The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-20


season. The season was opened at the ORR
n0co IN. CT warehouse and the tobacco was
sent from the plantation Of ". F. Claussen.
As a tobacco center Florence is rapidly com
log into prominence. She has already q
tobacco factory in reality and tobacco
warehouse in prospect, and now to-
bacco man has written TO the Florence
Times asking for Information as TO the ad-
visibility Of establishing a new tobacco
factory there.
At Beaufort, few nights ago, B. L.
Libbey Of the firm of Libbey Bros. grocers,
heard the alarm bell OF the cash drawer in
tae store. above which he sleeps, click, aud
going down stairs he called in DR.. Young,
who happened TO be passing, and together
they made a search and found a number Of
articles missing. At first the thief could
not be found, but they mace another search
with the assistance of friend, aud at last
caught toe culprit lying under the counter
upon the meat pile. His name is Joseph
Harris o negro toy about - years old.
K W. Tiusley of Union, who invented
caT-coupler with signals attached, Is also
/ the inventor of an automatic door for
| freight cars. Mr.. Iinsley has sent on q
model TO WashiHgt1 N and has applied for
patent. He received notice yesterday saying
I tnat it had passed the first examination aad
/ that there would be no trouble in securing
| the patent. The door works on a track.
and when it is desired to opea the door it
can be done by turning small crank at
,ched to it. Ii can be u,ed at a much less
cost than some Of the patented doors now
in use.
In excavating the cistern for DR.. Stuart's
new drug store, on the corner OF Bay and
West streets, al Beaufort, day or two ago,
an old wall was discovered about one foot
bsueath the surface and extending about
dam popNFo1Gad nf hlnrls Of
whitish, stole-like substance, consisting CT
minute fragments of sea shells, and plainly
al artificial formation. The blocks are
sb jut one foot thick and neatly squared
and fitted together with mortar of fine
quality. The entire wall was not excavated
but only so much as to make room for the
cistern. There is no material of the same
kind used in the foundation Of modern
houses in this town. 50 the origin of the
wall is q mystery.
The controller general has received a
complaint which saows on its face an 'tof-
fetal irreguarity" in Beaufort in the man.
ner Of collecting tax executions. 1t appears
that deputy issu1d al execution and col
lected fees from a Howard Buraet. the
default standing in another mans name
II. ID. Burnett makes the complaint. The
following reply has been sent by the con~
troller general: III. d. Burnett, Graham
Of July 10, l would say that such matters
as are referred TO by you are properly those
requiring the attention. Of your legal ad-
visers. simply upon the yisw presented an
execution issued against one individual
cannot be collected out Of another. II the
execution was legal the sheriff could only
collect in this case S256 and mileage at 5
cents per mile"
Florence is becoming rich in improve
ment organizations. A new one was formed
a day or two ago. The meeting took place
In the Office Of Mayor Chase, and was re-
markable for tho number Of bank presidents
In attendance. The president Of almost
evsry bank in the Pee Dse section was pres
ent. The organization will be known as the
Florence Land and Improvement Company.
and has for its object the Improvement of
the northeastern portion Of the city. This
part OF Florence has many advantages. 1t
Is high and dry, the water good and new
buildings are constantly going up. The
Florence Land and improvement Company
has capital Of $4,000. The stockholders
are: G. A. Woods. president Of the Bank of
Marion; n. s. Gibson; NJ a. Maxwell; E.
X. Dargan, president of the Peoples Bank
of Darlington; r. W. Boyd of Darlington,
E. NJ. Griffin, John Kuker of New York.
A letter has been resolved at the office Of
| Adjutant aud Inspector General Farley in
| NlASA y e%uESfld ~ UT2ACbdi1 4OF Tile lorna
ton of national guard, each company to
be paid subsidy by the government The
| following extracts will give away the snap
| Fort Leaveuworth, Kan. Having studied
for some years the miHtery attitude and
policy Of this country, we have developed a
simple ana feasible plan whereby its de-
tense may be organized, which we think the
national guard will fully approve, and
which they Should take active steps to pro-
| TnntA- The nlaD has ,af,
First, the NATURALIZATION Of the national
guard, and the graft 20 IT, by the United
States of a subsidy OF $1,000 a year
Tor each company of infantry, and
more to cavalry aud artillery. Sec
ond, the thorough development of its
efficiency up to q high and uniform
standard. A lect Il Q on the subject has been
read to the officers stationed here, some 100
in number, AID they concur in our ideas.
We are anxious 60 bring the matter to the
n ationa guards in each state, knowing that
If it were carried into effect it would
produce great advantages to them and the
| nation. IL an association were formed OF
the national guard, having for its objects
the securing OF proper congressional sup
port, the enactment of a MEASURE of moder-
ate cost, to which no reasonable objection
could be made, would be easy. Such a
measure, which would benefit the whole
country and which 1Io 900 men supported,
would not linger long in committee With
this view We sent letters similar -
this to the adjutant generals of the
states with the same suggestion that If the
officers Of your national guard in any city
wherever they are most numerous) desire
to hear the measure more fully explained,
and TO join in a movement for its promo
ton, and it seems good. one Of us will come
at any time and explain it. If our offer is
accepted We shall further ask you to CORE
spond with the adjutant generals OF other
states With a view to the more rapid organ
lzation and exte 1sion of the association of
which we speak, The document is signed
by Lieut.. Evans, Twelfth Unit ed States in
fantry, and Lieut.. Bachelor of the Twenty.
| fourth Initad States infantry