The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-21

! the father law with just a spark Of life.
! He was unconscious and on the brink Of
/ death. The family was in the direst pow
! erty and IL was enormously thought that
starvation was the cause OF the suffer
! Ing, but there are symptoms OF typhoid
/ fever. The father and son are not ex-
I pected to live.
The state board Of control has at last
shown that it is it's desire to have the
dispensers or their clerks punished for
shortages. There have been many cases
in different counties of the state where
the accounts Of the dispensers were found
short, but no attempt was ever made to
punish such parties. The board, before
its adjournment, passed the following res
oution: BE 1t resolved, That the state
board Of control earnestly requests the
governor and attorney general to use all
means at their command TO bring to
speedy trial all dispensers or their clerks
who may be found short in their ac-
counts, or who may be violating the law.
Fannie Gibbons, young colored woman
from the Belalr section, was committed
to jail at Lancaster a few days ago.
charged with the murder Of her infant
child. 1t seems that an hour or so after
the child was born the woman was left
alone She got out of bed, carried the
child into the kitchen. and taking an nix,
with one blow severed the child's head
from It's body She then threw the child's
head into the fireplace, putting some
ashes over It, The body she left lying
on the hearth, covering it with an old
cloth. Her father came in shortly after
ward and discovered what she had done
The matter was reported to Magistrate
Huey, who held an inquest, eliciting the
above facts. The woman is said to be a
very simple creature
Newberry letter in Charleston News and
Courier: "Suit has been entered in the
United States court by the National Bank
of Augusta against Townships Nos. l and
8 for the amount of bonds voted by these
townships for the building of the Augusta
division of the Three C.'s railroad. The
suit is brought by Haynesworth q Par
ker, attorneys, Of Greenville, for the
amount of the bonds, with interest. and
the papers We're served Friday on Super
visor w. A. Hill. The amount OF interest
claimed from Township / (Which includes
the town of Newberry) Is $1,000, AMI
Township s, 49, 96. The bonds were issued
in 1896, and it was agreed that they should
be delivered when the road was graded
through the above named townships S4O,-
900 and $4,000 being voted by them re-
spectively. The road was graded and the
bonds delivered, and no interest has ever
been paid upon them. 1t is unfortunate
for the townships that they did not re-
quire the road to be built before the
bonds were delivered. The grading, which
was done, has gone to wreck in the ten
years that the elements have played with
it, and even If it were possible to utilize
ii the repairs would amount to consider
able work 1t is hoped, however, that
some arrangement can be made by which
this costly affair can be made to form
another link in our railroad system, If
not by the completion Of the original in
tended connection Of the gap in the Three
C's between Augusta and Blacksburg,
then with Col. Mike Browns system
through Saluda county"