The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-10

health officer between Dupont, Ga, and
Live Oak: "Where do ypu come from
Where bound Got fifty Fifty cents,
ladies' half price" The question Il isea
Does the government permit this system
OF highway robbery Z If not, a govern
mem otIicial does Dupont or Live Oak
permit 1t !
Wednesday night, in North Gainesville,
as II rry Hutchinson AM others were re-
moving some chickens purchased from
George Ellis, they were watched by col
ored man VINO is we'll known in the neigh
borhood. As the chickens Were being
placed i'll the coop dog belonging to tie
next house became mucA excited at ,ome
object between the two houses. InVestiga-
ton developed the fact tlaC tne negro h d
secreted himself, and was only awaiting al
opportunity to walk off with the fowls.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Judge Aldrich is holding court at Ches-
terfield. The docket is light.
There were only two deaths in Camden
during Ausu one white ald one coiored
The militia of the Pee-Dee sc ion will
have a competitive drill at the Darlington
far.
A wild storm did considerable damage to
the corn crop in Chesterfield county re-
Gently.
Lieut.. William T. Howard, U. s. A.,
died at his fathers residence in Marion
on SPIT. 2.
The Chesterfield Alliance has resolved to
dispense with the use OF jute bagging ere
gardlsss of consequences"
The Aiken Driving Park and Amuse-
ment Association has declared a dividend
of 20 per cent for the past Year
A coored Farmers Alliance will be o.
gsnizAd at Chesterfield Court House on
Sept l. T. c. Pratt IS the orgalzr
Near Oakland negro employe at the
mill of D. w. Alderman & Co was ran
| over by a tram car and instantly killed on
the evening of Sept. 6. He was native OF
Sumter county, where his remains were
| conveyed after the coronor's inquest was
held.
Ms sarah j. Neal died IN Darlingto
c1u lty Tuesday. Sac was 30 years old and
was the only person in the county drawing
pension from the United States govern
ment on account of the war of the revolu-
lion. Her husband served in the continental
army.
The capital stock of the Peoples Bank OF
| Darlington, amounting to $4,000, has been
paid in. nesting will he called on Oct.
to determine VIII Their the st OK shall be
increased b. 10000. Friends of the bank
| think that there will be no d tiiculey in get
making working capital Of $4,000.
The corporators of tho Aiken County
Loan and Savings Bank have fled their re-
| turn of organization, and a charter has been
! issued. Over 30 per cent. OF tho capital
stock of $4,000 mas been paid IN. W W.
| Wooisey is president, w. NJ. Hutson vice
pres dent and J. w. Ashhurst cashier. Tue
directors are w. w. Woolsey, w. NJ. Hut
son, w f. Warneke. II. H. Hail. H. b.
! hal - II u,
liams Jr., and j. w. Ashhurst.
Application was filed in the secretary of
states office at Columbia Friday for a char
ter for the Mutual Garnet company of
| Charleston, aud "A commission was issued.
| The capital stock of the com any Is to be
$1,000, in shares of 800 each Its declared
purpose is h. deal in carpets, mating, up
no steering goods, drygoods, etc, at whole
sale and retail in the city of Charleston.
The corpoI ators are Ii, w. Walker, II. c.
Mazyck, George NJ Trenholm, r. G. Rhett
and NJ. j. PoWes.
Daniel Doug ass (colored) aud Emma
| Doug ass (whlte) were taken before Justice
Mule, at Columbia Wednesday, charged
by Chief Of Police Graham with violating
the laws OF tn state in living toget ler L,
man and wife. Toe defendants claimed
that they had married in Newbarry but as
the marriage between the races IS pro-
hiDited, toe parties are in the eyes of the
law III: married, and they We're committed
to await trial. The witnesses were bound
over in tie sum of $500 each.
The penitentiary directors held regular
monthly meeting at Columbia Wednesday
but the only business of interest transacted
was a C Moderation of the C SOS of two con
victs, AMI the recommendation that their
sentences be committed. Ebert William
OF E getiel has served five years OF lite
sentence for arson. In view OF t fact tnat
the evidence against him was very slight
and purely circumstancial the board has
reason TO doubt his guilt, and rec )m-
mended the communication of his sentence
to imprisonment TO date. lie rests
under sentence Of one years Imprisonment
for burglary, which will be served out be.
ginning from the time the governor shall
accede to the recommendation of the direc
tors for communication in the arson case.
Llzz Mills Of Union has served four or five
years of a life sentence for infanticdo She
was not present when the murder of the
infant occurred and the directors have
great doubt of her Implication in the crime.
he governor il asked To commute her son
tcnce to date
AT Bamberg about | O'clock Thursday
morning the residence of Mrs. Ellen Steed-
ley. who lives alone with a little boy wears
Old, was visited by some man Whether
her up ami said that he had ben sent for
her TO g. and sit up with a certai young
lady VINO, he said, was quite sick Mrs.
Steedley refused on the gr ,und of not being
well. He theu departed, but returned
again In about thirty minutes and attempted
, to break in through the window.
Mrs. Steedley screamed at the ton
Of her voice for help. and
. finally succeeded in arousing some of
her neighbors, who went TO her assistance.
But the villain, instead Of ri Mug away as
was expected, only concealed himself near
by the h-u'e, it being very dark. and whom
: help had arrived opened tire on them with
pistol Fortunately no one was hur'. aud
those who happened to be prepared returned
} the fire. This was ept up until a inesseu.
ger was sent nearly half u mile away for
addii 2nal forces, but whoa they arrived he
took his depar ure, shooting and being shot
at. None Of the roscuing party were hurt
butt ixbebsved the unknown villain wa
wonudel. y
Capt. j. a. Peterkin of Fort Motto. widely
known as one Of the largest and most sue
cessful cotton planters in the state was in
Columbia Friday for tho purpose Of testing