The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-11

The dwelling Of Pierce Heliams, in Dials
Township, Laurens county, accidentally
caught fire Thursday, and was burned with
its contents. There was no Insurance.
A charter has been issued to the Enter
prise cannery at Moores. The directors
are: John c. Anderson, I. J. Moore, 9. A.
Barry, John r. Fulder and W. T. Grimm.
Twenty per cent. Of the capital stock has
been paid in.
Capt L. z. Irby, youngest son Of the late
Col. James H IrGy, and brother of SEN
ator Irby, died at Laurens Friday, after
brief illness; aged about 30 years. Capt.
Irby was formally mayor of Laureus, and
captain OF the Laurens Guard.
G.. ". Perr, a white workman on the
new iron bridge being built over the Saluda
river, on the Columbia aud Greenville road,
seventy miles from Columbia, was drowned
in that river, Wednesday. He fell from some
lumber and could not swim. He was from
the neighborhoOd of Atlanta, Ca, and
leaves a widow and one child.
At Columbia Friday the architect and
builder of the Charleston arch notified the
detectives that burglar had carried off
his vest, containing his handsome gold
jeuelel watch and sum OF mo1ev. IN
dressing at night to go to bed the architect
and builder was surprised to discover that
he had on his vest containing all his yalua-
Dlete his toilet in the following order: ~
undervest, q vest, 60 dress shirt.
The Columbia correspondent OF the
Charleston NetCS and Courier says: G.
Warner, secretary OF the state horticultural
society, was in the city Wednesday and
made call at the Ne,os and Courier Office.
He exhibited a piece of magnetic ore which
is rich i'll gold deposit. He says that it was
found not fac from Welhalla, and that the
mine Is backed up already by hundreds Of
thousands Of capital, very considerable
proportion of when is held in Charleston.
The piece of ore exhibited Is tie first Ct
such rich character yet found in Oconee,
and the enterprise promises TO be one Of the
lar sest yet undertaken 10 this state.
Survivors of the First. Second, Fourth
Fifth and Sixth regiments, South Carolina
cavalry, with Harris Battery and all con-
federates serving with Buffers divisions of
the Army Of Northern Virginia, including
the COBB, Phillips, JEFF Davis legions, with
tue Ten Georgia battalion of cavalry, are
requested to meet at Columbia centen ial
on tue oven;ng of May Is, at $3.50 o'clock.
The object Of the call is TO bring together
mon of the command who fought upon
many field gallautly, at Hawes' Shop,
Trevillians, White FL use, Stuney Creek
Lees Mill, Ronm's Station, City Point,
Armstrong's Mill, Burgess Mill, Heckis
Ford, Bellfield, Columbia, Averysboro ana
Bentonvile.
The case against II. L. Herlong, charged
with the murder OF Capt. f. NJ. Wanna
maker, was called for trial at Orangeburg
Friday. Ga Oct. la + Capt. +. NJ Wan
namaker of ST. Matthews and some friends
were preparing to go on a fish. While they
were waiting Capt Wannamaker saw NJ.
L. Herlopg across the street ald charged
him vita circulating a false report that GER
tain democrats had carried rifles into an
alliance meeting to break it up. Wanna
maker said to Herlong: "if you say there
We're rifles at that meeting you are -
liar" herlong replied that he had not said
there were rifles, but that there was one
rifle and he had seen il, and if Wannamaker
said it wasn't. then he was liar. This led
to a fatal encounter.
Greenville's typical push was manifested
Wednesday in a meeting held to take
some action to get the great South Atlantic
Presby University located in Green
vile. The board of regents of the uui-
versity will meet the last of June to decide
on location. The meeting determined to
make a bid for Greenville and appointed a
COMMITTEES OF ten to canvass for subscrip-
tions to be used as a gift to get the institu-
ton here. A preliminary canvass was
made In the meeting and over coo was
subscri ed. Two lots Of twenty acres each
in the city were offered as a gift. Green
vile will probably subscribe between
$4,000 and 100000, and will have the
board Of regents visit Greenville and look
over the city. A committee will entertain
the board.