The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
SOUTH CAROLINA


Jesse A. GLADDEN., a prominent citizen
of Winnsboro, died suddenly Wednesday
of heart failure.
An unknown white man. under the in
fluence of liquor, was killed by a freight
train near Gaffney Wednesday.
Tuesday the residence of Mrs. Matte f,
Glenn of Newberry was destroyed by fire
The loss is $1,000, and is covered by insur-
ance.
The State Press Association will meet
at Newberry in May. Hon. Patrick
Walsh of Augusta has accepted the invi-
tation to make the annual address.
Gov. Ellerbe has appointed C. Fl. L.
land of Charleston county, fish and terra
pin inspector. The nomination has been
made at the instance of the members from
the seacoast counties.
The present indications are that the
acreage planted in cotton in Yorkville
county this year will be about the same
as last. The farmers are now engaged in
hauling out their fertilizers.
The lower house of the state legislature
has passed the graduated income tax bill
and the bill requiring licenses for every
business, profession or calling, including
ministers of the gospel and washwomen.
commission for charter to the
Matheson Telephone Company has been
issued. The company proposes running a
line from Bennettsville to Latta The
capital stock of the company is to be
$1,000.
Miss Montgomery of Marion takes charge
of the state library to-day. Miss Mont
gomery has been appointed by Gov. ElIer-
be to succeed Mrs LeConte, who has filled
the position since her appointment by Gov.
Tillman on Dec. 8, 1890
Bristol Lewis, a respectable colored
man of Charleston was shot down in cold
blood Wednesday night. 1t is supposed
by the police that 1t was the work of o
gang Of negro despeTadoes who have In.
tested the neighborhood of Lewis home
The stock of goods of 1. NJ Dobson, a
merchant Of Yorlville, was closed out last
Saturday upon an execution issued by
Armstrong, Gator & Co., of Baltimore
| The closing out was the result of indebt.
was burned out. He has never been able
to recover.
At Columbia, Friday, the railroad COM
mission of the state senate made an un.
favorable report on the house bill re-
duiring railroads to provide separate and
| equal accommodations for the races, ex-
cept on the through vestibuled Pullman
trains When the report was called up
1t was adopted in short order.
a homicide occu FRED in cattle car
about four miles from Spartanburg Thurs
| day morning. Four boys were riding in an
1 .s.f. A.I..
night, and about daylight two of the boys,
William Dorman and Pink Murphy OF
| Pacolet Mills got in a friendly scuffle for
| the possession of a pistol belonging to
Dorman. It was accidentally discharged
and Murphy was shot through the breast
and killed instantly.
Greenwood Journal The people through.
out the country for miles around Green.
wood are In better condition financially
| have more bread and meat, have
! better stock. wear better clothes. are
happier and are more thrifty generally
than they have been since the war. The
splendid wagons and teams loaded with
produce of all kinds which roll int
Greenwood every day Is conclusive evil
dence of the general prosperity.
Ralph S. Deschamps killed his host
Thomas Rhame In Manning some TIM
ago. They were young men belonging u
two colonial families. Their fathers weri
state senators. AZ the trial Friday thu
Jury took ten minutes to find Deschamp
not guilty. The evidence was that Des
champs was leaving and Miss Rhame wa
helping on his overcoat on a dark piazza
when young Rhame came out and begai
shooting. Deschamps returned the fir
with fatal result. Rhame had been drink
ing.
The works OF the Carolina sulphuri
Acid Manufacturing Company, located a
Blacksburg. were sold at York
vile Wednesday morning under de
cree Of Judge simonton OF the Unite,
States circuit court BY the terms OF thu
salt all bidders had 10 deposit with tn,
auctloneer certified check OF $780, Onl,
one party complied with the terms so tn,
property was knocked down to him. TIL,