The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-19
SOUTH CAROLINA.

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have been found near Walhalla
The colored people of Spartanburg are
endeavoring 10 get up state fair associa-
tion.
Alliance people are 70 build warehouse
aud probably a cotton oil mill at Bam-
berg.
a branch Of tie Young Mems Christian
Association has been organized at Ian
caster
A party of gentlemen in Iaurens are
arranging TO import colony of Germans
for house servants.
| Fifty-six carloads of truck and straw
berries left Charleston Thursday night for
| the northern markets.
A loan and investment company has
been organized at Columbia for doing bus
mess in any part Of the United States
The state dental association concluded its
labors IN Charleston Thursday. Anderson
was selected for the next annual meeting.
| The dead body of a 3-year-old colored
child was found Tuesday night in Ashley
| river at the foot of Mill street, in Charles
ton.
The machinery at Darlington for the
| canning factory recently organized by A.
Ames Hewlett and G. 5. Nettles has ar
rived.
w. N. Cave of Red Oak, Barnwall
county, sold twenty-one bales OF cotton last
week, the purchaser paying II $40 cents all
around.
Rails on tbe Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens railroad have been laid 20 Pros
perity, on the Columbia and Newberry rail-
| road, in Newberry county
President Kennerly of the Ssaview City
railway has succeeded in disposing Of all
the issue of bonds for the Seaview road,
having placed them in England
The county clerk Of Pickens has recorded
this year 547 chattel mortgages and liens on
crops for sums less than 500. No doubt
there are several hundred nor recorded.
State Lecturer Talbert of the alliance
will attend the following places in Laurie rs
county: Waterloo. May 10; Laurens, Nav
20; Dials, May 2l; Hurricane, May %, and
Lanford, May %.
Col. A. P. Butler, commissioner of agri-
culture, has written an open letter TO Capt.
b. r. Tillman, meeting squarely the charges
and insinuations made by him against the
department in his Anderson speech.
Col. S. A. Pearse wants to lease the Con-
garee canal from the city of Columbia for
ninety-nine years. Its water power can be
utilized for manufacturing purposes The
council has not acted on the matter yet.
Messrs. Holler g. Anderson of Rock Hill
have written to an attorney In Washington
relative to the securing Of patent on their
recent invention in the shape of a roadcart
which does away with all motion of the
horse.
A mad dog was killed in Barnwell last
week after biting the wife of jim Holman.
a colored woman. After tearing her face,
the dog sprang at horse and bit it on the
breast. The wounds OF the woman and
horse were cauterized, and so far no bad
symptoms have become apparent
The investigation of County Treasurer
Murray's office, at Aiken, conducted by
Controller General Werner, County Auditor
Wise, County Commissioner West, School
Commissioners Grassland, and a committee
OF the grand jury, has been finished, and
shows total shortage of $16,S76 81.
Two colored men, Marley Martin and
Jerry Cato, were wrangling over a gun
near Efiingham, Florence county, Thursday
night, when it exploded and killed Cato
The verdict Of the coroner's Jury was that
Cato came to his death by the criminal
carelessness Of Martin. Martin was ar
rested.
A most commendable action of the alliance
is reported from Lancaster county. One of
their neighbors had been unable to plant his
crop on account of sickness in mis- family. and
the members OF the alliance assembled in
full force and planted his crop for him. A
similar report also comes from Pickens
county. but it is not stated to be an alliance
action in the last instance.
Tuesday morning last Lizzie Mitchell left
her house at Enterprise to go to a house
near by, as it was her custom to do. leaving
her infant child, about months old, at
home When she returned she found it
dead. A coroner's inquest was held, who
returned verdict that the child had been
smothered to death by turning on its face.
and was unable to turn back,
Mary Jane Simmons, alias Mary Jane
Baxter, of Charleston was on Tuesday put
under a $3.50 peace bond by Trial Justice
Bolger. After she had gone.home. In des-
perate fit of modification. it is supposed.
she took a full ounce OF laudanum. She
was carried to the station house in what
was supposed to be dying condition, and
was sent TO the hospital, where every care
was taken of her. She recovered.
A curious incident is reported from the
country, eleven miles above Greenyille
Last Monday a negro woman named Lou
Gailiard gave birth 60 child Seeking TO
conceal the fact, she dug hole with a hoe
In cottonsfield, and, pitching the babe in.
covered it over with dirt. Another woman.
working near by, suspecting the crime,
forced the inhuman mother to reveal the
spot where she had buried the babe. The
dirt was pulled away and the child rescued
alive.
A valuable deposit of lead has been dis
covered on the land belonging to DIR. J. P.
Latimer, in Laurens county, about twenty
eight miles from Greenville. A syndicate
is now negotiating for the purchase Of these
lands with view of developing their min
eral resources. In addition to these min
eral deposits, a valuable water power on
Reedy river adjoins the above named prop
erty, which, if properly utilized. may result
in untold wealth. Heavy timber also
abounds on the place.
Chester Bulletin: Mr.. w. N. GUY of
Lowrysville had his leg amputated on last
Tuesday. Last week he: "pared" a corn
between his toes, and on the next day took
a violent pain in his leg On the following
morning his toe was black aud gangrene
set in and rapidly spread until it reached
above the knee. where the leg was ampu-
tated. 1t is said that the main artery did
not bleed, indicating that the disease had
progressed above the place of amputation,
and there is little hope of his recovery.
The grand lodge of South Carolina of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows met at
Greenville Wednesday. Eighteen lodges
were represented by forty-one delegates.
The reports of the officers were received,
showing an excellent condition of the order
in the state and progress in all its branches.
About seven hundred members are reported
in good standing. Since the last meeting
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