The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-26
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Baptist state convention will meet al
Orangeburg on Wednesday, Nov. 2S.
The Rev. A. Tarrant Dunlap of Carpen.
terra, Cal, a native of Anderson county,
came from the golden gate last week to
marry Miss Cicely h. Thomas of Spartan
burg.
AS we'll as can be estimated now the re-
ceipts from the state fair, exclusive of the
81, 500 appropriated by the legislature were
about $1,000. 1t is probable that when all
expenses are paid surplus Of 81, 900 will be
carried over to next year.
At Newberry, Douglass Coleman. who
was convicted of the murder of Ike Boxer,
has been sentenced by Judge Kershaw to be
hanged on Friday, Jan. IL. tombstone 6,
Cromer, his attorneys, made a motion for a
new trial, but the motion was refused.
Jim Perry (colored) who was republican
supervisor at Camden during the election.
has had Mesars. j. D. Deas, B. Frank Halle,
James l.. Halle and Thoaas Whitaker mr.
rested, charging that they intimidated him
by not allowing BIN to supervise the federal
election in Camden.
T. W. Lang Of Camden suffered severe
loss on last Tuesday night. His rice mill
was completely destroyed by FIRE. Some
one must have set ID or fire, as il could not
have caught Isl any other way. The loss is
50, 900. This mill was on MIR. Lang's place
across the river from Camden. His water
mill, close by, was not hurt.
The Congaree cotton mill at Columbus
has made good begi,ning. 10 Is already
working about three-fourths of its proposed
number of hands, and has orders ahead for
its full production fiom southern cloth
mills and from Philadslpha. The warns
turned out are pronounced 10 be of excellent
quality. The mill is in operation twelve
hours a day, the electric light being used
part of the time.
The old horse express sale at Columbia
was concluded Friday, and was the cause Of
a great deal of amusement. Probably the
most surprised and disguised purchaser was
the colored republican who paid so cents
for heavy box, which, when opened was
found TO contain 900 democratic tickets OF
1882. Main street, near the auction ROOM
is white with regulation ballots bearing the
names of Hugh 3. Thompson for governor,
and John G. Sheppard for lieutenant gov
ernor.
At meeting of citizens of Winnsboro,
Tuesday lit was enthusiastically determined
to build a cotton factory. j. NJ. Beatty was
elected chairman, J. Fl. Cummings secre-
tary. On motion subscription list was
opened at once, and over 300 shares were
subs cribed in few minutes. The value Of
the shares was fixed at 500 each On
motion a committee Of five was appointed
10 ueVlse pan OF operations, committee
of ten TO draft a charter and q committee
of five TO solicit subscriptions. The meet
ing adjourned to meet next Monday night.
At Columbia Tuesday, the sheriff closed
up the establishment of william Cronen-
berg, dealer in groceries ana liquors and
proprietor OF restaurant at the northwest
corner Of Main and Taylor streets. This
action was taken upon lot Of executions
representing from $1,000 to $500. John
G. Seegers is the principal creditor. The
total indebtedness is said ~ be about SO, 500,
which, it is believed, will be covered by the
stock in the establishment. Mr.. Cronenberg
has been embarrassed for several years,
largely because Of giving credit too freely
and persistently.
The following delegates have been APP
pointed by the governor TO represent South
Carolina at the southern interstate immi-
CRATIC convention, which is to be held in
Montgomery, Ala, on Dec IL: Maj. r. A.
Love, Chester; Col. B. f. Crayton, Ander-
son; Col. ID. p. Duncan, Union: Col. A p
Butler, Columbia; Maj. George b. Edwards,
Charleston; n. B. Dial, Laurens; G. Wan
ner, Walhalla; j. A. Brock, Anderson; L.