The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-05

Lad been seen going toward Camden drunk
A search resulted lu the hndinZ Of his dead
body in ditch on The roadside near CamLel
on Monday afternoon.
Frida the EdistO Phosphate Company. Of
Charleston, sent 40 an order TO Columbia fOI
s.Uol fertilizer tax tags, stating that it wanted
them Immediately.
The bank of Lowdndsville. s. c.. sus-
pended thursday The depositors and stock
holders VIII pro ably paid. The cause is
inability 10 redtseuuut papers.
The Rev. j. Marion Boyd presiding elder OF
that district, died at the residence OF Mrs.
Foster near Rich Hlll, about eight miles
from ~partans 1urg. Monday. He had gone
there 10 hold quarterly conference.
A. o. Briee Of the Chester Bar, applied 10
and received from Judge Mower, of the
circuit court al n wton, n. c.. last Fri.ay.
an order dlrect'ne the receiver OF the Chester
ana Lenoir railroad % turn over the control
or me road to the president and board of di
reetofs re elected at he recent meeting Of
stockholders at astOnja n. c.
Col W b Wilson died suddenly at his
home az GOrkvllle at IrIay night Grip. ae-
comranled hv pneumonia ana au extremely
cAhlustcu nervous stem Was the ga Sc OF
b te4+@t+-e vt bern ia e 10 ID,
). O., April 3, 1ss7. ana wl-'.h lSoa Of the Rev
William Stauyarnc W Sol. at one time a
professor OF science in tAe South Carolina
COLLEGE.
We5n -dly night Holland Center proni-
ne 1T iudn m CLASSY Noun laIE IuwuSuII- in
Greenville county was going home and when
near b Is own house he was ASA 4lteI by Uu-
known parties and cut and gashel in twenty
places. Now news comes down from the
mountain that he is dead No one can give
an reason Tor thu assault and the party who
made the attack is unknown.
The Chester county board OF control met
last Friday and made division OF the profits
OF sales OF liquor from the dlspcusary FOR the
quarter ending FEB, 8, The 60 nty and town
viii each receive from the quarters opera
tions the sum OF $3.50. Mayor James esti-
mates that the revenue aCcruing TO the town
tor the year viii amount TO out one half OF
that realized from the licensed bar rooms
Eli Peak, Of the Pine Grove section in West
Wateree. committed suicide y blowing his
brains out with a shot gun Thursday he
went short distance from the house under
the pretence OF shooting some birds, and
putting the muZZlc against his right temple
the butt resting on the ground. he pulled the
trigger. with immediate death resulting lie
leaves wife and one son. His age was So
II IS thought that he was suffering from tenn
porary mental ALTERATION.
Special: Willie Johnson. a young colored
man, about p years OF age was killed at
Aiken Wednesday by the accidental discharge
OF parIOr rifle handled by Joseph Quinn. "a
young white man, not a native OF that place
The bail entered the forehead and peuetrat
ing the skull lodged on the base OF the brain.
Ihat the killing was accidental there is no
doubt for he two were friends and were
laughing with each other at the time. The
Witnesses all testified to that fact.
The Chester Manufacturing Company was
before Judge Il. G.. Watts at Winnsboro
Thursday, on a motion by attorneys OF unse-
cured creditors for appointment Of a perma-
nent receiver for the company S bingham mill
TWO names were suggested to Judge Watts
Tor the recelvershlp, those OF Capt. J. L.
Agurs, of Chester, and A. 5. Tompkius, Of
Edgefield. The judge intimated that the APP
polutment VIII 20 TO Mr.. Iompklns. II is eE-
pected that work at the bingham mill Will lie
resumed in short time.
