The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-19

A Christian church has been organized at
Varnville.
parsonage is to be built by the Presby-
terians of Walterboro.
The Episcopal church building at Wins
boro is approaching completion.
The city council of Sumter offers the
Eutawville railroad land enough for its
depot, free of cost and taxes.
Miss Anna Salby has been appointed post
master at Selvern, Aiken county, and
Joseph E. w. Halle has been appointed to a
similar position at Flat Rock, Kershaw
county.
The subject of the new county is again
being agitated at Florence. With county
seat at that point new life would continue
to flow through that community, it is
| claimed.
The lighthouse board in its ANNUAL report
to the Secretary of the Treasury has recon-
| mended the establishment of several new
light stations in Charleston harbor and
| along the South Carolina coast.
Henry Thompson, editor and proprietor
of the Darlington NetOS, is at Washington
visiting his father, Assistant Secretary
pleasant call upon President Cleveland
Monday.
L. E. Smith, republican candidate for
Hon. George d. TIllman. His only grounds
are the election laws. He has pretty poor
case and even though the judges will be
ION his side" they can hardly help him.
The sheriff and clerk of the court made a
considerable show in the Spartanburg
county papers last week, but the sales of
land will not be as large as they were last
yer. There are 2,76l acres advertised, ard
half of this, or more is for partition
amongst heirs. Besides this land there are
three lots each in different town.
A telegram has oeen received at Benefits
VILE by Sheriff b. A. Rogers from Gov.
Richardson that Charles Dupre's sentence
had been COMMITTED to thirty years i'm
prisonment He was to have been hanged
on Nov. % for killing Joe Brown, a boy Z
years old, June 10, but as he was only 9
years old, petition was sent to the gov
ernor to have his sentence COMMITTED
AT Yorkville Evangelist Leitch has bean
preaching twice day for the last ten DAYS.
His services are largely attended. In Ian
guage more vigorous than elegant he points
out the dark spots upon the souls of the sim
ners of Yorkville. The local ministers are
giving him their moral support. A theatrical
troupe intended to play In the opera house,
but only one ticket was sold, and the actors
went to hear Leitch preach.
AT Spartanburg the Air Line road crosses
Church street in deep cut. The ground is
porous and is liable to cave in. BY degrees
the cut has been widening, and now the
safety of the bridge is endangered. Tho
city council have notified the agents of the
road of this fact, but NJ steps have been
taken to repair the bridge. The company
should build good brick or stone wall at
the GRO sing so that a bridge could be kept
perfectly safe.
Neal Stevens. a negro boy, was tried at
Ehpafinld fha
Emanuel Wise 1t appeared that the pris-
oner and Thomas Sligh on the night of the
homicide had a difficulty, during the
progress of which Sigh presented his pistol
upon Neal and made every effort to shoot
him. The latter. recognizing and appre-
ciating his danger, fired upon the former,
but missed his mark, the ball planting itself
in the person of Emanuel and producing
instant death. The jury justified the prs
oner in firing upon Sigh and acquitted him,
There was general Jail delivery at Cam
den last week. All the prisoners were col
ored and in for the following offences:
Henry Gather, Louisa Simmonds and
Charles jackson, for larceny; Levi Moore,
for breach of contract. and Edward Bush,
for burglary and larceny. Edward Bush
was the ringleader. Under his directions
as the jailer, Mum, came to feed them at
l o'clock p. m, they overpowered him.
choking and bruising him, took away the
keys and made for the river swamp. Louisa
Simmonds was recaptured very soon after
ward at the rear of the colored graveyard.
None Of the prisoners, except the woman,
have been recovered.
Alfred Mitchell, colored youth charged
with the murder of Laura Payne, was
tried at Edgefield last week. The killing.
which occurred on Aug. 10, last, on tn
plantation Of A. C. Stalworth, in the eastern
section Of the county, was admitted, il being
commended on the part Of the defendant tina,
it was purely accidental, and many wit
nesses were introduced to establish this yer.
sion Of the affair The state, on the other
hand, proved by several witnesses that the
defendant had threatened to kill the de-
ceased on account Of previous conduct dis
pleasing to him, and had deliberately shot
her The jury split the difference and found
verde of manslaughter, with a recon-
mendation ID mercy.