The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-08

ture was saved. The house is complete
/ loss.
The Darlington Wsterworks Company of
/ Darlington c. II. has been chartered, with
a capital stock Of $4,000, in shares OF go
each. The company proposes to supply
water 70 the town Of Darlington for all
| purposes.
Gaffney City is about to have a pickle
/ factory. ". u. Hpscomb has put up several
hundred bottles of cucumber pickles this
! year. and he IS 50 pleased with his success
that he expects TO 80 into the business on
large scale next year.
Mai d. R. Duncan of Spartanburz and
/ Col. /. @. McKissick Of Union, candidates
for congress from the Fourth district, ad-
dressed a very attentive audience Friday
night at Clifton. Capt. Shell and DIR. Smith
| did not put in an appearance.
A commission has been issued by the sec
rotary Of states Office to-day for the forma-
ton of the Southern Kaolin Company Of
GraniteviIe, with a capital stock of $50, 900,
in SHARES Of 500 each. The company will
have its principle offices in Graniteville and
Aiken.
Gov. Richardson has appointed NJ. F.
Loughmau, II West Twenty-third street.
New York city, a commissioner Of deeds
for South Carolina and has accepted the
resignation Of p. w. Sheady as trial justice
of the Fourth judicial district of Lexington
county.
Secretary Willie Jones. Of the state demo-
cratic executive committee, has secured
from the railroads special rates for delegates
to the state democratic convention of Sept
10. Delegates can obtain the benefit of
these reduced rates by applying to the
ticket agents at their respective starting
points.
Charles Hyder. a carpenter from Hender-
sonville, fell from barn at Converse col
broke his arm and otherwise injured him
self. He is resting quietly, with
hopes of recovery. On Monday a negro
was killed at the college, being caught
under falling wall Of a building they were
taking down.
Tim Cureton, the colored ferryman ct
LaDdsford, on the Catawba river, lost his
fifth child by drowning on the evening of
Aug. 81. This child, daughter, known by
the 90 newhat ridiculous name of Sweet
Cheese" was aged about IL years She was
engaged in thro wing leaves in the river and
catching them as they foated past the rear
end Of the forty boat which was anchored
ct the shore. Becoming careless, she leaned
out too fac, and, losing her balance fell into
the stream.
j. l.. Guignard Of Lexington county is
very proud OF cat which he owns. The
cat had litter Of kittens, and thinking
that she would like delicate meal, a
couple OF now born squirrels, which had
been tilted out Of nest in felled tree were
presented TO her. Instead Of eating them,
however, she adopted them and took excep-
tonaA care OF them. She has reared them
to strength and activity with her four kit
tens, and plays and romps with them, even
to the neglect Of her own progeny.
Robert Shelton, oolored, who murdered
William Rayford, colored, in Laurens
county on Feb. 25 last, and who was
sen2enced by Judge Norton at the last term
OF court, was hanged in the jail-yard at
Laurens Friday. Shelton and Rayford
lived in the same house and were in love
with the same woman, and naturally be-
came very jealous of each other. RaYford
having disappeared for several DAYS. foul
play was suspected. whereupon search was
made and his body found in an old well hor-
ribly mangled and half a mile from the
place where he was supposed to have been
killed.
Republican State Chairman Brayton, who
returned to Columbia Saturday from a trip
to the up'oouutry, reports That his prospects
Tor Endorsement by the republican state
convention are bright, and that he does not
see how his enemies can GUST him from the
state workmanship. dc was asked as to
the accuracy of rumor TO the effect that
he had been run out of Newberry by young
democrats of that town. Mr.. Brayton
de lied the report, but said that he sup
posed 1t originated in the fact that at the
Newberry hotel Friday night few young
men, led by one Saxon, were very pointed
In their comments on him and what they
assumed to be his mission to New
berry-a stirring up of the negroes to dis
order. Nothing came of it.
The weather crop bulletin of the South
Carolina weather service in cooperation
with the United States signal service for
the week ending Saturday is as follows:
The rainfall of the past week has been above
the average and well distributed, while the
temperature aud sunshine have been below
the average. The weather conditions of the
past seven days have been rather unfavora-
BILE for the cotton crop Rust is regorted
from the sandy" land districts, and "boll
rot" has slightly damaged cotton on bottom
lands Picking is much farther advanced
than usual for the season, and the receipts
are largely in excess of the previous year at
the same date. The recent rains have
greatly benefited late cora, peas, potatoes
and vegetables, aud all those crops are said
to be very promising.
GnORGIA TERTRT