The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-23
SOUTH CAROLINA.

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The usury law has finally been amended
| by limiting the rate Of interest in express
agreements to per cent.
| Ansel A. Peterlzin of Fort Motto is in
| Washington for the purpose of procuring
patent on moving machine that be has
| just invented.
The secretary of state has issued charters
| to the Farmer Alliance State Exchange
! Qimited), and 10 the Farmers Alliance Ex-
! change Qimitej1.
A delnure little colored girl of Sumter, by
some unexplained power, smashes up crock
| cry, breaks up furniture, and does num-
Der of inexplicable acts.
J. c. Dove g. Co. of Dovesville have
made an assignment TO Mr.. Ora dy for the
| benefit of creditors. Liabilities $1,000, as
sets nominal. The principal creditors are
Charleston firms.
The adjutant general has commissioned
the following officers of Troop l, first regi-
ment of cavalry, first brigade: Captain, J.V.
Morrison, Jr. first lieutenant, H. E. Peoples;
second, Il. E. Nettles; third, NJ. FL. Parnel.
A bill providing for a marriage license
was passed by the House, but was killed by
the Senate upon tue ground that it might
prove dangerous innovation, which would
open the doors to a divorce Law, and its
train OF innumerable scandals and ills.
Joseph Shears, a merchant of Lamar. near
Darlington, has made an assignment to E.
B. Minis, for the benefit Of his creditors.
The principal creditors are all Charleston
firms. Among the largest creditors are
Bollman Bros, for 5000. and Wilbur 81
Son, 500.
A bill providing for general high liquor
license law has passed tire House, and is
likely to pass the Senate. It imposes a
license Of not less than $500 for all i1cor-
porated cities, towns, and villages outside of
which no license is granted and no liquor
legally sold.
A petition for charter for the building
| of a railroad from Due West to Dom AIDS
has been presented to the legislature. 1t is
proposed to build a private road from Don
| maids to Due West by private subscription.
The length of the road will be four miles.
Mr.. j. A. Delvin is the chief promoter of
the scheme.
AT Spartanburg, few days ago, the foot
ball te ans of Wofford college and Furman
universe played the first of series of
games to be played this winter aG the en-
campment grounds. The game, which was
closely contested from beginning to end, re-
suited in decided victory for the Spartans
| by score Of to l.
There are some exaggerated reports in
! different parts of the st tie relative to the
| existence of SPOTTED fever at Orangeburg.
| Between the Gath day of November and the
| radio cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis
| All proved fatal. Since then there has not
been a case. The disease did not become
| epidemic.
Some Of the boys of LaurensviIle were
| exub Grant this week aud evoke up" the
town. The Laurensville Herald tells the
story of their frolic: "After applying the
crimson color to their satisfaction, they
| then concluded to put a sable coat on the
town, and with well-loaded rope tters shot
to pieces nearly every street lamp in the
! place. Not satisfied with this, other bad
conduct was INDUCED in. Each paid fine
of $40.
1t was reported at Columbia on Thursday
| that c. F. Jackson aud Thomas Agnew, as
executors of the estate of John Agnew, were
| about to make an assignment. They have
| issued circular to their creditors asking
| for time, and stating that owing to the de
| preston of trade and poor crops they cannot
| discourage their liabilities as they fall due;
| that their liabilities are about $25, 0O0
| while their stock of hardware and carriages
and other assets are worth S32, 900 to S35,-
| 600 The store is still open and the business
is going on rs usual.
| Fires are very frequent occurrences in
Aiken county just at present. Last week
the following occurred: Ex-Sheriff M. t.
| Holley, dwelling house, loss 5000, insur-
| ance So, 800: E. B. Curtis, dwelling house,
loss total, no insurance; Arthur Weathers--
bee, barn and stables, loss on building
$4,000, insurance 800. Besides this he lost
| 100 bushels of corn, 300 bushels cotton seed,
| 5000 bundles of fodder, fifty bushels peas,
two buggies and one wagon. The gin house
| of Owen Carpenter also went up in smoke
The loss was 1900 bushels of cotton seed,
eleven bales OF cotton, and all the
machinery, which amounted to about
| $1,000 There was no insurance.
A fatal shooting ARRAY occurred about
seven miles from Midway Wednesday on
| the plantation of James 8. Brown, who
was shot and killed by a negro on his pllce
| named Edmond Stewart A negro had
been working with Mr. Brown for about
| four years, and at noon went to him and
called for a settlement. Mr.. Brown told
him he was very busy. The negro went off
and came back with his double-barreled
| gun. Mr.. Brown also got his gun or pistol
and then the shooting commenced. Mr..
Brown was shot in the breast. The negro
was also hit in the face and breast. Mr..
Brown was a thrifty and very successful
planter, and was highly esteemed in the
| community.
Wednesday night at Cunningham's Bluff,
about ten miles from Beaufort, ruffian
entered the house of Mrs. II. S. Cunning
ham, a lady of about GO years of age, and
went through everything in the house in
search of money. Mrs. Cunningham was
in bed. Her son, however, was up, but was
unarmed, and could do nothing In defense of
himself or mother. The desperate drew
his pistols and said he would murder the
first one that raised a hand against him.
He took Mrs. Cunningham out of bed and
would have blown her brains out had she
resisted him In any way, but she submitted
and escaped death. The bl Ack villain made
a search of everything in the house, but
found nothing.
An application for charter for the South
Carolina Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany was filed with the secretary of state
Friday. The petitioners are citizens of
Pennsylvania. Winnsb)ro, Columbia, and
Yorkville, who recently purchased kaolin
lands In Richland county. They propose to
mine and manufacture kaolin, etc, and the
capital stock will be 100000 The applica-
ton is signed by Jonas C. Mim,nert, of
Lebanon, Pa. s. r. Rutland, Arthur Hays,
Charles A. Douglass, and j. E. Mcdonald,
of Winnsboro; Joseph M. English and w. B.
Burney, of Columbia, and Joseph G.
McNulty, of Yorkville The principal place
of bu,i ess will be Columbia and Killain's,
in Richland county, and Winnsboro.
The House of Representatives. by a vote
Of GA to 20, has rejected the bill recon-
mended nv the pOyarnOr in hic oil