The morning news., 1890-11-10

midnight on Saturday, ~ sam Swenger.
oolored Connolly was drunk. and vent 70
the door Of q house whsIe Sweugsr was
staylng, and burst in tho door. but did not
20 in aad was not bOisterous. Sgeager or
dered him away several times, and, not
leaving. the negro picked up an axe and
struck him with IL. COuneily's skull was
broken, and some brains ooZed out. He
may live, but the chances are against him.
Swenger escaped.
At Columbia THURSDAY George Glenn, a
colored man who drives delivery wagon
for c. L. Timmoas on Main street. was
standing in front OF Mr.. Timmons' store,
when Ed. Meetze, also c0lored, walked up
behind him and lei fly 81 him with q double
barreled shotgun, putting e portion Of one
load OF small shot into his legs. He then
made his escape and Sheriff Rowan has not
yet been able 70 capture him. Glenn is not
badly hurt. Meetze. who is a plasterer by
trade, uttered no words when be made the
attack, but it is understood that be intended
70 punish Glenn for an alleged intimacy
With his lMeetze's wife. Both OF the parties
are young negroes.
An inquest wes held Friday over the re-
mains Of the colored infant found burnt
70 death On the plantation of Mr. Palmer,
near Ridgeway. Il was sho.n that the
boy 8ho was suspected Of setting the fire in
~ DAEl Tue OAOl up dl4 NuuS
himself Of the trouble Of Ininding il had
been very averse to the task imposed upon
him during the past year, and several
months ago had choked lt oncs so that but
for the unexpected appearance Of a member
OF the family it would have then and there
besn Killed but the evidence was 50 slight.
and his statement 50 plausible, that the
jury declined TO charge him with the crime.
The boy. who was narrowly examined,
CfQfz1 that a cno-k- Gra ha k.l
kindled on the hearth must have caused the
fire, and he did not waver from this story.
The governor has appointed the following
delegates 10 the southern interstate immi-
grafton convention, which will meet in Ashe-
vile early in December: At la-ge-J. w.
Humbert, Princeton; Fl. p. Ha nmett, Pied
mont; John F. Townsend. Edisto Island;
w. J. Talbert, Cold Springs, Edgeield
county; -. S. Horlbeck, Charles
James McCutchan. Church. S. c.;
Edwin Harper. Harper's, s. c.; 81. D.
Elliott, Port Royal; s. H. Rodgers, Port
Royal; James Glover, Grahamville 7. r.
Hayward, Hardeeville; B. Stokes, Walter
boro; II. D. Padgett, Walterboro :;
A. e. Williams, Cottageville J. Otey
Reed, st. Georges; G. W. Sullivan, Pelzer;
N. o. Tanner, Bcoyles'; II. II. Prince,
Williamson; B. Press Barron, Manning;
". " Ipi oiteAOAAs .. Mc Ger,
W. j. Cooling, w. NJ. Mauldin, w. J.
Causey, Hampton, S. c.; E. w. DaSbs,
Mayesville; j. Il. Aycock, Wedgefed T.
u. Raysor. Orangeburg; w. r. Taber,
Fort Motto; j. w. Stokes, Orangeburg; ]. E.
Wannamaker, st. Matthew's; j. K. burst,
Greenwood; w. II. Parker, J. F. c. Dupre,
Abbeville; James Rodgers, Jr., Niuety-Six; /;
z. T. Hayne, j. F. Richardson, Greenville; /;
E. A. Smith, Pelzer; Lowndes J. Browning,
Sadolia. I n MAX 17har,,oc
w. T. Littlejohn, Union; John A. Barks-
dale. Laurens; Aaron Cannon, Goodgion's; /;
Allen johnson, Newberry; Thomas H.
Rainsford. Trenton; ]. w. Todd, Seneca !;
]. E. Stribling. Pendleton; j. H. Kiasler,
Lever; j.. w. Stribling. Stribling's; Ralph
Carson, Joseph Walker. Spartanburg; j. C.
Wilson, r. L. Mclaughlin, Milton A.
Carlisle, Newberry; W. R. Davie, Lands
ford; Iredell Jones. Rock Hill; j. N. King,
Ninety-Six;J. d. Maxwell. Anderson; +.
J. Moore, Moore's P. o.; c. A. Douglass,
Winnsboro.