The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
SoUTH CAROLINA.


An alliance bank is to be started at Col
umbia.
Aiken is to have an opera house. 1t will
cost $4,000.
The Bank of Branclville has been or
gained, with a capital of $4,000.
W. @. Petty, a promiuet citizen of Gaff-
ney City, dropped dead this afternoon in
the Masonic hall. whittier he had gone 10
make his tax returns The doctors pro-
nounced it q case of heart disease.
The large wheat and grist mill on Sanders
Creek, seven miles north of Camden, be-
longing to James II. Vaughn, was destroyed
by fire last night. Loss S4,50o There is no
insurance. The fire Is supposed to have
been ths work of an incsndiary.
An election was held at Greenville last
week 70 decide whether $1,000 ia bonds
should be issued for building a colored
graded school and make improvements to
white schools. The election resulted in
favor Of bonds by vote of 326 to l2l less
than one-third the vote Of the city being
polled.
William Brunson, colored, of Pine Grove
township in Orangeburg county, has been
arrested on the charge Of arson in setting
fire 20 and and burning a small unfinished
building which was being erected on the
roadside. The evidences is circumstantiaI,
and the chief witness against him is his
daughter.
The following distribution of the Pea
body fund for South Carolina was made by
Superintendent Of Education Mayfeld Fri
day: The Winthrop Training school
81 500, Darlington graded schools $780, Or
augsburg graded schools 5000, Yorkville
graded schools $500, Newberry graded
schools $500, Georgetown colorei graded
schools 500.
The Cooperative Saving Association of
Columbia wound up its affairs on Tuesday.
This association was organized in January,
1886, and It's capital consisted of 1000
shares, payable in monthly installments of
81 per share Its existence was limited by
its charter to five years. and its purpose was
TO invest its monthly receipts in such securi-
ties as were approved by its directors.
On the farm of Capt Iredell Jones, one
mile from Rock Hill, Wednes-
day, lovely little daughter of
Louis Trembley met with a horrible
death. She was only years old. In play
ing in the house, a negro boy, ! 1 years old,
picked up gun and fired the fatal shot,
not knowing the gun was loaded. All the
upper part Of her head was shot off. An
inquest was held and a verdict Of accidental
homicide was rendered.
AlIsndale Enterprise: The shooting of
Mr.. Thomas p. Jones near l.. r. Sans
store, on Monday, January 18th, by Ander-
son. oolored preacher and schoolteacher,
was one OF the most deliberate and cold
bloodsd attempts at murder that has ever
occurred In that neighborhood. Anderson
was concealed in the bushes and while
Jones was walking along the high road at
10 O'Clock In the day he was fired upon, in
hicting serious and painful wounds For
tunately Jones had passed Anderson aud
was alnost out of range of the gun, other
wise be would have been killed, as several
buckshot have been extracted from his
body. Jones Is a bartender.
John Brown (white) was struck with a
pick handle and instantly killed Monday
by William Gahart, also white, at rail-
road camp about half mile from Camp
pellton. Both men were employed by
MIR. Martin, who mas the contract for grad
Ing three miles of the Sound
Bound railroad, commencing at Camp
bel lton and going northward. The men
had quarrelled. While the row was going
On the bell rang for breakfast, and Brown
went and sat down at the breakfast table.
and Gahart followed and struck him fear
ful blow on the back of the head or the tenn
pie with pick handle, and then made his
escape. Brown fell from the table dead
James Green, who is recognized as one of
the most efficient constables in Collector
county, while in the discharge of his duties,
and after he had arrested one Sonny Brown,
charged with trespass under a warrant
issued by Trial Justice ]. s. Griffin, was
arrested by Trial Justice W. b. Hayward,
the newly appointed justice of the peace,
for violating the law by invading his Hey
wsrdsl territory. and was required to give
bond for his appearance at the court of
general sessions. This is considered high
handed interference with the law, and will
be brought to the attention of the governor.
Mr., Hayward says he will arrest any one
who comes into his territory, even the
sheriff, 10 make any arrest. unless they
first come to him, and he indorses the war
rant,