The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-15
sorTH CAROLINA.

10 the Batssburg Warehouse Company of
Lexington county.
john F. Hutching, one Of Beaufort's
largest and most prosperous grocery ner-
chants, died Thursday night.
The cards are out Announcing the mar
rage Of the Rev. j. L. Ray. of Cheraw, to
Miss Easterling, sister Of c. 7. Easterling,
! Of TatUm station.
The state grange, very influential body
in agricultural matters, wants the state to
establish a factory for cotton covers, bag
gng, etc, at the penitentiary.
Darlington is indignant at the latest
move of Postmaster General WanAmsker
in removing the pos master, Mrs. b. c.
| Lar, appointing in her place John G.
Gatlin.
! The following Applications from Charles
ton for positions are on file in Gov. Tiilman's
/ Office: For physician to the jail, DR.. B. NJ
/ Lobby; for county treasurer, George II.
Walter.
William Godfrey is now employed as
/ drill-master by the Cheraw Guards The
! company had their first drill in uniform on
! Thanksgiving day, and made very coed
| appearance.
Seneca Is getting in shape to fight fire.
| The council has bought an elegant hand fire
| engine, hose reel and nose. aud it works ad-
| mirably Cisterns are being prepared to
keep supply Of water.
George A Moore, who died Friday, was
| over a years of age and was the oldest
| printer IN Charleston. For the past ten
years he has been president of the Charles
| ton Typographical Society.
| Col. j. II. Wharton, an ex-member of the
| legislature from Laurens county, will be
| one of the contestants for the office OF clerk
! of the court in Laurens county, made vacant
BY the elevation OF G. w. Shell to congress.
E. F. Slater was robbed of $500 day or
| two ago. he left his safe door open, but
bad the money drawer locked. He stepped
out awhile, and during the time he was
away some one picked the lock of the
drawer and stole $500.
Bennett McAllister, IS years old, acct
dentally killed himself at Simpsonville. in
the lower part of Greenville county, Friday.
He had gun in the woods, where he was
at work, and it was discharged, the contents
going into his face and ear
| At Lamar, Darlington county, a few
days ago John Reynolds and Charlie Mix
on, both colored, and each about 10 years
old, were playing with a pistol, when it
fired in the hands of Nixon. The ball
entered near Reynolds heart, killing him
instantly.
R N. Richbourg, for ten years the largest
! Jewelry dealer in Columbia, has made an
assignment to Jacob S. Muller. Liabilities
Sl5, 900, assets about sI1 900; 5000 of the
liabilities is to outside creditors and the
rest to home creditors. The latter are
secured A meeting of the creditors has
been called for Wednesday, Dec IS, ct
noon, at the Office of Clark & Muller.
The following appointments have been
| made by Gov. Tillman: State board of
school examiners, Henry P. Archer, super
intendent public schools, Charleston i; b. B.
| johnson, superin tendent public schools, Co
| lumbia; Prof w. N. Marchgnt, superinten-
| dent Greenville high school; Christopher H.
Peake, master, at Union Nathaniel B. Nor
gan, auditor, Union: j. B. S. Scott, treas
urer, Union.
Lieut.. Albert Darlington Of the cavalry
! service of the United States army has been
ordered to the scene of the indian troubles
In the northwest Lieut.. Darlington is a
son of the late Gen. Albert Darlington of
Laurens, s. G., and is well known as tine
commander Of the Greedy relief expedition
TO the icy regions around the North Pole
He is dashing officer and hard fighter.
de is special favorite Of Ge". Miles, who
asked for MS detail for the Indian troubles.
The state alliance bank has received its
commission. The corporators. d. 2.
Duncan, John K Harrison, j. ii. Sigh, J.
| Z. Colt, w. IL. Zimmerman and n f.
Walker, proposes to establish bank at
Columbia with branch establishments
throughout the state. The capital stock
will be 100000, divided into 300 shares of
$50 each. Col. Darcy p. Duncan will prob
ably be made president. The subscription
books will be opened in the railroad COM
missioners Office on the 18th instant.
At Marion, Wednesday night, n. S. Glib
son of Gibson, S. c., was robbed at the
Planters hotel. He was on his way to
Wilmington and expected to leave on the
$50 train Thursday morning. The thief
} entered his room at the hotel by raising a
, window. He captured S45 10 money, a gold
watch, suit Of clothes and Mr.. Gibsons
5 ticket to Wilmington. The theft was not
discovered until Mr.. Gibson arose Thurs
day morning to prepare for his journey,
, when he found himself minus the necessary
wearing apparel
The SummeTton Oil Mill and Manufactur-
, ing Company sold out on Aug ] last, to
} Messrs. Brock & Rutlldge These energetic
gentlemen went to work and soon had their
machinery in operation for ginning cotton
Although starting late, they will gin over
, 700 bales this season. They have taken
into partnership with them 4essrs. |. V.
Bardin of Charleston and Robt. O. Purdy
OF Sumter, and are now adding to their
building large warerooms and additional
machinery to begin the manufacture OF
, fertilizers. They have already bought and
are receiving at their works l, 800 tons of
chemicals and other Ingredients. They will
also put in early next summer a ten-ton oil
mill for the manufacture of cotton seed
meal and oil.
. S. L. Stroud, afarmer living fifteen miles
: above Greenville, killed Drury Jewell at 4
O'Clock Friday mornlng. Jewell was fear
fully cut with a knife and dubbed with his
I own gun. Pike Barbary and Jewell went
: to Strouds house. the former going in tc
talk with Stroud in regard to q previous
difficulty between Stroud and Jewell Bar.
bory tried to induce Stroud to 90 outside
and talk the matter over, but he refused
: Jewell was outside with a gun. He came tc
= the door, and when Stroud opened it hC
showed in the gun and tried to shoot Stroud
who pushed il aside, aud quickly drawing Z
u knife, closed on Jewell and cut him to death
: Jewell and Barbary evidently went K
Stroud's house to kill him, and failing tc
/ induce him outside. concluded TO it In
= side. Stroud will surrender.
There was buried at a negro graveyard
near Langsford, Wednesday. man named
, John Branch. aged about 81 years He wa
0 the ninth member of the same family in
TERED at that place within the last eighteeI
a months. About twenty months ago hi
. mother, Jane Branch, was brought hom'
from the insane asylum &C Columbia sufIar
ing from wha. appeared 10 be a severe at
. I Tack of brain faVar Cha linperad for aot,,.