The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-27
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. MAY 27. 1889:

Ia purchased twenty-four of the desks and
NIFTY or the Chairs for its court house.
The appointment of Alex Hunt as post
master OF Seneca is a victory OF the regu-
lar republicans over the Russell iudepend-
ents Hu { IS quite young man, OF ialr
business ability and good habits. lis
rather after coquetti g with the democrats,
has come out a regular republican.
W lille wOrkmen were making an exCava-
ton In upper Main street, Columbia, THURS
day, for & new water pipe they dug up a
piece OF wood strI ger ana spike belong
ing to the old railroad which was built
IN 1888 to connect the cotton tow OF thaD
day with the river. Both were in excellent
condition after half q c5ncury's burial
The sta Sunday scho / convention of
the African Methodist f i,copa church,
held at Colu nbia on Nav %, elected as
delegates t. the worlds Sunday school con-
ventlon, which viii be held in London in
July, the Right Rev b. ". Arne,t, d. D.,
the Rev. K. 5. Williams, the Rev. c. Pierce
Nelson, the Rev j. H. POsey. the Rev ".
l.. Bailey, the Rev. G C. Scott, ana the
Rev. j. W. Bown. They will leave for
London about the last of June.
Three declarati ms were fled in the secre-
ry If states Office at Columbia Thursday,
which indicate that the field Of cotton seed
oil manufa ture in South Carolina is TO be
equipped organization 10 IS evident chat
the manipulation of cotton seed is an ex
ceedingly profitable business. The big eS-
adjustments in COlu .bi4 have made such
huge profits that in dozen or more coun-
ties small mills are prof scted or being built.
y Nv comes company anxious to put up
three mills If Intermediate size in different
sections of the state.
A Commission was issued by the secre-
cdav formation
of the Motfatt Manufacturing Company of
Chester. The corporators are: W. E. MOT
fatt, Giles j. Patterson, Joseph Wylie, J. L.
Agurs, j. II. Smith, j. j. Mcclure, F. l..
Whltlock, w. II. Hard D., George W. Gage,
B. NJ Sprott, Matthew White, G. B. " lite,
jams &. Henry, John J. Eemphill, w II.
R0sboro, r. A. Love and w. II. Nyle, all
of Chester county. The purpose Of the com
pany IS to manufacture agricultural imple
neats and machinery, trucks, vehicles, to
re9a1r the same and to plane lumber and
gin cotton. The capital stock is to be $780,
600, in shares Of 500 each.
The executive board of the American
Baptist Education Society, which concluded
lis work in Boston, Mass, on Monday, has
donated to Fur nan university, at Green
vile, the sum Of 81, 500 70 the add tionai
endowment of that institution, provided
South Carolina Baptists will raise $50, 600 to
add to this amount givel by the societ 7.
The sum given is part Of afund donated for
distri ution to such Institutions by j )hn D.
Rockefeller, the great Standard Oil million
aire, and out of sixty-tve applications for
part of the fund, Furman university was
one of the eight colleges to receive a share.
The trustees of the university will, no
doubt, accept the offer at the next meeting,
and have no hesita icy in saying the $1,000
will be raised by the time called for, De-
cember, 1890.
Col Mike Brown of Barnwell, and
J I'M K. Garnett and John Lawton of
Columbia, neld inference at Columbia
Friday, in relation to the South Bound
roai /, which is projected between Savannah
and Columbia. Mr.. Garrett told the bureau
that the road would certai ly be built
either to Columbia OF Sumter. AS Sumter
has not been mentl ned in tbs con
uectiol before the inference may be drawn
that this is a hint to Columbia tat some
money will have 10 be subsc ibed if she is
to get the road. Mes5rs Bro %, Garnett
aud Lawton came as a committee to zee
what could be ne by the people of
Columbia to advance the South Bound rail-
road project. Col Brown, VINO had just
returned from New York, thought that
well known ba lkers there would float the
bonds, and he was confident that tae road
would be built The visitors asked If the
Congaree Construction Com any, which is
to build g Newberry road, would under
take to build and equip this line. A meet
ing of the directors of the company viii
soon be held to consider this proposition.
Gov. Richardson has postponed t1e exc
cution of the sentence of the law upon
Thomas P Alexa der, the white wife muir
derer who was to have been hanged in
Pickens next Friday, until June %. His
reasons are sufficiently explained in the fol-
lowing payers. J. E. Boggs, editor of the
Pickens Sentinel, writes the governor under
date of May 20: IAN who have seen the
condemned man in the last few days agree
that ne is in a dying co dition, and in all
probability will have to have a detachment
of pail bearers to help him to the scat
told. If not inconsistent with your
official duty we beg for him a respite Of
thirty days, to June rs The doctors of the
town ar absent, or they would cheerfully
indorse the enclosed petition, IS they have
recently examined him." The petition,
which is g gled by several minister, the
county officers and other credible citizens,
states Alexander is actually IN o dying
condition, and Las not strength to reacn
gallows Humanity revolts at the thought
of hanging man already dying God has
laid his hands upon him and his days are
numbered. We pray your excellency, as
an act OF common humanity, not to permit
this execution to take place IN the present
condition of Alexander