The morning news., 1892-03-28

They failed to open the inner vault or they
would have made big haul. No clew to
the Identity Of the robbers.
At Greenville, owing to the failure Of the
railroads TO pay their taxes. the city graded
schools Will have to clo SO month earlier.
There is deficiency aud the school trustees
are In quandary what 80 do. The county
schools are also likely to be affected.
Hettie Andersen, the colored woman who
was convicted Of the murder OF her babe a
few days ago at Greenville, has been given
new trial and 1t is thought she will be
acquitted, as the evidence was not sufii-
ciehtly strong to convict her of the offense.
On last Saturday while two little sons Of
| Milledge Spies. VINO resides near Phillips,
| aged respectively and 8 years, were
amusing themselves near the house. cut
ting down saplings with hatchet one of
] the saplings fell upon the younger, G 'ush"
Ing In his skull aud kill & him almost
Instantly.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Asbury Inabinet of
the KNOTS Mill section, near Orangeburg,
were out fighting fire" in the woods near
their residence recently the clothes OF one
| Of their little children, aged about years
and q months. accidently took fi-e, and the
| little fellow was so badly burr ed before the
burning clothes could be extingu she hat
he died soon after from the effects OF his
injuries.
The following has been issued from Gen.
Farleys office: Special Order No. g. The
| annual inspection of the following COM
mands is hereby ordered to take place as
follows: Marion Rifles, Marion, April g.;
! Florence Rifles, Florence, April 0; Cheraw
| Guards, Cheraw, April Z; Chesterfield
| Guards, Chesterfield, April s.; Darlington
Guards, Darlington, April g.; Gordon Rifles,
Bennettsville April l2; Bishopville Guards,
| Bishopville, April 10; Sumter Light Infan-
try, Sumter, April IA: Manning Guards,
Manning. April 15,"
At Greenville Friday the jury in the
| Odeu murder case after remaining out
several hours returned verdict OF man
| slaughter with a recommendation that the
| judge impose the heaviest penalty provided
! for the crime of which he was convicted
The recommendation was an unusual one
and was no doubt made for the purpose OF
reaching verdict. as It is understood that
| some OF the jury desired to convict him OF
murder. The accommodation did not
seem TO impress the judge, as Odell was
given only seven years in the penitentiary.
At Orangeburg Monday Coroner d. E.
| Dukes held an inquest upon the body OF a
| little colored child that was burned TO death
| on the farm of F. NJ. Rast, a few miles from
the city. 1t seems that the mother Of the
| child left him and a little brother in the
house and went off somewhere in the neigh .
| borhood. During her absence the house took
| fire and burned down. Mr.. Rast reached
the house before the fire had completely en-
| veloped it and saw the unfortunate little boy
| In the corner OF one OF the rooms, scream
Ing for help, but was powerless to render
him any assistance, as the flames were burst
ing out OF the door. He attempted to make
an opening In the building by tearing of
the weatheF-boarding, but before he could
L NIL fah Ak,o ol.sl A.I
| ished. The jury of inquest brought in q
| verdict OF gross careessness on the part of
the parents OF the child. The other child
escaped without injury.
Gov. Tillman was visited at Columbia
| Friday by Col. Young, representing the I'M
! derwriters of the fire losses at the citadel,
in company with ex-Mayor Courtenay and
| Col. G. 8. Gadsden, with a view to effect a
| settlement OF that business The governor
had made a demand for the insurance
money, S23, 800. In reply to this Col. Young
stated that the damaged property could be
restored for less SUM, and that under the
| option in the policies the insurance compa-
nies had right to repair the damage. The
governor replied that as to that he would
consent provided it was made clear that the
state was fully protected. Col. Young Of
fered to file with the governor a responsible
contract. with ample bond for the faithful
| performance Of the work The governor
replied that when he had these documents
he would sign the proofs of loss and desig-
nate the proper paroles to take charge of the
contract. Col. Young and the other gentle
men say that the governor dealt with the
matter In very business-like way. and the
interview was in every respect most agree
| nble. It is understood that the total loss
was adjusted at SIG, $50, and that was about
the amount of Henry divers bid for the
repairing of it.