The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-04
SOUTU CAROYTNA


DR.. H. ID. Folk Of Basesburg died q day
or two ago.
A petition is being circulated requesting
| Congressman Elliott 20 interest himself in
behalf OF postofilce building for Sumter.
Adjutant and Inspector General Farley
he's ordered the Sumter Light Infantry TO
present themselves for inspection on
| April IA.
The Mount Pleasant Democratic Club Of
Newberry county resolved the other day
that 1t would not vote for any man who
was not a success in the calling he followed.
Blacksburg's municipal election passed off
quietly and resulted as follows: lntendant,
J. D. Kennedy wardens. J. +. Whisonant.
| w. B. Sherer, ]. d. Goforth and Albert
| Nhisonant.
The Laurens County Medical Association
held a regular mesting last week. Drs.
| Christopher, Culberson, Downey, Mccoy
and j . ?. Simpson we're elected delegates to
the approaching state association meeting
| at Georgetown.
Rev. Albert g. Wardlaw, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Laurens, has been
called to the pastorate of the Second Pres
byterian church Of Augusta Mr.. Wardlaw
is very popular and strong pressure will be
brought to bear upon him to decline the call
and remain at Laurens.
L. N. Cox, who put down the electric
light plant and water works at Darlington
last spring has been arrested at Washing
ton, D. c., charged with swindling. Cox
sold the electric light company an engine
and boiler for $4,000 cash, but it has re-
| Gently been ascertained that firm in Char
lotte, N. c., held a mortgage on the same
machinery for $4,000 but never had the
mortgage recorded. Cox. who resides in
Washington, claims that the case
is one Of disputed accounts only, and the
requisitiop was procured simply to compel
him to pay certain alleged indebtedness.
A special from Laurens says: "With
regard to Senator Irby's bank
stock, have the following from reliable
sources: In the fall of 1890 the Peoples
Loan and Exchange Bank increased its
capital, and MIR, Irby subscribed for eight
shares, giving his note in payment. The
note was attached to the stock, and the
bank held both. The note has long since
matu-e1, and no payment has been made
| upon it. About Christmas time Mr.. Irby
requested the bank to sell his stock, and a
sale was virtually effected, though no
actual transfer was made before the publ
cation of Mr.. Irby's card. My informa-
ton is that Mr.. lrby did not suggest to the
bank that he was disposing of the stock be-
cause he believed it's rate Of interest TO be
excessive. The facts come to me from per-
| sons who are in q position to know
| A daring mail robbery occurred at Green
vile, Friday morning about 2:30 O'Clock.
| The negro who has a contract to carry
mail to and from the depot went to the
| Air Line depot at that hour. He took the
mail pouches out of his wagon and laid
them near the railroad track He went
into the waiting room for a few minutes,
and when be returned the pouches were
gone. At the time OF the robbery there
we're number OF people at the depot in-
Guiding policeman. For some reason the
negro, whose name is B. L. Harris, did not
report the robbery until three hours after
| ward, probably being fright
ened. Later in the morning the pouches
! we're found, cut open, quarter Of a mile
| away in branch. The robher had not
! taken any letters. but got away with seven
| teen registered packages. IL is not known
| how much the packages contained, but
probably between 500 and $780, Detectives
and officers were put to work. They have
arrested tramp named Cook, who was
around the depot during the night. but it is
not probable that he knows anything about
the robbery.
Q. P. Barrett Of Spsrtsnburg was nr-
rested day or two ago on bench warrant
issued by the judge of the United States
district court, now IN session at Atlanta,
upon the presentment of the grand jury
charging that In Juue 1890, Barrett, acting
as assistant postmaster for his sister, Mrs.
Cowan, postmaster for Cowan postoffice
falsiied returns as to the amount of
stamps, etc, on hand at the office,
and also the cancellation of stamps
for the quarter ending in June. The
motive alleged is that kthe faIsifed
returns would increase the salary of the
postmaster. 1t is further alleged that the
returns we're signed by Barrett without the
| knowledge or consent of his sister who
made the affidavit upon which the warrant
was issued. MIR. Barrett was carried before
United States Commissioner A. B. Calvert
and gave bond for his appearance in At
lauta on April ID in the sum OF $1,000, his
bondsman being z. B. Hall. Mr.. Barrett
professed bis innocence of the charges
against him, saying he thought it put up
job on him by his sisters two sons. He
thinks he can prove the falsity Of the
charges.
Mr.. 149-What are you giving up for Lent,