The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-16
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Lsurens Is very hopeful of getting ths
State Industrial School tor girls.
The little girls of orangeburg are help
ing raising funds for the confederat,
monument.
The state exchange has determined K
move the headquarters of the exchange tc
Columbia. The change will be made on
Jan. l.
DR.. Hopson Pinckney died at Columbis
wednesday night at the residence OF bis son
Roger Pinckney. The remains were taker
TO Charleston for interment. Dr. PinckDey
was by birth Charlestonian.
James Rivers Bee died at his home in
kdgefield Thursday. He had attained his
ISd year. Mr.. Bee was a native of Charles
ton, having been a wealthy and prominent
merchant OF that city in ante-bellum days.
de, with bis family, refugeed to Edgeheld
at the commencement of the war.
The district alliance lecturers of the state
met at Columbia last week TO discuss the
past and future work 10 the state. One OF
the members said that the organization was
In excellent order aud the future work
would be pressed as vigorously as hereto
fore, especially the campaign OF education.
The special wrapper sale at the tobacco
warehouse at Florence Friday was a grand
success Ia every way, and one Of the biggest
successes OF the season. Twenty-Five thou
aged Is cents per pound. There was big
crowd Of vifitors and visiting buyers. A
large Number of ladies' were among the
guests.
Robert Woodsou, a negro wanted in
Union for criminal assault on Mrs Jackson
Powell of Union county, was arrested at
Greenville Thursday 10y the police. The
assault was committed about five weeks
ago, and Woodson left because lynchinp
| fhraRfanad Ha adj 1Ifc hot ~ L.
negro wanted. but says that he has been in
Innate with his alleged victim over two
years.
Last winter, by vote of the Senate, ex-
| Lieut. Gov. Mauldin was presented with the
chair In which he presided over the Senate.
Tho presentation Of chair to Lieut.. Gov.
Gary will be one of the opening incidents of
the coming session of the Senate. II. G.
| Caughman, the reading clerk Of the Senate
has purchased a beautiful walnut plush.
covered chair, which has arrived from New
York through Berry q Co. Mr.. Cauzh-
man will have his gift presented in an
appropriate manner and by an eloquent
speaker.
| AT Elloree, Orangeburg county, two OF
three weeks ago the postmaster, George
Hart Ccolored), came to the postoffice one
morning and found the door unlocked and
partly opened, but, finding everything In.
side all right, nothing more was thought of
IL. One or TWO days ago some one found
some letters hidden under the guard house
They had evidently been stolen out of tha
office and opened. They were addressed to
different parties in town. but were of no
value. The PARTY evidently entered the
Office with false key.
Some of the men about CampobelIo have
peen ln1ulging IN little fun. Last Sum
DAY Tom Jones and William Jones, who
are brothers, met John Rollins above
Campobello. A quarrel sprung up and
Rollins used his Sunday shotgun. He pep
pered Ton Jones in the face and draw a
quart or two Of blood from the side of BIZ
Jones. After the shooting they seemed
pretty lively, and on Monday Tom Jones
loaded his double-barreled shotgun and
started out to interview Rollins At latest
reports he had not found him.
Last Wednesday night the dwelling, pri-
vate storeroom and barn OF Rev. j. e.
Crouch OF the Fork. in Orangeburg county,
were destroyed by fire. Mr.. Crouch, the
only occupant of the house, escaped with
his life by jumping out CT the window.
The properly destroyed is valued at about
81, 800 and was insured for 5000. Shedrick
Funchess (colored), also of the Fork, had
his residence and its contents consumed on
last Tuesday morning. The cause of the
latter fire is not kno wn, but the former was
evidently the work of an incendiary.
At Hartsville, day or two ago. Mag
Rainey, oolored woman who cooked for
G. j. Woodruff, gave birth to a child and
then killed and hid it. 1t seems that
the woman was alone at the time of its
birth. which enabled her co put the child
out OF the, way without discovery. When
found the child had the string attached to
its neck which had been used In accomplish
ing the horrible act. The woman denies
being the mother Of the child, but of course
this is altogether untrue, as the physicians
can testify. She is held to await further
developments.
ia. Emmons ofBeaufort has recovere his
yacht Louise which was carried off on
Sunday night last She was taken to Port
Royal after going down as far as the naval
station. Her owner went down after her
the next day and discovered her at the Port
Royal wharf, where the thief had inst
landed, and not knowing Mr.. Emmons of
fered to sell her TO him for So Her real
value is fully 5000. The negro boy who
took her is named Sancho talias David
Williams. be halls from the Savannah
river section, and is said to bear a bad
character. He was promptly arrested.
At Beaufort Thursday there was n Joint
meeting OF the county commissioners and
the commissioners appointed under the act
or the legislature to select suitable site for
the new county jail. The site already Sc,
lected having been condemned by the grand
jury on account of its distance from the
court house and it's dubious healthfulness
they decided on getting the act changed by
the present legislature SO rs to authorize |
the jail commissioners to exchange the site |
OF the old Jail, or a part of it, for lot in |
the close vicinity of the court house, belong |
ing to private party, which is in every |
way desirable, in place of the one offered by |
the town In exchange for the old site. which |
is not suitable for the reasons above stated.
A number of representative gentlemen !
from different sections OF Oraugeburg |
county, who are opposed 10 the formation |
OF Calhoun county, met recently and trans |
acted some important business appartain~
ing to the coming fight against the forna-
ton OF the new county. The meeting was
strictly private, and but very little niorma-
tion as to what 1t accomplished has been OBJ
tanned. The committee to visit Columbia
during the next session of the legislature
and oppose the new county scheme conslets
OF J. H. Fielder, G.. w. Danelly, L. A. Car
son, Rufus 2 Antley. Augustus Fluid, G..
ID. Rast, +. /. Gates d Drs. J. H. Price
and A. M. Shuler. Samuel Dibble and
Thomas ID. Raysor have been employed to
make arguments against the new county
project. The bill will come up before the
judiciary committee and will then be re-
ported to the House. A strong fight is to