The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-07

probably fatal shooting of Lewis Giles, col
ored, and the stabbing Of Southall, white,
who is detective employed by the w IL
mington, Columbia and Augusta railway.
Giles is one Of the negro desperadoes who
took part In the riot on board train on
the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
railroad about six or eight weeks ago. In
the riot Conductor Hendricks was fearfully
beaten, and most Of the rioters escaped.
Since then Giles had been hiding out.
The corporators of the Rock Hill Con
struction Company have filed their decla-
ration with the secretary of state, who has
issued his commission for the formation Of
the company. The corporators are w. l..
Roddey, John r. London, W. G.. Reid, K.
T. Fewell, d. Hutchisop, William NJ. Frew,
A. E. Smith, A. Friedman, A. II. White, j.
B. johnson and Iredell Jones. The capital
stock is $50, 900, in shares of SO each. The
purposes Of the corporation are numerous,
but seem chiefly to be the manufacture OF
brick and lumber, cars and building ma
terial Of all kinds from wood and iron.
At Winnsboro, Wednesday, while the
workmen at the new Episcopal church were
removing the wood framework which sup
ported large brick arch, the arch suddenly
gave way in the center and came crashing
to the ground burying the colored fore
man, Page Ellington, beneath the mass OF
VI ia I1o was bAbIlChLOl WIN AlAAASAAoJ
and found to be seriously though not dan
gerously injured, being badly cut on his
face, head and hands. Several other work
mon and persons who were standing near
when the crash came made narrow escapes.
The completion Of the church will be de-
layed ten days.
Col Alexander r. Taylor died at his
plantation in Lexington county, three
miles below Columbia, week ago yester-
day after a long period Of failing health.
He was one Of the few figures remaining Of
the thousands who paoped South Carolina
when the century was young. The young
est and the last survivor OF the nine chill
dren of Gov. and Senator John Taylor, he
was born in Washington, d. c., nearly II
years ago, while his father was IN the SEN
ate chamber debating the inauguration OF
the war of 1919. He received his education
at the South Carolina College, and upon
leaving that institution adopted the inner
tied profession Of agriculture
After Governor Richardson had sent his
trial justice appointments to the Senate,
and they had been acted on by that body,
an act was ratified and subsequently signed
by the governor, dividing tho counties u
AbEevile, Georgetown, Laurens New
berry, Union and Berkeley into separate
judicial districts and providing for the APP
pOintment, jurisdiction and salaries OF trial
justices Lnoreln. Inc 8SSlSJdnU attorney
general has given his opinion that the pas
sage Of this act, after the Senates condrma-
ton of the governors nominations, rem
ders such appointments, SO confirmed. null
and void. The governor has accordingly
withdrawn his appointments In the coun-
Ties named.
The baptism of the now county of Flor
ence does not take place until Jan. II. In
the meantime a meeting of the executive
committee Of fitty-oue under whose man
agement the campaign for the new county
was conducted. was held Saturday for the
purpose Of determining the manner in
which the new county officials pro tenn
shall be chosen, These, under the terms Of
the act creating the county, are to be APP
pointed by the governor and will serve
until November next, when an election will
be held. 1t is probable that the committee
will order an election to be held for dele
gates to a county convention, which will
recommend the candidates to the governor
for appointment.