The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Rev Prof. Junius B. OK Of Newberry
College was elected pastor OF the EeWberry
Lutheran church on last Sunday.
The Charleston Netcs and Courier has made an
innovation by announcing that 1t will no longer
exchange with the weekly papers
Senator Hampton's friends in Sumter are re-
tocing over the news from Washington that he
is 20 be appointed by President Cleveland to be
register Of the treasury.
At Laurens, Wednesday, l. b. Switzer was
acquitted OF the murder OF John Cheek, The
Jury was out only a few minutes Cheek was
a brother-ln-law OF Switzer.
A stock company at Clinton has purchased
the Southern PreSbureridn, now owned and
published by Dr.. James Woodrow of Columbia.
The paper will be moved to Clinton.
On April II Gen. Farley will inspect the three
military companies of Edgefeld county. The
inspections are had earlier in order to give the
military an opportunity to attend the Colum-
bian exposition.
Capts. o. f. Hughes and S. c. Gilbert have
been selected as the South Carolina delegates
to the annual meeting of the National Order OF
Railway Conductors, to be held in OHIO on the
third Tuesday in May.
The National Bank of Newberry has made It's
return this year at 3l2O.000, Last year it was
$3.50. 900. The bank had then surplus of $780,,
600. but 1t reduced about half by the big
dividend it paid out on Jan. /.
The appraisers of the losses by the Haskell
fire at Columbia fix the total loss, exclusive of
brick ETC., which can be used again, at 1905 49,
the property, he loses over $1,000.
Sheriff Sanders of Sumter got dispatch
Friday morning from Hagood inform ing him
that Commodore Council had murdered Ed
mund Singleton Thursday evening, both Colored.
| The coroner and deputy sheriff went TO the
scene Of the murder.
J. B. Herriot a grocer Of Columbia, made an
assignment Wednesday for the benefit OF all his
creditors JEFF EspOtono. Liabilities about
$1,000; assets about 81. 900. The Loan and Ex-
change Bank, Lorick q Lowrance and the
Colgate company are among the largest credit
orS
At Pleasant Hill, Friday, Miss Lizzie Cauthen
while walking in the street going from school,
was accidentally shot by a negro who was Sit
ting in the section house. She is suffering SO
much from the shock that the full nature Of the
wound cannot be ascertained. Fears are felt
thst she is internally injured.
The counties of Abbeville, Beaufort, Colleton
Georgetown, Horny, Laurens, OrangeburR
Sumter and Williamsburg yet have not sent
In their pension lists. The controller general,
for the sake of the impatient pensioners, par
ticularly requests that the several boards Of
these counties hurry up their reports
The store Of James 9. Blalock at Goldville,
with a stock of goods, was burned Wednesday
morning at O'Clock. The fire was incendiary,
as during Mr.. Blalocks absence ten days ago In
Atlanta the store was set on fire, but the fire
went out after burning a hole through the floor
This is about the fourth loss Mr. Blalock has
had by incendiary fire in about two years.
At Beaufort Tuesday United States Commits
sioner r. g. White, after the examination of the
responsibility Of the bondsmen who signed for
Marion F. Campbell the detaulting postmaster,
concluded that the bond was not sufficient and
required the defendant to appear before him
and strength his bond. This Campbell could
| not do to the satisfaction of the commissioner,
| ana he was committed to Jail in default OF the
| necessary sureties. Efforts are being made
among the colored people to make a satisfactory
| bond.
The citizens Of Ridgevlle were aroused
| Wednesday morning at O'Clock by the alarm
| of fire. The store and entire stock of general
| merchandise OF Owens & Arnett, including the
| drug department of DR.. w. b. Way. we're con
| sumed. Loss about $1,000 building and
stock; no insurance, j. H. Cummings entire
| stock of groceries was consumed. Loss about
| $1,000. The building was owned by Mrs. Mary
Cantwell and was worth Bbout $500: no insur.
| ance on either stock or building. Mrs Cant
! wells dwelling was saved by hard work of the
citizens.
| A specialize the Charleston NetUs and Courier
| from Seneca says: ut seems that our nobl e
prospective representative in congress is bound
| to know who the alliance wants to fill the diff
| ferent postoffces in his district. BY his APP
| pointment there was gathering of the clans
| here last night to meet him. There were some
| thirty or forty present, nearly all alliancemen.
! AS Mr.. Latimer called out the different offices
| nominations were made and then came speeches
| Of commentator. From what said it
| would seem that the chief qualification required
was to be in full sympathy with the move
!