The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-28

West India Islands in the lumber and
fruit business.
Charles Lloyd, colored, convicted of the
murder of William Welsh. at Halle S
gold mine in August, has been sentenced
by Judge Townsend to be hanged in
Chester on Dec. G.
The Anderson mattress factory was
destroyed by fire Wednesday morning.
The IRE originated by a flying spark
from a steel tie which was being cut
from bale of cotton.
Tuesday morning the dwelling house
Of Or $. s. Biyinss, in South Church
strest Spartanburs, was burned. He
lost most Of his furniture. The house
and furniture We're insured for 81, 500. The
origin Of the fire is unknown.
While minding cows in a field near Coo
sawhatchie last sunday, Jacob Gadsden
and Rufus Green, two negro boys aged
about II years, got into a fight. Green
was SO badly used up by Gadsden that
he died soon after. Gadsden is in Jail.
Thomas e. Moore Of Wexford. presi-
ident of the Tucapan Cotton Mill, broke
his leg on Thursday. He was getting
into a buggy when his foot slipped and
he was caught between the wheel and
body of the buggy and dragged some dis
lance.
The explosion Of an oil stove in a mill-
merry store at Pelzer Wednesday, caused
the following losses by fire: Thomas Mar
tin, dry goods and groceries; insurance,
$1,000; Grltin's drug store and pOstoftice;
there was no insurance; Collins & March
bank, jeWelry store. was also o total loss.
In the trial at Spartanburg on Thurs
day of John D. Kirby for the murder of
a man named Hammett, Kirby's attOr-
neys made a motion for new trial be-
cause Constable Woodward, who had
the jury in keeping. went in the
Judge Earle granted the motion and
Kirby is out on bond until next court.
AtfAbbeville, Wednesday. the jury in the
case of the state vs.. Tom Peterson in
dicted for the murder of J. j. Moseley
of LowndesVille, S. c., brought in a verdict
Of murder. Peterson was sentenced TO be
hanged on Dec. 6. He said he killed the
deceased and that he was instigated to
do 1t by Werner Ray, another negro, who
had already been arrested as an accessory
before the fact
Tuesday night about o'clock, as the
pay train of the South Carolina and Geor-
gia railroad was backing into the union
depot at Columbia, an unknown negro
lad about Il years of age, who had evil
IDENTIFY been stealing a ride and had fallen
asleep on the rear platform of the car,
fell off and his head was caught by the
wheels. He was instantly killed, his head
being ground into a pulp.
Cotton mills in the south are paving
investments. For example, the Union
Mills, in South Carolina, organized with
a capital stock of S150,000 borrowed $780,
900 and built a $250,000 mill. After run
ming one year, paying one dividend liqui-
dating $4,000 of the debt the stock is
worth Sl25 per share The capital has
been increased to 100000 and a new mill
of 10000 spindles is being erected. Other
mills have done as well.
Mrs. Anderson, wife of Col. r. w. An
derson of Travellers Rest, met with
serious accident on Wednesday, which
VIII probably cOnfine her to her chamber
for weeks and perhaps months. About
O'Clock in the afternoon she was standing
IN the yard in the rear of her house. She
cannot exactly explain how it happened
but something attracted her attention, and
in attempting to turn quickly she fell
heavily on her left side. In the fall her
hip struck the ground and the hip bone
was dislocated and fractured.
The upper division Of the Wateree Ban
! fist Association, colored, is now holding
its fifteenth annual session with the Mount
/ Moriah church. in Camden. This asso-
! citation was formerly one of the largest
| in the state, embracing at least 100
| churches in Kershaw, Sumter Clarendon
and Richland counties, but three years
| ago it was divided into the upper and
| lower divisions. The upper division now
! embraces about fifty churches, represent
| ed by 125- delegates. The Rev. Monroe
/ Boykin, of Camden, who has served the
| association very acceptably for fourteen
1 years in the capacity of moderator was
/ unanimously reelected, and the Rev r.
1 J. Williams, also of Camden, was re-elect-
/ ed clerk.
/ President Cleveland and party passed
/ through Central last week on their way
/ to Atlanta. During the stop allowed in
/ which to change engines, a pleasant cpl
/ sode occurred. The President was stand.
ing on the back of the platform shaking
! hands with and talking to the people who
/ had gathered to see him. Presently he
saw a little baby and called for it, The
child was introduced as the granddaugh-
/ ter of a delegate to the Chicago conven-
/ ton which nominated him. He pleasant
! ly replied that sit was good stock Other
I babies were then brought up and he
1 seemed specially interested in them. The
/ child was that of DR. Hines of Hampton
I lie married a daughter of Gen. James
! Moore. It is a little singular that the
I child is also a grand niece of Leroy You
mans, who seconded Cleveland's nomina-
I ton.