The morning news., 1889-04-15

cent site on the summit of Paris mountain,
and to be ready for this summers travel.
The following is the order Of circuits at
the April term of the supreme court, and
the time allowed to each: First circuit,
Tuesday, April 16, five days; second circuit,
Tuesday, April %. four days; third circuit,
Monday, April %, three days; fourth cir
cult, Thursday, Nav 2, three days; fifth
circuit, Tuesday. May Z, five days; sixth
circuit, Tuesday, May IA, four days;
seventh circuit, Monday, May 20, five
days; eighth circuit, Monday, May q, five
days.
Sumter Watchmun and Southron: The
widow of our old friend, Mr.. Elias Hodge,
OF Privateer township, has rare variety
of cotton. Year before last she planted the
seed from one boil last year, from the seed
thus acquired, she got sixteen pounds OF lint
cotton and half bushel of seed. This half
bushel it is hoped, can be made to plant
two acres. The lint closely resembles cream
colored lambs wool. 1t is long staple, and
distinguishes itself when put to the spin
| ming wheel
The declaration of the corporators of the
Greenwood Cotton Mil was filed in the
office of the secretary of state at Columbia,
Thursday, and a commission was issued
The mill is to be located at or near Green
| wood, and will manufacture cotton or
woolen goods. The capital stock will be
100000, in shares of 800 each, and may
| be increased to $500000. MessrS. j. o. Max
well, j. T. Simmons, w. H. Bailey, G. A.
| Barksdale, w. L. burst and r. w. Major,
all citizens of Greenwood, are the corpo-
| rators
Spartanburg's city council had few
per cent. city bonds to dispose Of. AS soon
as it was known that they were on the mar
ket telegram came from Charleston for
all of them at 1887, and the purchaser
| wanted more. In a short time there will be
| school bonds to the amount OF $l2, 900 placed
on the market, provided these are declared
valid by the court, which will soon consider
the case. These bonds will be as valuable
as city bonds, for the city property is good
for them. The school district takes in the
whole of the city, with territory extend
ing a half mile beyond the corporation
limits.
Farabay Singleton (colored), the female
| convict who escaped from the state convict
farm in Lexington county about two
weeks ago and was recaptured the next
| day, attempted an act of fiandishness at
the same place Tuesday which may posi-
| bly, consign her to the gallows When the
| squad were about to leave the stockade for
| their work in the field in the morning she
secured a live coal, wrapped it in pair of
woolen stockings, and put it under the
mattress of one of the beds In the stockade.
where two 'other women were lying sick
with the measles. The stockade was
| locked up with the sick women in
it, and but for the presence
of one of the laborers on the place. who
| discovered the fire a short time after the
guard left, they would inevitably have
| been burned to death. Fortunately he had
presence of mind enough to break off the
| hasp and staple of the door with an axe
| aud went in and put the fire out The wo-
TOD of
the last term Of court in Sumter county,
and it is stated that her defense was that
| she had left the house some time before the
fire broke out. Her action in this case may
possibly give a clue to the other fire. She
has made several threats about burning
since she has been imprisoned, bu5 will not
be likely to get another opportunity to do
any harm.
Through the kind heart of Charles Nc
| Cafferty, Texas horse dealer, who makes
| Columbia his headquarters half the year, it
is probable that R. f. Williams, otherwise
known as "Cap," will escape trial in Texas
on the charge of swindling. Mr. McCafferty
| explains the circumstances as follows: Last
year young Williams, who is a horse dealer
in New Brookand, in Lexington county,
opposite Columbia, killed negro and ran
away to Texas Mr.. McCafferty believed
him innocent and wrote to Mr.. J. E.
Price of San Antonio, one of the largr
est stock dealers in Texas, recon-
mending the young man to his consideration.
| When Williams was arrested in Texas for
the killing Mr. Price was very kind to him
and sent him meals from his Ca BILE while he
was in jail. Williams, when tried in Lex
ington, was acquitted. He returned to
Texas and induced Mr. Price to let him
have car load of stock to sell at Columbia,
| promising payment in a given time That
period expired and Mr.. Price did not get q
dollar Of the money. At last he put the
matter in toe hands of the law officers of
| San Antonio with the result announced.
| Out Of consideration for Williams fam
| lily McCaHerty has telegraphed to Mr..
| Price that he will be responsible for the
debt, which amounts to S487 so, aud for
his security has taken a mortgage ON the
New Brookland house and lots belonging
to Williams father. II Mr.. Price can get
the papers withdrawn, therefore, young
| Williams will escace.