The morning news., 1888-11-05

| DCiAihc'oI bhc INSN. MI. JO1tT VI NUN
Hill, and the Rev. James G. Glass, the
rector. The building is OF brick. 1t will
be remembered that st. Johns congrega-
| tlon lost their church by fire last March,
being the second time it has been burned.
The executive committee of the State
| Fair Association have secured the vacant
| store Of Dr.. w. G. Fisher on Main street,
! Columbia, between Plain and Taylor, for
! the use during fair week as an 'intelligence
| office, and will place in it an accommodate
| ing agent, who will command a lady's maid
! and man servant. In this Office applicants
| will be given full information in regard to
accommodations and will be supplied with
| quarters Checks will be given for small
parcels and lavatory will refresh the be-
| grlmed excursionist
Commissions have been issued to the fol-
lowing Off er5 of the state volunteer troops:
| First battalion Of infantry, Fourth brigade
Lleutenanant colonel, A. G. Magrath, Jr.
| adjutant, First Lieut. P. E. Glason; judge
advocate, First Lieut.. J. Lamb Perry; paw
master w. Y. Keogh. Washington Light
Infantry OF Charleston, company B., First
battalion of infantry, Captain, r. G. Gil
christ. Carolina Rifles, Charleston, com
pany B, Second battalion of Infantry,
First lieutenant, p Lee Bissel; second lieu
tenant Edward Anderson; second lieuten-
ant, f. j. Devereux.
iiO ouCoASi tdpJ, I1uDDdTu, OIl
the way into Georgetown harber when off
Cape Roman, sighted what appeared to be
a Chinese junk Signals for tOwage being
made, the strange craft was given a line,
and she now lies at North island. The
boat is in appearance n three -masted junk,
80 feet long, but was built by her captain
in Brazil, Off which coast he lost his former
vessel. Capt. Slocum commands, and has
on board his wife, child ard one assistant.
The Libertad left Rio Janero on July q,
touching at Bahia, Pernambuco and Porto
Rico, and sale from Porto Rico on Oct
l9 She flies the Brazilian and American
flags. The vessl put IN at Georgetown for
provisions ard is now wind-bound. She is
bound for Washington. All on board are
well, and she has a clean bill Of health from
Porto Rico.
Fayette Stewart, the white man who was
accused of killing Bert Coan, at corn
shucking near Reidville, has surrendered of
his own accord to the sheriff. He is now in
Jail at Spartanburg. Some of the negro's
friends male such a demonstration, be-
hevlng that Stewart had committed the
deed, that he considered it prudent to leave
home. A crowd Of negroes, the night aft
the killing, or not mary nights after, went
TO Stewards house in search of him. After
searching Stewards house, they went to the
house Of Tom Lynch and demanded that he
disclose Stewards whereabouts. Lynch
knew nothing of him and could give no in
formation. They behaved in such a riotous
manner that Lynch5 wife was terribly
frightened, and her mind has been some.
what shaken by the event Five of the ne
groes in the crowd were identified and war
rants were issued for their arrest AS re-
suit Of the investigation, one Of the negroes
was committed to Jail
The forthcoming annual report of the
Sfqtn 1ant of oh, xxyiI
tain some interesting statements as to the
development Of the public school system of
South Carolina during the last fiscal year.
The following figures are selected from the
mass which the advance sheets OF the re-
port present: The number of pubic schools
open during the year 1SS7-'oS was 1929,
againet 3, 760 for the preceding year. an in
crease OF 1862. Eigefield had the largest
number OF schools, 225 and Charleston the
smallest, 16. Twenty ty-one counties showed
an increase in the number of schools and ten
a decrease. The enrolment of pupils was,
in lS86-'S7, IT'S, OH, and in 1887 -'S8 1919, ,434,
an increase of 1S,4l7. Gee willie county
has the largest numEer of pupils enrolled,
l0,4S1, and Hampton the smallest,
2,443 The increase is fairly proportioned
between the races. The white pupils en-
rolled numbered 80, 100 in 1S81-'SS, against
81, ,4l6 in lSS6-'S7, while tine colored enroll
ment showed figures of 03,334 and 93.60l
respectively. The figures of average at
tendance exhibit the same Improvement. 1t
was for the whites 65, ,4S2 against 80 1874 in
1SS6-'S7, and for the colored 74075 against
65,697 the total being l39, 557 against
125, ,521, an increase of IA, ,036. The teachers
increased from 1894 in lSS6-'S7 to ,203 in
1SS7'SS the whites numbering 2,6l1 against
2,533, and the colored 1892 against ,46l.
Edgetield had the largest number of teach
ers, 225, ana Georgetown the smallest, 65.
The average monthly salaries paid were as
follows: Male teachers $26 90, female
$.3 80. Charleston paid the largest average
salaries, $66 81 to males and $3l 25 TO
females. Oconee paid its male teachers
less than any other county, her stipend
York was the most ungalant county,
paying its female teachers only
Sl4 OF each. The total salaries paid to
teachers during the year aggregated $751;
S37 81. The average length of the session
was 3 Clio months. The longest average
session was in Charleston county, 7-10
months, and the shortest in Horny, / ID
months Superintendent Rice says that the
public schools of e arleston, Columbia,
Greenville and Spartauburg, and several
towns and country districts were in session
from to 10 months, the regular fund being
in all cases supplemented by local taxes or
private subscriptions, but that the number
or special tax" districts is not yet sutfi-
GENTLY great to materially affect the average
length of session throughout the state The
state has $3.50 school houses, valued at
$435, 455 &c. There is an apparent decrease
in the number since last wear of 25l but an
increase in valuation of $74,950 73. One
hundred and five school houses are rented.
Eighty-six have been erected during the
year. SO eing frame buildings and of
brick. The total receipts for school prr-
poses during the year were s466,619 rs.
Adding balance of $91, ,613 AZ from pre-
vious years the total amount available was
$55S, ,233 20. OF this sum $430, 500 % was
disbursed, leaving au available balance at
the close of the year of s127,563 80. Re-
ceipts from the Peabody fund were
s., ,523 %, aud there is balance on hand Of
1858 81.