The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-01
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comDlaint about the rigid examination pre-

COMPLAINT about the rigid examination pre-
pered by the state board.
In Aiken county a day or two ago Darl-
ing Williams, a young white man, had an
alteration with q negro man named Llge
Miles about small debt. The negro drew
n pistol and fired at Williams, missing him.
Then Williams, in turn, drew his pistol and
shot Miles dead in his tracks.
A charter has been Issued to the Bowman
Lumber Manufacturing Company Of
Orangeburg, S. C.. The directors Of the
company are: Samuel Dibole, president;
John g. Rowe, vice president and Samuel
Dbble, Jr., secretary and treasurer. B. H.
Moss was elected solicitor. Capital stock
$1,000.
The Orangeburg conference Of the
Lutheran Synod of South Carolina met at
the Etenezer Lutheran church ct Columbia
Friday. 1t is composed OF the Lutheran
churches in Richland, Orangeburg and
Barnwell counties in South Carolina and
Augusta, Ga. About ten churches were
represented.
At Florence Tuesday the trial of Stackley
brothers for cowhiding Max Gumpert
ended in their acquittal. Some parties in
the court room commenced to applaud. The
Judge ordered the doors closed and in
structed e6e s4sriR to bring the guilty
party before she bench, but she guilty
party was not to be found.
Another find which may prove very valu-
able to the citizens Of Lexington county,
and perhaps others, has been made at the
state house. This time 1t is made by Col.
Gibbes. who in looking up some old papers
found some records OF the mesne convey
ance Office for Lexington, which were sup
posed to have bean burned In 1865.
The board OF trustees of Clemson Agri-
cultural College announce that all business
heretofore conducted at their office at
Columbia, s. c.. will hereafter be trans
acted at Clemson College, Fort Hill, s. c.,
and all communications intended for that
Office should be sent to Fort Hill, s. c.,
and all express packages sent 10 Pendleton,
s. G..
Four Of the colored convicts working at
Wheeler's camp. on the Charleston, Sumter
and Northern railroad, escaped from the
guards while going to work on the morning
of May 20 aud, getting into Pee-Dee swamp,
are still at large. They are John Smith of
Edgeheld, Walter Hendrix, alias Henry
| Hendrix, OF Berkeley, Berry HuskeY OF
Anderson, and John Boyd of Spartanburg.
T. b. Reeves. g white butcher or Laurens,
| was whipped by party OF white men
| Tuesday night. Reeves has butcher-psn
on the outskirts Of the city and near it is
the house of a negro woman. He says that
while he was looking after some hides at the
pen Tuesday night five men seized him.
They took him to the woman's house and
inquired IL he had ever been there before.
he said that he had. They then took him
aside into the bushes and chastised him
severely with a buggy whip. He says that
be recognized several Of the parties, but
does not divulge their names. Other state
ments are to the effect that Reeves was
found In tina house, and had been frequent
| s,,a~ - g.. IL
several children. While regarded as harm
less, he has never been held in much esteem
ia the community. For this reason the
affair has not created much excitement and
public opinion in reference to it is divided.
Reeves wife has been in bad health for
some time.
A special to the CharIeiton NeWs and
Courier from Beaufort, dated May ~, says:
"The deed conveying the Appleton prop
ertY at Port Royal to the recently incorpo-
rated Port Royal Company of Augusta
Ca, has been filed with the clerk of court
here this week. It is a voluminous docu-
ment, and contains about twenty pages of
legal cap, closely printed in typewriter. 1t
conveys to Pat Calhoun, president Of the
company, and other prominent gentlemen
a large tract OF valuable property known
as Battery Point, and also the old fort
which adjons it, where now is situated the
bO"n W uuo VeItuluuS vi Uu6
Port Royal and Augusta railroad. The
clerk has also on file a mortgage
given by the buyers, who have paid
a large amount down in cash and give the
lien for the balance due. What this Port
Royal company intends doing with the
property remains to be seen. 1t is said.
however, that they intend to develop the
port, but without the backing of the Geor-
gia Central railroad, which controls the
Port Royal and Augusta road, we cannot
see how 1t can be done. The people are liv-
ing in hopes that the future will be much
brighter than the past. Some are of the
opinion that the Appleton property has
been purchased solely for the purpose OF
specializing, and that too will have to be
left for the future to show. 1t is my opin-
ion that the purchaser evidently means
business, for seldom is it that men lay out
large amounts of capital without the ute
rior object of gain in the near future"