The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-02


laws and to solicit membership. About
thirty-flye names were enrolledin one after
| noon.
Tho session OF the inter-county normal IN
stitute at Greenville becomes more interest
ing every day On Friday night an able
address was made before the institute by the
| Rev. A. Coke Smith, ana tonight an ad-
dress will he made by Hon. j. II. Hlce. the
state superintendent of education. Prot.
Branson Of Athens, Ga, who was selected
as one of the faculty, has been unable to at,
tend on account of illness in his family, ana
his place is supplied by Prof. W. 5. Morrl-
son Of Greenville.
On Tuesday a negro man named George
jackson was put in Jail at Darlington Tor
an assault on a young white girl about IL
years Of age The assault was committed
hid in the woods. He was finally found
and captured after being wounded in the
chest This happened about eight miles
| from Society Hill, in Antioch township.
The people of the neighborhood, though
| justly incensed, have properly determined
to look to the law for redress.
The preliminary hearing in the case of
Mrs. Molie E. Reese, for arson, was con
cluded at Anderson June 20. The charge
in this case is burning l.. H. Steele's stables
and barn. The case was sent t. the circuit
court. Application was made for bail be-
fore Judge Wallace, who is still in Ander-
son. The case against Mrs. Reese for
| forgery will come up on the conclusion OF
the arson cases. By consent of the prose-
cutting attorneys, Mrs. Reese is still
allowed to remain at home, but under
| guard.
Port Royal Palmetto Fost: A severe
thunder storm, followed by pouring rain,
visited this section Sunday afternoon. Dur
ing the prevalence of the storm the lighting
was vivid and startling. A number OF col
ored people were gathered in a small house
on the outskirts OF Beaufort, on what is
known as the Shell road. The house was
struck by lighting and two of the inmates,
! Sherman Simmons and Ben Harvey, were
instantly killed. A brother of Harvey was
badly hurt in the leg, and a visitor from
Augusta, name unknown, had his arm
! hurt.
About four or five years ago negro by
the name of Carter went to Manning and
was employed as cooper by turpentlne
firm, A short time after he says be dreamed
that he was going to turn to white man.
In few months time his hands commenced
to turn white, and he is now almost white.
| Ills health, he says, was never better, and
| he does not feel any more Inconvenience In
| bel white man than n negro. Some
persons are inclined to shun him, and have
refused to pass where he was, as they con-
siderod him leper, or did not know but
that he might be one. Barnum would make
money by caging HIM.
The most encouraging sign of future
| liveiiness at Columbia is thesuccess achieved
in placing the bonds of the Columbia canal,
| 800. 600 of which are to be issued this year,
ana $4,000 of which have been taken at
the present writing. A peculiar feature
Of the subscription to the bonds,
and one indicative of home conf
dence in the enterprise, Is the home demand
for the securities which has lately devel-
oped. Bonds to the amount of $4,000 were
disposed of in that city Thursday and sales
TO the amount of IS 500 were made Friday.
All purchasers before this date secure the
July coupons The purchasers on Friday
were Commercial bank, $1,000; c. H. Mum
son, 1000; J. i. Mimnaugh. ST 1000; w. c.
Wright, 81 900; W. X. Duffie, $500
The time of the court at Chester has been
entirely consumed the past several days IN
the hearing of the much-talked of "regu-
lators" case. Much terest has been mani
tested IN this case, as b0thparties concerned
have many influential friends and are them
selves well connected. The facts in the case
are briefly as follows: Mamie Crawford
| (white) was on the night of Nov 12 of last
year, forclbly taken from her mothers
| house, carried some distance on horseback
and severely whipped. The mon were
masked and they broke down the door to
gain entrance to the house. The girl claims
to have recognized the party, and her teSti-
mony is corroborated by her mother, who
was sleeping in the same building. On the
other hand the men charged with the crime
have each proved an alibi.
The Charleston NelCS and Courier pub
fishes the following political notes: Ro-
bert Scarborough, a talented member of
the Conway bar, is a candidate for solicitor
of the Fourth circuit /. W. Bowman, q
prominent LAWYER of Orangeburg, is an
nounced as a candidate for the legislature
Several Of the county newspapers have
called for the Hon. B. w. Edwards of Oar
lington to enter the race for the nomination
of governor. The Edgefeld Chronicle joins
the Union Times in calling ex-Gov John
G. Sheppard out for the race for governor
Capt. J. II. Bowen is a candidate for the
legislature from Pickens county. AS yet
there are no candidates for the legislature
in Sumter county. Maj. D. A. Townsend
Of Union is candidate for superintendent
Of education. Ex-senator Henry A. Meetze
of Lexington is said to be candi-
date for secretary of state. E. d. Car
michael is candidate for the
legislature in Marion. Gen. Y. j. Pope is a
candidate for the senate in Newberry
county. The friends of Solicitor Newton
claim the votes of Marlboro and Horny for
him in the congressional convention. They
also claim that he is second choice IN most
of the counties Of the district The county
chairman of the Fourth Judicial circuit and
the Sixth congressional district met in
Florence on June 25 1t was unanimously
agreed hat a convention be called on July
25, to meet at Florence, to decide upon
the. mode of nominating a congress
man and solicitor. And also that if the
convention plan is decided upon that the
said convention proceed at once to nomi-
nate the candidates The judicial conven-
ton will meet at 10 o'clock and the con
occasional at II O'Clock.
The Pear Crop Damaged.
From the ThomdsUtle Times