The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-23
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
Mrs Mary Ann Powell, the oldest in
habitant of Greenville died Thursday night,
aged 81 years.
William Beverly Nash, one of the most
prominent colored men of reconstruction
times, died at Columbia Thursday
The Baptist church at Batesburg is still
without pastor. The church. by a unani.
nous vote, extended call to the Rev. T.
NJ. Galphin, of Orangeburg, but he did not
accept
Friday Comptroller General Werner
ISIS ed very explicit circular to the County
Auditors of the State in relation to their
duties in carrying out the law in regard to
forfeited lands.
Capt Robt w. Andrews, the famous pc
destrian, has returned to Sumter from Bos-
ton, with his dog Fido. Capt. Andrews had
an account of his life and adventures pub
lished in Boston, which he is now selling
lie is ~ years of age, and is as hearty as if
in the prime of life. He has probably
walked 5000 miles in the last three or four
years.
Luther Tramwell, a young white man
living in the upper section of Greenville
county, has run away from his wife. They
were married but recently, and it was APP
parently happy union. He went to Green
vile Thursday, however, and, selling his
mule and a lot of other membranes, he
left for Texas, leaving no information of
his destination.
A commission was issued Friday by the
Secretary of State to the "Greenville News
Company" The petitioners are Messrs. j.
f. Richardson, James l.. Orr, II. p Ham.
nett. John Furgerson j. w. eagle. w. f.
Beattie and +. A. Smyth. The object of
the company is to print the daily and
weekly NeicS, of Greenville, and to do job
printing The capital stock will be S15, 900
At Camden Friday combination car,
belonging to the South Carolina Railway
Company, was burned. No one seems to
have any idea what caused the fire, as the
brakesman says that all the fire was put out
the night before. 1t might have been a
serious confagration, as the car was in the
midst of others by the depot, had not the
construction train conductor moved the
cars around till he got the burning car on a
track where it could burn by itself.
At Greenville Thursday, two negroes,
Dandy Robertson and Bill Jones were be-
fore United States Commissioner Haw-
thorne on the charge of breaking open,
entering and robbing the post office in that
city. The Office was robbed on Sunday
night, the only booty secured being 81 p
left in the stamp drawer. Police Officer
Schlapbach worked up the case and secured
a confession from Jones. The commissioner
sent both parties up to trial i'll the District
Court.
There seems to be some misapprehension
about the value of real estate near Coluln-
bia. 1t is stated here upon competent au-
thority that except in the Sand Hills no
farming lands can be bought within five
miles of Columbia for so small a price as
so an acre. A tract adjoining that which
has been purchased by the university trus-
tees for experimental farm purposes was
sold about three months ago for $54 an acre
1t was the race track place" and its I90
acres brought So, 800 Good farming lands
a mile or two from Columbia are held at
from sos to $50 per acre
A meeting of the State Executive Con-
mittee of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation was held at the call of the chairman
Prof. ID. b. johnson, in Columbia last
Thursday evening. The time and place for
the meeting of the next State Conventionwas
one of the prin ipal matters discussed The
time decided on was March % to April |.
and a committee was appointed consisting
of Prof. johnson, Prof. Haynes and Mr.. J.
Fl. Woodrow, to correspond with the aSso-
Citations with a view of aScertaining where
the convention should next be held Green
vile and Florence were suggested to the
committee, but no official invitations wore
presented.
Adjt. Gen. Bonham has issued an impor-
tant circular to the volunteer troopS of
the State in regard to encampments' He
says II have the pleasure OF informing
you that the Legislature has again appro-
priated $4,000 for maintaining your re
spectlve organizations but did not give any
thing for an encampment. | need not urge
the necessity for an encampment, nor the
advantages TO be derived therefrom both to
generals staff field and line officers aud
men, rs 10y this means olly can a KNOWLEDGE
OF the principal duties of soldier be ac-
quired. From the experience gained ht the
initial encampment at Spartanburg last
fall am satisfied not only Of their great
utility, but also that one Of much
larger proportions can be held
the various commands be made early in this
campaign year by using the utmost econ
omy III expending the State quota and
other funds. | would urgently recon-
mend the commands already uniformed and
free from debt. to devote the greater part
or all of their quota Tor this and kindred
purposes, as plainly intended by the Legis-
lature, and not for personal Use or pleasure.
This department is now able through the
hberality of the last Congress to draw
tents, cooking utensils etc, sufficient for
all our needs This will enable the troops
to meet together at the lowest cost possible
Subsistence stores can be bought at whole
sale on good terms, thus enabling each man
to learD, by actual experience, how 10 take
care himself should unfortunate circum
stances call him into the field The circu- |
lar further states that an experienced sof- |
icer will gladly be detailed by the War De |
partment TO attend the encampments of the
troops. All the inspections will be held
early in the spring.
Phillips Digestible Cocoa