The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18

! The engineer has carefully surveyed the
canal, and he estimates that the work will
not cost near $500, 900, even with rock
dam across the river. There are Il number
Of persons anxious to get the contract for
doing the work
A new bank has been organized at Green
wood. The following board of directors
was elected; J. K. burst, D. A. P. Jor-
dan. DR.. NJ. B. Millwee, T. c. Duncan, H.
p. McGhee, r. W. Major and H. NJ Spikes.
AT meeting OF the directors Immediately
| afterward, J. K. burst was elected presi-
dent, D. A. P. Jordan, vice president, and
j. w. Green. cashier.
Between 10 and / o'clock Thursday,
Columbians witnessed the unusual spectacle
Of solar halo. To many people it was an
entire novelty, and even close observers Of
| meteorological phenomena have only no
| ticed it two or three times before. The sun
was seen at its zenith through a misty veil
| Of clouds, and about it was perfect circle
| showing rainbow tints.
The Carolina construction company of
Charleston fled their return with the secre-
tary of state Friday and a charter was
issued The return shows that the capital
stock Of $4,000 has all been paid in cash.
Power is granted in the charter for an in
crease TO 81 600 900. The company will
enter upon the business OF boring artesian
wells, building reservoirs and laying pipes
for the distribution of water and such other
matter as pertains to the operation of a
water supply company.
Up to June ,54 applications for state
pensions had been approved and SOL had
been rejected. There were at the same date
1856 additional applications still to be con-
sidered or reconsidered. The total number
Of applications made under the pension act
up to June was, therefore, 2,37l. The APP
preparation for the payment Of pensions
this year was $4,000. That amount will
not suffice even to pay the pensions ap-
proved up to the time the legislature begins
its next session. To pay all the pensions
allowed so far will take $9l, 440 annually.
The general assembly has not proved to be
better calculator in the matter of pension
expenses than the United States congress.
John, Preston and Joseph Atkinson
three brothers from Darlington, S. c., late
last February settled in Armourdale near
Kansas City, No. They secured work in
Swif's packing house and began to save
every cent they could earn. When they
had sufficient money lots were purchased
and lumber enough to build a couple Of
modest houses were added TO the brothers
possessions later on. They were all practi-
cal carpenters, and John was commissioned TO
construct the houses while tho other broth
ers kept on with their work in the packing
house. After a time other carpenters
we're hired and just as the little
dwellings were about comp leted and
| the boys were making ready to send for
their old father, John took sick with ma
laria. He died after a week illness, and in
less than Two weeks the other brothers, Joe
| and Preston, also died of the same ailment
Before the father, who is 70 years old could
b. sent for, the bodies were inferred at Oak
land cemetery, and before he had time to
| arrive thieves entered the house where the
trunks of the dead brothers were and rifled
them, taking away considerable clothing
While John, who was the oldest was ON his
| deathbed he made will giving all his prop
erty to a man named Tibbits The father
had instituted suit in the courts to break
the will, on the ground that his son was out
of his head at the time he madeit. The old
father has no money, and with the excep-
ton of two very young sons has no rela-
| tiveS
Nearly one-third of the companies of state
volunteer troops have determined to attend
| the state military encampment to be held
in Greenville from July % TO 81. The fol-
| lowing twenty-eight commands have made
up their minds to go into camp: The Caro-
| lima Rifles, Irish Volunteers and Sumter
Guards, of Charleston; E1isto Rifles, of
Orangeburg; Manning Guards, of Mat mg
| Sumter light infantry, of Sumter; Morgan
| hlHeS, OF DpaTUdnDuTBs hlcnldnu NOlun-
teers, of Columbia Abbeville Rifles, Of
Abbeville; Butler and Greenville Guards,
of Greenville; Mauldin Guards, of
Greenville county; Simpson Rangers, of
Laurens county; Gordon light infantry, of
Winnsboro, Bonham formerly "Sparten-
burg'0 Rifles Of Woodruff, Pickens Guards
of Easley, Fort Motto Guards of Fort
Motto, Darlington Guards of Darlington,
Johnson Rifles of Union, Catawba Rifles of
Rock Hill Newberry Rifles of New
berry, Palmetto Rifles of Anderson,
jenkins Rifles of Yorkville, Edgefield
Rifles of Edgeaeld, Gordon Rifles of Ben
nettsville, Gordon Volunteers of Black
vile. Edgeaeld Hussars of Edgefield
county, and the Laurens Guards of
LaErens. Besides these the Lee light infan-
try of Chester and the Centennial Troops
of Barnwell county wan: to go, but are I'M
certain whether they can do so. 1t is esti-
mated at the adjutant generals office that
about 900 troops will enter the encamp-
ment. If the United States uniforms can
be obtained in time eleven companies will
wear them at the encampment. Most Of
others will appear in the state regulation
| uniform