The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-24

factory has been ordered. ard The company
viii he ready for BUSINESS when tie season
opens.
A charter has been granted by the sscre-
tarv Of statetO the Carolina Fiber Company
of Hartsyille; capital 7O,00J. il shares Of
Sl,0Jl each.
A commission has been issued TO the
Florence Brick and Tile Manufacturing
Company, whose place of business will be
near the town of Florence.
bale Of cotton was brought to Rock
Hill and sold lass week. which, instead of
being covered with hagging, was bound
with inch plank and iron ties.
At Greenville last week the case Of ". r.
Hale, administrator Of the estate Of b.
Wehrle, against the Columbia and Green
vile Railroad Company for 81, 900 dam
ages for the death of Mr. Wehrle, was non
suited on the ground Of contributory neglect
on the part of the deceased.
ave put J. D. Watts down as the cham
plan farmer OF of Laurens,n says the I.au-
rens Advertiser. last year he made 100
bales of cotton, weighing 400 pounds each,
ON 100 acres. Martin Holder Of Dial town
snip is the champion on a twO-hOrse farm.
lie cleared last year, above expenses,
400"
a severe storm passed through Black
stock about 2:30 o'clock Saturday after
noon. The academy was blown down, some
outhOuses were unroofed and a number OF
trees wreDched out of root near the Presby-
terrain church. A negro house was blown
down near town and some Of the inmates
painfully injured.
Aunt Dinah Clary, an aged colored
woman who lived on Mr.. Mellichampe's
place, near johnson, arose at , or O'clock
Sunday morning and kindled fire. 1t is
supposed sac fell asleep as she sat near the
fire. Her clothing caught and was burned
off her. She was frghtfully burned, and
died few hours later.
A fearful windstorm blew at New5erry
Saturday afternoon, followed by a heavy
rain. Several houses were partly unroofed
and some trees were blown down, but 20
further damage was done. The track of
the heaviest wind was about two miles
north OF that place, where a regular
cyclone blew. Trees were twisted off and
uprooted. Several outhouses and barns
were blown away and the wind was terrific.
Col. A. r. Butler, state commissioner of
agriculture; Gen. Johnson Hagood, chair
man of the state board Of agriculture; Gen.
Il. I. StackhoYSe. president Of the State
Farmers Alliance, and Col E. r. McIver,
president of the State Agricultural and
Mechanical Society, have united in a pro.
test to congress against the passage of the
COASCl VI 4'ublGi WI III CDiliDOuuu
bills as prejudicial to the cotton seed oil in
dustry. a most important one in South
Carolina.
The stockholders of the Rock Hill Real
Estate and Loan Company, one of the
towns latest enterprises, held their first
annual meeting on Friday last. President
ID. Hutchinson and Secretary and Treasurer
j. n. Cherry read their reports, which
showed the company to be in a prosperous
condition, the profits being for the first
year II per cent. on the capital stock. 1t
was decided to increase the capital stock
from 500 to 1000 shares. The old board of
directors and officers was reelected
At $3.50 o'clock Saturday afternoon ter
rible cyclone, accompanied with rain and
hail, passed over Sumter, lasting only about
ten or fifteen minutes, but doing consider
aole damage to buildings and blowing
down shade trees in every direction. The
new two-story frame building being put up
for Z. 5. Matthessen, which was nearly
completed, lies in a mass of ruins The
large brick store of j. Ryttenberg q Sons
is much damaged by the blowing away of
great portion OF the south parapet The
roof of the building on Liberty street now
occupied by r. p. Monaghan was blown off,
Several other stores and dwellings were
more or less damaged.
The Abbeville Press and Banner learns
from w. 2. Calhoun, who is acting FOR
Patrick Calhoun as executor of the estate of
James Edward Calhoun, that the executor
proposes to capitalize the real estate and
water at 81 800, 900, for the purpose of i'm
proving the estate. 1t is thought that the
legatees will cooperate with Mr.. Calhoun,
aud that company will be organized for
the purpose of developing the water power,
which is practically inexhaustble. In a
distance Of five miles there is fall of $50
feet, with the whole river at command
Engineers are TO be employed to survey the
estate and to make plats and notes of the
situations that may be suitable for improve
ment.
AT Greenville last week, in the case of
the Pelzer Manufacturing Company vs. the
German and American Insurance Company
of New York, the jury returned verdict
for the plaintiff for the full amount sued
for, 81, 500 with interest. The suit was to
recover the amount of the policy of in
surance on cotton of the Pelzer company,
stored in the warehouse of Cely Bros. in
that city, which was burned with all its
contents in March last. Twelve companies
refused to pay their policies. Two suits
have already been tried in the United
States court, resulting in favor of the
plaintiffs, and this is the third victory won
by them. Seven other cases remain to be
tried in the state courts, and work will
begin to-day.