The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

ison house, at Greenville had narrow
escape from death Thursday, having gone
10 bed without turning off the gas.
The Coosaw company finally closed down
Saturday, and the few employees employ
ed since the suspension to put the machin-
cry In order, got their walking papers.
AT Bamberg Friday night, Ed. Riley
shot and instantly killed Henry Zelgler on
Main street. Both parties are colored. 1t
rs said that dispute arose over a lunch.
Riley escaped.
At Manning, Monday Charles Harper
was sentenced to the penitentiary for six
years at hard labor for attempting to raw
ish Mrs. Ellen Richbourg, of the Foreston
vicinity last August.
James P. Mosely, who farms in Cherokee
county, has on exhibition cotton stalk
seven feet high, which had lis bolls. From
a four-horse crop Mr.. Mosely has gather
cred thirty-five bales.
Monday was Greenwood county's first
important public sale day. One tract of
land was sold by the sheriff, one by the
probate judge and three by the master
All the lands brought good prices.
The Cheraw Agricultural Fair Associa-
ton is now sending out advertising mat
ter, proclaiming the opening of the first
interstate fair to be given under the au-
spices of the association, Nov. % to &c.
At Hartsville Friday night w. B. James,
white, went to a house where negroes
were having a party. Entering, he de-
manded of Henry Sutton what he was do
ing there, and Immediately shot him dead.
There is no explanation.
Monday, about two miles from Prosper
ity, mule belonging to ]. Drayton Tay-
lor ran away. Mr.. Taylor and his wife
were in the buggy and Mrs. Taylor was
thrown to the ground and from last &C
counts her recovery is doubtful.
Pierce w. Whitmire, a farmer, commit
ted suicide Sunday morning twelve miles
below Greenville, in Fairview township.
He had been drinking heavily for two or
three weeks and was greatly depressed
with the belief that he was a hopeless
drunkard
Gov. Ellerbe has pardoned Manus Glenn,
the well-known Richland chain-gang spe-
clalist. Manus was convicted of forgery
at the spring term of court this year, and
sentenced by Judge Benet to 10 months
service on the county chain gang. Good
reasons were properly presented to the
governor for the pardon.
At an early hour Wednesday morning
the handsome new residence of John
Smith, near Conagree, in Richland county,
was totally destroyed by fire. The fire is
supposed to have been of incendiary orr
gin. The loss was covered by insurance
This Is the second time within a year that
Mr.. Smith has had his home burned.
Phyllis Pitts, colored, was killed at her
home, about half a mile from Turkey
Creek church in Abbeville county, several
nights ago. She was a witch doctor, con-
jurer and fortune teller White and black
alike went miles for her treatment and
many supposed that she had good deal
of money. She was beaten to death with
a shovel, a skillet and a frying pan, and
the party who did the deed has not yet
been found
At Moncks Corner, Wednesday night
Jonas Jones, colored, shot and mortally
wounded Simon Mansfield, also colored.
Mansfield was shot through a mistake
Jones and Henry Haynes, a Northeastern
railroad detective, became engaged in a
quarrel over a woman and Jones shot at
Haynes with breech-loading gun, but
missing his mark, the shot entered the left
shoulder Of Mansfield who was standing
near by. Jones surrendered.
J. u. Mcconnell Jr, ex-probate judge
of Williamsburg county, was arrested at
Charleston Friday by Detective John Bren-
nan, and lodged at the station house on
charge of embezZling. According to an
affidavit made before Magistrate Mat
thews of kingstree, by Edwin Harper the
an 49, 10 4
Mr.. Mcconnell is wanted for the misap-
preparation of $795 of the estate of Miss
Margaret Haselden, while he held the posi-
ton of probate judge