The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-14
SOUTH CAROLINA.


The state Senate on Friday last passed
bill TO establish and maintain a confederate
home.
The State Bar Association was in session
at Columbia during the latter days of tle
past week.
Representative o. ". Buchanan of Ches-
ter sent in his letter of resignation to the
House Thursday.
An electric street railway from Spring
street to the battery will be in operation in
Charleston by spring.
The bill to authorize the city council of
Charleston to issue per cent. bonds has
passed its second reading.
Attorney General McLaurin qualified
Friday and assumed charge of tho office
His bondsmen are II. M, Stackhoute w,
D. Evans, j. L. McLaurin and John Gary
Evans. The attorney general has chosen
the incumbent, Maj. Townsend, as assistant
attorney general.
Mr.. Finley Of York has presented to the
House in behalf of Samuel L. Campbell, a
blind confederate soldier of York county, a
handsome gevel which will hereafter enforce
order in the House. Mr.. Campbell was
voted 5000 at the last session. The testl-
monial was received by rising vote of the
me nbers
At Chester, in an alteration few nights
ago between a white man, Theodore Bran
non, and a negro. the negro dealt the white
man a severe blow which rendered him I'M
conscious, and he lies In very critical con-
dition. The negro has been arrested and
committed to jail to await the issue Of Bran
mons injuries.
Thursday with the battle-fag of
the Sixteenth South Carolina Volunteers.
Mr.. Harrison, who marched under the
colors of the Sixteenth, made a brief but
eloquent speech, giving a short sketch OF the
regiment which served principally in the
Army Of the Tennessee.
| at meeting of the stockholders Of the
| Alliance Publishing Company at Columbia
Friday night, 10 per cent. OF the capital
stock was subscribed and the following di-
rectors were elected. J. w. Stokes, Z. T.
Stackhouse. w. G. Wolfe. w. J. Tolbert
| J. w. Bowden, ID. L. Donaldson, T. j.
Strait, w. D. Evans. ]. A. Harvey.
News reached Laurens Friday u an att
tempt at robbery at Kipgsville, station or
the Port Royal and Western Carolina rail
road. George NJ. Hanuera, partner of An.
derson Sc Hannera, while sleeping in tbs
rear end OF his store, was awakened In the
night by a peculiar sound at the door.
| Thinking it was some one endeavoring tC
enter, he seized his shotgun and quietly re-
tired through the back door and crept VI
the side of the house to where he could see
the 'front.' door. There he observed two
negro men with an auger boring out the
lock, one Of them having a gun. Mr.
Hannera cody adjusted his shotgun, but 1t
refused to fire. and the thieves, being at
tracted by the snap of tho hammer, OBJ
served Mr.. Hannera. They both made for
him, and lively conflict ensued, in who.
Mr.. Hannera broke his gun in pieces. The
negroes succeeded in making their escape
unrecognised.
A fire occurred at Lawrens Friday morn
ing at O'Clock, supposed to have been the
work Of an incendiary. IL originated in the
third story of the building owned by Mrs.
S. e. Owens and John W. Fowler In the
building were the drug store OF DIR. B. r
Posey and the store of W. l.. Harris g. Bro
The fire company did heroic work and the
} flames were confined TO the one building
} The stocks Of Boyd & billiard and Boyd 4
Hart were somewhat damaged by being re-
moved from their stores. The insurance OF
the Owens and Fowler building is s., 900, OF
B. f, Poseys stock, drugs and soda foun,
tain about 80 800, on Harris & Co.'S stocl
$780, None Of the parties was fully covered
by insurance. A negro, wlo was sent for
physician and happened to be passing tn,
. square as the fire broke out, says. he frs
observed a small blaze, and all at once tn,
flames leaped over the entire upper floor IL
} an instant, and in less than thirty minute.
the roof Of the building fell in. No arrests
J have been made.