The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-20
snrTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
The sale of the Rock Hin machine works
has been postponed 10 Jan TO-
The Runneymede Phosphate Company
of Charleston has secured commission
for a charter.
Arthur Burroughs of Conway has in
vented a woodsaw capable of saving about
fifteen cords daily.
julius H. Walker has resigned his po-
sition as cashier Of the Loan and Ex-
change Bank of Columbia.
The Greenwood Journal has offered three
months subscription to each couple mar
rying in Greenwood county.
The secretary of state has issued a com
mission to the Southern Paint and Color
Company of North Augusta.
Col Robert Aldrich has been invited 20
deliver the commencement address at
Clemson College next February.
The contractors are pushing the work
on the Anderson city hall building, and
viii soon have the walls ready for the
roof.
Greenwood city bonds to the amount of
$4,000 for erecting water works and cleo
trio plant have been taken by Jones & Co.
of New York, at 1914.
The dispensary authorities say they are
making unusually heavy shipments of
1iouor at this time They say that the
business is as heavy as it has ever BEEN
Mrs. Winnie Copt, who lives a few
miles from Bennettsville, is JOG years old,
has twelve children, fifty-five grandchil-
dren and sixty-three great-grandchildren
The Anderson city council has ordered
an election held on Friday, the 3lst inst,
on the question of subscribing $4,000 in
city bonds to the Black Diamond rail-
road.
A commission for charter has been is
sued to the Carolina Enterprise Associa-
ton of Huntsville. The company proposes
TO buv and sell land, and conduct mer-
camille business.
A charter has been issued to the Berkele
Chemical Company, with Headquarters at
Charleston. The company proposes, with
a capital stock of 100000, to engage IN the
fertilizer business.
The cotton exchange in Spartanburg has
retired from business. The city council
placed on all the bucket shops a license of
$500 and the exchange retired from the
field in consequence.
The dwelling of Mark Toney, who lives
about mile and a half from Johnston,
was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday. All
of the household effects were destroyed
The insurance is $3.50.
Gov. Ellerbe has offered a reward of 800
for the apprehension and conviction of the
parties who set fire to and burned the gin
house and cotton of Mr. Shealy in New
berry county recently.
1t is said that Newherry will have four
candidates for state offices; two for at
torney general, H. H. Evans and Cole l..
Blease; Hon o. l.. Schumpert for govern
or and Hon. J. A. Sigh for railroad COM
missioner.
Fretwen & Russell, the contractors, have
finished about half the work of filing in
the Catawba river trestle of the o. R.
and c road About 175,000 yards of earth
will he REQUIRED to complete the fill and
about $4,000 yards have already been
dumped in.
The adjutant general has finished his an
nual report. It contains some interesting
facts. 1t shows that there has been de-
crease in the number of men in the service,
hat this is desired by some of the military
authorities. as 1t is thought best to have a
smaller, but better equipped service.
The special legislative committee, charg-
ed with the examination of the penal and
charitable institutions, has decided after
its examination OF the state farm at Ha-
| Goods TO recommend to the general as
senbly the removal OF the South Carolina
governmental station from Clemson Col
| lege to these farms.
A Barnwen special to the State tells
of a most horrible attempt to assassinate
William w. Moore one of the most prom
| inent gentlemen and merchants of that
| Mace which was made on the
| night of Dec. II, and which
! resulted in the wounding Of his brother
! Joseph The circumstances are as fol
| lows: Joe Moore left the store about S:3
D. M, and proceeded home As he was
entering an open passageway connecting
! with his bedroom, he was fired upon an6
| struck by several heavy slugs in the neck
and shoulder. The wOuld-be assassin was
concealed in the Catholic cemetery which
| Is separated from the Moore residence 10y
a narrow street. Tom Robinson, a ne
gro, who has fled, is suspected
| The last opportunity mas peen gwen tn'
| nHterate South Carolina citizen to register
| under the understanding clause" of tn,
new constitution. The registration book.
for such persons as could neither read MOI
write, but could understand" a section
of the constitution when read to them
have been closed for all time. About 49,
600 negroes of eligible age have not beer
| registered and they must now be disfran
chsed until they learn to read or acquir,
/ "a nd on "a m " a cod at
Negro leaders hoped to have the under
standing clause declared unconstitutional
but they have failed to do so within tn,
time when it was of force After week
of struggling with the problem of avoid
ing clash with the fifteenth amendment
the qualifications for suffrage were fixed
While several thousand whites have beef
disfranchised over $4,000 have been reg
N1stered, while less than 1900 negroes ar,