600 in 1918, and had increased only to 10. 900
since then, while the Baptists and Metho-
disfs each numbered nearly 10000. This
failure to keep pace WITH other denonina-
tions was attributed in no small degree, to
the lack of the necessary UNCONVENTIONAL
schools. The speaker estimated that in the
state at least 100 Pres ayterian girls drifted
off into other churches every year, on &C
count of the Influences thrown around them
while in attendance upon schools of other
denominations, and this without any effort
at proseiyting.
The result of the primary election held il
Chesterfield county, by the official count, is
as follows: For representatives, j H.
Turner 1,216, A. Al. Rankin S07, +. P.
Taylor SO, ]. A. Mcmillan 4S4, j. V,
Thompson "a; J. II Turner and A. NJ.
| Rankin were nominated For clerk of
court, W. j. Hanna 1,6l5. For sheriff, E.
T. King rs, d. Is. Douglass 6l3, t. NJ.
Kirkley 27s; King and Douglass will run il
over IN the second race. For auditor, d.
NJ Barentine SS9, NJ. w. Duvall 755; d. NJ
| Z. L. Evans l, l46, p. T. Spotford 504
bate, II. d. filler 1904, w. w. Hussey
commissioner, A N. Redfearn SOL
]. H. Walsh $50, T. Threat $40
r. P. Miller 1873, J. S. Huntloy
| Isl; A. 81. Re lfearn and ]. ii.
| Walsh will run the Sc ond race. For county
| commissioners, Thos. ii. Watson $50, j. u.
SIN th 5l1, H. J. Sellers 622, w. A. Horn
297, j. p Brock 1872, E. C. Clark 524, j. w.
| Ousley 379, j. T. Meehan All, Robt Tucker
| 344, j. f. oowell 420; Watson, Smith, Sci
lers, Clark, Meehan and Sowell will have
the second race. For coroner, j. A. Sellers
4l0, w. E. Pate 32S, John W. Chapma an
525, f. ". Rivers 1876, 7. c. Skipper II.
Tne race now is between Chapman and
| Sellers