The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29

brother, the latter being S. NJ Gross, are
residing at Bsgdad. The brother has made
several trips in an effort to find the missing
man, but without avail, and the mother Is
almost distracted with grief at not hearing
from her boy. Some months ago Mr.. Cross
was severely injured in a railroad accident
rear Atlanta, Ca, from the effects of which
be was confined TO his bed 10 the Kimball
house at the city named for a long time.
The gentleman is well known and uuiver-
sally liked here. He was interested In the
business of Menefee g. Co., timber mer-
chants Of this city, aud in the Kimball
Lumber Company of Apalachicola. Hope
OF hearing from him is practically given up,
although there are none ready with a the
ory explaining bis long silence or absence.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
R. W. Tinsley of Union has patented a
car coupler that, if used, will save many
lives
Rev. G. g. Maves has been ordained
pastor Of the Walhalla Presbyterian
church.
Two Spartanburg boys, L. E. CASTOR and
Sam MCGOWAN, were admitted to the bar
last week.
Burglars robbed the clothing store of
Isaac Well at Greenville night or two ago
of goods valued at $3.50.
Columbia has organized a society TO pre-
vent cruelty to animals. Col. Tillman
Watson Is the president
The state railroad board Of equalization
will meet on Tuesday and take final action
on the assessments raised by the board.
Resolutions of respect have been passed
by the Edgeheld Rifles upon the sudden
death of their gallant captain, st. Julian
Bland.
A. Foster McKssick of Union has re-
Gently been elected professor of electricity
and mechanical arts in the agricultural and
mechanical college at Auburn, Ala.
AS no ono is allowed to dredge for phos-
phate rock in and around Coosaw the
dredges have been removed to Beaufort and
Bull rivers, whore the work is being carried
| on.
A fire occurred Wednesday three miles
from Columbia, by which the grocery store
| OF w. j. Casey was destroyed. The loss is
about $4,000. The insurance is about
| $500.
James Furz Martin of Barnwell county
was the successful applicant for West Point
In the examination held at Allendale Fri
/ day, with w. s. Guignard Of Aiken as al
ternate.
An order for an election to fill the va.
cancy of major in the Third battalion
caused by the resignation of Mai. John G.
Capers, has been issued by Brig. Gen. r. n.
Richbourg.
Smiley Mills, who murdered J. B. Jor-
dan, his brother-in-law, on last Wednesday
IN Mount Croghau township, has been capt
ured by Sheriff Douglass, and is now con-
fined in the Chesterfield jail.
Edward L. Gernand. the general agent of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New
York, gave barbecue dinner to the South
Carolina agents of the company on Friday
at the Schutzenplatz at Columbia.
The state board of canvassers has dis
posed Of the probate judge contest by de-
Gliding in favor of the contestant, Green,
who had majority on the face of the
return. Written arguments, with evidence,
were submitted by council.
William Edwards, one of Spartanburg's
Oldest men, If not the Oldest, died at the
residence of his son-in-law, G. w. Adair, a
few days ago. He was born in 1893. and
was SO years, months and z days old.
About the time he was four score and ten
years he began TO consider life little I'M
certain, aud. thinking he might drop off
some day Ia the future, he went to work and
made him plain, neat pine coffin, and in
that he was buried.
At Sumter, night or two ago, as Emil
Foxworth was going home from dance
he was accosted by negro on the street
near the Methodist church, who asked him
watch and told him, when the negro struck
him severe blow with piece of scantling
| on the forehead over the right eye, making
an ugly wound. The negro then made a
grab at him, but he escaped from him,
and his cries for help caused the negro to
run in the opposite direction.
Col Leftwich, representing the street rail-
way company of Spartanburg, has finished
half mile OF the track by laying pine
scantling instead of iron rails A small
coach was borrowed from Charlotte and
pushed over the track. It is understood
that this track is not for use, but merely to
save the charter, which expired by limita-
ton to-day unless half mile of the road
was finished and in good working order.
Col. Leftwich says he now has strong back
ing, and Will soon have the track complete ed
on the two principal streets, and then put
dummy engine to the coaches.
Isaac Kinard, the negro who murdered
Lemuel Oxner and seriously wounded Dr..
East, in the lower part Of Laurens county,
on Saturday, June IS, was taken to Green
vile Tuesday from Laurens and lodged in
Jail for safe-keeping. The sheriff of
Laurens county has trustworthy informa-
ton that Kinard was to have been lynched
at Laurens Tuesday night by the dead
mans friends. Kinard was arrested near
Saluda, Old Town, by a man named Cole
man, who will get a reward of $3.50.
Kinard was interviewed to-day by a re-
porter and talked unconcernedly of the
murder.
From the early days of the century certain
gold mines in Spartanburg and Union
county have attracted attention. Amongst
these Is the Thomson mine, four miles from
Glenn Springs, over on the UnIon side For
several months Mr.. Edward Mcdowell, who
has considerable experience in mining, has
been prospecting this mine, and the showing
he has made is interesting foreign capitalists
in the work of development aud equipment.
He Is now putting in twenty-ton mill, and
will have 1t In operation in two weeks. He
also expects to use hydraulic appliances
Several veins have been opened up three to
ten feet in width, and the ore is worth IS a
ton. More than hair of this will be clear
profit. 1t is confidently expected that this
mine will soon rank with the famous
Brewer" and Halle" mines, both in guam
tity and quality Of the daily output.
Secretary Of State Tindal has received a
rather interesting letter from West Supe-
rior H., from lady surviving member Of
the Raugh family. A James Raugh came
TO South Carolina in 1SS6 and YY1ado a fort