The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09

At Edgefeld Friday, the following ticket
was nominated to serve the town for the com
ing year: Mayor, w. W. Adams; aldermen,
t b, Lanhan1, II. a. Smith, D. I. Grice B. j.
Croker, Charles Cheatham.
At Orangeburg. Sheriff John H. Dukes has
in his custody a probable murderer, who does
not seem 10 care the snap of his 6nser about
the prospects Of the hanemans moose being
his portion. The fellow is a negro, Thomas
Flood. Last Tuesday Flood hit Charles
Willis, another negro, in the head with
piece OF plough stock, telling Willis and
crushing in his skull.
At Greenville Saturday morning fire was
discovered in warehouse No. Of the Pied
mont Cotton Mills. The warehouse contained
1904 bales Of cotton. The officers and the
force Of the mill fought the fire oil the morn
ing with six streams OF water and about noon
the fire was under control About half the
cotton was destroyed and the loss will be at
least s1s0 900. II Is covered by insurance in
the United Protection and Improvement
Company.
At YorlSville Saturday, Jef Crawford, col
ored, was convicted of the murder of D. P.
Blackburn, white, in Bethesda Township, on
the night of Dec. %, 1893. The murder was q
most brutal one, and there was strong to Tx of
lynchtng at the time the crime was commit
ted. The evidence was entirely circumstan-
tial, but very strong. Judge Watts did not
sentence Crawford. in view of the fact that a
| motion for a new trial will be argued on Tues
day. J. r. Champion, and Charles Miller,
DUN W ltts anu GudTSeu Win IUuIutIs nave
been tried and acquitted The criminal
docket has not yet been finished, and proba-
bly, will not be before Wednesday
motion for new trial was made at Green
vile Saturday By the plaintiff In the now eel
ebrated case Of Maxwell VS.. the Greenville
Fertilizer Company, the case being an action
for damages caused by fumes from an acid
chamber The motion is made on the ground
that the jury during visit to the fertilizer
works had violated the order of the court by
converslng with the defendants superntend-
emit, Mr.. Ehaugh regarding the process OF
manufacture. The interesting question was
raised as to the admisstbtlity of parol evi
! dence instead OF the usual form OF atidavit IN
| support Of the motion. The Judge referred the
matter TO tho master to take testimony.
The United States steamship Essex is lying
| out in the bay directly opposite East BAT
| terry, at Charleston. She came here from the
! Bermudas. having had a long but uneventfu
| voyage of thirty-one days. The Essex is
/ wooden cruiser. bark rugged, OF 1 1878 tons dis
! placement aud sos indicated horse power
! Her main battery consists OF six guns anC
! and her auxiliary battery OF four six pound
/ ers. She is used as training ship for APP
prentices enlisted mem and is taking
| letsurely cruise along the North Atlantic
! coast. she is commanded by Capt. F.. W
! Dickins and has eleven other officers and 19
| men. Of whom l07 are apprentices. She will
! remain ten days and then go north.
The Great Council of the Improved Orde
! OF Red Men Of South Carolina viii convene a
/ Sumter tomorrow About thrty-fve dele
/ gates are expected who viii represent eigh
| teen tribes. The meetings of the body viii b.
/ presided over by Grand Sachem w. M
! Thomas and VIII be held in the wgwam o
| Pocahontas Tribe. Charles @. Conley o
/ Philadelphia, Pa, past grand incohonee, an,
! the present great chief of records OF the Grca
Council Of the United States, is expected L
be present and deliver public address suita
Bile to the occasion. The address will be de
/ livered in the opera house and win be pub
/ lie one, After the address the members o
| Pocahontas Tribe will tender their vistin
| brethren banquet at the Jervey house