The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-22

Bulls old stand NJ. Brady of Yeallsville,
n. c., next door to Spahr's jewelry store,
and Mr.. Miller, at Railroad corner.
A gang of expert pickpockets ''got i'm
some of their fine work among the dele
gates to the judicial convention at Sumter
last week. Among the victims were Dele
gate j. B. Skinner Of Georgetown, who lost
a silver watch; Solicitor Gilland, whose
purse, containing $40 in money, was stolen,
and Stenographer l.. |. Parrot, who was
also relieve d Of his pochetbook and its con
tents.
A terrible accident occurred at Bishop
vile Sunday. A little daughter of David
E. Durant while playing at the house of
j. p. .Kigore, fell over rug and struck her
chin against the edge of a trundle bed,
| which broke her neck death being almost
| instantaneous Her sister, only 10 years
old, was so shocked by the accident that she
died Monday morning from the effects.
The mother and eldest sister were made
critically ILL.,
| The Duval house, at Winnsboro, kept by
Mrs. NJ. A. DuYal, was DESTROYED by fire on
the night of Oct H. Owing to some delay
in getting the engine to work, the fire was
soon beyond control. About half the fur
niture was saved, but all the kitchen furni-
ture and the provisions were lost. A. W.
| Brown, who roomed in the hotel, sustained
ing. His wife did not save a change of
clothing. She awoks almost suffocated
with smoke, and barely made her escape
The total loss is 81, 000 with insurance Of
| about 800.
The Ellenton correspondent of the News
wrote as follows on Saturday last: "W. i.
Ashley, a prosperous farmer, died a. this
place Thursday night, after short illness.
He was the owner Of the largest and best
a.
Young wife and two children.-James
Dicks, a colored train hand on the Port
Royal road, was knocked from the train
and seriously, if not fatally injured, Friday,
near Beach Island. He was ascending a
ladder on the side of car while the train
was in motion, and was struck by a tele-
graph pole which had been placed too near
the track by the Davis Kaolin Company,
who are erecting building on the right Of
way"
The synod of South Carolina, in Its pro-
ceedngs at Greenwood Tuesday, di ap-
proved the action Of the faculty and board
of directors Of the theological seminary in
prohibiting the seminary students from at
tending the lectures of DR.. Woodrow at the
University Of South Carolina, by q vote Of
- to 45, and also adopted a resolution pro-
testing against any proposition to remove
the seminary at Athens, &C., from the
bounds of the synod. Contemplated re-
noval to Atlanta provoked this action.
The synod adopted resolution Monday
disappointing the recent action Of the
Charleston Presbytery in reference to pub
lie contention against the action of the gem
eral assembly in the Woodrow case by a
vote of % to So.
Tie Magnetic Iron Ore and Steel Com
pany recently chartered by the secretary of
state, has purchased the greater part of the
magnetic iron ore lode near the town of
Blacks, and are projecting the building of
steel furnace and rolling mills on the line
of the Three Cs road near that town. The
price paid for the property is said to have
been 500, 600 1t is SAID to contain an in
eXhaustible supply of the finest quality of
magnetic steel ore, free from phosphorlc o.
sillcic acid, which peculiarly fits it for the
manufacture of steel by the Bessemer pro.
cess In close proximity to these ores are
extensive deposits of oolitic limestone of the
very best quality for fluxing purposes
The property is flanked on the south side by
large deposits of manganese, the manganese
and limestone being two substances
necessarily the manufacture of steel by the
Bessemer process. This, then, leaves moth
| ing TO be transported to the furnaces be:id q
coal and coke, which the Three C's will soon
be ready to supply. 1t Is somewhat remark
able that Birmingham money should be
brought to South Carolina and be invested
in iron ore, but it is still more strange that
recently large sum Of money is said to
have been invested by Charleston capital
ist in the same kind of property near Biz
mingham which the Birmingham men have
purchased at Blacks A part of this prop
erty was bought twelve years ago for $50,
and has been sold to the new company for
$l2500.