The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-16

dJHlN, was killed a rev udSS ago Il'fii 4ti'A-
way by a timber cart passing over his head.
He fell from the mule he was riding direct
ly in front Of one of the immense wheels Of
the cart
The turpcntine Still, glue shed and rosin
shed Of Mr. MEG Carraway, on Black river,
in Georgetown county were destroyed bJ
fire on Jan = About 200 barrels rosln and
p barrels Of crude turpentine were also dc
stroyed
The Comptroller Generals office is being
overwhelmed by inquiries about pensions.
Mr.. Werner is now having the proper pen
sion blanks prepared, and when they are
printed they will be distributed in every
part Of the State
Mr. Owen Carpenter. of Aiken, is a heavy
loser by the failure of Wallace AZ Wallace,
of Augusta. His losses are over $1,000, but
as his cotton was sold against his express
orders, he hopes 10 be able 10 recover some
thing from the wreck.
A negro laborer was killed and two 9th
ers were injured the other day by the dis
charge of blast on the work on the Three
Cs railroad III York county. The blast was
fired by electricity, and the operator claimed
that he had ordered all hands away before
he touched the wire TO the battery.
Frederick Biemann, of Teadrnghousen,
Kingdom Of Brunswick, Germany, is on
Nl7lL W MS DIOLlltTS, Hull -. DltuldIll uIii
Mr.. Henry Bemann, Of Walhalla Mr..
Biemann arrived in Walhalla during the
latter part of December. He and his
brothers had not seen each other i'll about
forty years
Tho Financial Board of the State. consist
ing ofthe Governor, Comptroller General and
State Tr asurer met Thursday and deSigna-
ted the Peoples Bank, Greenville; the BAN
berg Banking Company, Of Bamberg; the
Bank Of Cheraw, and the Bank Of Aiken as
additional repositories Of State funds, IN
creasing the total number Of such deposito-
ries to nineteen.
At Sumter all the parties wounded in the
recent shooting affray, are improving
rapidly Capt d. f. Keels has so far re
covered that he was removed on Tuesday
to his home at Lynchburg. Messrs. 2. G.
Bowman and K. Pennington are both inn
proving. The former is still confined to his
house, and the latter to his room at the
Jervoy hotel. Both are still in charge of
constablcs
The gentlemen who are pushing the mat
ter of the guarantee of interest on the Co
lumbia canal bonds have determined not to
hold the intended public meeting on the
Tuesday before election The guarantee is
considered such a certainty as to require no
argument to support it. The only question
is how large the majority will be and every
effort will be made to bring out the total
vote of the city.
The State is at present without an ar
mory, and the Adjutant General is busily
engaged in hunting for place where the
arms and ammunition belonging to South
Carolina can be stored. For a long time a
portion of the old college chapel has been
used for this purpose but the enlargement
of the chemical and mechanical depart
70 lns II tO hoVn addition.
al room, and the arms must be removed.
At meeting of the State House Commits
sion Wednesday it was decided to advertise
until Feb. l inviting applications for the
position of resident superintendent archi-
tect of the State House. to fill the vacancy
caused by Mr.. Nelson's removal. All APP
pications will have to be accompanied by
ample credentials, both as to the character
and competency of the applicant, and the
applications must be filed with Comptroller
General Werner by Feb. |.
Barnwell People: Last week Constable
Wheeler and a companion, of Sumter, came
to Barnwell with a warrant for Sam Mack,
colored who had killed a white man, name
unknown, in that county several years ago,
and had since evaded arrest. The warrant
was Endorsed by Justice Patterson, and the
constable and companion came up with
Mack near Mr.. b. +. Weathersbee's place,
in Richland township. Both parties drew
pistols, but neither fired, and
the negro and companion backed
off until he got a good chance to
give leg bail, when he made his escape.
Wheeler & Co. returned to Barnwell, and
took the train eastward. At Branchville
they met Mack, who had taken the train at
Williston. The town Marshal was sent for,
but Mack walked out into the darkness be-
fore he came.
Comptroller General Werner has issued
the following circular: "As there appears
to be some misapprehension as to the CON
Struction of the Act III relation to forfeited
lands delinquent lands and collection of
| taxes approved December a, 1887, County
Treasurers will be guided rs follows: The
| executions that were furnished some time
| since are not to be used, and the respective
| County TreaSurers are instructed to bring
the same with them to this office when they
| come TO make their settlements. After the
| ten days allowed for the collection of taxes,
with the IS per cent. penalty, as prescribed
| by Act of Assembly, XIX State. No.
343, page $50, has expired, County Treasur-
| ers will at once make out the warrants or
executions, in duplicate, in accordance with
| the form prescribed III the recent forfeited
| land act, giving the Sheriff the original, re-
| tanning the duplicate i'll their respective
offices. These executions relate to all delin-
quent or unpaid take real, personal and
| poll. For the protection of the Treasurer,
| he can take a receipt from the Sheriff if he
so desires Instructions relating to the set
| Elements will be issued hereafter. The exc
| cutions, in accordance with the form pre-
| scrbed, are now being printed and will
reach the Treasurers prior to Jan. 2l."