The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-24
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
There is sope talk of organizing mill
tary company at Lexington.
TIE young men of Chesterfield propose to
organize military company.
A Young Mems Christian Association has
been organized at Walterboro.
w. A. Brown has been elected president
of the Marion Fair Association.
There is some talk of organizing build
ing and loan association at Chesterfield.
A lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen has been instituted at Chester
The trustees of the Methodist church at
Georgetown propose to improve the p4rson-
age.
| It is said that traces of iron ore have besn
found near st. Matthew's, in Oraugeburg
| county.
Two hundred and fifty tons of new steel
rails have been received for the Barnwell
railroad.
A number OF the best farmers around
Williamson are making arrangements to
move to Texas.
The section of Marion county known as
the West Side" is jubilant over the new
county of Florence.
All tde counties Of the state have military
| companies with tho exception of Oconee,
Lexington and Chesterfield.
At Columbia Friday the stock of Turner
Weller was sold at puolic auction by Theo-
| dore Pollock, under an attachment of Sheriff
Rowan.
James Stewart of Longtown, irfield
county has corn two years Id and fodder
three years old. He makes all of his meat
at home
The alliance has elected Mr.. S. J. Hester
of Spartanburg as their general state agent,
to make all arrangements for the alliance
supplies.
The gin house ON Chancellor Johnson's
Brushy Bay plantation, in Marlboro, was
recently destroyed by fire. Loss, $1,000;
no insurance.
William Foxworth, superintendent of
Capt. w. s. Ellerbe's plantation, in Marion
| county, a few days ago had his hand badly
| mangled in a cotton gin.
Fine beds of granite have been discovered
| on the plantation of Col. D. A. Dicke t, in
NeNberry county, near the Spartanburg,
| Union and Columbia railroad.
The Columbia Electric Light company
have recently added fifty-dynamo TO their
| plant. This new dynamo will increase their
present power by fifty arc lights.
During the last thres terms Of court for
Darlington county twenty-nine C lses of as
sault and battery came up for trial and
there were only thirteen convictions.
Stephen Mingo, who recently carried off
trunk containing 1865 from the residence
of C. Harris of Folks store, has been capt
ured and lodged in the Collston Jail.
Fifty looms have been placed in position
| in the Standard Cotton Mills of Rock Hill
Tho remaining one hundred and fifty looms
are expected to arrive III a short time.
Thomas F. Mellow, democratic county
chairman Of Lancaster, has formed part.
nership with Messrs. Wilson & Wilson, and
will move to Rock Hill to practice law.
At Chester Sheriff Hood dreamed that
$50 secured by iorger, was sewed up in
the sleeve of the prisoners coat. The next
morning he investigated, and the dream
proved true.
A. B. Bowden, of Pendleton, has made a
success OF growing tropical sugarcane. He
claims that he can make one hundred gal
Ions of syrup to the acre. The cane ripens
up to the seventh joint.
The Port Royal Railroad Company, the
second largest taxpayer in Blrnwell
county sent its check for S6,0S5 IS to TTe,s-
urer Kirkland few DAYS ago in payment
of its dues for the last fiscal year.
The South Carolina Railway Company is
having All artesan we'll bored at BlackyiIle
A depth of over 300 feet has
been reached, and it is expected that per-
petual flow will be secured at 500 feet. if
not sooner.
lno OONSIhOI udS pttTuOueu kAnsel CtllS-
ohm, who was convicted of larceny at the
February term of Court, 1888, in b aufort
He was sentenced by Judge Adricl to the
penitentiary for three years. The pc ition
in favor of his pardon was a strong one.
A plot was Matched in jail at Chester
to overcome the sheriff Wednesday morn
ing when he should come. up to give the
prisoners breakfast. One of the prisoners
disclosed the conspiracy before it could he
MT infD ODaratiCN and the rim crlnaHaf. vya
put into safer quarters.
At Columbia the Farmers Alliance ap-
pointed n committee to investigate the
fertilizer business and prices 10 the farmers
This committee recommended that the
farmers reduce their purchases, claiming
that they had used about twice az much
fertilizers on the last crop as was necessary
the committee will officially recommend
to all farmers of the state that they make
sparing use of fertilizers this year. As
most Of the fertilizer companies now have
their supplies for the season and as the alli-
ance expect 10 decrease the demand the
farmers accordingly anticipate h reduction
in price.
The colored people of Columbia evidently
intend to have grand celebration Of
Emancipation Day. Extensive preparations
are being made for the celebration, they ex-
pect TO have two thousand men in the line
OF procession. All the colored churches, the
Wise Men, the firemen the Odd Fellows
the Knights of Labor and all the charitable
societies, forty in number, are expected to
participate.
At Bamberg, few nights since, Robert
Morris while suffering from delirium
tremens, rushed into mousse and sa that
he was being pursued by band Of negroes
bent on lynching him. The negroes in the
house FASTENED out TO get assistance. While
they were gone Morris disappeared. II was
inferred that he had fallen into the hands Of
his pursuers and suffered death. After
twenty-four hours a big searching party
found Morris alive aud perceived his true
condition.
lntendant s. W. Hand of Graham's is
improving. Last Thursday he ordered
Marshal Ray 90 return TO a negro a half
dollar which the negro had deposited 10
recover his loose horse. Ray refused, and
the intendant told him to appear before the
council 10 account for 1t. Ray cursed
Hand, and then dealt him severe blow on
the head with his pistol crushing his skull
Ray then left, but returned on Saturday.
lie was arrested and gave BOND for his APP