The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-06
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1t is expected at Camden that boat will
soon be put on the Nateree river.
A fruit, vegetable and flower show is the
latest proposed addition to Greenville's gala
week.
The Columbia Board Of Trade is pushing
its fight against the lard bill now before
| Congress.
The spring meeting of the State Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Society was held at
Columbia Wednesday.
Up to date 1856 applications for pensions
have been received by the Comptroller
General, and clerks of court are ordering
additional blanks for application by the
| hundred.
The Greenville Convention of the Episco-
pal church in the Diocese of South Caro-
| Ina will meet in st Johns church, WINS
boro, Wednesday, Rev. James q. Glass,
minister in charge.
The following architects are candidates
! for the position of resident architect of the
State capitol at Columbia: b. J. Bartlett,
| Little Rock, Ark; Herman Gobler, Green
vile; F. Niernsee, Columbia; Tilman Wat
son, Columbia; f. J. Schmidt, Columbia; E.
! b. Rutedge, Greenvlle; Abrams & Seyie,
! Charleston; e. r. White Charleston, and
| George w. Warning, Columbia.
Josh Henderson (coloredl, was found dead
| in his house, on DR.. Cadwell's place, near
| Newberry, on Wednesday. His head was
| in the fireplace and he was badly burned
down to his waist. Dr. Houseal, who made
| the examination, found a gun-shOt wound
in his skull, although his head was badly
| burned. Circumstances pointed to Tom
Sims as the guilty party, and he was ar
rested. 1t is supposed that the two were
| gambling and quarreled over the game.
| A woman resident of Hampton county,
IS years of age, modest and retiring in her
conduct and character, and for thirteen
years a consistent member of the
| Baptist church, for thirty years 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 pillow.
| She has dug one well, built five chimneys
and frequently split a hundred rails a day.
| She has a good homo, enjoys excellent
health, and is sending her children to school
regularly.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the State
| Grange was held at Columbia Wednesday
and Thursday. w. X. Thompson was
elected Worthy Master to fill the unexpired
term of j. n Lipscomb. j. W. Shelor was
elected a member of the Executive Com
mittee to fill the vacancy caused by the ex-
| piration of the term of j. w. Morris. w.
| +. Russell was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Mr.. Thompson.
| The Secretary was instructed to cast the
unanimous vote of the Grange Tor ". X.
Thompson as Interstate Commissioner.
A declaration having been filed in the
i Office of the Secretary of State by G. j.
| Huguenin, William NJ. Bird William Z.
Huger and W. A Raush, of Charleston,
Lowell M. Palmer, of New York, and w. S.
| Wymond, of Louisville, Ky, announcing
| their desire to form 1.-The Palmer Manufac-
turing Company, of Charleston" they were
commissioned, on Thursday, to do so. The
| principal place of business Of the company
will be Charleston, and its general purpose
the manufacture and sale of agricultural
| implements, barrels and all other articles
| usually made out of wood. The capital
stock is to be 500, 600 in , 1000 shares of 500
each.
| A steel steamship, the Caroline Miller, of
| foreign build, and d screw propeller has
| been purchased, and will arrive at George
town tomorrow, and direct connection with
! New York by steamship line will be es-
| toblished The Georgetown and Western
railroad is behind the project The road
is distributing circulars among the merch-
| ants and farmers of Georgetown. Horny
and Williamsburg counties, calling their
| attention to the immensely profitable nature
of the truck farming industry, and Offering
| to transport all such products to the North
ern markets at the same rates as are allowed
| the Charleston farmers 1t is the desire of
|
| ness into immense proportions.
The Supreme Court decision filedW ednes-
day. affirming the judgment of the court
| beloY in the case of the State VS.. the South
! Carolina Railway Company, is an impor-
! tant one to the people of Columbia. Charles
! ton and Georgetown, as 1t confirms the
verdict of the jury and Judge Wither-
/ spoons Judgment that the South Carolina
| railway bridge over the Congaree river
| Ia1 with wit min
! days. Tho bridge is the only obstruction
! to steamboat navigation between CRANKY
| landing, Just below Columbia, and the At
| lantic ocean, and when it is provided with
"A draw commerce with Columbia will spring
up along the whole line of the Santee Svs-
| tenn. The Legislature at its last session
| passed an act which Will require the placing
OF draw in this bridge, as well as certain
! others, within five months from this time
| Three congregations compose the union of
! n Campbellite church near Walterhoro
! This union was called to hold a business ses-
! sion at Evergreen church, near WATERFORD
on last Saturday, when Elder G. II. HERS,
as chairman, called the meeting TO order.
! The Rev. A. NJ Nicholson, who is Secretary
of the State board for this denomination.
| was present, and being the proper person to
examine into the credentials of the different
evangeliSts, he had interested himself and
/ had received communications which he
read, and which reflected discredit upon the
religious status of j. b. Boiling, an itinerant
preacher, who for some time has been occu-
| pying the pulpit of this little church Boil
| ing halls from AFFORD county, Kentucky
and is styled i'll one of the communications
read religious crank" but he has maze
many FRIENDS who give him their support
a conclusion was arrived at that the com
munications had nothing in them to war
rant his Gi-missal and the letters were con
signed TO the flames. Antagonism imme-
diately sprung up between the two divines,
and IA disagreement between them as to the
| propriety of using the church building for
/ n church festival led to hot words and final.
/ ~ eliminated in a general row in which the
/ congregation took sides and laid hold on
/ the preachers, forcibly throwing the Rev
| Mr.. Nicholson out Of one door Of the church,
| while Mr.. Boiling was hurredly pulled
through the other door by his friends