The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-02
souTH CAROLINA


Gov. Tillman says be prefers Campbell OF
Ohio for President.
John A. Chapman is engaged in writing
history of Edgefield county.
Prof. Z. G. Counts has been elected prin-
clpal OF the Prosperity high school
Gen. Hampton predicts that the farmers
ailiauce will pass away in four years
Senator Butler, after spending a few days
at home, has returned TO Washington
Capt. John w. Daniels has resigned his
| position as chief clerk in the controllers
Office
The colored man who shot and danger
ously wounded Mr.. Crisp at Gary's, few
| days ago, has been lynched.
There are lS9 colored owners of real estate
IN Chester county. The value Of real prop
erty owned by them is almost $50, 600
The gin house Of Francis Arnold about
four miles from Greenwood, together with
twenty eight or thirty bales of cotton, was
destroyed by fire day or two ago.
The Dibble Light Dragons of Orange.
burg are making great Roadway in their
drilling, and promise soon TO rank among
the first military organizations of the state
Representative George W. Moseley OF
| kershaw county is an ardent believer in
prohibition, and, If prohibition is impossi-
| bic. in high license. A petition asking for
| the passage OF the Chllds prohibition bill is
being signed i'll the county.
The gin house OF Z. p. Mathews. near
Jalapa, was burned a night or two ago
with ten bales OF cotton. Loss $1,000; no
known, but 1t is supposed by Mathews TO
have been incendiary. 1t was the bast gin
house In Newberry county.
Andra,v Ronnnkk
she head with bear bottle at Bamberg the
other day and was reported to be defying
| arrest, arrived at Barnwell day or two
ago aud surrendered himself to the sheriff.
bsnnett in all probability did not intend
TO ALL the man, but the blow must have
been powerful one, as it has since caused
death.
The ginnery Of james Washington and
| y. e. Smith. at Waterloo, was burned at
IL O'Clock Thursday night. The turning
over OF a lamp by negro laborer was the
cause OF the accident. The gins were run
ming at the time Three gins, the press
fifteen bales of cotton and 500 bushels OF
seed were consumed with the building.
Loss % 1900. No insurance.
| AT Darlington Friday night j. d. Flein
shot Sam e. Kelly twice, INJECTING wounds
whlcn are almost sure TO prove fatal. Both
were intoxicated and met, when a Quarrel
ensusd without any previous eumity on the
part OF either. They clutched in short,
decisive struggle, two pistol shots were
fred, and Kelly staggered and fell, shot
through sSSg the abdomen and in the right
thigh Both young men are well known all
over the country and have large and in
huential family connections.
The gin house OF q. W. Kirkpatrick, near
bascomvilie, was burned a few nights ago.
together with about thirty-iive bales of cot
ton and quantity OF guano. A night or
two later +. NJ. Hicklin, only two miles
from MIR. Kirkpatrick, lost his gin house
and seventeen bales Of cotton. The FIRST OF
these fires is believed to have been of incen.
diary origin. the second accidental. The
residence Of Weldon Dye, in the same sec
tlon or the county, was burned down while
the family were at church. Mr.. Kirkpat-
rlck's loss is total. IN the other cases there
was some insurance.
James h. Barnes, cashier Of the bank of
Marlboro, committed suicide at BENEFITS
vile Thursday morning at o'clock, shoot
ing himself in the mouth with 3S- calibeI
pistol. There was no crooksdness in hi
accounts. The physicians say the cause OF
the deed was mental depression. Mr.. Barnes
was connected with the most Influential
families Of Marlboro. Thursday night h.
went to the postoftice and got out his per
sonal letters, but left all the letters for tn
bank in the box. He sat up all night AM
wrote letters, one of which was addresses
to D. D. McCaull, president OF the bank
and another to his wife. He was 40 year
old, and leaves wife and six children.
John Barnes who lives in the Fork.
, near Easteriin's mill, Orangeburg county
had his outbuildingS, provisions and tw
tiue horses destroyed by fire last Saturda,
night. Mr.. Barnes was awakened at
o'clock in the morning by the cracking o
the flames. he jumped up and, looking tc
ward his lot, beheld his barn aud stables Il
blaze. He rushed out to see il they couI
: be saved, but it was too late. The fire ma
, made too great Roadway TO be stopped then
! The fire originated in the fodder loft of til
barn. A stable was attached on each sid
Of the barn, and they too were soon en-
veloped In flames. and the horses wer
burned before they could be released. Mr.
Barnes made an Intellectual attempt to re-
lease them, and was himself quite painful
burned. The wind blew the flames in
direction opposite to that of the dwelliu
house, or it, too. would have been de
stroyed. There was no insurance There
no doubt that the fire was of an incendiar,
origin. One or two parties are suspected.
Mas AMELIA 4 Ram made her Hrrt s..ov. ,