The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-25

acre for chopping cotton, IS cents per nun
drei for cotton picking, and would pay 81
per acre for rent.
Bishop Howe was on his way to All
Saints, Waccamaw, on the steamer jamie,
Thursday. At the wharf. on the SampiE
river, in stepping from The boat t. the
lighter, his foot slipped and he fell into the
river. He struck out manfuly against the
tide, although impeded by his overcoat and
boots and was rescued by the Rev. John
Kershaw and J. F. Dozier, assisted by sew
eral colOred boat bands. The loss of his
gold spectacles and a slight confusion of
the hip was the only damage.
Lucinda Casters tcolorsd), died in New
berry on Friday, 18th instant, at the ad-
vauced age of lis years and 10 months.
She was born in Union county on the 18th
of January, IVA, but has lived in New
berry a long time, and the record of her
age, it is said, can be fully authenticated.
She had twenty-five children, the Oldest of
whom, were he now living, would be 102
years old. One # her sons the youngest Of
her children, is now living in Newberry at
the age of 7S years.
Col Donald r. Barton died ut his resi-
dencs in Fork of the Edisto on Wednesday.
de had reached the ripe age of 81 years.
In several respects he has been one of the
most conspicuous men in this county. In
his younger days there was no man more
popular than he. Positions of honor and
trust were given him without stint. He
was farmer by profession. In his time he
has represented his county fourteen years
in the state legislature, six years in the
House and eight in the Senate. He was a
member of the secession convention, and
his signature is attached to the ordinance
of secession.
Miss Caroline Hilligas, who is said to
have reached the advanced age of lis
years, died Thursday morning at the city
hospital in Charleston. There is a legend
to the effect that Miss Hilligas, while living
in Florida during the Seminole war, was
scalDed by the indians. She was teacher
in the city schools Of Charleston for great
number of years. Among her pupils was
the late Sheriff John E. Carew, who died
about fifteen years ago at the age of Is.
Miss H1lligas outltved all of her relatives,
and at the time Of her death was the only
representative of one of Charlesto n's oldest
families. Her funeral took place Thursday
afternoon.
Three interesting mining leases were re-
corded in the county clerks office at Column
bla, wednesday, Of property in the eastern
part of Richland county, containing de-
posts of kaolin. The consideration Of each
is royalty of one dollar per ton for all
kaoln, mineral clay and fossil deposits
mined. The first lease is from 2. H. Thorn
ton and Jeanette Davis to J. C.. Mummert,
Chas. a. Douglass, S. r. Rutland, Arthur
Hayes and j. e. Mcdonald. The second is
from Jeanette Davis and J. c. Thornton
to the SEINE parties for the same purposes.
The third is from e. ID. Gilmore to tee same
for the same. Several of the lessees are
residents of Fairfield county, the others are
not known here. Their purposes seem to
be sufficiently established by the wording
of the leases.
Postotice Inspector Darby, who arrived
IN Charleston on Thursday, went over all
the districts with Postmaster Mowry Fri
day for the purpose of examining into the
necessity of establishing branch postoffices
IN the central and upper portion Of the city.
Mr.. Darby was speedily impressed with the
need of the stations, and will recommend to
the department the establishment of two,
one at Hirsch, Israel g. Co, at the corner of
wentworth aud King streets, and the other
at the pharmacy of j. 7. Jordan, at the
corner of Meeting and Columbus streets.
The former will be known as Branch Post
office A, and the latter as Branch Postoffice
b. These offices will be unlimited in their
functions, having all the privileges of the
mainoffice, and the facilities will be enlarged
as the business develops. They will be subor-
dlnated to the main Office, and will be
directly under control of Postmaster
Mowry. Mn. l. W. Hirsch will be appointed
postmaster at station A, and DR.. j. T. Jor-
dan at station B. The offices will be put in
operation about January next. Special
stationery will have to be printed for them
and other preparations be made.
The county trustees of all the South Caro-
lima alliances met at Columbia, "Wednesday.
for the purpose of establishing a state ex-
change. The following directors were
chosen; First congressional district, O. P.
Riley, Orangeburg; Second, w. Fl. Tim
norman, Edgefield; Third, J. w. Glenn,
Anderson; Fourth, j. R. Harrison, Green
vile; Fifth, Joel Hough, Lancaster; Sixth,
j. W. Ferguson, Darlington; Seventh, w.
y. Cain, Sumter; Messrs. j. G. Colt, Chester.
field, aud ]. A. Sigh, Newberry, at large.
Six hundred and seyenty-seven shares
OF $50 each were represented at
the meeting. The trustees are a
remarkably fire-looking body of men.
Thirty-two counties were represented. It
was determined that the exchange should
be temporarily located at Greenville. 1t is
probable, however, that the management
will receive with pleasure offers of induce
mentS for its location elsewhere. The fol-
lowing officers were elected and are MEM
bers of the board of trustees: Col. J. G. Colt,
Chesterfield, president; j. A. Sigh, New
berry, vice president; w. O. Cain, Sumter,
secretary; J. W. Ferguson, Darlington,
treasurer; NJ. L. Donaldson, Greenville,
business manager. The State Exchange is
now fully organized and will begin active
work as soon as the bonds of the officials are
made out Its general scope is already
known. 1t will be the agency by which
farmers in every county can get their sup
plies at the lowest wholesale prices