The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-01

| vile, Tampa and Key West railway mas Deen
Johns Division, No. 1876 OF the order Of Rail
road Conductors. This is a fine division and
has over eighty members in good standing.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The body of Miss Mary Yeprgin, who was
drowned in Lake Cayuga, n. y, was received
by her family in Laurens, Saturday. Inc
funeral was held yesterday.
Ben Robertson was killed at Collinsville
few days ago by a man named Wilkinson
His brother John Robertson, was also
wounded. II was a sort OF Christmas quarrel
Gov Tillman has telegraphed the bank at
Edgefeld to pay his taxes and charge the
amount to his account. When asked whether
the time for the payment OF taxes would be
extended, he replied that nothing has yet
been done in that direction.
Thursday al o'clock the main building OF
the Orangeburg graded school was discovered
in flames, the act OF an incendiary. Inc
building was insured Tor 81 500 and was worth
81 500 The graded school desks and fixtures
were uninsured. They were valued at s6OO.
At q negro hot supper on George T. Reds
place, near Chapel s, in Newberry county,
Monday night, several negroes quarreled over
the winnings in a game OF dice DICK watts
shot James Cannon in the head, killing him
instantly. Watts fed Immediately 10 parts
unknown.
Charley J. Miller, a desperate character
employed as a penltentiary guard at the con-
Wet stockade at Rock Hill, shot and killed
negro named Cally Douglass at the market
Tuesday. The two men had been quarreling
and Miller suddenly drew q pistol and shot
Douglass three times, killing him instantly.
The weather so far this season has been
especially favorable for the small grain crops,
and the outlook at this time is that the stands
will be unusually good and that elephants VIII
be enabled TO attain a healthy growth without
being stunted by drought or extreme cold,
The area sown is, perhaps, the largest In ten
or twelve years
AT Creenyflle Thursday about / o'clock,
wa dfgeOUprpd in the residence of Nell
son Poe in upper Maine street. The house
was partially destroyed: The greater part OF
the furniture was saved. The flames was con-
fined to the interior OF the building. The
damage is estimated at 5000. The furniture
was not insured and there was only 5000 In
surance on the building.
W. II. Gibbs, Jr., & Co., contractors in
| charge Of the new city water works at Column
| bia, have shut down the works and notified
| the city council that they viii not longer sub
NIT to the course OF City Engineer Niernsee.
| They call upon the council to submit the
matter Immediately to some capable and dis
| interested engineer, until which they decline
to allow the property TO be used
A difficulty arose at Newberry Tuesday
| night between Rube MCGOWAN and Frank
Smith, ABOUT the former slappinR Smiths
| son. Henry Werts, McGowans soninlaw
interfered. Henry n Anton endeavored to
| quiet matters. Werts struck Anton in the
| head with a brick, breaking the skull. Anton
| died Wednesday morning. Werts fed. All
the parties are mill operatives except the
dead man.
| On Thursday night at a negro party at the
| house Of John jerks, about ten miles below
| Greenvile a negro woman, Silithia Mitchell,
| was killed by John Henderson. Jealousy was
| the cause OF the murder The woman LETT the
| house in company with Pink Black and Hen
dcrsou followed. When they got into the
woods Henderson threw rock, striking the
woman over the left eve and fracturing the
| skull driving piece OF bone into her brain.
! She died on Friday. Henderson escaped and
! is still at liberty.
| At Aiken a colored man nearly lost his life
| by trying to celebrate Christmas. He took a
| hollow gas pipe, eighteen inches long and,
| driving one end into the ground, filled 10 with
| powder and dirt, packing 1t well. He ar
| ranged fuse by fixing string from ire
| cracker. A lighted match was applied to the
| fuse, but it would not work. lie applied an
| other match with the same result, so he bent
| over his little gun and worked at it until the
| whole thing blew up, taking him with IL. II
| his life is spared he may lose his sight.
Most Of the farmers in Barnwen county
| are getting accustomed to the hard times and
| doing without money. Many OF them have
not yet paid their taxes as they had hoped
that the time would be extended till Feb 1.
| They generally borrow money from the banks
by that time, but the country banks will not
| begin to lend money till the new year comes
| in and the merchants are not able to lend
| the farmers money. The majority seem
| determined to cut on their acreage Of cotton,
| curtail their expenses and plant an abundance
| Of provision crops. Hands are plentiful
| and at reasonable prices.
| The case regarding the appointment of re-
ceiver for the Royal Fertilizer Company came
up before Judge james f. IZlar at the county
| court house at Charleston Saturday.
| great deal of interest was mantle sted In the
argument, large numbers Of spectators sitting
in the court room throughout the day. The
arguments were pronounced upon every hand
to be efforts worthy of the importance OF the
cause at issue. Maj. Barker, who spoke last,
did not finish his argument until long after
night fall. Judge IZlar took the papers in
"A
| an early decision may be expected
At Florence. The Dixie Steam Laundry
building, engine room ana all of the ma
| chtnery were burned Saturday morning.
| Owing to the distance from the cisterns the
| fire companies could do nothing at all, al
| though they made several attempts to stop
| the flames. The fire originated in the basement.
| The flames spread rapidly and the employees
| barely escaped. John =. Coffin and j. f..
| Stackley, who were among the first at the
| fire, rolled out tank OF gasoline, the bung OF
| which was open. and as fast as the barrel
| rolled the fluid would run out and take IRE
! The building and machinery belonged to John
| p. Coffin and were valued at $4,000. There
| was not cent of insurance on either building
| or machinery.
At Lynchburg last Wednesday night the
| store of Richbourg Bros. was broken into.
| The watchman at the depot discovered that
| some one was In the store. Henry Rich
| bourg's house being near the store the watch
| man reused him, and they together went to
| the store and found that the thief had broken
| the shutter open at back window and smash
| ing pane of glass, had entered there. GIui-
| city securing this they went to the front door,
| opened IL and invited the thief or thieves to
come out. The light that had been used by
| the thief had in the meantime been put out.
| Not knowing how many there might he In the
| store, nor in what state OF preparation for
such an emergency they might he, Mr.. Rich
bourg waited outside some time for an accept
ance OF their invitation. While they were
waiting the thief, young negro, was trying
to escape through the chimney. On entering
the store after capturing the thief il was
found that he had taken and tied up in a sheet
fine suit and several pieces Of ladies ready.
made clothing.
Gov. Tillman has received q letter from
Mrs Brown, in Italy, stating that she has
sent him lot OF pictures and fancy goods
which she desires sold for the benefit OF the
storm sufferers. Accompanying her letter,
which has decided Italian flavor, she sends
an inventory OF the articles shipped. They
are: Water colors: Wine Shop in Rome
sultan Reposing, Music of Her Slave, Arab
| Warrior, Sea View Near Genoa Oil: Ma
donna and Angels. Costumes sixteenth Cent.
ury, Panel of Flowers Bridge Devils Lucca,
Landscape Lucca. Madonna and Infant Jesus,
symbol Italia Lion, ETC., large tablecloth,
damask OF Ilandra, embroidered, insertion
and lace edging lined with satin, smaller
cloth Court garden party costume rich IN
sertion, Valenciennes lace, lined with green
satin, with sash pearl buckle, velvet and
SATIN raised flowers, colored embroi 1ery
mantilla, black and fets, costume Chinese
embroidered silk, blue merino and green
The goods have been forwarded from Italy
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