The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-11

week, july ~, ~ and II. Superintendent
Of Education MAyfield says that he has re-
ceived Information that there will be an IN
usually large attendance of teachers from all
over the state and expects the largest
gathering Of the teachers Of the state that
has ever been known. President w r. At
kinson Of the South Carolina College for
Women has rendered the association the
use Of his college for the meeting, and the
offer has been accepted.
The famous water power In the Catawba
river, with 5000 acres of land was sold by
the clerk Of the court at Chester Friday, un-
der the decision Of Judge Kershaw, at an
agreed upon price among the owners and
holders OF the mortgages. The river at this
point Is capable of developing Is 600 horse
power, and the purpose IL TO organize a
manufacturing and water power company
on broad scale. As matter of fact this
property developed gives more power than at
Augusta or Columbia. The purchasers are
F. J. Pelzer and w. A. Courtenay OF
Charleston, T. c. Robertson and Allen Jones
Of Columbia and J. B. London of Rock
Hill.
During the past week two gentlemen from
New York, Messrs Malcolm and Robinson
arrived in Charleston. The object Of the
visit was TO negotiate purchase of the New
Brighton hotel. 1t is the desire of the mill
ionaires to remodel the New Brighton aud
to transform il into a seaside resort on a
grand scale. The details of the proposed
deal are difficult to arrive at Just yet, as
none OF the parties at this end OF the line
are in the humor for talking. The New
Brighton hotel is the property of the Burn
ham family, but J. F. Burnham, the present
manager, is not willing TO give out any
facts TO the public at this stage of the pro-
ceedings.
information reached Columbia of an at
tempt which was made the other night to
wreck passenger train No. So near St. Steph-
ems, a station about 40 miles north Of Char
lesion on the Northeastern railroad. A de-
tecttve, who was on the lookout, saw four
men, all negroes, In the act OF placing cross
ties on tee track a short while before No.
SO was due at st. Stephens. Thinking that
it was about time for the curtain to drop
the detective leveled q gun at the tiends,
who quietly submitted to such persuasion.
These twilight scoundrels, whose names are
unknown, are Gagged TO await trial This is
the fifth or sixth attempt at wrecking trains
made by the same CHING.
Columbia State: There was an accident
on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
road Thursday near Fredonia, in which
Capt. Tickling was injured. DR.. w. B.
Taylor and Capt. Henry Williams left for
the Scene immediately upon the receipt Of
the first news aud returned with Capt.
II AChAlhE WIN bu6tIl Ou q otIetCncFs w ullb
the train under Engineer McDougal was
approaching Fredonia, Capt. Tickling left
his cab and went over to a fiat adjoining o
carload of flour to be unloaded at Fredonia,
thinning that being on hand promptly he
would expedite matters. He sat on a fiat
car. lighted his pipe, and, as he did so,
there was a terrible jar, the fat mounting
the car ahead OF it. Capt. Tickling was
thrown high in the air and knocked almost
insensible. He come down between two
cars. and, as he was falling, he had presence
of mind 10 grab the ladder on the front of
the car with one hand. His feet were
dragging under the track, but he
pulled them up. In this position he rode
some distance, retaining his seRses until he
came to q slight embsnkment, when :,
by an almost superhuman effort, he threw
himself from the car and rolled down to the
ground in safety. His collar bone was
broken. and there were contusions and
severe bruises on his head, while his jaws
were badly mashed. He was attended by
DIR. Taylor. and, while his injuries are ex-
ceedingly painful, they are not deemed very
serious.