The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-05

Notwithstanding the earnest protest Of al
most the whole town, a dispensary has been
thrust upon EllOree.
The Rev. NJ. A. Connolly, a superannuated
preacher OF the South Carolina Conference,
died in his 10Th year az Kershaw, sunday.
ELIAS Tolleson. a white man az out p years
old. committed suicide few days ago in
Union county, near GowdeysviLe. lie was
clerk a Carney for some time.
Information has been received from various
sections OF York county that the Hessian fly
has made its appearance on the wheat and
oats. No serious damage has as yet been in
hicted by the pest
At Charleston. Tuesday. A. NJ Mantgault
sold a auction the Planters and Merchants
rce mill corner of Laurens and Concord
streets for $40 300 The property was bought
by Morris Israel for the mortgage bonohold-
ers OF the mill.
The election of town officers of Kershaw
came off Wednesday. There was no opposi-
ton 10 Capt J. +. Pearce for reelection as
lntendant. The following wardens were
elected: Robert L. Blackman. T. f. Hilton,
Capt. j. w. Humel and r. Lee SOwel
The petition asking that an election be held
in YOrlxvile on the question Of dlspensary
or no dispensary. contained the names OF al
voters. At the election held on last Saturday
there were la votes against its establish
meut or 70 votes in favor OF the dispensary
about 80 were cast by white voters and the re
malnder by negroes. About 100 voters did
not vote at all.
AZ MANNING friday nlBuL al II o CLOCK IRE
was discovered in the back part OF s. a.
Rigbys store. The flames ra pidly spread
and soon the sides of several ad lacent build
ings were in flames. he large store Of ;. A.
Rigby, the drug store OF w. f. Brown Co,
the Racket store, Miss Annie A. Davidson,
and the law ONCE Of Rhame & Davis were de-
stroye1. All the buildings except the law
ONCE Of Rhame & Davis were owned by s. A.
Rigby. Every one was partially covered by
| insurance. The cause of the fire is unknown
A special from Kingstree to the Oh arleston
News and Courier says: TO the utmo st sur
prise of everyone, when the case Of the state
VS.. the five negroes charged with high way
robbery, in holding up h. T. Eaddy, and
taking from his pockets 81 400 in cash was
called at hlngStree Monday, neither the pros
ecutor or a single one Of his witnesses put IN
an appearance 1t is said that Mr.. Eaddy
does not think these negroes had ANYTHING to
DO with the robbery, as he fully believes ne
was waylaid by white men, and he aifirms
that IL was white man who put his hand in
his tEaddysb pocket and took the money
The five negroes arrested are those who hap
pen TO live near where the robbery was com
mitted, and no one seems TO believe that they
had anything to do with IT, I he negroes ac-
cused belong to the better class, ana seem to
be very well thought of in their
vicinity. where known. The trial
justice released or discharged all Tn accused
upon their own recognlzanle, to appear again
at preliminary hearing to be held at this
place on saturday next. at IL O'Clock. One of
the accused Is brick mason, Robert McFad-
den, and he happened to be working for
gentleman that day just across the swamp
from where Mr.. Eaddy was robbed, and that
evening when going home, he says he crossed
the swamp, which is some 500 yards wide
just before shutdown, and that no person was
to be seen anywhere in or about the cause
way that just as he got across the swamp he
met Mr.. Eaddy driving very fast, and thathe
almost drove over him (McFadden) and went
or seemed TO go, right on across the swamp;
and that he knew nothing to the contrary
until he heard OF the robbery. 1t is believed
by some that Mr.. BADLY has a detective
working up the case, and that he had these
negroes put in jail as a blind"