The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

established manufacturing company is not
entitled to the years rebate Of lakes on the
additional mill after the expiration OF their
original exemption.
The state pension board has completed the
preparation OF its rules; which will be pub
lished hereafter. The board directed ad-
vertisement Of the fact that the county ex-
aiming board Of pensions will meet at the
court house of their respective counties on
toe third Monday in January, being Jan.
q, and that all applications for pensions
must be made to these boards as soon as
practicable thereafter, at such times and
places as the boards may direct. New APP
plications will, OF course, have to be made
by all persons who have heretofore received
pensions.
A brakeman named Dawson, on the
freight train Tuesday from klngvilIe to
Camden, had a uarr W escape a short dis
lance north of the Wateree trestle. He fell
from the top of the cars, the track at that
place being thirty or forty feet above the
ground. He fell into the bed OF a little
stream, and when found was lying uncOn-
sclous in the sand, with water almost all
over him. His absence WAS noticed at
Claremont, and the engine went back to
hunt for him. 1t is thought that the jolting
Of the train made him lose his balance. He
was taken to Camden, and besides a few
| commissions and gashes, he did not seem to be
otherwise hurt.
The United States Department. of agricult-
ure at Washington Is preparing fiber ex-
hibit for tie Paris exposition, and has writ
ten to Prot. Long ridge Of the University
| Of South Carolina asking the loan Of e fine
| collection Of cotton samples which had been
| prepared for last years state fair. This
| collection comprises forty different varie-
| ties, each represented Dy one seed, the lint
| OF which is carefully Strengthened out to
okA tffNFan Of fhar
| These samples, tastefully arranged and at
tached to dark cardboard, and each properly
labeled and placed in q frame, make an at
| tractive appearance. The collection has
been promised prominent place in the fiber
exhibit.
The railroad commission began Thursday
| to prepare their standard freight tariff.
| The first step is TO tabulate the rates at
| present in force on all the railroads in South
| Carolina. Then, using this tabulatiOn as a
| basis, they will seek to construct standard
tariff for general application. Their final
| work will be to make such notifications in
this standard tariff application to various
| roads as to fit the requirements OF each
case. This work, IL is hoped. will be com
| pleted in from four to SIX weeks. The com
missioners expect to use the classification
OF the Southern Railway and Steamship
| Association with the south Carolina eX-
ception sheet" now in force, making, of
course, such additions to the exception
saeetn as may be necessary.
At Lewiedale Capt J. H. Lewie, intend
ant of the town, died very suddenly Fri
day at noon He has been afflicted for some
time with rheumatism, and Jan. 10 had a
severe attack which affected the vital or
| gans, and he came near dying before his
| physician, DIR. D. NJ. Crosson, could reach
| him, but by his skilful efforts he was re-
vived and was apparently doing well.
When his physician called Friday morning
at o'clock he was sitting up in his arm
chair before the fire in his room. The doc
tor directed him to return to bed, fearing
recurrence of the first attack, which he
thought would prove fatal He sat propped
up in bed talking to his many friends as
they came in during the morning hours,
and was quite jovial While in this posi-
ton he suddenly gave way aud was dead
before his family could all reach him. or his
| physician be summoned He leaves an es-
tate valued at $50, 900 to 100000.