The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-14

was instantly killed by the caving in OF a
part OF the mine.
MIR. Sperry is a hotel keeper of fifteen
| years successful experience. He will take
charge just as soon as the hotel is finished,
which will probably be about Nov. IS.
NJ s. Haynsworth Of Florence planted
six acres Of tobacco this year. and will get
| 5000 pounds of the weed from his crop.
| The average price Of his product so far has
been % cents per pound.
Col F. w. McMaster has contributed to
| the agricultural museum a stalk and leaf
| OF tanyah lcaladium esculentum) so tall
and big that man six feet high can stand
under the canopy and be sheltered from the
/ rain.
At Union, Tuesday, the case against Ale
Smith, for assault and battery, and assault
and battery OF a high and aggravated
nature, was taken up, and, after consuming
half OF the day. the defendant was found
guilty.
Z. II. Prince, the senior member of the
nrm OF Prince q Starr, has gone north for
the purpose Of purchasing new and i'm
| proved machinery for the Florence Times
office Besides the Times, they also publish
the Centenary and the Baptist Herald.
AT Spartanburg, Monday, 100 students
answered at roll call at Wofford college
ms IS the first time in several years that
there has been that number IN the college
classes. There are about seventY-hve in the
Fitting school. 1t is expected that 200 will
be matriculated in both schools this session.
The prohibtionists held a meeting at
Newberry on Monday and effected an
organization by electing A. J. Kilgore
president and +. V. Capers secretary. 1t
was determined TO make vigorous canvass
OF the county during the primary cam
paign next year in the interest of pro-
hibition.
The resignation of Col. j. O. Marshall as
colonel of the Palmetto regiment has been
accepted with regret. Brig. Gen. Richburg
has been instructed to issue orders for an
election to fill the vacancy. There are nine
companies in the regiment-two in Column
bla, two in Orangeburg, two in York
county, and one each in Winnsboro,
Chester, and Aiken
On the return of the corporators of the
bank of Manning, that $34, $50 of the
$4,000 capital stock had been subscribed
ana other requirements of the law been
complied with, certificate of charter has
been issued. A. Levi is the president, and
Joseph Sprott, Jr., the cashier. The
directors are: M. Levi, A. Levi. John c.
Simonds, S. A. Rigby and j. P. Brock.
Maggie Moses, au 8-year-old colored girl,
was burned to death, Sunday afternoon. on
the place Of Hassie Earle, three miles and a
nail from Greenville. 1t is the same old
story of the parents leaving their children
III the house by themselves. The clothing
OF the victim caught on fire, and when the
parents returned their child was in flames,
and died in terrible agony few hours after
ward.
At Greenville, Thursday, VIM. Bellinger.
the l7-year-old son of John r. Bellinger.
who attempted to shoot Fletcher Hodges, a
young man employed in Dantzler & Smiths
furniture store, Wednesday was fined S.
by the mayor for disorderly conduct. The
case will go to higher court. The affair
grew out OF difficulty over some insulting
language young Bellinger is said to have
made over the telephone to lady.
The barn aud stables of r. |. Wade. of
Wllliston township, Barnwell county, were
burned on Saturday night. His three mules
We're saved with difficulty, but were so
badly scorched that they will be unfit for
use for some time. Fifty bushels of binders
were burned in the barn. Warrants were
Issued by Trial Justice Hammet for the
arrest OF several colored persons against
whom there are strong suspicious and
olrcumstantial evidence
Ex-Pension Agent James H. Brown
Gcolored) of Jericho, a settlement near Port
Royal, was arrested bv a United States
deputy marshal one day last week, charged
with defrauding pensioner He was
bound over by United States Commissioner
Judd to appear at the next term of the
United States court. 1t is said that Brown
drew 500 for one Nellie Deas, who is
represented to be in destitute condition.
gave her $500, and pocketed the other 5000
A cargo of 1000 tons of hard coal has
been received at the United States coaling
station at Port Royal The sending of this
coal to the station is thought to be an indi-
cation that the North Atlantic squadron
will be ordered down this way to cruise,
and that they will make Port Royal harbor
their headquarters. The last time the ships
were there it was very beneficial to Port
Royal and Beaufort financially. More than
$1,000 were left during their last visit.
considerable improvements are gong on at
the United States naval station. There is
now In course of erection fi1e dwelling
for the use of the commanding officers.
A commission has been issued for the in
corporation of the South Carolina Naval
Construction and Ship Owners Associa. ion
or Charleston. The capital stock is to be
100000 The purpose of the company (the
principal place of business of which is to
be Mount Pleasant or Charleston) is to en-
gage in the construction, building and equip
ment of sea or coastwise sailing vessels.
steamers, lighters, yachts, ETC., freighting
and chartering vessels, building docks.
wharves and sundry other things. The
corporators are Andrew Simonds, George
b. Edwards, George NJ. Trenholm, William
M. Bird, Juba P. Kennerly, Otto, II.
Wietters and Laurens N. Chisholm.
AT Manning, Thursday. Edwin Scott shot
and instantly killed Tom Pearson. Scott
was standing on the piazza of the postotfice
asking for his mail when Pearson came m
and pushed him down the steps and cursed
him at the same time. Pearson then told
Scott to wait there until he could come back
and he would kill him. He then went up
the street and soon returned with both
hands in his pockets and advanced upon
Scott, when the latter raised double bar
relied gun, which he had in his hand, and
fired twice, the first shot entering Pearson's
right lung and the latter entering fran be-
hind just under the shoulder blade After
Pearson fell razor was found in his right
hand Both of the parties are colored.
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