The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-07
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
| Attorney General McLauriu will soon 20
to Washington, where, on March Is, he will
argue the Coosaw case before the United
States supreme court.
Scion Lewis. mechanic, aud Sam Cole,
merchant, exchanged nine pistol shots on the
| streets OF Latta Thursday. Cole received
| five shots and Lewis one. Both are doing
we'll
George w. Cunningham, a well known
| and prominent cotton buyer OF Greenville,
was found dead in bed at his home at 5
| O'Clock Thursday morning. His death is
supposed to have resulted from apoplexy.
The case of Wade Haines, who has been
| convicted of the murder of Miss Florence
Hornsby. has again been brought to the
public attention at Columbla by the dis
rnissal of an appeal for a rehearing Of the
case. lt, however, appears that the appeal
was dismissed through some misunderstand-
ing, and will be again heard in April.
The railroad issue will soon, no doubt
reach focus. Two members of the state
railroad board Of equalization said Friday
night that the only way they saw in which
the cases could be kept out Of the courts
was for the railroad authorities to consent
to pay their taxes, ana then TO ask for q re-
bate, which would. no doubt be granted.
The state, they said, intended to insist upon
its right to levy and collect taxes.
At Reid Station, on the Manchester and
Augusta railroad, about eight miles below
Sumter, two negroes got into a difficulty
about rations Thursday, when one Of them
struck the other on the head with an ak
handle, making a slight fracture Of the
skull. The negro who was struck loaded a
musket with slugs of babbit metal aud shot
his assailant in the abdomen, disembowel-
ing him almost completely. The wounded
man IS alive, but will die.
On the assembling of court at Sumter
Wednesday the case against John r. Keels
for forgery was taken up 1t will be re-
meinbered that mistrial was had in this
case at the last term of the court and it was
| on the basis Of the charges in this case and
another case for forgery that Mr.. Keels
was suspended from the practice of law by
Judge Izler last summer, on motion OF the
bar OF Sumter. The trial resulted in a
failure to agree on the part of the jury.
At Abbeville Thursday night about IL
o'clock Tom Carter was shot in the bar
| room Of #. M. Butler by Cox, the bar
keeper. Carter had entered the bar by
means of false key. He was quite seri-
| ously wounded. The shooting was done
with a double-barreled shotgun, and the
shot took effect in the back, side and arm
! Of Carter. The wounded man said the key
was furnished by Tom Wilson. Both VIII
son and Carter are coIored and both are
| injured.
Chairman Webster of the republican ex-
ecutlve committee, in talking about the
Charleston postotfice fight, said that he did
| not think anything would be done until
after the June convention, and then DIR.
Crum would be appointed, because said
he, ECO reason has been advanced why he
| should not get the office, except for his
| color, and that is not valid objection for q
| republican administration" He could see
| no reason why the nomination should be
"hung up" as ii is.
| At Darlington q day or two ago, Joseph
James was resentenced to be hanged
| on June 10. This case has been in the
| courts for several years and has excited
great interest james, father was killed
| in the spring of 1888, and the son has been
convicted OF the murder twice and APP
| peals to the supreme court have twice been
| made. This time James will probably be
| hanged. Lewis Williams (coloredl who was
also convicted of the murder of old man
James, awaits In jail the day for his execu-
ton. April 90. An effort will be made to
have Williams respited to the day fixed for
James execution.
Tom Williams, alias William Nelson, wa |,
| killed at Florence at a negro daucs Thurs
| day night by William Wiagate. Ed Win.
gate. his brother, is held by the coroner's
| jury as an accessory before the fact A
dispute began between the first two, one
| charging the other with stepping on his foot
A quarrel ensued and blows followed words.
Ed Wingate joined in to assist his brother
He held Nelson while Willie stabbed him In
the throat with pocket knife, severtng the
jugular vein. Ed Wlngate was arrested,
but Willie tried TO escape to Darlington. He
was found by Officer Smart concealed in al
old barn. Both he and his brother are now
in Jail.
In the Fourth judicial district the contest
for solicitor promises to be very lively
| one. There are already five candidates Ia
the field, and all of them strong The ca1-
didateS come from all sections Of the dis
trict and are: P. II. Nelson of Camden,
Thomas J. Kirkland of Kershaw, II. Cow
psr Patton OF Columbia, Ernest Gary of
Edgeheld, and 3. MCGOWAN Simpkins of
Edgefeld. Mr.. Nelson is the incumbent.
Messrs. Gary, Simukins and Kirkland, it is
understood, are sympathizers of the Till
mantle faction. Mr.. Nelson runs on his
record and with no special utilization. Mr..
Patton Is member of the Richland
! county delegation In the House, which is
anti-Tillmanite.
DR.. 7. q. G. Fahnestock, who has served
as deputy collector at Columbia for the past
three years in the internal revenue service,
having been appointed postmaster at Wal
halla, Collector Webster has appointed An
son G. Merrick in his place n the revenue
work. The appointment of DR.. Fahnestock
brings up the fight which has been going on
for some time over the postofiice at. Walh ala.
1t appears that M. H. Bryce, who by the
way is a Braytonite, has through his infiu-
ence with a distinguished politician in
Washington, had the suggestions OF several
| postmasters In the upcountry. he in6u sed
the authorities to believe that he was a man
of considerable republican influence. Mr'.
| Bryce has been tpostmaster at Walhalla /;
she was replaced by Miss Bryce, and after
an examination by the postofice depart
ment it was thought best TO get another
postmaster. Dr.. FahnestocK entered the
ster aud o.htr prominent repub loans. Then
the fighting began In real earnest. IL
is said that Bryce called on his friends for
protection. He claims that Fahnesiock
had boon a redshirt democrat, and went so
far as 70 try aud arouse sympathy by claim