The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-27
SOUTH CAROLINA.

KIM OF protective union among Co4C- NtA -a-i1A
I eIs.
/ At Greenwood Monday. Z. A.. Oakman,
{ while attempting TO stop the engine OF the
cotton mill met with very serious
I chinery struck him in the head, crushing his
/ skull.
/ The barn and stables, horse and several
/ COWS, OF Capt. Joseph 3. Humbert, az Lal-
/ quantity Of provender was also destroyed
[ The ire is thought 10 have been Of lncendlary
/ origin.
/ The :. R. Stokes Lumber Company. Of Wal
( terhoro. has been incorporated. The lncor-
| porators named are; ). r. stokes. " &Her-
{ borO; T.. a. FincEen. WATERFORD, and Il. A
Mallory. Charleston. The capital Stock OF
/ the company is to be $4,000.
Aiken county is in prosperous condition,
I in spite Of hard times. After paying ali
claims against the county for the past fiscal
year, there Will be a balance OF about ssuJy 20
] the credit OF the county, which VIII go Tor
ward 70 the indebtedness Of the present year
George w. Howard was carried TO JaI az
! Spartalturg Fl a 2. charged with the muir
der OF Henry Fisher at CampoocliO. r. e.
/ Wonord indicted as an accessory was also
imprisoned. 10 other arrests have been
made. Chub Paris who was stabbed severe
ly, was living Thurday afternoon. with
chance Of recovery.
On Tuesday Z. }. Richardson, YARD master
OF the Narrow Gugge railroad at Chester.
while attempting 10 cross the track IN front OF
the tender Of a shifting engine was struck
and thrown under the wheels. One arm and
one leg were crushed. and he received besides
/ a severe confusion in the right side. He lived
only about five hours after his terrible in
iuries.
Commbia's clearing house certificates
which have been in circulation since last
summer have been retired. The certificates
were OF great service TO the Columbia banks
and passed as currently as II they were gold
coin. The bank officers. are all very much
pleased with the success CT the issue and the
CO-oUp m ZION the mart OF the business
OF the city.
There was ar. exciting disturbance on the
farm Of Elias Day, near Edsley, on Tuesday
evening. caused by the violence OF a farm
hand. Capt. Day had some trouble with the
negro and pulled pistol TO protect himself.
The negro quickly hurled rock at Day,
striking him on the head, and his injuries are
considered serious. A nephew OF Day came
10 the assistance Of the captain. striking the
negro with a rock. This seemed TO enrage
the negro. who gathered a club and cleaned
out the plantation. whites and blacks The
negro is now IN Jail.
Gov Tillman is very anxious 10 have Car
penter, the murderer OF Yonce, now in Jail al
Macon, brought back to South Carolina,
where he is under sentence OF death, and
have him answer for his crime. Gov. Nor
| then also has a notion that he wants Carpen.
| ter and has not recognized the reQuisitiOn
that was forwarded for the murderer. Ihs
sheriff Of Fulton county has gone to Macon TO
| get Carpenter in order that he may be given
an opportunity to answer to the charge OF
murder in that county. Gov. Tlllman has pre-
scented the facts OF the case In South Caro-
lima to Gov. Northen, and il the case in Geor-
gia is not a strong one, or Carpenter is ag-
quilted, he Will be brought back 70 South
Carolina.
The report Of a shocking accident comes
from the Four Holes section Of Orangeburg
county. few days ago Daniel Heaton,
wellto-do farmer, left his home on a business
trip. Mrs. Heaton was left at home with two
sons, almost grown, and a little 3-year old
1Haan Hra vvnfl
away. and before they left Mrs. Heaton asked
them TO load one of the two breech-loading
guns which always stood in corner Of the
room unloaded. When the gun was loaded
and the two boys had gone. and while the
mother was preparing dinner. the little 3-year
old girl began playing about the room. She
sped the two guns and began to play with
them. The gun which was loaded went on
while the little girl was dragging it across the
| floor and the whole load took effect in the
| child's head, killing her instantly.
The Darlington tobacco market, easily the
! leading one OF the state presents some IA is
| worthy OK the careful consideration OF bust
! ness men and farmers, From the books of
the proprietor, r.. j. Croxton, 1t is learned
that during the past six days 65 900 pounds of
| tobacco were the aggregate sales me prices
paid were is. IL. 1871, 10, 20 p, p, p, * 3d.
go 49, IS, 40, 43, A, 80, So, so, IS and 68 cents
| per pound. j. G. Smoot, one OF Darlington S
best young farmers reports receipts 5000
| from four acres OF tobacco. All good. bright
wrappers and cutters are in demand, ana
bring the highest market price. II will pay
| planters to make a note of this, as the land
| here is admirably suited for this grade. The
| filters and "dogtails' are low now, with a
! prospect OF a further decline. The ware
house has been fun daily for over two weeks.
! with very q tive market. From the present
indications it is safe to say that over 90 .OJ0
| pounds Will be sold this season, and planters
win cultivate larger quantities next season.
GOV, Tillman has pardoned c. T. Wilson.
who Is in the pealtentlary for manslaughteT.
he was convicted at the recent term Of the
court IN BarnWell county ana since his con
| vlction additional facts have been developed
/ which make better case for Wilson. He
killed man namsd Wash Black in the dark
and II now develops that he did not know
that he had shot Black as he had no inten
ton OF killing him, but shot at j. w. KING
who was recently convicted OF assault and
d battery and sentenced to a term of two years
in the penitentiary. King went to Wilson s
house and conducted himself in such man
ner that Wilson, to protect himself and
family, had 10 eject him His conduct was
such that wilson told him that if he did not
get out Of the house he would kill him. King
ran out OF the Goor and cried; AN right
shoot" having knocked the lamp from NJ, s
| Wilson hand, leaving Mr.. ana Mrs. Wilson
in the dark. AS soon as Wilson could get
his pistol he pulled the door alar and shot In
the dark. the bail hitting and killing Black
or at least so il was held by the Jury As
! Wilson fired from the door King also fired al
| Wilson from behind a bush in the yard
where he had concealed himself leaving Mr.
] BLACK, his friend, whom he had taken there
with HIM, standing in the open yard to Catct
the bullet. Wilson did not know that Black
was on the premises.
Six or seven years ago number of town
ships in York county, and also in Lancaster
voted large subscriptions in bonds to aid Ii
building the Three Cs railroad Each town
ship voted whatever amount the men who
were engineering the scheme said would be-
neces Sary to secure the coveted prize through
its territory. Five townships in York county
voted an aggregate Of &2l7 go IN per cent
non retirable bonds. OF this sum Broad
River township voted S24 900. Under the con
sttution Of South Carolina no county, mum
cipal corporation or political division" car
contract bonded Indebtedness exceeding
per cent. OF all tho taxable property within
its limits The debt in Broad River township
was created IN 1883 10y the validating act, and
the total assessed value Of the property il
the township at that time was sell 800
The CoRlty commissioners failed TO levy
township and the holders OF the coupons
through their attorney, Samuel Lord, o.
Charleston petitioncd the supreme court for
writ OF mandamus compelling them to do SO
Lord held that in computing per cent Of tht
Z assessed value OF the property in the town
ship the court must consider the assessment
OF 1888 the next year following the one II
which the debt was made tthe debt was votet
in 1851 y. e. Finley and w. Is. MCCuw at
torneyS for the township, held that the calcu
latiOn should be made on a basis OF the as
sessed valuation OF the property in the town
ship at the time the alleged debt
was contracted. The court srs
tanned MesSrs. Finley and Nc