The morning news., 1894-08-06


During severe thunder storm az Hampton
Tuesday afternoon the-residence Of Col. n b
Nc-weeneY Wa struck hy lightning. The
family Eas AZ dinner when the bolt struck
one of the chlmueys threw the bricks IN aii
directions. allied the house with broken bricks
and SCOT. tore on section Of Euttering on the
west side, shattered q corner post and brick
pl.lAr on the soGtn. ripped on the weather
boards on the east corner, crashed through
the ceiling In the dining room. demolished
china closet within three feet o. the table at
which the family was sitting and IL the shape
Of q long. dazzling flame flashed just over the
head OF Mrs. McSweeuey ana exploded with a
Ceafeuing report. filling the room with suno-
eating sulph1rO-s -s fumes There were eight
persons at the table and not one received the
slightest shock.
There has been for many years a great deal
OF litigation between the state and persons
claiming 70 own phus phute marsh lands
rUut the navigahiiity of streams running
through them. upon which depends In great
degree all questions Of the kind referred 70.
No definite rule Uas ever made. Some time
ago = test ease vas gotten up, which was IN
tended 70 settle all questions and lay down
some definite rule 70 90 u. 10 was the case
Of Hayward VS. the Farmers Mining Com
pany better known as the Shing'e creek case.
An opinion was RED emily rendered in the case
10y Acting Associate Justice Gary. cOncurred
y by all the members OF the state supreme
court, which sets at rest all matters in regard
To- the navigabIity Of salt water streams. and
VIII practically settle all pending litigation
On the subject Of leasing salt water phosphate
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with The contentious OF the state.
A Young negro named Long was wounded.
perhaps fatally, by young white boy al Kill
mans In Richmond county, few nights ago.
II seems that Melton Killian owns a cabbage
garden us ar the depot, Just across the road
there lives negro named Jordon Long. who
has TWO young sons about II and IS years OF
age. Nj. kllliau s garden has been robbed
frequently OF late. Mr.. Killian put the white
boy out to watch the garden with a double
Darreled shotgun. ON the night IN question
the two boys came over to see Mr.. Killian
about something. While talking one OF them
started on to go home. leaving the other to
remain and talk TO Mr. killisn The fellow
who LETT made q Decline for the cabt a ge
patch He got fine armful OF cabbages and
was just starting on when the white boy gave
MIN both barrels OF his gun at close range.
lnulctlug numerous wounds OF aeriOus nature
In the legs and side. he negro was not dead
at last accounts.
Two new companies. representing half a
million dollars capital. have received their
commissions from the secretary or state. The
hrst commission was issued &c J. 3. Lilies.
George W. Nicholas ana w. =. Thompson Of
Spartanbutg, = e. Mason Of CoOnis s. n.
Nes1itt and 1 NJ, Lauham OF Nesbitt L. F.
Pearson Of Woodrun and O. w Harrison Of
walnut Grove as cOrpOratOrs Of the Nesbitt
Mills Company TO be located on POO acres of
land a. NesIit Shoals, Spartanburg county,
on the Tiger river. The company proposes to
trlc light plant telephone and telegraph
lines, water works, erect and oUerate tram
ways and railways to points on the Glenn
springs and Port Royal and Western Caro-
lima railroads. etc. The capital will be 300
O)0 divided into 1000 shares at 800 each The
other company is to be known as the ~antee
River Cypress Lumber Company. the princi-
pal place Of operation OF which will be t'ergu-
son, Berkeley county. The company OBJ
tanned its charter IN Chicago The superin-
tendent IN charge OF the plant viii be
Charles Adams The business Office will be
IN the Old Colony building in Chicago. B. r,
Ferguson OF Chicago is president, and the
corporatOrs are: Francis Beidler, Joseph
RathOone and Augustus +. Beidler all resi-
dent Of Chicago The capital stock viii be
$4,000 divided into shares of 500 zach and
all has been subscribed TO.