The morning news., 1891-02-16
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Bennettsville has voted $4,000 30 the
Charleston, Sumter ana Northern railroad.
H. T. Thompson of Darlington, who
resigned as adjutant of the Third brigade
has been commissioned as captain of the
Darlington Guards.
J. Eugene Jarnigau of Marion is on a
visit TO Chief Clerk Norton of the controller
general. 1t Is understood that DIR. Jarnigau
will remove to Columbia.
The South Carolina Poultry and Pet
Stock Association Qncorporated) has filed
an application for an increase of capital
stock from 81, 800 to $1,000.
]. B. Williams, the slayer of w A. Will
Jams OF Greenville, arrived at Spartanburg
Friday night on the freight train from
Asheville. He was captured ten miles from
Waynesville, N. e., at Balsam st alton.
A. Swygert & Son, Columbia firm,
made an assignment to ]. S. Campbell
Wednesday. Liabilities and assets are said
to be about equal. $4,000. The embarrass-
ment is said to have been caused by troubles
in another firm.
The stores of W. F. Douglas & Co. aud
w. D. Heape at, FloreHce, were robbed
Thursday night. Douglas lost about 500
worth OF clothing. Heape's stock of fur
niture was too unwieldy to handle, and the
robbers tried TO break open his safe with an
ak, but failed.
The case of State VS.. John Banister for
killing his brother Sam was concluded at
Anderson Friday, with a verdict of man
slaughter. The prisoner took the anuc un g.
meat very unconcernedly, kissed his wife,
and laughed over it, A motion for new
trial mas been made.
Declarations for charter have beon filed
for the Piedmont Savings and Investment
Company OF Greenville; petitioners: Hamlin
Beattie, Frank Hammond, w. L. Beattie.
I. I. Earle, +. II. Fulenweider, J. II. Max
well and L. W. Parker; capital stock $50, 900.
BranchVille Hall Company (real tate) pc
titioners: A. F. Il. Dukes. w. ]. Fairey, +.
M. stokes, T. c. Dukes and j. 7. Pearl
stein.
A curious accident occurred near Colum-
bia Friday. Charlie Goss, colored man.
went out to shoot rabbits. He fred at one
and jumped up on stump to find out
whether he had killed the animal Con-
cluding that he had killed it he proceeded
leisurely to load his gun on tae stump.
Jumping down, the gun went off, Goss
receiving the whole load in his abdomen.
Goss was carried home and died at Q o'clock
p. m.
Gov. Tillman has authorized the publica-
tion of his personal staff-tne governor be-
ing, OF course, commander-in-chief, and
Adjutant and Inspector General Farley, as
brigadier general. The others are as fol-
lows: Col. ]. Gary Watts, assistant adlu.
tant and inspector general; Col. w. d.
Starting, Columbia, quartermaster general:
Col. L. A. Tindal, Summerton, commissary
general; Col. G. E. Ladshaw, Spartanbu
engineer-ln-chief; Col. w. c. MoCreight,
Cheraw, surgeon general; Col. W. A. Neil.
Anderson, paymaster general Col. John
Gary Evans, Aiken, judge ad vocate gem
eral; Col. John l.. McLaurin, Bennettsville.
chief of ordinance; aidss-de-camp: ID. Gail.
lard Dwight, Winnsboro; Charles J. Pur-
cell, Newberry; ]. d. M. Shaw, Laurens;
f. NJ. Nixon, Blackville; Andrew Bates
Watson, Batesourg; T. NJ. Berry, Chester;
2. 5. Bissell, Charleston; 7. G. Duncan,
Union.
Within the past six months something of
great interest 20 the taxpayers aud citizens
generally OF Columbia has been going on
OF which they knew nothing It is the
Development OF a scheme by which the great
water power at Columbiacould be developed.
An engineer of national repute has been
there TO look over the ground and to verify
the statements made. he inspected the
canal, estimated its probable power, ascer-
tanned the cost OF adjacent and necessary
lands and reported the same. The result is
W. ID. Chew and j. NJ Buck offer the city
and board OF trustees a tangible PROPOSE
tion, which in substance is that tney will
give 500, ,OOO outright Tor the property aud
finish it, in addition to guaranteeing (by a
deposit Of say $4,000 or sec, ,000 to expend
within the next three years the sum of
Sl,0OO,0 600 in improvements, such as mills
and warehouses, or they will assume the
bonds and script now outstanding say S235
600, the balance TO be expended iu its COM
pletion, aud will guarantee to spend within
three years 81, 100000 in improvements. II
either OF these propositions is accepted they
umw~ I frwTsll e.. - = nIn
the interest on $2S5, 900 Of bonds aud script
and guarantee them the results they nave
been so long looking for. viz. the comp le-
ton of the canal. the saving of interest, and
the increase of taxable property and popu-
lation, besides reserving for the city 500
horse power to run the water works. that
now costs her $4,000. The offer has been
accepted and the transaction will soon be
completed.
"a stitch in time saves nine," and If you
take Hoods Sarsaparilla now it NAV save