The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-20
SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Greenville cotton seed oil mill began
the manufacture of fertilizers Thursday.
and exp cts to turn out about thirty-five
tons daily.
A telegram from Cheraw conveys the in
formation that Col. B. G. Cash. who has
been dangerously ill, is improving, and is
expected to recover.
Exclusive of the many private banking
institutions. there are outside of Columbia
and Charleston twenty-seven chartered
banks in South Carolina
The trustees of the Columbia canal are
sending out circulars to the different banks
Of the State endeavoring to induce them to
take stock in the Columbia canal.
Twenty three years ago Friday night
Sherman's army was gloating over the de
struction Of the capital of South Carolina
and the misery of its inhabitants.
The Comptroller General, Friday, sent to
the clerks of courts in this State a printed
form, which was prepared by the board,
and is to be filled out by all applicants for
pensions.
Col. r. c. Watts, of Laurens, will be
| candidate for election as Solicitor of the
Seventh Circuit in the next campaign. Mr.
George f. Prince, of Anderson, will be
! candidate in the Eighth Circuit.
The case against Sam Albergctie, at
! Beaufort charged with throwing his wife
| III the fire, assault with intent to kill, was
continued on account of the absence of the
wife, who is in precarious condition.
The entire business portion of Grover, q
| small town on the line between North and
! South Carolina, was totally destroyed by
fire at an early hour Friday morning. The
! loss is estimated at S27, 900. The fire caused
a scarcity Of provisions.
Tho State armory at Columbia has been
moved from the old college chapel to a hall
in the Brennan building opposite the court
house. The State has had the use of the
| first floor of the chapel free of rent for ten
years, but all the room iii the chapel is now
required for university purposes.
The Greenvllle Ice Mill property was sold
at public sale Monday and was bought bya
| company consisting of Prof c.. H. JudSon.
Westmoreland The purchase price was
! $4,000, which more than lifts the mortgage
on the plant and leaves the property unen-
numbered.
The Columbia papers speak Of the disap-
| pearance Of Miss Nelson, of that city, about
the same time that MI Van Tasse shook
the dust Of Orangcburg from his feet. Miss
Callle Nelson visited the family of Mr. Van
TaSScl here during the summer of 1887, and
|
much attached to her.
One of the most interesting topics of con
verSation at Orangeburg for the past month
| has been the disappearance of James Van
| TasSe!. It is said that he raised, by mort
| gaging his property, considerable sum of
money, and in addition borrowed heavily
from the Building and Loan Association Of
| which he was member.
The Department OF Agriculture has re
ccyed from MeSsrs. William Miles Hazard
and r. +. Fraser, of Georgetown specimens
of rushes, which are about ten feet in
| length. The gentlemen state that within a
! short distance of where these rusheS grow
| in great abundance there is n splendid and
healthy location for a factory or settle
ment.
The case Of the Town Council of Marion.
against Or. +. l.. Brown, for a violation of
the prohibition ordinance, resulted in YER
dict OF guilty. DR.. Brown was sentenced to
pay fine of 500 or go 10 Jail for thirty
| days. The defendants counsel gave notice
! of appeal. Other cases against DR.. Brown
viii be tried soon, involving the same
charge.
1t is understood that Capt r. s. Desportcs
will be the president of the Columbia mills
| Company, the books of subscription TO which
will be opened on Feb. %, the earliest date
allowed by law. Instead Of $1,000 the
capital stock will be increased to 500, 600,
the other cooperative cotton mill project
having been merged into it on terms of com
promise.
The gentleman who inquired of the State
! Agricultural Department about the
| growth of rushes in South Carolina,
with the view of establishing a
! S95O,OOO factory TO manufacture
the PUSHES into summer mating, has ac-
tnowledSed the receipt of information sent
him and has opened correspondence with
several persons who can furnish the rushes
in any quantity.
The reports of Special Assistant Roche to
| the department Of agriculture show that for
the four months ending with December
1885, there have been removed from the
naNigahc streams of the state 30, i3S tons
of phosphate rock, upon which the state
has received 500 l64 so of royalty For
the same period in 1886 there was removed
H.GA0 tons, and the royalty amounted 10
80. $50 g., showing an increase over the
former months Of 1856 Of i3,O4S tons Of rock
removed and ,3li Is ia royalty,
The preliminary hearing in the cases
against d. r.. kees, John X kecls and A.
/ ). B1rr"tt, charged with assault and bat
terry With intent 90 Kin, upon the person Of
I lcYt0n @. Bowman, Jr., al Bsnopyille, on
/ Dec. lH last, aud with carrying concealed
weapons, was held before Trial Justice
/ Niuekey 40 Sumter "Wednesday On the
conclusion 81 the arguments the court an-
/ upunund that IL would require John A.
kaels 90 give bond in the sum of 500 for
his appearance for trial az court aud that
/ the cthe against d. A. kees would be- Dis
missed. John H. koels gave bond that
/ night Dr. IA T. Albott, 81 swimming
l'sns, standing as biz surety for the amount
a. elaT.aHb,ug q syndicate VI cill1ens