The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.

| SOUTH CAROLINA
Sumter is now lighted by electricity.
John F. Arthur, e merchant Of Camden,
died day or TWO ago.
confederate survivors association has
been organized at Sumter.
The town Of Ninety-SiK, on the Columbia
and Gresnville railroad, will have a new
depot building.
Work seems to be progressing as rapidly
as possible on the Georgia, Carolina and
| Northern railroad.
John s. Hewlett died on Sunday night
at his home near Appleton of pneumonia,
at the advanced age of 81 years.
Alfred Reed (colored) cut his wifes throat
with a razor at Camden Saturday. At last
accounts her death was expected. He was
arrested.
Dr. j. G. Mckewn, prominent citizen
of Berkeley county, died Of paralysis aud
| other complaints at bis home, Long Ridge,
last Saturday. aged &c years.
A T. Hutto died at his home in Aiken
county very suddenly recently. He was
about g. years old and was for many years
a member of the Baptist church
Capt. R. L. Bowden's gin house, in the
western suburbs of Spartanburg, was
burned Tuesday. Outside Of the house, gin
| and press the loss was. light, as there was
|
There has been quiet resurrection of the
| project to make new county of the east
ern townships Of Barnwell county, with
Bamberg as the county seat The west is
| opposed to the doctrine of secession.
The Kershaw County Alliance, at its
meeting on Saturday las t, instructed the
delegates to bring before their respective
alliances the subject of taking stock in a
cotton mill to be erected at Camden.
There win be meeting of all the county
trustees Of the Farmers Alliance of South
! Carolina, in the hall of the agricultural de-
partment at 10 g. m, on November ~, for
the purpose organizing State exchange.
| The question which is now being dis
cussed by Summervillians is the all-absorb-
| ing one Of W ether or not the town S lall is
sue bonds amounting to $4,000 or S12, 900,
for the purpose Of building a town hall and
| market.
An examination will be held at Rock
| Hill, S. c., on Friday, Nov. 90, Of those
| persons who desire TO compete for the ap-
| pointment to the United States Military
academy from the Fifth congressional dis
tr1ct Of South Carolina.
The body of an unknown man was found
in the woods near Chester last Tuesday. He
was probably Is years old. and is supposed
| to have succumDed to alcoholism. Among
his effects was a letter addressed to Henry
| Addison, Chester S. c.
Speaker Simons has ordered an election
TO be hold in Abbeville county Tuesday for
representative, TO fill the unexpired term of
Hon. r. E. Hill, resigned. At meeting of
the county club on salesday, Col. E. B.
Gary was nominated for the position.
A few days ago Thomas E. HUMPHREYS
was driving from Cartersville, where he
bad just sold bale OF cotton, and when he
| was in a very short distance Of his home
his horse became frightened and ran away,
throwing him out Of the cart and breaking
his neck.
James r. Hudson, a native Of York
county, but for many years citizen Of Ar
kansas, has been appointed register of the
United States land Office of the Camden dis
trict of Arkansas, at a salary of So, 900 per
aunum and yearly allowance Of $500 for
clerk hire.
At the residence of Capt. H. G. Sheridan,
on Amelia street in Oraugeburg. Wednes-
day, James L. Sims, the editor and proprie-
tor of the Times and Democrat, was mar
| ried to Miss Georgia c. Sheridan, the eldest
daughter of Capt. Sheridan, the Rev. G. P.
Watson officiating.
The Timmonsville Young Mems Chris
tan Association, since the Columbia dis
trict conference was held there, has been
aroused, and now every effort is beng
made to raise funds for the purpose of
building hall. Already $500 is in hand
and only 500 more Is neeeed.
d. r. Elkins, who has been the proprietor
of the dinner house at Aston since the war.
got 90 freight train bound for Greenville'
Friday, for the purpose of riding across the
river to Peaks, and by some accident fell
between the cars. Both legs were COM
pletely cut off, and in a short while death
ensued.
Friday, j. 7. Nix of Greanville made an
assignment. His liabilities are variouslv
estimated at from S75, 000 to S125 900, and
nominal and actual asSests at SIS. 900. This
failure is the biggest ever made in upper
Greenville, and stores ut Shelby, N. c., Lau-
rens, Spartanburg, Greenwood, Easley and
Brunson in Hampton county All of his
notes fell due Friday, and 1t is said that
there is in the neighborhood of $3.50, 900 due
on notes.
Thursday R. E. O'Farrell, who has charge
of Gen. Erwin's steam cotton gin in York
vile, met with an accident which might
have proved more serious The gin had be.
come clogged, and while engaged in clean
ing it, his head in close proximity to the
saws, by some misunderstanding the man
in charge Of the engine started the ma
chinery. A severe cash was cut on the side
of his head, but he had the presence Of mind
to withdraw it before further injury was
inflicted.
The famous Jones murder case
at Edgefeld resulted in another
mistrial last week. He is charged
with killing Edward Presley, Sr.
This case has been before the court since
1885. 1t has been tried four times, three
being miStrials and one conviction of man
slaughter. just now it is impossible to
predicate what result will be reached, but
it is to be sincerely hoped that some final
disposition will be made Of the case, as 1t
has become burden to the county and an
eye-sore to the court and community. The
case against Carpenter and Murrell, two
white boys charged with the murder of
Preston Yonce, has been set for trial to-day.
This will wind up the sessions business
The American who goes into a telegraph
office In England for the first time to send a
cable message usually underRoes an expe-