The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-08

| this Whipper has rafisd his watch for all
1t would bring.
Anderson was very much stirred up and
worried over an April fool The report was
! spread that President Harrison had been
assasslnated by democrat in Washington
named Bennett Every one spoke of it as q
great calamity. 1t seems that the news
was wired from Columbia, and it came in
| such way as to be believed by many. The
people are not afraid of President Harri-
sons administration, and they would con-
sder his death a great calamity to the
south.
Allen Matt (colored), shot and fatally
| wounded Henry GRAY, also coIored, at
house on John Shutters place, about three
| quarters of mile from Batesburg. Matt
has fed and his victim died after suffering
! great agony. A colored woman, who does
not bear an enyiable reputation, was at he
bottom of the difficulty. The Edge1eld
county line passes through the yard in
winch the shooting was done. The question
| now is was he shot in Edgefield or Licking
ton countys
The declaration Of the St Matthew's
savings bank was fled at Columbia
genlZatlon was issued. The corporators are
| Philip Rich w. F. c. Bates, j. II. Loryea,
}: f. Buyck, j. E. Wannamaker, w. P.
| Cam ant j. A. Banks. The capital stock is
| 60 be $l5 900, in shares Of S25 each, and is
| to be paid in as follows: Not less than IS
per share at the time Of organization, and
not less than 81 50 per share per month I'M
til the capital stock is paid in full.
The return of the corporators of the
Edisto savings bank Of Orangeburg was
filed at Columbia Wednesday and a charter
was Issued. The capital st ok of $4,000
| has all been subscribed and 20 per cent.
has been paid in. The directors are Theo-
dore Kohn, Samuel Dibble, W. B. Thomp-
son, George w. Brunson, J. W. Lowman,
Is. Il: Moss. F. D. Mars, John w. Fairly
| and Il. ii. Walnamaker The Hon. Sam
uel Dioble is president; w. B. Thomas,
vice president. and E. c. Dibble cashier.
AT Orangeburg it is said that the detec-
tive who recently came there at the request
OF the mayor to ferret out the person who
recently attempted to burn the Wolfe
building, on Russell street, reports that he
has secured sufficient testimony for him to
warrant that a true bill will be found by
the grand jury against the person at the
next term of court. The detective came
there several weeks ago and put up at the
Orangeburg hotel as bOarder, having
with him his wife and child, and he was
there for at least two weeks before even
the mayor or any of the aldermen suspected
who he was, and he was all that time, too,
boarding with an alderman OF the city
At Sumpter, at o'clock Saturday after
noon the elegant dwelling of Attorney Cen
eral Earle took fire on the roof. The wind
was blowing gale al the time, and toe
fire spread with great rapidity, involving
the whole of the second story aud roof in
one generalruin. Notwithstanding that the
building was in a baze the friends of Gel.
Earle, and that means the whole population of
Sumpler. ~ ere quickly engaged IN moving
every article OF furniture, clothing, books,
etc, which could by any possibility be
reached. The engines and hook and ladder
were promptly on the grounds and did all
they could; but the yelr city and force Of
the wind were such that no earthly power
could save the duilding. The house was one
of the finestsin Sumpter. The house and fur
niture were partly INSURED, but for not any
thing near their value
The Abbeville Medium gives editorially
the following interesting account of the
manner in wHich Gen. Roger A. Pryor who
is now predicting the repU blicanism Of the
southern states, happened to relinquish his
southern citizenship "A short time before
the fall Of Petersburg, he came to the
picket line of McGowan's brigade aud
crossed over, pretensively 20 get news about
the yankees. He waved newspaper at a
yankee officer. They met betwe5h the
lines and conversed for some time. Pryor
locked arms with him and walked into the
lines Of the enemy. He turned his back on
old Virginia, his own state, and everything
southern. He left his people in the darkest
hour in the fac5 of the enemy, who hal
their cannon trained on the CITY, where he
had left his wife. We know this to he true,
for The editor of the Medium wrote out for
Gen. Lee the full particulars of his desertion
as it WIS narrated by Lieut.. Reeder Of Orr's
rifles, who was in command of that part of
the picket line where the desertion took
place"