The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
SOUTH CARoL1NA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
It is said that there are sixty Mormon
elders at work in the state. gathering con-
verts TO their religion.
The Columbia Register reports that the
prohibtionists intend to run a state ticket
at THE coming election.
The negroes in Abbeville are getting up
clubs and ordering their provisions by the
car load, to get regular brokerage prices
The fall session of the Presbyterian syn
cd of South Carolina will convene in
Orangeburg. About 100 delegates compose
the body.
At Glendale. spartanburg county. little
Baxter Hopper, years old, died of hydro
phobia. He was bitten by a dog nine
weeks ago.
A merchants protective league was or
ganized in Sumter with the following of
ficers: President, Barlow Walsh; secretary
and treasurer w. S. Jones.
The South Carolina railroad will make
arrangements for the through shipment
of vegetables and fruits via the Southern
and Pennsylvania railroads.
In a general fight at a country store in
York county Wednesday night Samuel
Pursley, the county coroner. was fatally
wounded by man named Caps.
Capt. Stackwell. well known in Column
bia, had to have one of his legs amputated
below the knee, on account of blood poi
soning caused by using patent plaster on
a sore foot.
Gen. J. b. Brwin has been elected pres
| ident of a social club of South Carolinians
organized in Washington. Ex-Congress-
man Hemphill is a member of the eXecu-
| tive committee.
While out shad fishing with a party of
friends on Black river about nine miles
below Kingstree. Saturday, Samuel Scott,
| a prominent citizen of that place, was shot
and killed accidentally.
The newly elected state board of con-
| troll will meet i'm Columbia during the first
| part Of April. The board is composed of
| Messrs. Wiley Jones, L. j. Williams, w.
| A. Nicholson, j. B. Doubt and T. NJ.
Allen.
The South Carolina railroad commits
stoners are trying to get a reduction in
freight rates ON watermelons. The cost
of TRANSPORTATION IS now from $50 to 500
per car. The commission wants the rate
made from $50 to SEQ.
The veterinary department of the South
| Carolina experiment station, offers it's
aid to the people of South Carolina in
the Investigation and eXterpation of the
contagious and INFECTIOUS diseases among
! the domesticated aninals-horse. cow
| swine, dog, fowls, etc.
Pressly K. Brlce of Winnsboro. who re-
ceived the appointment to West Point
from that district has Just been notified
| by the war department that his entrance
examination, to the academy was salts
factory and he has been ordered to report
at West Point in June.
Capt. Henry Hunter Cresswen died at
his home near Greenwood, a day or two
ago. He was a grandson of John Hunter.
who served in the United States Senate in
lsN-9, and named after Henry Hunter,
of French spoiliation claims fame, Can't
CressWell was a literary student
A Mr.. Hargrove. who was working a
gang of convicts Friday near Newberrv.
was struck on the head with a pick bv
one of the prisoners, a negro named Duff
fie, who became enraged because of an
order given him. The negro made good
his escape. Mr.. Hargrove died at O. clock
Saturday morning
The Carolina Soap Works of Spartan-
burg is no small enterprise. but has a ca
pacity for 5000 pounds of laundry scan
and 10000 pounds of toilet soap per week
and it is estimated that $50 coo or more
will be expended in the purchase of mate
rial for making soap. Most of the supplies
will be furnished by the farmers Of the
county.
Sunday night A. B. Williams, editor of
the Greenville News, met with an acct
dent, which resulted in the breaking of
his leg. He was riding his bicycle rapidlv
and attempted to make a short turn when
the wheel slipped, throwing him heavily
to the ground His right leg caught ii,
the wheel and the ankle bone was broken
an inch above the joint.
The mechanical and agricultural depart
ments of Clemson College are going to
receive more attention in future and
larger appropriations were made for
| Them than has heretofore been done The
| agricultural department is to be further
II strengthened by the addition Of a botan-
ist and entomOtologist who are TO be
eleeled al the next meeting probably.
A special from Anderson says; Consld-
erahle excitelpent nrelzsfls IN toa .or,,na,ss-