The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-17

The reXs city council OF COIUmOl1 VIII
have something TO say in the matter.
It IS learned at Greenvile that the {l1es3
Of Col D. X Norris Of Pendleton is not so
serious as at first reported, his Paralytic
stroke proving slight, and that he expects
TO continue in the race for congress in the
Third district
The trial Of W. Henry Charles, 9 mer-
chant of West Greenville and well known
citizen, for the murder Of Wash Cannon in
Greenville on Jan. %. cane of in the sss-
siOns court THURSDAY, and resulted in &C
quittal on the ground Of sef-defense.
Early in December last Murrell and Car
penter the brutal murderers Of Younce,
escaped from the Edgefield Jail in consc-
quence Of the neglect Of Sheriff QUITS
They are said to be hidden in a swamps
near Johnston, Edgefeld county, and their
capture is expected.
The grading force on the Charlotte. Union
and Lsurens railroad began work at New
/ berry on Wednesday The large warehouse
belonging to William Longford has been
PURCHASED and will be used by the new road
as freight depot. The two roads enter the
town at the same place.
The Susie Fernandez murder at Union
| was a commonplace crime. William Davis,
an ignorant and besotted negro, has been
convicted Of the killing and sentenced to be
hanged. Charges against all other persons
/
knowledged motive Of the deed
The York Spoke and Handle Factory of
| Yorkville has just received an order
through a New York firm for 200 dozen
pick handles for firm in Germany. The
firm has already accepted the three differ
ent grades at the price offered by the COM
pany, and the factory will at once begin to
| I'LL the orders.
The commencement exercises OF David
son college, North Carolina, will be held on
June IL, and as usual South Carolina will
show up prominently during the festivities.
Maj. Daniel A Townsend of Union, s. c.,
one OF the ablest lawyers In the state, has
| just been elected annual orator for the two
literary societies at that college.
Ellis & Hardgave, who bought the Tyn-
dial property near Albion a short time ago,
have commenced pitting it and are turning
out daily several tons of splendid phosphate
rock This property is withia about two
| miles Of the Florida Central and Peninsula
railway, and it is probable that shipments
will begin in the course of the next few
| weeks.
A commission has been issued to the
Chesterfield Mining and Land Improvement
| Company, whose place of business will be
near jefferson in Chesterfield county. Its
| general purpose is the 'development aud
operation of mining property, and the pur-
chase, development and sale OF real estate
| and mining property" The capital stock is
to be $50, 00Oin shares of SIS each.
Patrick Calhoun of Atlanta spent few
hours in Anderson last week. He was on
his way from New York and went down on
| the Savannah Valley railroad to Wildwood.
the home of the late Edward Calhoun. His
purpose in visiting this property was to ex-
anime into the probable cost of utilizing the
magnificent water power known as Trotter's
1 aalr NH lob l. - l.. ~ a
water power in the south. The develop
rnent of this water power will add millions
to the wealth of South Carolina.
The secretary of state to-day issued COM
missions for the organization of the follow
ing corporations: The A w. TAYLOR Land
and Lumber Company, Of Charleston: Its
general purpose being to carry on the bust
ness of a land, lumber, manufacturing and
industrial company to buy, sell, lease, use
or rent lands, manufacture lumber, etc.
The capital stock is to be $3.50 in shares
of 500 each, and its PRINCIPAL place of bust
ness will be Summerville, Berkely county.
| The corporators are Adam w. TAYLOR of
Summervlle, Rudolph Siegling, Otto F.
Wleters and William G. Miller Of Charles
ton.
A heavy cotton fire occurred at Pelzers
sixteen miles below Gree aville, Wednesday.
About 3 o'clock that afternoon fire was
discovered in one of the three large cotton
storage warehouses of the Pelzer Manufact-
urlng Company. In the building nearly
6,OOO bales of cotton were stored, but the
fire was not allowed to spread beyond one
OF the Tires compartments into which the
warehouse is divided. This contained be-
tween 1900 and 1900 bales, aud all but
about 500 of these were burned. The loss
IS estimated at between $50, 900 and SIS, 900,
fully covered by insurance, as follows |:
Union Mutual, $4,000; Liverpool, London
and Globe, $4,000; Niagara, $1,000; Home
OF Georgia, $500; total, s10S,0O0.
The subcommittee of the state demo-
cratic executive committee, at their meeting
at Columbia Friday, agreed upon the out
lines OF an address to the democracy of the
state. The address will warn the party of
the danger OF division, especially at this
time, when the state is Threatened by a
hostile republican administration at Wash
lngton. Without referring directly to the
Illiman-Sheil movement, it will in general
terms refute the charges made against the
democratic administration of the state in
the Shell call. The COMMITTEES, so far as
1t was represented at the meeting, il unit
against any Interference with the regular
plan or democratic nominations, aud the
subcommittee was authorized to issue an
address to the party If it saw fit to do so.
The Turner-Finger tragedy still serves as
topic for conversation at Spartanburg
AA0 wi OuoI udS llio1 us papers. Inc Jury
rendered a verdict thai Finger came to his
death by pistol shot fired by Turner. The
testimony as taken by Coroner James is
somewhat conflicting. 1t amounts to about
this: Finger, with several Others, was going
from town with guano on wagon. He was
somewhat under the influence of whisky.
but not drunk. He was making consider.
able noise and had some unpleasant words
with Lu Sparks. She went on ahead to
Turner's store, and they we're together, or
close together, when Finger came up He
called out and said something to Turner.
One word brought on another until Turner
went TO the road. The testimony conflicts
as to who first drew his pistol. In several
other particulars the witnesses differ.
Colleton Press: Yesterday afternoon J.
M. Danne!ly, prominent mill man, AMI
Stephen Blocker, a young man under 25
met in the woods a few miles from Walter.
boro (not by appointment, but accidentally
and drew their pistols and began firing al
each other, which they kept up until their
pistols had been empt1ed. One Of the balls
from Mr.. Dannelly's pistol penetrated the
right arm of Dir Blocker, infictinc a pain
full though not serious wound. The cause
of the shooting may be related in few
words. Mr.. Blocker and daughter Of Mr.
Dannelly became engaged to DO married
against the wishes of the girls parents
, Several attemps were mazda hv tho nourle