The morning news., 1892-02-22
SOUTH CAROLINA.

DrsJ A. Gaddv, a prominent young
physician Of Hartsville, died very suddenly
on Friday.
The South Bound railroad will run an ex-
cursion to Savannah from Columbia to-
day. Tickets will be sold at any point
along the line for 81 rs.
Rev. s. T, Hallman of Augusta has been
honored by being selected 10 deliver tue
oretton at the centennial anniversary Of the
Salem Lutheran church. near Leesvllle. s.
@. The celebration will be held on March 8
and 9.
Gov. Tillman has received letter from
7. H. Gore. who had been appointed treas
urer Of Union county, vice Scott sus-
pended, informing him that on account OF
III health it would be impossible to accept
the position rendered him. This leaves the
Union treasurership muddle in as bad fix
as IL has ever been.
Gov. Tillman has received an Invitation
TO attend a mass meeting OF the citizens of
New berry county, at Newberry Court
House, on Feb. q. The governor has ac-
cepted the invitation, and 1t is quite proba-
BILE that a few OF the pebbles which he
claims he has in pocket will be thrown
among the crowd on that day.
The banks Of Spartanburg, Laurens and
Union had a bearing at Laurens Saturday
before Judge Fraser, and in each case the
mandamus was granted requiring the
county auditors TO change the tax duplicates
In accordance with the assessments of the
county boards of equalization. In Union
county the auditor is under suspension at
present. but that order ID to apply to his
successor.
The following instructions have been sent
to county treasurers with reference to the
collection OF taxes with penalty: "After
Feb. 20 treasurers will collect until March 9
With the IS per cent. penalty added. I'm
mediately after this latter date treasurers
will issue executions against all delinquent
taxpayers, aud at once turn them over TO
the sheriff of their county and toward to
this Office date Of 80 doing. Respectfully,
w. II. Ellerbee, controller general"
Fire broke out at Rock Hill, Friday
night at 10 o'clock, in the carriage ware
house Of Nicely & Fewell, and consumed
property to the amount OF about s., 900. as
follows: Neely & Fewell's warehouse, CON
tanning about IS vehicles, loss az, 900; in~
snred in Phoenix OF Brooklyn, and Etna of
Hartford, for $1,000. w. l.. Roddey &
Co.'s warehouse containing with other
things 100 bales of cotton. Loss about
$4,000 Insurance as follows on contents
81, 600 in London, Liverpool and Globe !;
500 in Continental Of New York, and $500
In Springfield of Massachusetts. Building
in Springfield for $500. Jack Knoxs
blacksmith shop and contents; loss $50. No
insurance.
The position of the railroad corporations
in decliningIto pay:their taxes on the basis of
the assessment made by the railroad board
OF equalization will probably be matter
OF serious Inconvenience to most of the
counties In the state, and il may possibly
make 1t necessary for the state to make a
loan for the expenses of the government.
The amount OF revenue from all railroad
property is $l44, ,263 SO, and from present in
dlcations only very small proportion Of
this will be paid. According to the tax re-
gulations the fight will probably begin on
March 10, when the county treasurers COM
mence their crusade OF tax executions. and
the case will come to head and the issue be
brought squarely before the courts.
AT st. Matthew'S Friday morning about
2 o'clock the residence of Esmond Cleekly
was found to be on fire. The flames spread
rapidly, and two adjoining tenant houses
OF ). Ii. Mack were soon enveloped. The
residence of George Robinson and Clemen
Cleckly were only saved by the timely aid
OF the citizens In connection with the.effect-
i've work of the fire department. The resi-
dencs Of Esmond Cleckly aud the tenant
houses Of MIR. Mack, with the greater part
of their contents, were an entire loss. also
| an outhouse OF Clemen Cleckly, which was
torn down to save his residence. The total
loss is between $500 and $1,000, partly
covered by Insurance. Incendiarism Is
thought to have been the origin OF the
| fire.
In their recent presentment the grand
jury for Laurena county reported that A.
W. Burnside, late probate judge, had not
settled with bis successor, aud an order was
| taken requiring him to show cause why
such settlement had not been made at the
~ t1Wf u.
$1,000 was due to the Office. Col. Burnside
states that he loaned out certain sums,
| which be had as public guardian, and had
not been able to collect them, but that they
are all secured either by notes or real estate
mortgages. He says that 81, 100 will cover
the whole amount, and the incumbent
Judge Clardy, concurs in this estimate.
The affair is, Of course, not TO be looked
upon as a defalcation, because the securities
may all be realized upon, and, IL not, the
total indebtedness will be paid in ell prob
ability without recourse to the bondsmen,