The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-06
SOuTH CAROLINA

The work Of building an opera house at
Orangeburg has been begun.
Tine following ticket will be elected at
Ninety-six To-day: j. ID. Watson for in
tendant; j. B. Lyles, T. c. Lipscomb, NJ.
Richardson and II. Kinsrd for wardens.
Monday a freight hand named John
Campbell lcoloredj had both Of his legs cut
off below the knees while trying 70 couple
cars at Pee-Dee junction. The engine and
train passed over him.
The revised list Of the loses by the recent
fire at Florencs is as follows: Hotel owned
by j. l.. Barrlnger, vaued at $4,000, in
surance 5000; stores owned by w r Bar.
ringer. valued Mt 81 900, insurance on build
ing and stock $4,000; barber shop, owned
by NJ. jacob, $500, insurance $500, but the
building is a to al loss The Central
hotel will probably be rebuilt on a larger
scale. Barringer's opera house will not be
rebuilt.
The adjutant general has issued commits
sions to the following: Sumter Guards
I. S. Hyde, captain; Wade Hampton Jones,
first lieutenant; w. T. Thompson, second
lieutenant. Lancaster Guards-T. s. Car.
Ter, captain; Charles Mackey, first lieuten-
ant; j. Fl. Witherspoon, second lieutenant
Lexington Guards-D. F. Elhrd, first lieu
tenant; James P. Meetze, second lieutenant.
Lee Light Infantry-John a. Graham, first
lieutenant; g. w. Hope, second lieutenant.
There was considerable excitement at
Seneca last week over an attempted assault
by negro by the name Of II. r. Sims upon
Miss E1genia hall. Miss Hall is a pupil Of
the Seneca graded school, and while on her
way home Monday evening she was &C
cos ed by Sims. Sims conduct frtShteded
the girl, and she turned and ran, the negro
chasing her several hundred yards The
chase brought them near where some hands
were at work, which caused Sims TO des ST.
A communication received by T. W .
Daggett from j. h. Resent of Little River.
and referred to Gov. Tllman, indicates
that the practice or oyster piracy is not
confined to North Carolina or MARYLAND
In the letter of Mr.. Bes ent he states that
we are being imposed on at this place
(dorry county, by psople from other states
coming here and taking claims and oysters
in vessels aad boats and taking them to
Southport and Wilmington for sale. beg
that YOU viii take the necessary steps TO
stop this. ETC."
Lewis MoMahon, a negro preacher stole
n bundle of goods on Friday from mer-
tant in Fountain Ian, in Greenville county.
and was arrested aud put in the guard
house of the town. Friday night SIX
masked men, who, it is said, were colored
broke into the guard house, threw bag
over McMahon's head, took him out some
distance and give him sound thrashing
Meditation is said to have been in trouble
before for stealing chickens. Two negro
boys, with the consent of their parents, were
whipped at the same place week ago for
stealing
Near Black Mingo, Williamsburg county.
on Thursday hight ST, two colored men
Henry Nesnith and Fowler Presley, went
fishig with net in Wilson'S lake, Not
returning at the usual time their friends
went in search of them and found their
boar capszsd and Henry Nesmith living
dead entanRled in the net in the bottom of
the lake Intense excitement was created
among the negroes, and they came from
miles and dragged the lake for thres DAYS
before Fowler Pressley's body was found.
Henry Nesmith has been prominent as a
republican.
The Greenville Gas, Electric Light and
Power Company has been organized. with a
capital stock of $4,000, divided into 100
shares of $50 each. The officers are; Presi-
dent, Col j. L. Orr; vice-president, r. r.
Asoury; directors, Capt. j. W. eagle,
Capt. 6. G. Wells, +. w. Poe, J. H. Max
well aud N. {. Poe The company now
owns and operates the gas and electric plant.
which has been owned and operated by
Asoury & Sons. The object of the company
is TO purchase and put III new machinery,
increase the capacity of the plant and fur
nlsh better qualify of gas and electric
hight. Tho charter TO be obtained will allow
an increase OF the capital stock to 100000.