The Fork Shoals cotton mills the uronert-
OF Or. j. Z. Lattimer, have been leased to
George Bramlett, Of GTeeuville, and W. W.
smith, who has had wide experience in cot
ton manufacturing. The mill is one of the
Oldest in the state, ami Is run by strong
water power. 1t has been idle for a long time
but will soon be running again. Messrs Smith
and Bramlett Will control the mill ana the store
ana Or: Latlmer Will retain cont,ol of the
-four mill, gin, saw min and grist mill, which
are connected with the cotton mill
The "Reformers' OF Richland. it is said
VIII have mass meeting at Columbia soon to
elect delegate to a convention 10 be held at
Columbia in April from all the counties to
decide what to do about that convention mat
ter Since the publication of the fast that
COY Iillman had at one time determined to
call the convention himself he seems to have
backed out, and it looks as il the above
method viii be adopted to settle the dif1culty.
The tlchland "keformers' IL is said, are now
ing.
Miss Coulson, who lives with her brother.
-in-laW the Rev. Mir, Johnston the second ad-
yentlst prea her, on Buncombe street. at
ereenvilIe was badly burned Wedne sday
morning. She had been in bad health tor
some time, and was subject to fainting fits.
Wednesday she tainted and fell backward
into the fireplace. Members of the family.
VINO happened 10 be near at the time, quickly
lifted her out of the fire, but not in time to
save her from painful burns. The left side OF
her face and her left hand were severely
burned
Friday afternoon while hunting rabbits on
the arthur place, about nVe miles from Col
umbIa, William Martin, a negro 80 wears OF
age, who lives near the city, was accidentally
but very seriously shot by William Washing
ton, with whom ne was hunting. They were
close together when 10 hit bounded by
WASHINGTON, who, not seeing Martin who
was near him. raised his gun and fired heavy
charge OF No. snot, all OF which found rest.
ing place in Martins head, neck ana shout
ders. The wounded man was picked up bleed
ing protuSely and was carried TO The Arthur
settlement by Washington and another com
panlOn. and was then placed IN WAGON and
brought TO the CITY where he was attended to.
The authorities at kingstrea have lust been
notified OF case OF infantiCidc, which took
place near Cades, about ten miles above that
place, Friday. 1t appears that L.uudOn FuA
more was seen with "A suspicious looking
bundle and from 1t came an Infants cries
Upon being accused OF having an infant in his
possession he Acknowledged It,, ami said Il
had been given him 10y a white woman. 1t
to the person who gave 1t to him, ana he
started of with it, and in a short time came
back saying 1t had fallen in q deep ditch OF
water as he was endeavOrng to get across
said ditch. Several parties then went there
anu found the child dead, it having been
drowned, whether from accident or whether
wilful murder, of course, is wrapped in mys
terry.
Friday Gov Tillman Commuted the sen.
tence of Dill Burns, who was sentenced tC
be hanged on the 10th instant at Mount
Pleasant he having Been implicated in the
wreck OF the legislative train in 1892 near lin
colnYile. Burns son5 ia petition himself
claiming that he was innocent. and that the
witnesses swore falsely against him mis-
petition was backed by a large number Of
signatures OF prominent people. sheriff
Morrison addressed letter to the governor
IN behalf OF the prisoner. He said that he
had Teen the QUittest and most traCctlb.e
IA n he had ever had in the berkeley iljl
ana said that he had made inquiries as to
his autccuentS ana found that he had alWa7
borne good reputation. Solicitor Jeryey
also expressed the opinion that the evidence
been for the con eS-iCn of his acoomplice he
would not have been convicted. COY Gul
man, IN view of these circumstances com
muted the sentence to life Imprisonment In
the penitenti4ly
A shootns scrape took place on Monday
night twelve miles arovc Greenvile neal
Traveller S nest, which may result In the death
OF young man. RUFUS Nix. who is adCiete
to whisky had been paying attention fOI
some time 20 Miss Poole. uer mother o..
lected TO hls attention and forbade his visit.
lng her house. On Monday nj hit Jerry
hawkins gave party, ana Nix Miss Poole
g. n .ff hon.