The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-02
SOUTH CAROLINA.

81, ID. DOuu mas tSIdOllSneu n wagon rae
tory at Centrevlle in Colleton cou ty.
Gov. Richardson has gone over to Claren-
don to spend few days in his native county.
An OK race was the occasion of the gath
ering of a large crowd near Port Royal last
Monday.
The sailship st. Mary, of New York, is
discharging "A cargo of railroad iron at Port
Royal for the Alabama Western railroad.
The directors of the Camperdown Mills
met at the office Of the company at Green
vile Thursday and declared semi-annual
dividend of per cent.
James G. Black an old and respected cit
izen of Greenville, dropped dead Thursday
in his jewelry store, being stricken with APP
oplexy. Mr.. Black was 81 years of age.
A 6-year-old child of Dule Green, col
ored, living near Paris Mountain, was
burned to death Thursday. The boy was
playing near the fire when his clothes caught.
In a cock fight between North Carolina
and South Carolina, which ended at Co
lumbia Thursday, North Carolina won the
odd battle in II and carried off the pot of
$500.
A new post Office has been established in
Fork township, of Anderson county, at the
residence of G. n. c. coleman, with that
gentleman as postmaster The Office WILDE
known as coleman.
James r. Davidson, of Newberry, re
Gently shot "A peculiar water fowl he found
swimming in Bush river. b. J. Ramage
who is well informed in orthodoxy. pro
nounced the bird swan.
A whaling vessel put into Port Royal
harbor two weeks ago in a damaged condi-
ton for repairs, and during the Christmas
holidays some If her crew deserted and
came ashore One or two of them are now
in Beaufort Jail.
At Beaufort it is understood that the agi-
tation over the phosphate rock business is
settled, at least until the meeting of the
next Legislature, and all the mines have
either gone to work or are preparing to do
so this week. II is underderstood that
work will be commenced on the new docks
at Port Royal early in January.
| Several large vessels passed through
| Beaufort river out into Bull river Thursday
where they Will load with phosphate rock.
| The great dredge belonging to the Brother
hood Mining Company has been repaired
and went out into Bull river last week
This is the dredge that lost her buckets
some time ago in forty feet of water. They
have been fished up, replaced and are now
at work again.
At Greenwood, Monday, Eph. Mays
and wife, Louisa, and Ed Dean and wife,
| CLANCY, the four negroes who we're detained
under arrest upon suspicion OF being impli-
Gated in the murder of Jake Burt, were
turned over to the Sheriff of Edgefield
county and carried back to Edgefield.
Louisa Mays, alias Louisa Burt, was the
wife of Jake Burt. and CLANCY, the wife of
Dean, is her daughter.
Friday Joe Green, colored laborer, was
shot. and it is believed, MORALLY wounded,
| by Cap Williams at the Hamlet just across
| the COngaree in Lexington county, known
| as New CRANKY. According to the informa-
ton Williams who is a young white man.
was sober at the time he committed the act.
| Green hired a horse from Williams and re-
| turned it in such a bad condition that it
afterwards proved to be- foundered.
Near Columbia Wednesday, Barron Refo
shot and killed large white wild swan at
| Killian's mill. Twice he shot at the bird ON
the wing. The shot glanced from its stiff
and armored wings Then the swan settled
down in the water close to Mr.. Refo, and he
fired again, striking it in the head and kill
ing it, 1t measured over seven feet
from tip to tip of the wings, and four feet
ten inches from the tip of its bill to the tips
of its web feet.
Under the recent act authorizing the city
| of Columbia to guarantee the coupons on
the canal bonds, the following resolution
was passed by the Council Thursday night:
| Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Columbia, in Council assembled,
that an election be held in tine said city on
! Jan. 10, 1883, for the purpose of determin-
ing the question whether the city shall guar
antee the bonds to be issued by the board of
trustees of the canal. That at such election
the ballot shall have written or printed
thereon Guarantee and No guarantee
! f.. b. Donald, postmaster at WILLIAMSON,
| has abSconded, leaving a shortage in his
| accounts with the department of over $500
On Tuesday Post Office Inspectors Moore
began the inspection of the accounts of the
office. He found a deficiency, which Donald
claimed he could account for, and they
We're TO complete the set. lement ON WedneS-
day night. That night, however, Donald
got a horse and buggy and left for parts
unknown. The books of the office show a
shortage of S6Sl, but Donald claims he has
forwarded $500, for which he had not re
| ccived returns. j. G. Rogers, s. j. Duck
worth and DR.. j. II. Donald are his bonds
men.
At st. Matthew'S a Coron sr's jury was
impanelled Thursday by Livingston, Coro-
ner Tor Orangeburg county, to hold an in
quest ON the body of +. b. johnson, (col-
ored who was wounded on Thursday, Dee
%, by blow delivered by j. A. Byrd, a
prominent citizen OF the town, from the
effects of which he died Wednesday. After
a careful deliberation the jury announced
the following verdict: THAT the said F.
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fllcted by j. A. Byrd, without any intention
70 do serious bodily injury to said r. b.
Johnson From the evidence elected at the
trial il appears that johnson entered the
store Of j. II. Loryea in an intoxicated con-
dition, and requested Byrd TO serve him
with liquor, which he declined to do. He
again asked 20 be served, and being again
refused he became boisterous, cursed Byrd
and advanced with knife toward him.
whereupon Byrd picked up tobacco cutter
and gave johnson blow on the side of the
head. From all appearances it did not
seem that he was the least hurt, as johnson
left the store very poaceably. He spoke out
side to several of Els friends and was seen
on the streets Friday and Saturday sun
day fever set in and commissions and death
ensued. r. r. Johnson was leader in
politics during Republican times.
a very distressing accident occurred at
Columbia Monday morning b. the wife of
Arthur {. Moore. lawyer and Clerk of the