The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-26
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Colu0bla IS 20 nave an electric railway.
The Camden journal Will be sold at
public auction to the highest bidder on
Feb. IL.
An election to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Senator Ready will be held in
Edgeheld county next month.
Luher Bell, who few days ago shot and
killed his cousip, BascoD Cauthen, In dis
pute over violin at Westville has been
allowed to give bail in the sum of $4,000.
The citizens of Kershaw are somewhat
excited over a municipal election to take
place on Jan. 30. The two candidates for
intendant are DR.. j. e. w. Halle and o.
W. Floyd.
The death Of the well-known New York
merchant and literary man, Edw ard How
land, which took place on Christmas day at
Topolobambe, Mexico. is announced. Mr..
Rowland was born in Charleston fifty-eight
years ago, and removed to New York early
in life.
Monday, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Cherry, who
live in Middle township in Orangeburg
county, left their dwelling for a shore
while. Their little 3-year-old son re-
manned playing around the room. His
mother, who was out in the yard, heard
screams and ran TO the house to find her
little son enveloped in flames. His C 10th
Ing was almost entirely burned off. He
was fearfully burned and at II that night
he died.
L. Mel. Brown, who shot R. B. Elliott
on Jan. W at Browns still, near Hico,
stayed one night in Jail and was allowed
bail in the sum of $500 by Trial Justice
Winkler, Ellfott's wound having proved to
be merely flesh wound, though thought to
be serious at first The turpentine farm
where the shooting occurred, and where
Brown lives, is in litigation as to its owner
ship. John Mclean and Silcox of Charles
ton each claim the right to lease the place,
and have leased 1t, the former to j. w.
Gardner and the latter to Brown. This led
TO the shooting.
AT Graham a day or two ago the morn
ing train from Augusta came in faster than
the slx-Aile limit, and whom tbs train
stopped the marshal starred to board the
tiremans cab to arrest tho engineer for vio-
lation of the town ordinance. The en-
gineer was on his box and Paul Mcneil
swore he would kill any man who boarded
that train, and struck at Marshal Hardwick
with four-pound hammer. The blow was
warded of. Mcneil raised the hammer and
started to strike again; the hammer was
caught and wrenched from his hand. Nc
Neil thea sprapg upon the marshal and
choked him eo the floor of the cab and was
striking when pulled off. Mcneil was
taken from the train, and, attempting to
escape, was shot.
At Wright's blacksmith shop, in West
vile, Luther Bell and Bascom Cauthen got
Into fight and Bel was pulled off Cauthen.
After being separated, Bell, it appears, hav-
ing gotten the best of the fight, Cauthen
commenced cursing and advancing on Bell
with an open knife in his hand. Bell, after
retreatlng. fred three shots hitting Cauthen
in tho leg, breast and head, the shot in the
head causing Cautheu to stagger and fall.
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Kelley, of Westville. who, when rs turned
the body over, found the open knife and
Cauthen's pistol. Bell was arrested by In
tendaut Kelley and turned over to the shers
if. He is now in the Camden Jail. 1t seems
that the cause Of the row was a dispute over
a fiddle which had been loaned by one to
the other.
The sinking fund commission held a
meeting at Columbia Friday to consider the
sale of the state farms Action was taken
on the sale OF the Columbia station. 1t was
determined that the sale should take place
on salesday in March. The terms will be
one-third cash, the balance in two equal
annual instruments, with Z per cent. inter-
est on ell moneys remaining unpaid, with
the privilege to the purchaser to pay all
cash, if 30 desired; credits to be secured by
bond and mortgage, with insurance of the
building property, etc. The sale will be
made at the court house. The contract with
the agent has been aunuiled. This contract
was made by DR.. McBryde, subject to any
future action of the legislature, so that no
injustice or Inconvenience has been done
the contracting party.
A part Of the proceedings in rather ia
teresting Investigation into the relative
merits of North Carolina whisky and old
| Kentucky whisky was obtained from the
official headquarters at Columbia Friday.
The correspondent Of the Ne,cs and Courier
! says: 1t is what might be called mountain
| dew desprit Gov. Tillman rec sived a let
ter last night from New York, 10 which the
writer propounds the following conundrurl:
! which do you think the better brand, the