The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-20
SOUTH CAROLINA.


The Israelites of Columbia will erect
a synagogue.
Fertilizers are being sold in large guam
titles by the merchants of Sumter
The spring meeting of the State Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society will be
held at Columbia on Feb. 3.
Mrs. f. d. Blakeney. daughter Of Gen.
]. d. Kennedy. died in Kirkwood Sun
day night. after long illness.
At a meeting of citizens held at Beau
fort Friday. $4,000 out of the necessary
$4,000 was subscribed for cotton mill.
1t is reported that the citizens of the
little town of Norway, on the Southbound
railroad, want a dispensary and that an
effort will be made in that direction.
Near Hodges, Tuesday night a white
girl 10 or 16 years old, whose moral char
acter 1t Is alleged, is not good was ta-
ken out of her house by parity of men
and severely whipped
Marion johnson and Joe Owens, both
negroes, were arrested at Allendale,
Barnwen county, Friday, charged with
causing the recent fire at that place and
also With setting fire to w. V. GilPS sta
bleS in November last
Joseph Wylie of Chester has given 5000
to Erskine College. in Abbeville county.
1t was given to help pay the college debt,
and is only one of several donations he
has made to this institution.
The strawberry farm of William NJ.
Graham of Sumter has stood the winter
we'll and is in a fourishing condition. The
first crop of berries grown for shipment
at that point will be large one for the
acreage under cultivation.
A letter arrived at the Edgeheld post
0ff3 don to
Longstreet, ex-general of ex-confederate
states of America, Edgeheld district
| South Carolina" 1t was from a postoffice
in Illinois. Gen. Longstreet was born in
| Edgefield district.
If the amount of tobacco seed being
distributed by Manager Brogdon of the
Sumter tobacco warehouse is a reliable
| in tobacco in that section of the state
| there will be an increase of over 300 per
cent. over last year.
In Florence county Wednesday William
Mcclellan, travelling agent for Christ
on the Water" ran away with the pretty
young daughter of James Moore. The
| girls mother, behind fast horse, gave
| chase, recovered the girl and had the
agent and his books lodged in jail
Among the old relics in the office of the
secretary of state are the following: A
pardon by Gov Thomas Pinckney, in 1857,
| of a man named Nicholas Cusen bury,
| who stole negro slave. Glastonbury was
| sentenced to be hanged. Charles Pinck-
| ney, on Jan. "A, 1871, offered a reward for
the capture OF man who killed an Indian.
There is a very old book in the Office
of Judge James F. Izlar of Orangeburg,
that is of considerable interest. 1t is a
copy of Buffers Nisi Prius. On the fly
| leaf appears the name Thomas Waties,
| 17S6, and just below James F. Izlar, 1896.
| 1t was printed by w. Strain and w.
Woodfall, printers to the kings most ex-
cellent majesty, in London, 1885,
Misses Maggie Boyd and Fannie Will
liams two young ladies living in the low
err portion of Richland county, were riding
| some time ago in wagon drawn by
/ mule, when the animal ran away, the bit
| broke and Miss Boyd was thrown forcibly
| to the frozen ground. Miss Williams es
capped with few bruises, but Miss Boyds
| injuries were so serious as to end fatally
on the following Saturday.
The cruiser Indiana, one of the finest
ships in Uncle Sans new navy, will be
1 docked at Port Royal on Feb. 10. That
| has been decided, and at that time or a
| few days later, there will come from In
| diana a great throng of visitors to view
| this vessel named in honor of their state.
! The Port Royal and Augusta road is
| making every effort to have the day love
feast between the citizens of the great
| northwestern state and those of South
! Carolina and Georgia.
| Two brothers, James and Calvin Price,
| farm near each other in the upper part Of
Richland county. They went to Columbia
a few days ago, and Jim, who is a hard
drinker, got full lof corn whisky. On his
] way home he quarreled with his brother
about the division of the estate of their
father. and Jim fired five times at his
brother without hitting him. He was
loading up his pistol again, when Calvin
gave him a slight flesh wound in his arm
James then went off swearing he would
get Calvin and his family" About mid
night that night, Calvin heard stealthy
steps in his yard Opening the door he saw
a figure crouched By the side OF the house.