The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-16

ment of the Press ass 0ciation, which meets
il Georgetown next month. He is now IN
/ correspondence with the Clyde line Of
steamships. and hopes soon to complete
arrangements for a cheap trip to New
York on their handsome steamer PaWnee
Ground has been broken at Georgetown
| for the foundation Of the confederate mon
ument 70 be erected in memory Of the dead
Of Company A, Tenth South Carolina regi-
m mt, c. S. A, and the committee who have
the matter in charge are making every
/ effort to have the unveIling take place dur
| ing the meeting of the State Press ASsocla-
/ ton, which meets there next month.
AT meeting of the stockholders of the
| Bank Of Georgetown held recently, Will
lam D. Morgan, j. B. Steele, A. A. Springs,
/ George w. Williams, A. NJ. Msnigault, l..
/ Breslau and Sol Brillis were elected a board
of directors, and 20 per cent. Of the cap
/ ital stock was called, TO be paid by March
| II. Subsequently the directors met and
elected w. ID. Morgan president and j. j.
| Hazard cashier. II is proposed to start
business on April l.
A.Dutenhofer Of New York has sent on to
| be funded two green bonds, issue of 1872,
| to redeem bills of the bank If the state As
these bonds matured in 1889, AID the time
for redeemlng them was by the act in 1880,
| there viii be a little figuring done before
the funding is affected. One lawyer is of
| opinion that these bonds, whose full value
is now over $4,000, should be funded as of
| 1880, by which the value will be not much
affected in favor of the funder.
Fire at the Pacolet mills at Spartanburg,
| Tuesday night. destroyed 2, 723 bales Of cot
| ton. The fire was discovered about 30
! o'clock, and in few minutes the ware
| houss was in full blaze. 1t seems to have
been set on fire, as there had boon no fire
near the house to-day or at all lately. This
is not tho first time that incendlarism has
been attempted at the mills The insurance
| aggregates 500. 900. The loss is estimated
ut $1O5,000. Two warehouses were burned.
Near Spartanburg, Tuesday, Mrs Haynes
sent her son, aged 10, to cook pot of coffee
| for supper. He mistook O can Of stramou-
| lum or Jimson weed for coffee aud boiled it.
! The ia nily, consisting of the mother aud
four children, drank the stuff Shortly af-
forwards each one felt dizzy sensation,
| with parched threats and thirst, which
water would not quench. DIR. George R.
| Dean was sent for Immediately. He found
the family In crazy condition, two of
them having spasns every few minutes.
| All were saved.
As agent of the stockholders of the Ma
| tional Bank of Sumter, which was wrecked
| in August, 1887, Col. X. M. Wallace has re-
| ceived from the United States controller
| of the currency SIS, l25 in dividends, which
he began TO pay out Wednesday. This
| amounts to SIC per share. All debts against
| the bank and interest were paid in full by
| Receiver Phillips before his discharge. To
| do this the stockholders were assessed $39
| per share, in addition to losing their stock
1t is expected that alb ut $4,000 more will
| be collected from suits now pending.
Twelve prisoners have been convicted in
| the Bishopville riot cases for the riot on
| Saturday night. John Rembert was sem
| fenced to nine months at hard labor in the
| penltentiary or to pay $780, and Henry
! Albert, Calvin Jackey, Edmond Green,
| William Mack, Tom DAVIS. Stephney
J Rivers, Capers Mack. Sam Peters. Frazer
| Mcintosh, Wash George and Colclough
! Williams we're sentenced to six months at
hard labor in the penetentiary or 300 fine
| William Mack paid his fine and was dis
charged. For the Sunday riot all were
| convicted except John Rembert and Will
lam Mack, aud were sentenced to six
months in the penitentiary or to pay 800.
| John Rembert was shot In the riot on Sat-
| urday night and was not engaged in the
Sunday affair. He was the ringleader on
Saturday night and consequently got a
| heavier sentence than the rest. He ex-
poets to be able to pay his fine
The following general order, No. 2, has
been issued by the adjutant and inspector
general: with view to greater conver-
fence in the organization, assembling, drill
and discipline of the troops, the following
changes are hereby ordered, to take place
| from this date i'll the commands mentioned,
| as follows; !. The companies comprising
| the Second regiment, s. G. V. T., Infantry,
Col. Willie Jones commanding, will be as
follows: Gordon Light Infantry, Capt. w.
E, Jordan, Winnsburo, S. c.; Governors
Guards, Columbia, S. c.; Richland Volun-
teers, Capt. Joseph K. Aston, Columbia,
;; c.; Lee Light Infantry, Capt j. K.
Marshall. Chester, 8. c.; Jenkins
Rifles, Capt w. B. Moore, Yorkville, S. c..
Catawba Rifles, Capt E. A. Smith. Rock
Hill, S. c; Edisto Rifles, Capt. N. Fl. Bull,
Orangeburg, s. Z; Fort Motto Guards,
Capt. r; M. Clafry, Fort Motto, s. c; Lex
inRton Guards, Capt. C. B. Hartman. Lex
ingtoa- Z. H., s. c; Columbia zouaves,
Capt. Lawson d. Melton, Columbia, S. C;
Z. The compa les comprising the Third
regiment, s. O. V. T., Lieut. Col Aug w.
Smith commanding, will be as follows:
Anbevile Rifles, Capt. w. G. MCGOWAN,
Abbeville C. h, S. 6; Newberry Rifles
Capt. s. }. McCaurgan, Newberry, s. C;
Laurens Guards, Capt. Frank Evans, Lau-
rens, S. G.; Bonham Rifles, Capt. We.
w stmorelan1, Woodruff's, s. c; Morgaa
Rifles, Capt. Edmund B con, Spartannurg,
5, c.; Johnson Rifles, Capt. Nj. w. Culp,
D. w. Youngblood, Bradley, S. G.; Pea&e
Guards, Capt. P. E. Eargle, Peake, s. C;
Limestone Light Infantry, Capt. R. NJ Gaff-
ney, Gatfney's, s. c.; Simpson Rangers
Capt. j. A. Westmoreland, Cedar Grove
$. G. 8. The following companies will
be oraDgizod into a new regiment, to be
known as the First regiment infantry, S.
G. V. r., viz: Gordon Volunteers, Capt L.
s. lzler, Blackville, S. c.; Edisto Rifles,
Capt. j. II. A. Williams, Johuson's, S. G.:
Edgefield Rifles, Capt. st. Julian Bland
Edgeield, S. c.; Palmetto Rifles, Capt. H.
h. Hail, Aiken, s. c.. Sally Rifles, c pt
I. G. Steadman. Sally, s. c.: Richardson
Guards, Capt. p. B. Glover, Montmorenci.
s. C., Brown Guards, Capt T. j. Simons,
Barnwell, S. c. 4. The above commands,
with the Third battalion of infantry, Col
j. w. eagle commanding, will compose the
second brigade of infantry, Gen. r. N.
Richbourg commanding Gen Richbourg
will proceed to issue the necessary orders
for the election of officers of the First regi-
ment and for filling all vacancies in the
Second and Third regiments Of infantry,