The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-11
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Electric lights and water works are on
the tapis at Sumter.
The newly organized flying artillery of
Columbia has forty-four members.
At AshepoO preparations are being made
for the mining of phosphate rock in the
river, in which it is said the rock is pl6nti-
full and Of good quality.
Methodist church has been organized
at Sally, on the Blackville, Newberry and
Aston railroad. 1t has been determined to
erect at once building to cost 81, 500.
Gov. Richardson has received an invita-
ton from the chief of the Anderson fire de-
partment, requesting his presence at the
Anderson tournament. 1t is suggested that
the governor review the procession and give
the people a talk upon the opening day, and
then remain in Anderson throughout the
tournament. Gov. Richardson, while
anxious to attend, is uncertain whether he
will be able to do so.
Ashepoo reports that while the recent
heavy rains have very much retarded the
hoeing and no doubt set back the growth
of the rice, the crops are generally fine, and
with an ordinary season bountiful harvest
may be expected. A salt river, one of the
great evils in rice planting, will scarcely
trouble the planters again this season on
this river, as the recent freshet has left the
river full of pure water.
A recent act of congress authorized the
purchase from the pOverty-stricken family
OF Gen Shields of the sword presented to
him in lS47 by the state of South Carolina
in testimony of his services in the Mexican
war. The act authorizes the purchase of the
sword at the price paid for it by South
Carolina. The secretary of the state has now
been requested to furnish the information
as TO the cost of the sword. It's cost is
variously stated from 5000 to $4,000
At Spartanburg, two or three months ago,
Capt r. r. Miles fell from his barn loft and
broke his leg just above the ankle. He had
medical attention and the best of nursing,
much swollen, and remained SO. Five or
six weeks after the injury the doctors de
cided that amputation was necessary.
When the leg was cut off it was ascertaiued
that not only the bones were broken, but
that the ankle was crushed aud there never
had been any chance of healing Although
| about 60 years of age he has rallied, and is
on the road to recovery.
At Camden a day or two ago Robert G .
Ellerbe, charged with the murder of a
negro employc, was acquitted on the
| ground of self-defense. Ellerbe, by his
own testimony, shot the negro through the
| head with his pistol He saw no weapon II
the deceased's hand, but the deceased curSec
him and approached him. coming up the
steps of the defendants house and threaten
| ing to kill him that night, when he shot
| him The negro accused the defendant OF
| spreading derogatory reports about hi
1 wife The only eye witness TO the deed was
| Mary Thorn, the cook, who corroborated
| Ellerbe's testimony.
Some time ago, Mrs. Martha Fouche Of
Laurens applied for n pension. 1t wa
stated in her application that she had
| prior to 1861, married William McCole
| who, while confederate soldier, died a
Richmond in March, 1868, Of measles anC
pneumonia. In August. 1865, she married
| BENJAMIN Fouche, who had been a colfed
crate soldier, and he died in 1877 The ap
plicant was in very poor circumstances
She based her application upon the service;
Of her first husband. The application wa
refused. Comptroller General Werner ha
now received from T. p. MCGOWAN, of tn,
law firm of Bennett & McGowan, of Lau
rens, a request for the application Of Mrs
Fouche, together with the written actor
of the board, as he desires to bring the cas-,
before the supreme court under a writ Of
mandamus, to get construction of tht
pension act.
w. G. LeDuc, United States commissions
OF agriculture, is still enthusiastic upon tn,
subject Of South Carolina raised tea He il
living in Hasting, Mimi, and writes Com
missioner Butler as follows: II have beer
looking for some notice Of an effort {,
establish tea cultivation in your state, hop
ing that you might have taken up the ex
detrimental tea farm at Summerville which
was unwisely dropped by my successor il
| Office You can make tea in South Caro-
lima better and cheaper than they make j
in India. The tea had made from leave
grown in South Carolina was pronouncei
by New York brokers India tea of higi
grade, made in the province Of Assam anS