The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07
SOUTH CAROLINA.


A most destructive fire occurred in Charles
ton soon after p. m Tuesday. 1t started
i'll one Of the compartments OF the union cot
ton press the principal owner of which is the
firm of Pelser, Rodgers q Co. Two thousand
bales of cotton were destroyed, involving a
loss of over 100000, fully covered by insur-
ance. The union presses were burnt in 1879,
ana were built the same year. In 1884 the
insurance companies required the warehouse
to be rebuilt in fireproof sections. The union
press warehouse thereupon divided into thir-
teen compartments OF 200 bales capacity
each. The fire started today in the compart-
ment adjoining the press, and the flames
quickly spread to the adjoining compartment
In the first there were ! POO, most of which
were destroyed The second contained about
1100,most of which were burnt or damaged by
water. The loss is fully covered by insurance
in northern and eastern companies. The fire.
mon got the flames under control about p. m,
but it will be several days before the fire will
be entirely eXtinguished.
A special dispatch from Newberry says that
Miss Mamie +. Edwards for some time house
keeper at the Fallow house, appeared before
Trial Justice Blease, this afternoon and swore
out a warrant charging Alfred Wilson, of Hell
ena, with making way with a child in 1885.
1t appears that Miss Edwards gave birth to an
Legitimate child, and that it was turned over
to Wilson to make way with. Miss Edwards
says this was done by force and against her
consent by the father OF the child. Upon this
affidavit the trial justice committed Wilson to
laN. Other persons are said to be .inySlve ed,
ard sensational developments are expected.
Charleston has been rejoicing over the cap
ture by detectives of the burglars who have
been operating there for the past six months.
They were captured at five O'Clock this morn
ing at their den on Meeting street Their
names are Andrew Gibbs and James johnson,
with q dozen aliases. B0fh are negroes under
twenty years of age, There can be no doubt
that these two crooks arc the ones who have
tcrrori2ed TfI0 entire city for several months,
for the detectives found in their nest 4 large
assortment of plumber which filled up a room
at the main police station. The news of the
arrest was buletined carly in the morning and
the stationhouse has been crowded all day by
victims in search of missing articles. One of
the burglars made \ confession and told how
they had robbed over fifty houses within the
last three months.
Six children of Lester Singletary, a col
ored man of Clarendon county, were
burned to death Thursday night. The parents
locked them up in the house about seven
o'clock, aud went off to negro church about
two miles away, where religious revival was
in progress During their absence the house
caught on tiIe and was burned to the ground.
The six children persisted in the flames. The
oldest child was girl about thirteen years old,
the next boy about ten. three girls aged re-
spect1vely nine, SIX and three years, and the
youngest an infant of thirteen months.
Tho model woman has been found
She is n resident OF Hampton county, forty
three years OF age, modest and retiring in her
conduct and character. For thirteen years she
has been q consistent member of the Baptist
church. Circumstances have required her to
follow n course of laborious life generally re-
garded as unsuited to her SEX but she has met
its duties braVoly, deserving and receiving the
respect Of all who know her. For thirty years
she has followed the plow and engaged in the
usual round of farm labor. Last year she
made nine bales of cotton, besides provisions,
with one plow She has dug one well, built
five chimneys, and frequently split a hundred
rails day She has good home of her own,
enjoys excellent health and is sending her
children TO school regularly. Her life is an
eloquent rebuke to many strong men who have
not equalod her honorable record.