The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-05

Walker W. Russell left Plckeus Friday
for Washington. He said be was going 70
see that good men are placed IN the federal
Offices Of his state. He has not yet aoan-
doned the hope Of getting something for
himself.
A charter was issued Friday 10 the
Orangeburg Wood and Material Company,
the corpOrators having filed their return
showing that the entire capital stock Of
81. 900 mas been subscribed, and 20 per cent.
paid in.
The secretary Of state has issued char
! ter TO the Davis Gaming and Candy Com
pany Of Rock Hill. The return shows that
the capital stock of 81, 200 has been sub
scribed and paid in and the company
organized.
At Spartanburg Tuesday Tommie, aged
3 wears, son of Thomas Camp, Of Campton,
was drowned in q little stream in field
near the house. He was left alone a short
time by his grandfather and while playing
he fell in the stream.
The five companies Of the Thirteenth regi-
ment Of confederate volunteers living in
Spartanburg county, propose to have re-
union during this month a committee,
consisting Of survivors from each company,
Will meet to-day to make arrangements for
the reunion.
A negro named Dan Wright was drowned
Thursday in Seneca river, at Jarrett 81
Hastings log boom, at Seneca. The river
got high and brought down lot Of logs,
aud Wright was helping to bring them in
when he fell off backward under the logs
and drowned.
Mrs L. r. Rhame, the wife of promi-
nent planter near EastOver, was struck by
lightning Thursday aud is pronounced by
the attending physician to be very seriously
injured. She was sitting at her window
during thunder storm and a tree near by
| received the main force of the shock which
injured her.
At the residence Of w. J. Heron, about
seven miles from WinnsbOro, few nights
ago, W. j. Heron shot aud instantly
killed John Y. Stewart with a double-bar-
| relied shotgun, discharging both barrels
| almost simultaneously. Bad feeling had
| existed between the two men for several
| months relative 10 private affairs.
The directors of the penitentiary visited
the penitentiary and canal at Column bia
Friday. They found 9l9 convicts under
sentence, a decrease OF about 100 since last
| year. About go are now working on the
| earthW ork on the canal, but large proper
| ton of these are not full hands. The
weather retards this work, but fair progress
is being made.
The Summerton Cotton Seed Oil and
Manufacturing Company have filed their
pany expect to manufacture the products of
cotton seed, fertilizers and other commodi-
| ties, partly or wholly from cotton seed or
| other products. The capital stock is to be
| $4,000, with the privilege Of increasing to
| $50, 600, being divided into 400 shares of $25
| each.
Col. E. r. Mcfver, vice president for
South Carolina OF the Interstate Farmers
ASSOCIATION, has, in conformity with the
Of han l,,
| and alternates to represent South Carolina
| at the convention Of the association in
Montgomery. Ala, Aug. 20 The associa-
| ton Is composed Of delegates from all OF
| the cotton states each congressional dis
trict being allowed five votes. Its organiza-
| ton was effected at Atlanta in 1887, and
last year met in Raleigh.
w. E. Moffatt of Chester has found
bonanza lately in the manufacture of an
| improved dump car for use in the construc.
| ton of railways. Mr.. MOffatt made num-
Der of these cars recently, and can not make
them fast enough to supply the demand. A
/ gentleman largely Interested in coal mines
| in West Virginia visited the shops here a
fow days ago, and was delighted with Mr.
Mofatt's improved dump He says a similar
car, with iron body instead of wood, is Just
| the thing for use in the mines.
| The centennial of Carmel church at Pick
I
unusual interest. The exercises will com
mence on Thursday, Aug, Is, by the joint
| meeting of the elders and deacons of Oconee.
| Pickens and Anderson counties. This part
OF the programme will occupy Thursday
| and Friday. On Saturday the centennial
| sermon will be preached by the Rev j. D.
| Burkhead, d. D., of Montgomery, Ala. In
the afternoon there will be an informal
meeting of the alumni of ITALIAN academy,
at which time Comptroller General John S.
| Werner will deliver an address.
| Under instructions from the secretary.
an army officer, Lieut.. w. F. Duvall of the
| Filth artillery Will shortly be sent TO Flor
ence, 5. c., to investigate the troubles
alleged to exist among the colored people
! OF that section. This officer will be under
| the jurisdiction of the Inspector general
Of the army and it is understood that his
| investigation VIII relate to outrages perpe-
| trated in the national cemetery at Florence
| on Decoration day, 1889. 1t has been stated
to the Secretary of War that a report of the
| outrages complained of was made at the
| time, but no such communication has been
received up to this time 1t is under
stood that the national cemetery at Flor
ence is in charge Of n white man named ".
j. Elgie, and tnat one Deas, colored poll
tician, is trying to have Elyie removed and
a colored man putin his place.
James King of Greenville is a clerk in
Monks saloon at Spartanburg. During tho
| spring his brother, John King, visited him.
and after staying there a short time con
cluded to go to North Carolina He first
went to Durham and then to Winston and
Salem. he sent for his trunk as though he
was going to settle there. About two
months ago, after settling his board bill, he
| packed his vaIise and rode with the sheriff
out a few miles to a neighboring town.
| leaving his trunk behind. This is the last
heard from him His brother James went
| over to Winston to investigate his disap-
pearance. The sheriff rememb ered nothing
only that he rode out with him and did not
return. His trunk had never been called
for by any one There was no clew to his
discovery He had about SO when he left
his boarding house, He is about 40 years
| old.
The governor has pardoned Henry War
rem, (whiteG convicted at the September.
| 1887 term of court for Fairfield county.
for adultery and sentenced by Judge Wal
lace to imprisonment in the penltentiqry
for one year, He escaped on Dec. %, of the
same year, but after eighteen months >
absence, voluntarily surrendered to serve
out the remainder OF his term. The s9ic-
ltors report shows that Warren, just after
the war, married "a negress, aud his wife
growing old, committed with his step
daughter the offense for which he was
| brought before the court Booh solicitor