The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06

city Of Columbia from the city at large
and not by wards. as at present.
Rev. DR.. Voigt. professor in the theolog-
zeal seminary at Newberry. has handed in
his resignation to the board of directors
40 take effect at the close of the session in
June next Or, Noigt has accepted a call
to the pastorate in Wilmington, N. C.
1t is reported that Newberry will have
four candidates for states officers, two for
attorney general. II. H. Evans and Cole
L. Blease. the Hon. o. l.. Schumpert for
governor. and the Hon j. A. Sigh for
railroad commissioner, says the Saluda
Advocate.
Just prior to the annual meeting of the
state legislature the State Association of
School Superintendents, which was form
ed at Paris Mountain last summer dur
ing the sessions of the State Teachers
Association, will hold its annual session
at Columbia.
The shipments of cotton from Sumter
have been less than last year between
Sept and Dec. l. Last year the ship
ments reached total of 15,l2l bales; this
year the total to date is 1880 bales. Dur
ing the same period the cotton weighers
have weighed 1924 bales.
Saluda's o. p. store, the first one in
South Carolina to be burned, went up in
smoke on Nov %. The building, which
belonged to Mrs. T.. A. Perry, was insured
run by Ethrldge q Mitchell as the agents
of e. J; O'Connor of Augusta The stock
was valued at $500, and was total loss,
as the agents had no insurance.
The new law giving 5000 to the imme-
diate rela tiVes of the victim of lynching
will probably soon be tested in Orange
burg county. J. h. MCLAUGHLIN, an at
torney, has been employed TO sue the coun-
" for damages in the case OF the negro,
Brown, who was swung up at Stilton.
near Orangeburg. about a year ago, and
shot to pieces for alleged barn burning.
There remains only three more days for
registration under the understanding
clause of the constitution. These days are
Dec. 6. z, and 8. After the last mentioned
date there can be no registration except
under property and educational qualifica-
tons. The present books viii be closed,
and, hereafter, registration Will continue
under the supervision of O. single official
I'm each county
The secretary Of state has issued a COM
mission to the Long Island Improvement
and Construction Company of Charleston.
The capital stock is to be $4,000, divided
into 500 shares. The corporators are j.
H. Lawrence and H. Wallace Lawton.
The company proposes to develop Long
Island, which lies just north of Sullivan
Island Among other things, fine hotel
will be erected IL Is also proposed to
bridge the marshes between Charleston
and Long Island and run electric cars to
the island. Lots win be sold to the peo-
pie OF the city for summer residence puEr
poses.
Bail In the sum of 5000 has been grant
ed to Ferris of Hampton county, now I'M
der sentence of ten years and one month
on the charge of obstructing the railroad
track. He Is alleged to have placed mules
and animals across the Charleston and
Savannah track for the purpose of collect
ing money for damages. The supreme
court has directed that the lower court
consider some material after-dscovered
evidence and II Is held by counsel for
Ferris that he will be acquitted with fly
ing colors on the new evidence that viii
be offered.