The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-15

The dweIliu1 house Of David johnson, Jr. +,
at SDartanburg. was burned Wednesday.
The house was recently built and the family
had been in it a very short time. IL vas on
Pine street and cost about $4,000. he had
IS. 500 insurance on the building and S5O
on his fursiture. The fire originated Ia the
kitchen and must have been caused by a
defective stove fue, The greater portion OF
the furniture was saved.
About a dozen negroes were brought to
Florence, Thursday. charged with attempts
ing TO kill Sherman Wilson, al old and re-
spected negro Of the Timmonsville section.
The gang went to Wilson's house Wednes-
day night, took him out several miles into
the woods and beat him nearly 70 death.
They said they beat him for beating bis
wife The wife says she was not beaten.
The gang were sent to Jail on the charge OF
conspiracy.
The farmers cooperative store at Beltons
Anderson county, was sold day or Two
ago to J. I. and Z. B. Rioe. who will here
after conduct the business under the firm
name Of Rice Bros. The store hes on hand
stock of goods amounting to $4,000. and
accounts aggr egating II. 600. The assets
were transferred to the Messrs Rice on con-
dition that the latter would pay the obliga-
tions of the establishment, which owed S5,-
$40 on original purchase money. and &, 800
for goods bought. The stockholders lost all
their paid up capital.
The barn and stable of J. Perry Cook f,
about five miles east OF Newberry, were
burned on last Saturday night, about II
o'clock. Mr.. Cook is q deputy United
States marshal, and was In Greenville at
tending court Mrs. Cook succeeded IN
getting the horse out safely. but all the corn
and fodder were destroyed. Mr.. Cook had
been making it pretty lively for several ne
groes around Prosperity who have been
selling whisky from jugs withouta license,
and the burning is thought to have been an
act of revenge on their part.
A convention of citizens at Camden a day
or two ago, which met with one object In
view, to bring about reform 10 the city
elections, was well attended by gentlemen
who have the good Of the town at heart.
The tesult of the con vention, of which the
mayor was chairman and Mr.. Brasi sgton
secretary, will be as follows: The city will
be divided into four wards. each ward run
ming east and west the entire width OF the
city; one consisting OF all that portion
south of Rutledge street; one between
Rutledge and DeKAlb; the third been De-
Kalb and Laurens, and the fourth between
Laurens and Boundary streets. Clubs are
to be Immediately enrolled in each ward,
aud the chances are that all will agree to a
primary for nominating the city officers. The
committee appointed to suggest work for
the convention also suggested that nothing
in their report (which was adopted without
change) was meant to deprive the colored
citizens of any offices now held by them,
but only TO prevent a continuance of dis
graceful elections. The convention adj
journed subject to the call of the chair
man.
At Camden, white man named j. J.
Sasser, was struck on the head on Jan. %
and died on Jan. 90. No one seemed to be
worried about the blow until about the
time of his death, which occurred at Kerr
shaw. Since then a warrant was issued for
the arrest of two women named Homie, at
whose house the deed was DONE and two
young white men, james Ii. Denton and d.
AlberJof Camden, and another named Dob
son who Is working in the neighborhood.
Since the warrant was issued the body of
Saessr has been disinterred and an autopsy
held. the result being the execution Of the
warrant and the Incarceration Of the par
ties named. The particulars Of the
autopsy are not obtainable just
now but it is presumed that
something was seen which connected the
death of Sasser on the goth with the blow
struck on the ..23d. 1t is said that brass
knuckles. were used, but Sasser's head ap-
pears to have been struck with a fist or
smooth stick, as there was no injury to the
skin. J. Fl. Denton is a brakeman on q
freight train and his parents reside in Cam
den. D. Albert is fireman on the rail :
road and was reared in Kershaw county. The
HOMES keep disreputable house In the
southwestern part Of the town. 1t is
thought that Denton and Albert will be
able TO give bail at once Ellen Hunt and
Lille Bowen, two mulatto women, were
arrested at Sumter Thursday as accessories
to the murder of Sasser.