The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-06


organized at Blackville Monday. Supt. P.
| E. Rowell of the Graham graded school was
elected president, and Supt. a T. Otis OF
/ Barnwell secretary.
! Complaints come from every section of
the state Of damage TO cotton BIZ rains. The
| fleece has bsen beaten out Of the bolls and
is rotting on the ground. and there Is much
/ sprouting in the bolls
/ John Stevens shot and killed an Irishman
named McCann at Monetta, three miles
/ from Ridge Spring. on Saturday vening
of last week about a little debt matter.
Both Of them we're hard cases, and drink
ing characters.
Florence will in a very short time have an
electric light plant and an ice factory. l.
n Cox of the National Electric Company
hes just formed a company to be known
as the Florence Improvement and Manu-
featuring Company, which will operate the
above two enterprises.
Dr.. G. l. Odom Of Springfield recently
lost fine mare, which was very singularly
affected, exhibiting some very marked
symptoms of hydrophObia before she died
she was 80 bad that ii was dangerous to go
near her. The doctor used all the usual
remedies. but without avail.
John Crum Of Orangeburg county. a col
ored laborer employed aboard Washer No.
3 Of the Coosaw Mining Company, went
ashore on Thursday night last TO see his
family, and while returning to his work at
Coosaw Friday morning missed his footing
feil Off the pier-head of the custom house
wharf ladies island, and was drowned
before assistance could reach him.
George A. Wakefield, at Antreville, was
the victim at a terrible accident. While
raking cotton seed from under gin, BY
some accountable means the saws caught
his arm, which was drawn into the gin and
literally cut to pieces. DR.. Hill OF Able
vile and DR.. Anderson of this county
were called in, and found it necessary to
amputate the arm just below the shoulder.
The young man was doing very we'll W hen
last heard from.
A bod burglary occurred one night last
week in Spartanburg. Mr.. King Keeps a
family grocery up Church street, not far
from Wotford College. He and his family
sleep over the store. A thief carried lad
der and set 1t against the window of the
sleeping room. He raised the wind DIV, a I'd
with long stick hooked out Mr. Kings pan
falcons. He took about $l2 in change from
the pockets, and threw the garment over in
neighbours yard.
B. A. Yon, a farmer near Springfield. re-
Gently met with quite serious loss. A
few days ago he received a considerable
amount Of money-between two and three
hundred dollars-and, thinking it perfectly
safe, put the money in his pocket and went
to Springfield to deposit it, but when he
got there the money was gone-dropued
out of bis pocket while on the way. What
Is worse, he has not found the money, and
it is very doubtful is he ever hears of it
again.
John Ford (colored), charged with killing
his wife, set up the plea of insanity, at
WInnQhnrO nv aIf 49,
Judge Witherspoon ordered him sent to the
lunatlo asylum, there TO remain until his
reason returns, when he will be tried for
the crime charged against him, Should he
ever come to trial the state, In order to con-
viot him, must prove his sanity at the time
he committed the act. His present hallu-
cination is that he is John the Baptist, and
when brought into the court house he per-
sonated that saint.
A messenger came to Orangeburg Mon
day for the coroner. He announced the
death OF John Smith, who lived in the
Fork near Easterlin's mill. Mr.. Smith was
well-to-do young farmer of about % years
old. Last night he was found in his horse
lot speeches.. He was picked up and car
rled into his residence, and his family did
for him all that was possible, but he died
before medical aid could be obtained. 1t Is
supposed that Mr.. Smith went out to catch
MORSE anu was kicked by one OF them
Coroner Dukes went out to hold an inquest
John Robinson, negro, who lives about
three miles from Orangeburg, left his wife
some time ago ana took with him two of
his children and went with another woman.
On last Monday the two children were
taken sick with slow fever, and as he was
going off on Wednesday he sent them home
TO their mother On Thursday evening
both children became much worse and their
mother immediately sent for John Robinson,
but before he got there the largest one died,
and next morning the other died, and both
were buried on Saturday morning. After
the burial services were over some suspicion
arose among the negroes that the children's
mother had poisoned item, aud some of the
parties interested in the matter came to
Orangeburg and sent for Coroner D. E..
Dukes, who came up this morning and sum
moned jury and had the bodies dug up.
They were examined by Drs Able a. Able
and it was found that they came to their
death from cerebro-spinaI meningitis, or
spotted fever, and the jury of inquest found
verdict accordingly.