The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
SOUTH CAROLINA.


At Camden last week the Watsree river
rose to the highest point it has ever reached.
Every store house in Darlington Is now
occupied, except the building from which
Dr. Boyd moved when he opened his new
drug store.
The department of agriculture has re-
ceived a number of valuable contributions
to the state exhibit to he made at the
Augusta exposition.
Wallhalla is going to have a gala
week y The committee of the Oconee
Driving Association has completed its pro
gramme for the stock show to be held on
Oct. TO- IL. and r..
The municipal election was held at Aiken
Monday, with the following result: Mayor,
F. E. Sommer wardens, Is. T. ChattielI,
Henry Hahn, H. F. Warneke, Henry
Busch, j. g. Phillips and L. E. Smith.
d. F. Houston, resident Of Darlington,
has been elected principal of the graded
school II Spartanburg, S. G.. Mr.. Houston
is a graduate Of the South Carolina college,
and has been a tutor Of Latin and Greek IN
that institution.
The governor has appointed T. R. Trim
mier clerk of court Of Spartanburg county,
vice F. NJ. TRIMMER, deceased lie has ac-
cepted the resignation of j. u. Chnkscales,
school commissioner of Anderson county,
to take effect Sept. 20.
John F. Rhoads, thrifty farmer Of the
| Hunters Chapel neighDOrhOod. was on his
way to Bamberg, Tuesday, with two. bales
| OF cotton ON his wagon, when his mules be-
came uumanageable and he was thrown
from lis wagon and instantly killed.
Joseph +. Remington, who shot John
Bowers several weeks ago, in Lancaster,
has surrendered to the sheriff. He gave
bond Monday In the sum of $500 to
answer to the charge of assault and oattsry
with intent TO kill, at the approaching term
OF the court.
Mai. NJ. G. Zeigler had his head cut off
by car wheel within mile of Abbeville
Thursday. He was clerk of the court and
very popular The train had stopped for
wood ard water and Maj Zeigler got oR.
! He probably made a misstep i'll trying to
board it after it started.
Friday was the date set for the hanging
at Pick9ns court house of Thomson Alexan-
| der an old white man, who was tried at the
last term of court in Pickeus for the muir
dor Of his wire in cold blood and was con-
! victed and sentenced by Judge Wallace TO
be hanged on Sept ii. Counsel for the de-
Tense appealed, and pending the appeal sou
tence is suspended. For this reason the
hanging did not come off.
| At Columbia, Thursday, DIR. A n. Talley
took his place as regent of the state lunatic
asylum, filling the vac incy caused by the
death of Capt. w. B. Stanley. The present
population of the asylum is 667, as large a
number of patients as has ever been gath
cred within its walls. The changes in the
old asylum building, made in order to pro-
vide accommodations for twenty additional
patients, are nearly completed, but as the
| number of patients is expected to exceed
700 next year, there will be need of still
further provision for tneir lodging.
Wash Boozeman reached Greenwood
Monday from Dyson's on the Columbia and
| Greenville railroad, by private CONVEYANCE,
and reported that about midnight Sunday
night the citizens of that place had taken
refuge from the floods on the houses and in
the tree tops. While Mrs. Clark, an elderly
lady, was being removed from her house by
two men the boat capsized and she was
drowned. The men saved themselves in
trees. The body was recovered on Tuesday.
Mrs. Robinson j. Coon and five small
children took refuge on the top of stable.
The horses were drowned, but the family
were rescued on Monday morning so be-
numbed that they were helpless. At last
accounts the water was recedng rapidly.
A very serious difficulty occurred be-
tween some citizens of Clifton, Monday
on their way home from Spartanburg
William BULGE and William Mckinney be-
came involved in a difficulty over some
trivial matter. and Richard Jenkins at
tempted to separate them. During the
fight Mr. BULGE shot Messrs. KcKinney
and Jenkins. He made no attempt to evade
arrest after doing the shooting, and
acknowledged doing it, but claims that he
shot Mckinney in self-defense and Jenkins
accidentally. 1t is thought that Jenkins
will die, aud the chances for McKinney's
recovery are not good. Jenkins was. wounded
in the abdomen, and Mckinney in the
breast. BULGE has been committed to Jail
TO await the result of the wounds. Whisky
was the cause of the trouble.
Gibbet Clark (colored) was arrested at st.
Matthews, Wednesday, on a warrant issued
by Trial Justice Paulling for the burning
of George w. Arthur's stables in MAY, 1887
Mr.. Arthurs room was robbed while he was
at the fire, and the articles of clothing, etc,
stolen, though concealed for SO long, have
at last led to the naturalization of the in
cendiary. A vest and pocketbook founi in
Clark's possession were proved to be Mr..
Arthur's, and in the pocketbook was letter
addressed to Clark. His explanation of
how he obtained them was exceedingly
''lame, and he was promptly put III jail
1t is hoped that this arrest will lead to the
arrest of others connected with the burn
ing. about the same time, of the barns of
F. j. Buyck and j. A. Byrd, and the more
recent attempt on the dwelling of Capt. F.
| Nj. Wannamaker.
Two miles east Of Johnston, Emanuel
Wise, negro man about 20 years of age,
received his death wound at the hands of
Neal Stevens, another negro about the
same age, on last Saturday night. Upon
the night in question the deceased, Neal,
and another negro, by the name of Thomas
Sharp, were attending a frolic on Mr.
Bartley's place, during the progress of
which Stevens and Sharp became involved
in difficulty, which soon developed into
blows; that the latter made an effort to
strike the former with a stick as he was at
tempting to back out of the door of the
house, whereupon Stevens drew his pistol
and fired upon Sharp. Missing wide his
mark, the ball took effect above the right
eye of the Innocent and uuoffendiag nan
uol, who was in no way connected with the
difficulty. The deceased fingered until
Sunday night in an unconscious state
Stevens escaped.
Tho recent heavy rains in the state have
done great damage to railroads and crops.
At Darlington cotton is injured % per
cent, in Clarendon county so per cent.
and in Hampton county 80 per cont
John c. Seegers is the hea West loser on the
& lngaree river. o. the 1000 acres on his
three farms not ten acres are out of water.
He had 200 acres each in cotton and corn,
and 100 in peas, planted on shares with the
state, and had just purchased bagging for
800 bales Of cotton. It is not certain that