The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-07
SOUTH CAROLINA.

An alliance paper called the Cotton Plant
10 to be started at Columbia.
DR.. J, w. Crymes, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of WILLIAMSON, died Satur-
day, aged 60 years.
Rev. Thomas +. Gadsden, for number
OF years rector of Grace church at Ander-
son, died there day or two ago.
The state Senate has passed Mr.. Wood
wards bill TO prohibit members of the legis-
lature from using free passes on railroads.
A penalty OF $500 is provided.
The incorporators of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank which will open at Cam
den Jan. /. have called for 20 per cent. Of
the subscribed capital, to be paid to e. G.
Temp by Dec. 10.
In the Senate Friday when the much
passed over bill to repeal section sos of the
general statutes, so as to abolish the privi-
lege tax on fertilizers and commercial ma-
nures was reached, it was passed.
Senator,Buist's bill. now before the Senate
TO enforce the collection or the tax on
mortgages makes the mortgaged property
liable for the tax on the mortgage as we'll
as for the tax on the property itself.
w. M. Carter, prominent grocer of
Orangeburg, being financially en-
barrassed. Archie L. Dukes as agent for
Donald Sanders, mortgagee, has taken
| charge of the stock of goods under the San
ders mortgage.
Joseph Natelle, an Italian laborer at the
Pon-Pon phosphate works, died few DAYS
! ago from a cut with knife in the hands of
| another Italian, Frank Scoroe by name
who has left the works, his whereabouts
being unknown.
Gen. McCrady has consented to deliver
an address at the meeting OF the State Bar
| Aa9OniafiOO which will taEa yN1ooa ~
lumbia on the evening of Thursday, Dec
| TO. The toasts and respondents have been
| selected, and representative and
thoroughly enjoyable gathering is expected.
The election of Attorney General Pope as
a supreme court judge makes the attorney
| generalship vacant Assistant Attorney
General Townsend is a candidate to fill the
place. 1t is said, though not on their au-
thority, that speaker Jones, ]. w. McLau-
rim, Ernest Gary and John Gary Evans
have been requested by friends TO enter the
race.
James johnson, an old and well known
citizen of Greenvile, died Thursday from
falling, two weeks ago, on the stone slabs
in the doorway OF q saloon and striking his
head. He has been unconscious ever since.
his relatives suspect foul play, but it was
thought he was accidentally hurt. He fell
by leaning against the folding doors of the
| saloon.
w. B. Anderson, a well-known and pop
ular young man of Cedar Grove, Laurens
county, was given morphine by his mother
Monday morning and died Monday
night. despite all the efforts that we're made
to save him. His mother supposed that she
was giving her son quinine. She took the
supposed quinine from among some medi-
Dimes that had been left by her late husband.
who was physician.
The Presbyterian congregation Of Spartan,
burg has extended a call to DR.. Watkins of
Raleigh, N. G. They offer $500 and a
parsonage worth $500 year. 1t ia prob-
able that he will accept, inasmuch as he
thinks minister should occasionally change
his field OF labor and that this change
should always be made before the people
get tired o. him He has been a most 40.
ceptable pastor at Raleigh about twelve
years and his congregation are anxious to
keep him, but 1t is evident that be contem-
plates a move.