The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-30

Welsh e. n. Redfearn and L. J. Ken
nedy. The company propose running q
telephone line between Chesterfield and
Cheraw and other points.
Charleston win have an opportunity of
entertaining the Baptist ministers OF
South Carolina this week. The 10Th annual
convention Of the state will convene at the
Citade Square Baptist church on Dee. 3,
and will probably be in session five days.
Gov. Evans has appointed three dele
gates to attend the Fifth national irrige-
ton congress, which convenes in Phoenix
Ariz, Dec. IS, l6 and II. The delegates are
Harry Hammond, Reach Island; j. b. Nor
rison. Monck's Corner; A. II. Williams,
Lake City.
As Gus Deason, the 16-year-old son of
J. X. Deason, a farmer living one mile
west of Mccormick, was returning home
on horseback Wednesday night about S
O'Clock he was accosted by two negro men
who attempted to hold him up, but ne man
aged to elude them. Not succeeding in
stopping him several shots were fired at
his receding figure, none of which Were
effectual except to penetrate his overcoat
Robbery is supposed to have been their
object. The miscreants are still at large
Clinton special in Atlanta Journal: Ell
more Simpson, a white man, disappeared
a few days ago on his way from Clinton
to his home IN the country, and was found
Wednesday by the roadside shot to death.
John Miller and his wife, neighbors, were
arrested on suspicion and Miller has con-
fessed to the crime. He says he found
Simpson and his (Mllier's) wife together
near his house, and that as Simpson at
tempted to run, he shot him. He then
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kept him concealed until o'clock Sunday,
when death resulted from the wound. He
conveyed the body about a mile from the
house and deposited it on the side of the
road, where it was eventually found.
Another chapter has been added to the
story of incendiary fires al the little town
of Goldvlle. on the Laurens and New
berry railroad. ]. S. Hairsten Is the vic
tim. He has lost not less than five houses
by incendiaries within the last four years.
The last fire was about o clock Wednes-
day morning. For the loss of one of his
houses two negroes were convicted and
hanged, three were sel.t to the pepiten-
tiary, and are now serving sentences,
while a jury came near convicting the
third few months ago. Shortly after
this Mr.. Hairstens son was assassinate ted
while eating supper at home. Wash
owens, negro, was convicted for this
ana sentenced to be hanged, but his SEN
tence was committed to life Imprisonment,
and he is now in the pententiary. There
is said to be no clew to the perpetrator
of the last fire, but there is abundance
of evidence that it was of incendiary
origin.
All those who are interested in the for
nation of new counties under the consti-
tuition, will be especially Interested in a
ruling made by the attorney general in
the Greenwood case. Gen. BARRIERS opin-
ion Is to the effect that when the qualified
voters reside within the area of the pro-
posed new county and their voting place
is without said area, they must vote at
some voting place within the lines The
commissioners cannot order an election at
a voting place without the area This
opinion goes on to say that registration
books of such electors must be furnished
the managers of election at voting place
within the area and such electors will be
entitled to vote if their, names appear on
the registration books. 1t would be advis-
able for the registration books containing
the names Of voters who reside outside Of
the limits to be sent to the managers of
the voting place nearest the territory in
which the electors reside. 1t applies es-
pecially to Limestone county