The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-13


was released on haheas corpus proceed
ings before Judge Gary at Edgefield Fri
day on a bond of $1,000.
Capt W. l.. Stevens, who was for years
treasurer of Edgefeld county. was found
dead in bed Friday morning Heart fail
ure Is thought to have been the cause.
At Laurens. Tuesday night, in an alter
cation, Edgar Crews. son of Postmaster
Crews, was shot by a negro in the
breast Mr.. Crews is not thought to be
seriously injured.
Gov. Evans has offered reward of $50
for the apprehension and conviction of
the party or parties who recently set
fire to and burned the ginhouse of J. II.
Fulmer in Lexington county.
The secretary of state has ISSUED a COM
mission to the Newberry Grocery Com
pany of Newberry, the corporators of
which are r. b. McCarty, j. NJ. Borer,
II. S. KILLER and w D. Goodman. The
capital stock is 5000.
The secretary of state has issued
commission to the Spartanburg Iron
Works of Spartanburg. the corporators
of which are Stanyafne Wilson, W. ID.
Fowler. c. F.. Christopher and J. r. Lit
tie. The capital stock is TO be $4,000.
The papers have been served on the
railroad commissioners enjoining them
from putting into effect the new fertil-
izer rates The argument as TO whether
the Injunction will be made permanent
or not will be heard before Judge Simon
ton at Charleston on Jan. p.
Constable HOWE, who killed a negro
named Nichols in Greenville some time
ago. was taken to Columbia Friday after
noon and placed in the penitentary for
safe keeping Bail has been denied the
prisoner. A fear was entertained that the
negroes wonld attempt to lynch HOWE.
a party of twenty immigrants passed
| through Blackville Friday night en- route
from Chicago and other points in Illinois
TO Barnwen. This is the fourth or fifth
party that has arrived during the last
| few months and settled near Barnwen.
Col. Mike Brown is at the head of the
| immigration movement.
William Harrison shot his elder brother
Anderson Harrison, in the head with a
double-barreled shotgun at Anderson
Thursday morning and inflicted a fatal
and placed in jail. The shooting was
provoked by a severe whipping that An
derson gave his brother a few minutes
before the tragedy occurred.
At Spartanburg mill building and pros
pecting and planning for mills seems to be
the odrer of the day. Besides the new
mills now going up, some of them being
nearly ready to begin operating. L. P
| Walker is getting up stock for a new
company. The Enoree Company has pur-
| chased or is making arrangements to
/ purchase, the Nesbitt shoals and the Hill
( shoals on Tiger They are below the con-
/ fiuence of the three Tigers, and each one
affords good power. They will build a
\ min this summer at the Nesbitt shoals,
about six miles from Woodruff and fol-
| low with another mill at Hills shoals
| at an early date.
A series of singular accidents occur
ring in Spartanburg county have Just been
! reported, On last Sunday Highland Da-
Wis, aged 80 years, lost his life in a
horrible manner at his home The old
man was trying to get warm, when he
stumbled and fell into the fire. Before
I help could reach him he was so seriously
burned that he died within few hours.
J Susan Thompson, an old woman who
4 lives alone was found lying in the fire
/ IN her room Tuesday. Her head, right
arm and right side were fearfully burn
! ed. She had evidently fallen in the Chin
/ ney place she was in very helpless
/ physical condition. Betsy Dent also met
with similar accident. Betsy has for
/ year or more been suffering from a
/ poisoned foot, and while sitting by the
fire Tuesday the pain increased and the
/ woman tainted, her well foot falling into
the blaze. 1t was burned to a crisp, and
/ she will lose it.
Oconee News: An important enterprise
is being developed four miles west of
Easley, S. c., Immediately on the line
/ of the Southern railway, which promises
I ~
a great benefit to the people in that vi
cinity. About four weeks ago Beverly
/ Bros, of Virginia, commenced putting in
a plant to open up a granite quarry, which
/ will give employment to one hundred or
/ more hands. They have now up one two
/ story frame building, the first floor of
1 which is used for a store room, and the
| second story for sleeping apartments for
the workmen. A kitchen, blacksmith
shop and powder house are also up, and
4 other houses will be built as soon as
1 lumber can be obtained. A heavy trestle
4 work, on which an immense crUsher Will
| BeVerlys have a contract for a term of
/ years with the Southern railway to fur
nish stone ballast for the roadbed from
Atlanta to Danville
1t is likely that the state will estab-
fish an electric plant of its own. There
is at least considerable speculation and
| figuring going on in connection with the
| matter. 1t appears that the state has a
| reservation of 100 horse power developed
! in the Columbia canal This power is
| now used in the day, or at least a part
/ of it, by the penitentiary. The suggestion
! is to use this power for the running of
the proposed plant, to be put in by the
| the lighting of the state house. The state
| pays $500 month during the session Of
! the legislature for lighting The lighting
| of the hospital for the insane costs from
| 81, 600 to Sl,750, and the mansion and the
/ South Carolina college cost about as much
/ for lighting. Those who have been fig
uring on the matter contend that the only
| expense of a plant, which would supply
/ all of these places, would be the man in
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