The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-21

going around. Col H. D. Floyd's friends
will endeavor to secure the place for him.
IL is said that 5. b. Jones. Jr., Capt. John
W. Wofford and Eber Allen will also ap-
ply for the place. The last named is the
chief Tlllmanits leader in the county. The
other three are conservatives.
President Wilson Of Converse College
SpsrtaRburg, was pleasantly surprised q
day or two ago on receiving 81, 900 TO buy q
Christmas present for the college. The
amount is to be expended for books, and it
will lay the foundation for library, which
will come afterward. " srren Dupre has
the purchase Of tie books in hand. The
person making the present is not known 10
the public.
Burglars blew open two big iron safes at
Florence Wednesday night, one at the Port
ner Brewing Company's depot, containing
nearly $50, and one at the tobacco factory
containing about S73 in cash and checks.
The cash was taken and the checks were
left. The burglars first broke open black
smith shop 10 get tools. The work Is evil
IDENTIFY that Of experts. White tramDs, a
number Of whom have been seen in town
lately. are suspected.
A meeting 4 the confederate survivors of
South Carolina wos held at Columbia
Wednesday night The meeting was very
largely attended. The following officers
WIZ NASCttb W eFA Nb LOl LLb GLoAAAS ISN. .
President, Gen. III. C.. Batler; vice presl-
dent, Johnson Hagocd; second, john I.
Haskell; third, Edward McCrady fourth.
T. W, Woodward; fifth, John d. KEN
needy; secretary, }. E. Tindal; treasurer.
S. W. Rowan. The executive committee
OF last year was reelected. as follows Ge..
NJ. c. Butler, f. w. McMester, J. E. til
da, w. K. Eachman, U. h. Brooks. Will
lam Aiken Kelly, J. d. GRAHAM.
the South Carolina depot at the jur elton of
the Branchville and Bowman railway at
Brauchville. IL is supposed that passing
locomotive set fire to some straw in an
empty box car standing on a sidetrack.
One box car was destroyed, together with
a portion of two sidetracks, also about
5000 crCssties. The blaze y as near enough
to the machine shops to make the matter
serious, but q large force Of citizens rem
dered good service and succeeded in cutting
of the fire. The loss is estima ell as follows:
South Carolina railway $500; Branohvile
and Bowman road, $500; J. 7. Pearlstine,
$3.50.
B. S. Brown Of Beaufort met with very
serious accident day or two ago. He went
down to the lot early in the morning and
mounted q spiri ed horse for q ride. The
horse, q large, heavy animal, reared up on
his hind feet and fell backward on Mr..
DTO"AS IeLG leZ, crushing IL very D0QIy.
The wound is severe one, being a COM
pound fracture of both bones of the leg
One Of the bones was found projecting
through the flesh and through his panta-
looms. Notwithstanding the intense pain
endured Mr.. Brown showed unusual cool
ness and detberateness, giving full di-
rections to the men for managing his horse
and debating a message to Mrs. Brown, to
whom he knew the news would be a severe
shock.
Judge McTver has filed the supreme court
decision in the case OF Vandiver vs.. 9. s.
Talley, as mayor OF Anderson. a petition
for maudamus was entered merely to teSu
the validity of the issue Of $4,000 worth OF
bonds which the city of Anderson intended to
issue to carry out its contract with the stat Q
to secure the state female normal college
The city council and the prospective pur-
chaSers Of the bonds wanted their validity
settled. There was some question on the
ground that the Indebtedness would, with
the bonds, exceed the constitutional limit
on the assessed value OF the property in
Anderson. The court decided to dismiss
the mandsmus to compel the mayor of the
city to sign the bonds. This invalidates the
bonds, as the case was decided on its merits.
Anderson will have TO devise some other
plan to raise the money or the college will
be located elsewhere. The matter is again
liable TO be big issue with the next lpgis-
lature.