The morning news., 1891-12-21
SOUTH CAROLINA,

While Evangelist Orr was preaching at
the Associate Reform Presbyterian church,
at Bradley, on Sunday night, the house was
packed and the floor fell in. The fall hurt
quite number, but not seriously.
Largo numbers Of the mortgages given at
Newberry on mules bought last spring are
being foreclosed, and the mules put under
the auctioneer's hammer. They sold for
1900 last spring, and now bring 800 to S75.
The executive committee Of the board OF
trustees Of Clemson college have informally
agreed that they will not attempt to open
tne college at the time fixed, If the legisla-
ture does not pass the appropriation of SOS,
coo for the institution.
Milton Leatherwood, a prominent colored
man OF the Pelham neighborhood, of
Greenville county. dropped dead from fright
on Saturday. He was bitten by dog about a
month ago. 1t was not mad, but the matter
weighed on Leatherwood's mind. He told
his family on Thursday that he would go
mad, and he paced his room excitedly until
Saturday, when he dropped dead In his
tracks.
The extension Of the time for paying
taxes in Newberry county was an urgent
necessity. All who had not paid prior to
Dec IA could not possibly have gotten their
receipts written in one day or ten days, for
there yet remained S25, 900 to be collected
out Of the total amount of S55, 200 charged
on the county treasurer's book. The tax
payers considered that the time would be
extended and made themselves easy about
the matter.
At Newberry Monday. tender Of taxes
due by the National Bank Of Newberry, &C
cording to the auditors corrected returns.
Treasurer Boyd refused to receive the
amount Of the taxes. Auditor Conner had
already made the necessary corrections in
the tax list and the tax duplicate In accord
ance with the writ Of mandamus issued by
Judge Hudson, but the treasurer had re-
fused his request for his duplicates that the
auditor could make 1t correspond with his
books. The auditor afterward served q
written demand on the treasurer and stated
that he had changed his own books. This
Is the status OF the case, which is very un-
satisfactory indeed.
A special from Anderson to the Charles
ton Net0s and Courier says Zone Of the
narrowest escapes recently witnessed in our
street occurred Thursday afternoon. Messrs.
Martin aud Hunter, two white men from
the country came to the city in .2-horse
wagon. They made their purchases, and
after loading they hitched up their mule:
| and were ready TO start home. One of the
mules became frightened and started to
run. Mr.. Hunter, in an effort to get out
OF the wagon, fell between the mules and
the wagon. Mr.. Martin ran up about this
time and caught one of the mules, and as
they passed some boxing around a tree be
put both feet against the boxing and by
main strength forced a halt just in time to
prevent the wagon from crushing Mr. Hun.
ter against the boxing. Neither of the men
was hurt, aud even the wagon was saved
with broken tongue. 1t seemed almost
impossible fer a man to have had sufficient
strength to have stopped the wagon and
team as Mr.. Martin did.
| Thefe is bill now before the Senate com.
mittee on finance which indicates an estab-
lishment OF very unusual strength and
credit When Mr.. Gum failed to get his
investment in the Columbia canal be was
advised by friends that there was plenty Of
revenue other than in canal property for
| the investment of his and other capitalists
money. He was shown the number OF
enterprises that had been started in the
state, and was informed that there were
other enterprises ready, if they only had the
money. When Mr.. Gum went back tc
England he evidently thought over the
subject carefully, and as a result the finance
committee has reported bill to incorporate
| the Union Bank of London and South
| Carolina The incorporators are: Alexan
der Gum, the Messrs. McCarty and Law
renee, merchants OF Columbia, Capt. W
II. Lyles, Robert Shand, Col s. A. Pearce
DR.. W. 7. G. Bates, j. E. Tindal, w. D
Evans, DR.. j. w. Stokes, Col d. P. Dun
can and J. w. Bowden. The capital stool
is stated at $4,000, 600, places of busines
London and Columbia.