The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-19
sOuTH CAROLINA.

SObIh OAhOLlNA-
The insurance adjusters for the late big
fire at Sumter are already on the ground, and
rebuilding the burned block will be begun
as soon as the insurance is paid, The Game
Cock city does not stand still.
At Greenville Isaac Ballew, the SLAYER of
Thomas Lindsay, has been granted bail by
Judge Norton in the sum Of 5000 Judge
Aldrich refused to grant Ballew bail, but
additional testimony was offered before
Judge Norton
Rev. G. C. Brown Of Sumter is in
favor Of divorce law on scriptural grounds,
| and is reported in sermon TO
| have criticised the legislature for failing to
| pass such law. He said that if anybody
in the world knew more than God Almighty
himself it was the South Carolina legis
la ture.
At Spartanburg Monday night about 10
o'clock jesse Beloher, white man, was
killed by a freight train near the old union
depot. He lived at Glendale and was sup
posed to be making his way home. He
had been drinking freely and had whisky
with him. He leaves large aud dependent
family.
The gin house of J. l. Parish, two miles
| northwest OF YOrkville, together with its
| contents. including eight bales of cotton
and quantity Of cotton seed, was destroyed
! by fire few nights ago Loss about s., 300,
with no insurance. This is the second
| ginning outfit Mr.. Parish has had burned
within two years.
| Rev. F. G. Hiokson and family, who
have been living at Gastonis, N. c.. for the
| past three years, returned to Yorkville last
week and are occupying their house in the
| eastern part Of town. Mr.. Hickson was the
| pastor Of the Baptist church at Gastonia,
| but recently resigned and accepted calls
| from Antioch and Mount Puran Baptist
churches 10 the Blacksburg section.
A colored girl about years old, the
daughter Of Harrison Witherspoon. was
fatally burned at Sumter a few days ago.
The child bad been left at home with some
older children while their parents were at
their place of business downtown. She
/ climbed up and tried to get something of
the mantlepiece when she fell into the fire
! The child's sister, about years old, tried to
save her, but failed.
| 1t Is proposed TO memorabilia the leeis.
4 lature TO allow the city of Sumter to issue
/ bonds to Che amount of $15,0 900 with which.
with the insurance money, TO build hand
| some opera house. The plan is to build O
| handsome opera house with three stores
underneath 1t. II has been suggested that
the rents OF the stores and the opera hall,
over and above taxes insurance, interest
| and necessary repairs, be converted into q
sinking fund for the purpose Of retiring the
bonds. Many conservative citizens are OPP
| posed to going in debt TO such an extent for
this purpose, but it will be done.
A committee Of ladies, DESTROYS Of secur-
ing representation of the states exhibits
at the worlds fair. appeared before the
| ways and means committee of the House al
Columbia last week and advocated an ap-
preparation of 10000 for phosphate and
agricultural exhibit and $4,000 for a Co
lonial exhibit The committee was oom-
posed of Miss f. Floride Cunningham OF
Charleston, lady manager for South Caro-
lima; Miss Claudine Rhett Of Charleston,
representing the Worlds Fair Club of thai
city, and Mrs. Lee c. Hardy, formerly of
South Carolina, now writer of great
prominence In New York, representing by
request the Georgetown Club. The ladies
championed the cause ably and with great
earnestness, showing the desirabllity of a
respectable exhibit at Chicago and seeking
to impress the committee with realiza tion
OF the Importance Of making an appropria-
| tion for that purpose.