The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-31

errAphic communication between the naval
station and Port Royal
One of the heaviest rains Anderson county
has ever had fell Thursday. It is feared
that crops are greatly damaged. R541orts
received from the country are 20 the enect
that rivers and creeks are very high. le1
A saloonkeeper in Anderson has posted
over his doors the sign, Free drinks Tor all
| who call tomorrow But as "tO-moFfow'
is always one day ahead, those who drink
to-day must pay cash or have it charged.
A gentleman who is supposed 20 know,
saws that Gov. Tillman uses his free pass
/ only when he travels on business connected
with his offioe-busness for the taxpayers
/ Of South Carolins-and that when he goes
/ TO his home in Edgefeld or elsewhere en-
private business, he pays his fare.
Benjamin Stuart. the negro cut in again
bling scraps some time ago at BeauforE.' IS
getting well. Joe Fields, the man who
keeps the saloon. is charged as an accessory,
and Amos Chisholm, who was also present,
fer assault and battery, on Benjamin
Stuart. They are both under bond. ia
1t has hcen raining in Richland county
for weeks and weeks, with short intervals
of sunshine, and great damage has been
done to the cotton crop. Unless sunshine
soon appears the older cotton, or a great
portion. must of necessity decay in the boil.
Everything points to short cotton crop.
The weed is large, but the quantity of fruit
is exceedingly small in proportion. Corn is
above the average.
Some time ago Messrs. Iredell Jones, Col.
Rhett and w. j. Gooding a special COM
mitte5 of the insane asylum regents, pre-
pared a set Of by laws for the government
of tho institution. These laws have not
been acted upon, but will be at the next
meeting OF the regents. 1t was thought sdj
visable that the draft should be submittedl
TO Supt. Babcock before adoption. Dr.
Babcock has given the laws attention, and.
said that he would have some suggestions TO
make to the board. He has had short
conference with Gov. Tillmen.
E. P Jervey Of the railroad commission,
has lately been at Athens. the terminus of
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern rail-
road, where he went by invitation Of Gen.
Winder, the general manager of the Sea-
board Air Line. Mr.. Jervey, just before
the visit to Athens, inspected the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern in this state. He
found it to be ia excellent condition. He
spoke in high terms OF the railways facil-
ties and equipment, aud especially OF the
bridge over the OcOnee river, which he
considers the finest piece Of railway bridge
work IN the south.
A very big affair is to come off ut Ian
hams Spring, Edgefieid co nty, On Sept. t.
Company | and Company K of the old
Twenty fourth South Carolina regiment
will hold a reunion there and will be the
guests of the Capsrs Light Infantry. Three
Augusta companies have been invited and
have accepted. The address will be deliv-
cred by Gen. Ellison Capers. C. G. Jones
of Augusta has been invited and will make
an address Company | of the veterans
was commanded by Capt James r. Till
man, to whom Gen. Capers paid a very clos
quent tribute at a campaign mass meet
ing last summer.
Allendale Enterprise: Allendale has been
favored recently with rather a romantic
marriage. About ten years ago j. A.
Gibbs Of Beaufort, s. c., was married to
Charleston girl of IA summers. he being 16
years of age. This clandestine marriage
not meeting with the approval of the young
ladys parents, she was taken north in order
that the youthful couple might be separated,
and IL possible, new ties of love be formed
in more mature years; but Cupid was not
to be thus baffled. Mr. Gibbs having lost
sight OF the object of his affections, though
ten long years had passed, aud had, with the
iron heel of time, tried to crush into obliv-
ion the love of these devoted hearts, adver-
tised for her to whom his heart was welded.
After some time, seeing the advertisement,
she Immediately responded to it. and re-
turned, as any true woman would have
done, love for love. So, on Wednesday,
Aug. 10, these lives we're again made one
by the Rev. j. L. Silly, at the Methodist
parsonage, and the happy pair entered
anew into the arena of married life.