The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-20
SOUTH CAROLINA,

wv. B. Chaplin OF St Matthew's has made
an assignment to T. l. Buyck. Liabilities ST.,
600; assets, about $4,000,
Gov. Tillman has commuted the sentence Of
Neil Henry Smith Of Marlboro. Smith was sen
fenced to be hanged by Judge Gary. Til, jury
recommended him to mercy and the general
understanding was that life Imprisonment was
the punishment intended by the jury.
The election to decide whether Orangsburg
will take $4,000 worth Of stock in the Atlantic
Coast Line extension will take place to morrow.
Only those residing within the corporate limits
OF the CITY are entitled to vote; SO far as is
known there is no opposition to the CitY's TAX
ing the stock.
1t is announced that the next race for gov
ernor of South Carolina will be between Gov.
Illman and his brother, George D. Iillman.
Ben Tiliman s friends say that it is absolutely
necessary that be be again Endorsed by tie
people and that he must be candidate for
governor again.
well on Barlow Ways place, near Eiloree.
dug two years ago, is creating some excitement.
About ten days ago the water began to boil and
at the same a noise as Of heavy moving train
proceeded from the we'll. These startling phe-
nomena continue and the people of the neigh
borhood are somewhat disturbed.
AT Greenville Thursday, Thomas Sloan. of the
drug firm of Sloan Bros. and three other young
men were riding bicycle race in Main street.
The wheels of Sloan and 9. S. Rigby came TO-
gether and sloan was thrown heavily to the
ground, breaking his leg between the knee and
ankle. Both bones were fractured.
A negro woman was killed at Trenton, near
Aiken Thursday by the South Carolina railroad.
Engineer Dick Parker's train was shifting. The
woman was standing on the main track and
seeing the train coming stepped of on the side
track in front of the engine. Both her legs
were cut off and she died in few minutes
commission for a charter has been issued to
the Carolina Manufacturing and Reduction
Company of Blacksburg. with g. capital OF
u, 900, The directors are. Thomas Cough
TIN, Jr, John F. Jones and NJ. Furrian. The
purpose OF The company is to do general
mining business Twenty per cent. of the capital
is to be paid in at the start.
Stephney jenkins (eolored) who killed Hector
Johnston at the Charleston Mining Company g
works, near Ten-nile Hill, was arrested Thurs
day night by George Dacus and lodged in the
guard house at 50. Georges. jenkins admits Inc
killing but claims that he did it in self-defense.
The killing occurred IN May. 1886. When ar.
rested jenkins was residing on J. S. Wimberly's
place, three miles from St. Georges.
On last Saturday night Tom Smith, very
young gentlemen OF the German fork of Lex
ington county, created quite q sensation at
Jamson by surreptitiously carrying away from
the home of her parents, at the latter place
and marrying Miss Lizzie, the second dau1 hteI
of Capt. J. T. Harger. Tbs ceremony TOOK
place at Buyck & Co, IS store. The bride aud
groom are said to be % and l6 years Of age re
speotiVely,
A dwelling at Aiken owned by Mrs. r. J
Wright, was burned Thursday. AS the fire
originated on the roof II enabled the firemeu
and others 10 save great deal of the furniture
The building burned rapidly and in less than
half an hour was in ashes. IL was occupied by
three families who are spending the winter al
Aiken. The building was a large one and had
been for many years used a boarding house
IL was insu ed for $4,000. The furniture is in
sured for $500.
1t appears as If very many Of the ministers oil
Columbia have been rather badly deceived by
an alleged drummer who professsd to DO sell.
ing goods for a Chicago house from an English
bankruptcy sale He weGU around TO The
preachers and sold them piece goods anC
promised to have a tailor call, take the meas
urements and make up the suits Nothing has
yet been heard from the tailor and the minis
tiers find that il will cost them q rather hand
| some amount to have tn clothing made up.
The Rev. NJ. W. HANNA, D. D., of San Fran
cisco, Cal, has accepted the invitation of the
faculty OF Hewberry College to deliver the bac
calaureate sermon st the commencement il
June next. The Rev. L. A. GotWald of Spring
field, o., has accepted a similar invitation TO ad
dress the students on Sunday evening Of com
nencement week. The alumni Grafton will bt
delivered by the Rev. Barlow b Ramage, elias,
OF 1880, of Nashville, Tenn. and young New
berrian in the ministry Of the Episcopal church