The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-25


SOUTH CAROLINA.
Maj Theodore c.. Boag. the clerk Of
Charleston's county court died Wednes-
day.
An Aiken merchant last week donated
10 per cent Of his weeks sales to the fund
for building confederate monument IN
that city.
DIR. o. 3. Mayer has given $1,000 TO New
berry College to found "A scholarship bear
ing the name of Robert l.. Mclaughlin,
who has done more than any citizen Tor
the Industrial growth Of Newberry.
A charter has been issued by the sec
Rotary Of state 10 the Arcade Cotton Mills
of Rock Hill. The capital took is SZJDJl.
The ncorporatOrs are: r. T. Jewell, W.
L. Roddey, 4. friedman, J. NJ. Cherry,
w. J. Rawlinson, 7. L. Johnston, I. A.
Crawford and W. y. Wilson
G. Watts Johnston. a prominent re-
former OF Abbeville county, was shot and
probably fatally wounded Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock at his home, six
miles below Honea Path, by Marvin Mar
tin, colored. Mr.. Johnston had had some
trouble with the negro, and the trouble
was renewed, resulting in johnston being
shot. The negro escaped.
The tabulated vote of Mondays cleo
ton for the unexpired senatorial term
from Florence county was made by the
commissioners of election shows a total
vote in the county of 49, of which j. Z.
Pettigrew, the regular democratic NOM
inee, received 1,10S and the Rev. d. II.
81, Pettigrew's majority being 73l.
The annual meeting of the South Car
olina Pharmaceutical Association was
held at Charleston Thursday night. The
FOR the ensuing year: President, 0. e.
Thomas of Columbia; first vice president,
G. O, Michaelis of Charleston; second vice
president, r. b. Henderson of spartan
burg; secretary and treasurer, J. o. Bar
bot of Charleston.
A serious accident occurred at Camp
bells bridge on the Little Pee-Dee river,
about six miles from Latta, in Marion
county a day or two ago. Mr.. Stevens
was hauling two wagon loads OF cotton
across the river, and while crossing the
bridge il gave way and two OF the arches
We're precipitated into the river, carry
ing the wagons and team down into the
water below. Fortunately the men could
swim and saved themselves, but the wag-
| ons and teams went under and two OF
| the mules We're drowned
The enrolment of pupils in the public
| schools in South Carolina is shown by
| the report of the state superintendent OF
| year ending Oct 81. OF this number l0S, p!
/ were white and 1l9 292 coored The en-
| rollment for the previous year was pc, no
/ The decreased is attributed to the better
| crop year, necessitating the abence Of
| pupils at work on the farm. The super
/ intendent recommends tax levy of three
/ mills on all property for school purposes
/ and an additional mill to aid schools in tht
/ poorer districts where the present tern
/ does not exceed two months IN the year
! BY the provisions of the new constitution
/ a school fund of 100000 will be raised
for the public schools next year.
In the court Of common pleas at Charles
| ton, Friday Judge Aldrich presiding. tbs
| Jury which tried the case of Carolina A
| Wragge VS.. the South Carolina and Geor
| gia Railroad Company on Thursday
| brought in a verdict for the plaintiff TO
! $12, 500. Counsel for the defendant gave no
| tice of a motion for new trial. The
! next case which occupied the court TO
| the remainder of the day was brough
I by Mrs T. I. Fladger against the eXecu
! tors of the estate of G. W. Seignious, de
| ceased. This was an action to recOve
| $4,000 alleged to be due the plaintiff b.
| reason of an instrument of writing read
| ing as follows: Due Mrs. +. T. Fladget
| $4,000 for value received. c. w. Seig
| NOUS August 2 1S93' This case wa,
! tried February last before Judge Watt
| and at that time resulted in a miStrial
| Messrs. Mordecai & Gadsden represen
| the plaintiff, and Messrs. BUST & Buis
| represent the defendants. The defens
admitted the signature of Mr.. Seigniou
and by their witnesses claimed that tn
paper was a. forgery in that certain writ
ing which had been upon il had beel
erased, and that the amount had beel
raised from $40 to 0O00. The counse
for the plaintiff asked her how she hat
come by the paper and what was its con
sideration, but counsel for the defenc
refused TO allow the answer. which i
excluded under Section 400 of the Code.