The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-09

that no court Of inquiry be held in his
behalf.
The campaign in behalf Of Edisto coun-
ty. the latest Of the new county schemes,
IS well under way. The following meet
ings have been arranged 10 be held in
Orangeburg county in the interest of the
new county: Jencoats Bridge, Wednes-
day Aug Il; Pleasant Hill. Thursday,
Aug. y; Springfield, Aug. Is.
At Williston a few nights ago Lewis
Carter, finding Stanley Johnson. another
negro, asleep. on the piazza Of his house.
which is also occupied by another family,
shot him while he was asleep. The next
day Dan Murphy, who was with Carter
when the officers attempted to arrest him,
resisted and was shot down, but not ia
tally hurt.
An Indian tomahawk of stone was found
near the White Oak spring on Turkey
creek a few days ago. The material is
peculiar in texture. very hard. and the
abrasion around the back part shows
where it was secured to the handle with
thongs, apparently of some kind of hide.
The field where found abounds in signs
of a former Indian encampment such as
pottery, stone arrows heads etc.
The Rev. John Krepps received severe
and painful injuries by a fall from a sec
ond story window at Johnston several
nights ago. Mr. Krepps was a delegate
attending the convention Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, just closed
here. He was a guest at the home of
DR.. d. p. Lagrone and occupied room
on the second floor. Some time during
the night Mr.. Krepps, while asleep, walked
out of the window.
The Sumter tobacco warehouse will open
for the season on next Wednesday, The
outlook for the season is very bright,
as fine crop has been made in the ter
ritory from which the market draws its
largest trade and the prices this year
promise to be much better than last. All
grades of tobacco command high prices
and for the finer grades of brights the
prices are exceptionally good, and the de-
mand is strong, as there is but com
paratively small stock of old tobacco in
the hands of manufacturers.
S. NJ. Huffstlckler, late master mechan-
&c at Lockhart mills, was in Spartanburg
last Saturday and told a Headlight re-
porter that the Lockhart mills employed
twenty-five negroes in the different de-
partments of the factory, and that others
would likely be employed. He has re-
signed his position in consequence as mas
ter mechanic, and will open a repair shop
in Union. f. r. Cordell, a machinist, has
left Lockhart mills, and several other
families He stated that 222 of the white
operatives would leave as soon as they
can secure jobs elsewhere
Saturday morning ten or thirteen con
stables raided at the Windsor hotel at
Spartanburg in search of liquor. The
raid was one of the toughest since the
constabulary has been in force. They
broke down doors and searched the kitch-
en- and dwelling rooms, but to no avail.
They next went up stairs and to several
private rooms, but the search was use
less. Three of the constabes then went
to j. F. Carey & Co plumbing establish
ment next door to the Windsor and
smashed up a box of glass globes in
hunting for liquor. Carey & co. consider
this an outrage and are taking steps to
nave redress by law.
President Thomas f. Miller Of the Col
ored State College at OrangeburgAsays
that the outlook for the coming. session of
the institution, which will begin on Sept.
%, is excellent. He says that while he
has accommodations at the college for only
500 students he expects that the atten-
dance the coming year will be fully 1000.
lie said if accommodations could be OBJ
tanned in Orangeburg the college would
have fully 5000 students at the opening of
the next session. He has received no
end of applications for admission to the
college. and they still continue to come
in. About 80 per cent. of the applications
come from females
The board of control was in session at
Columbia Thursday. In his report. Com
missioner Naner, among other things
says: 1T is with pleasure that l inform
you that in accordance with the resolu.
ton passed by your honorable board al
your last meeting 1 have turned over tC
the state treasurer the sum of $4,000
This makes a total of $4,000 paid the
state treasurer since 1 was elected com
missioner, taking charge in May. and a
grand total of $155,000 in the last eight
months. We owe comparatively nothing
everything being paid for as the bills are
presented. Our stock of liquors and sup
plies amounts to about $4,000 here in the
state dispensary and the stock on hand IL
the local dispensaries will amount il
round numbers to 100000 and we hav,
money enough on hand TO pay for al
your honorable board may see fit to buy
this month This ! consider a good show
ing for the financial standing of the dis
pensary, Notwithstanding the charges o
corruption made by the enemies Of tn,
dispensary." In the afternoon the boart
devoted itself to purchasing liquors. Al
the beer comes from Georgia this month
200 barrels being ordered from the Acm,
Brewing Company of Macon, and 100 bar
rels from the Atlanta Brewing Company
| Fifty barrels of corn We're ordered from
The Kohn distulery. Montgomery, Ala
Baltimore and Philadelphia houses got or
/ ders for upward Of 400 barrels.
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