The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-24
SOUTH CAROLINA,


1t is announced that Capt Tillman will
be inaugurated governor on the Thursday
of the second week of the session, Dec. 4.
A white lad, jeff Cromer, was painfully,
though not fatally, shot by James Brad
berry, also white, in a rabbit hunt near
Townviiie, last Saturday.
A commission has been granted for the
formation of the Williamson alliance store
Of Williamson, Anderson county, with a
capital stock Of SO, 000 in shares Of $40 each.
A commission has been issued by the Sec
rotary of state for the organization of the
Bummerville Brick aud Tile Company. with
a capital stock of $4,000, in shares of 500
each.
Notice has been given the secretary of
state that the capital stock OF the A. w.
Taylor Land and Lumber Company Of
Berkeley has been increased by the addition
of $25, 900.
A commission has been issued for the
formation of the Northwest Side Land Com
pany Of Sumter, with capital stock of
$50, 900, in shares of 500 each, with privi-
lege of increase to $4,000.
A cotton fire occurred at Clinton Thurs
day. Five bales were burned, and the new
depot on the Georgia, Carolina and North
ern railroad barely escaped. The losses are
not known, nor the cause OF the fire.
A through freight train on the Port Royal
and Western Carolina railroad was wrecked
below Greenwood Thursday. Engineer
Petite and Fireman Hughes were both seri-
ously injured. Hughes will probably die.
At Orangeburg, NJ. L. Herlong, charged
with murder, having been admitted to bail
by Judge Gzlar, completed his bond Friday,
and was discharged from the custody of the
sheriff. The amount of his bond was S., 600
A charter has been issued to the newly
organized Globe Phosphate Company of
Columbia. The return of the corporators
shows that the entire capital stock of
$4,000 has been subscribed and 20 per cant.
paid in.
The colored people at Snow Hill, A nderson
county, lost their church, worth about
$780, upon which there was no insurance,
by an fncendiary fire, on the night of Nov
Is. Their church there was destroyed in a
like manner some years ago.
The Richmond and Danville is cutting
down expenses at its shops in Columbia, and
about forty of the workmen have been dis
charged. 1t is said that similar reductions
in the force have been made at the other
railroad shops of the system.
The depot at Lanford, a station above
Laurens, on the Port Royal and Western
Carolina railroad, was burned Thursday,
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
railroad company, j. W. Lanford and the
canning company are the greatest losers.
All reprts that Gov. -elect Tlllman will be
Senator Hampton'S successor are set at
naught by the one circu lated at Laurens. It
comes from good authority that Col. J. l..
NJ. IrbY has been agreed upon by the Till
nantes, and will be the next United States
senator from South Carolina
The Hampton G Oiored State Fair Society
announces programme of races TO be had
this week during their fair. The pro-
gramme is full one, but as it only offers
800 in prizes for nine races, some of which
are set down for trotters in the 2:30 class,
the announcements can scarcely be cons
sidered seriously.
News has reached Laurens of a horrible
accident that occurred Tuesday to an
ll-year-old son of Robert Fowler Of Laurens
county. The little fellow was playing with
young colt, when the colt kicked him just
above the right temple, fracturing the
skull and leaving hole in ths forehead an
inch in diameter, with the brains oozing out.
The doctors fear that his recovery Will be
impossible.
Mrs. G. A. Scott, respectable whit.
widow lady of the Fork" Orange
burg county. was put under a peace
bond Wednesday. The warrant under
which she was arrested was issued
on the affidavit of strapping big white
man named w. G. Thompson. who swort
that he was afraid that Mrs. Scott would
! do him some serious bodily injury. r. q.
| flaming became surety for Mrs. Scott
| Mrs. Scott runs a successful farm.
At Bishopville, just before daylight, 8
| few days ago, the barn and stables of Mrs
s. Z. Belvin were entirely consumed by fire
The barn contained 200 bushels of corn,
twenty-five bushels Of peas, besides q great
many farming implements. all of which
were burned. When the owner of the
barn was awakened the stable door was
| burned sufficiently TO fall down, and wher
she arrived the only horse therein stepped
out, only, however, TO walk u few steps
being completely roasted
The vote for congressman has been tabu-
lated and declared as follows: First district
Brawley, 7,249; Crum. 1,S49; scattering, Il
Second district: Tillman. 1856; Smith
1,676; scattering is. Third district: John
stone. S,9A2; Tolbert, 800; scattering. 81
! Fourth district: Shell, 1882; Ensor. 2,25S
scattering, 81. Fifth districts Hemphill
9,432; Alexander, 1921; scattering, rs, O
which c. C. Levy received 70. Sixth dis
trict: Stackhouse, 9,022. Deas, 1859; scat.