The morning news., 1892-03-14

death day or two ago. 1t is the same old
| story. Small children were left in a room
where there was fire. One little fellows
clothes caught and he was so badly burned
that death followed.
The wind blew almost hurricane at
Greenville Thursday. No serious damage
was done. however. The Presbyterian
| church at Fountain was lifted of It's pillars
and will probably have to be rebuilt Tel
| egraDh poles on the Air Line road were
blown down and communication stopped.
The Hotel Royal at Florence was burned
Thursday night about 10 O'CLOCK. The fire
started in the rear Of the hotel. The de-
partment responded quickly, but the wind
was high and the flames spread rapidly,
threatening half the town. The loss on the
| hotel building and furniture is about 5000.
Jack johnson, colored boy about ID
years old, OF Verdery, was badly hurt in
| Soartanburg Friday. He was trying to
| board the Port Royal and Western Caro-
lima train as it backed into the Union depot,
when he fell beneath the wheels. His right
arm was cut off and his head and foot
| severely bruised.
A storm passed over Sumter Thursday,
| blowing down a barn In Mrs. Whittem ores
| yard, the signal lamps at the Coast Line
depot. part Of the steeple of the colored
! Methodist church, and doing ether damage
| to trees and fences The storm cau1ed con-
siderable uneasiness. as the people feared
repetition Of the cyclone OF 1891
AT Craig's Mills, about half mile from
| Chesterfield Court House day or two ago
John Odom and John Q. Smith, with
| Martha Ganey (colored), attempted to cross
the mill pond about or O'Clock In the
morning. Finding the bridge washed away
! by the recent rains they tried to ford the
stream and Odom and the woman were
drowned. Themule was drowned also.
The residence Iof DR.. Furman Wilson
| at Society Hill was DESTROYED by fire at 8
o'clock Thursday night A spark ignited
the roof and when discovered the efforts to
save the building were fruitless, as nearly
the entire family we're away. 1t cannot be
ascertained now what the loss IS or how
much was saved, but the building was In
sured for S 500. The residence was large
old-fashioned story structure, and was the
Oldest house in Society Hill.
| The vexed question about the resignation
| OF the board OF regents Of the South
| Carolina lunatic asylum has at last been
settled by Gov 1illman's accepting the
designations of seven of the regents and
appointing out OF that number four, whom
with DIR. Talley will hereafter constitute
| the board. Gov. Tillman has by his
appointments shown his regard for tho
| worth and service of the members and
states that they have all discharged their
duty faithfully.
At Greenville, day or two ago, the Hon.
| M. Ia. Donaldson was interviewed as to his
opinion Of state politics He said positively
that he will not be candidate for governor
or congressman from this district. but, will
In all probability stand for reelection as
senator from that county. He said that the
legislature has not carried out all the pur-
| poses OF the farmers' movement, aud hIs
services may be more valuable es a memter
OF the legislature than elsewhere. He con-
| cluded by saying that It should be the
| patriotic purpose OF every citizen to bring
about harmony and unity in the democratic
| ranks.
| Sergt. Hartin of the South Carolina peni.
tentiary guard, passed through Augusta
Saturday having in charge ]. A. Bryant of
Lexington. 8. G. Bryant last January
forged an order on his father-in-law. Mr..
| Goodwin of Lexington county.
South Carolina for $3.50, and,
securing the money, left the
county, and all trace Of him was covered
| up until three weeks ago. Bryant wrote to
his wife, and, the letter coming into the
hands OF the officers. a telegram was ssnt to
the sheriff OF Fannin county, Texas, where
| Bryant was supposed to be, to arrest him,
which was done and the authorities at
Columbia informed of the fact.
The case at Columbia agai INST w. V.
Davis, stockman, promises to be an inter-
esting one. On Feb. 90 J. W. Givens
obtained q warrant against Davis on the
charge OF breach of trust and forgery Of
900, the value Of q carload of mules. On
Feb. "A Gov. Tillmau issued a requisition
for the arrest Of Davis in Tennessee. The
requisition was honored, and Davis arrived
at Columbia from Morristown, Tenn. Fri
day. He went before Trial Justice Muller
for preliminary examination, where he
was represented by Cole L. Blease Of New
berry. The state was represented by John
b. Capers. The argument was not COM
pleted and Davis gave bond for his appear
ance Saturday morning.
The trial at Union, Friday, Of Thomas A.
Murrah for the killing of Robert G. Bishop
last Christmas resulted in acquittal on the
ground of self-defense The killing occurred
on the night Of Dec. 2S, and the particulars
we're published in the NeWS and Courier
at the time. Bishop was the man who killed
| the chief Of police of Blacksburg several
years ago and escaped, but afterward was
captured in another state and brought back
to Spartanburg, where he stood his trial
and was convicted. He served a term in
the penitentiary. He was considered very
dangerous aud desperate man by all who
! knew him, especially so when drinking.
| Unfortunately for himself he was very
drunk when the row occurred which ended
| his life.
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