The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-10
SOuTH CAROLINA.


Capt Erander Griffin of Cleavenworth
died Tuesday. aged 70 years.
Charleston wants telephone line be-
tween that city and Columbia.
The directors of the Anderson, s. c.,
cotton mill have decided to double the
capital and capacity of the mill. The cap
ital will jump from $25O,OOO to 100000.
viii Clemmons, a 16-year-old negro boy,
committed suicide at Walhalla Thursday
night by shooting himself through the
heart with pistol. No cause is as
signed.
At Anderson Friday night when Sheriff
Gaines entered the jail to lock up a
"trusty" three negroes made their escape
by holding him and eXtinguishing a lamp
he carried.
A. II. McDavid, one of Green
pioneer and most respected citizens.
Wednesday night. Mr.. McDavid was
a long term of years treasurer of Green
vile county.
Burglars entered the express office at
Greenwood Wednesday night and rifled
the cash drawer of money and papers.
They also took jug of liquor. There is
no clue to the robbers.
Joseph Leach, who was recently the
chairman of the county board of control
for Greenville county, has sent in his res
ignation to Gov. Evans. His successor
has not yet been appointed.
Chief Postoffice Inspector Wheeler an
nounces the arrest of ]. E. Tennett, post
master, and w. e. Keels, late assistant
postmaster at Summertown, for enibezzIe-
ment of money order funds.
On Monday afternoon while Lewis Knox
and Win Meiburg, two young men of
Walhalla, were playing with a pistol. it
was accidentally discharged, the ball TAX
ing effect in Knox's left hand.
Gov. Evans has issued requistion papers
for Silas B. Bass a white man, who is
confined in the county jail at Tampa, Fla.
1t is alleged that Bass stole 700 cans of
fruit from Darlington fruit company.
Bass was a discharged employee Of the
company, and left shortly after the rob-
berry.
A commission has been issued by the
secretary of state to p. c. Smith, o. B.
Mayer, L. w Floyd, John NJ. Kinard,
George w. Summer, Frank Is. Wilson w.
H. Hunt. as corporators of the CONNER
cial Bank of Newberry. The capital stock
of the bank is $4,000 divided into 500 shares
at the par value of 500 each.
Newberry is to have another bank, to
be known as the Commercial Bank The
capital stock is to be $4,000, divided into
500 shares of the par value of 500 each.
The following gentlemen will compose the
board Of corporators: Or. Q; B; Mayer,
John NJ. Ktnard, L. w. Floyd, p c.
Smith, George w. Summer w. II. Hunt
and f. y. Wilson.
A constable and negro became involv-
ed in difficulty at Ridgeland Wednesday
and both were fatally wounded. The
constable attempted to arrest the negro,
who drew a revolver and attempted to
shoot the constable. The latter returned
the fire and both men fell. The trouble
grew out of the hiring of some negroes
by man from Tallahassee, Fla, who
wanted them to work at that place
One of the finest deposits of chalk in
South Carolina has just been discovered
on the place of Samuel D. Page, in Aiken
county. The chalk is of the very finest
quality. There are many kaolin beds in
Aiken county, but there has so far been
but little chalk of so fine a quality, as is
this on Mr.. Pages place. From present
appearances, the supply seems almost in
exhaustible, as the strata of chalk is very
thick.
Isaac Perry of Fairfield county and his
family. consisting Of wife and five chill