The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-21

/ GreenviIle Tuesday night, 80 70 go I aca-
ers being present Addresses # welcome
were made by citizens and responded T. by
/ DR. ". NJ Grierof DI' West.
" rk on the United States court house
7 ard post1iiicu building at Greenvile has
been commenced NJ laSr, ana viii b pushed
to completion as fast possible. The con-
actor Is required 10 finish 1t by July J.,
/ 1881.
IL is reported that a syndicate Of New
{ York. Boston and Philadelphia capitalists
! have organized million dollar land i'm
/ provemen- company for the purpose Of
| buvlng and developing real estate in Green
| VILE.
! The governor has offered reward Of 800
| for the arrest and conviction of the person
| or persons, unl1no Sn, who. on the night of
| June p. fired upon from ambush and at
/ tempted L murder the town marshal Of
| Walts5oro. COlleton county.
The trustees If Clemson College have
| elected J. II. STROBE If Amherst county,
| Va, president of the college. Prof. STROBE
was at one time principal of the high school
Of Amherst county, but was later elected a
member OF the faculty Of the University of
Virginia.
During thunderstorm Tuesday viii e
farmer named james Coogler, while pillow
ing in his fed in Lexington county, few
miles from Columbia. was, with the mule
attached to his plOw, Instantly killed by
lightning. a boy and horse who were
alongside of him escaped uninjured.
Thursday evening at o'clock two young
women engaged in regular fisticuf fight
In the street near the Spartan mill at spar
tanburg. They fought for four and a half
minutes with seeming determination to kill
or conquer. They we're finally separated,
and appeared to be badly treated. The
cause Of the combat was a gold ring.
The city council of Greenville has &C
cepted the bid of the American Pipe Manu-
featuring Company for building a water
works system in that city. One hund ell
hydrantS are to be supplied at $40 each;
over one hundred at $50 each. The work
is 10 be commenced in sixty days and the
system is to be completed in one year.
The South Bound railroad survey has
passed through Bronson again, and the
engineers pronounce this the best route on
account of the level condition of the coun-
try through which it passes. This line is
straight one, and has been considerably
shortened by the last survey. The general
opinion Is that this, being the stralg htest
and shortest route, will be adopted.
James Harris of Golightly died Wednes-
day night. He has been particularly upfor-
tunate in his life. Soon after he married
he lost both eyes while assisting in blasting
for his mill He soon recovered from the
wounds received ana went to work, and was
succeeding in his business. Then came the
tornado and blew down his dwelling and
mill and created general ruin about bis
farm. Not long ago he was stricken down
with disease and passed away just in the
prime of life.
The state farmers institute, which will
be held at Ridge Spring on July 20 and 80,
promises to be the best ever held in the
state. The railroads have put special tick
cts on sale, and the hospitable people of the
Ridge Spring section have arranged for the
entertainment of the visitors Among the
es ayists will be the Hon. John S. Newman
of Alabama On agricultural Colleges aud
Experimental Stations" J. s. Horilbeck of
Charleston, on THE Cultivation of the
Irish Potato" Dr. w. p. Niles, state veteri-
nary surgeon, on "Tetanus or Lock jaw"
and 7. S. Williams of Ridge Spring, On
Peaches and Melons," The opening ad-
dress will be delivered by the Hon. J.
Stoney Porcher of Berkeley.