The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-29
THE MORNING NEWS MONDAY, MARCH %, 1897.

| had come 10 see him. fragments OF tHe
boiler cut off the trees like cannon balls.
A reward of $lOO has been offered by the
| governor for the apprehension and convic-
ton Of the party or parties who burned
the barn and stable OF Col. Richard Sin
gleton, in Richland county, on July 26.
1896
The old guard house at Rock HILL,
which has stood for twenty years just OPP
| poslte the Southern passenger depot, is
being torn down. The new police sta
ton cost $500 and its steel cells defy jail
| breakers.
Hon. John Gaillard served twenty-one
years In the United States Senate, which
was the longest service of any one ever
sent from South Carolina. Gen. NJ. c.
| Butler comes next for length Of service,
and he was there for eighteen years.
1t Is believed now since the beginning
of the survey that the Pelzer and Pied
mont mills and the Seaboard Air Line
railway are In earnest about their scheme
to parallel the Southern from Piedmont
on the c. & G. r. r. to Calhoun Falls.
State Treasurer Zimmerman has receiv-
ed $4,000 from Clemson College. This is
the amount the board of trustees decided
II
received on account of an error in the en-
crossing department several years ago.
The phosphate commission will visit
Port Royal and other phosphate territory
tomorrow. They want to see the condi-
ton of things before acting on the pro-
position to reduce the royalty as propos-
ed by prominent phosphate rock dealers.
At Greenville Thursday w. H. sudduth
was found guilty of assault on his To-
year-old sister-in-law, Jane Center. The
jury recommended him to mercy, and the
sentence was suspended pending motion
for a new trial All the parties are white.
Large quantities of machinery have al
ready arrived at the Abbevlle cotton
mill, and notice has been received that
other machinery has been shipped. The
work of putting up the machinery will
go on at lively rate from now until ev-
erything is in place.
The Rock Hill machine works has re-
ceived the contract for sinking the tube
well on the asylum grounds in Columbia.
IL this experiment is successful they will
sink others. These wells are galvanized
iron piping forced into the ground to the
depth of 100 to 200 feet.
Liquor houses have sent to the secre-
tary of state for copies of the recently
adopted amendment to the dispensary
law. They say that they wish to strictly
comply with the law and at the same
time to supply the orders from those who
wish they liquors for personal use"
Under the new tax assessment act the
township boards of assessors all over the
state are getting to work and will soon
have things In shape for the action of
the several county boards of equaliza-
ton. 1t is confidently expected that as
result of the work of all these boards the
valuation of personal property in the
state for taxation win be very greatly
increased.
The meeting of the state board of con-
troll, which will be held on April 6, is be-
ing watched with a good deal of interest.
The board will very probably elect
commissioner. Among those mentioned
for the position as aVowed candidates are
John I. CASTOR, d. A. G.. Outz, s. w.
Vance, b. l.. Caughman, Mr.. Hinshaw,
of Marlboro; Mr.. McDermott of Horny,
and Mr.. Fouche of the internal revenue
service. There is some talk of 1. H. Nc
Calais name being presented for the po-
sition.
A commission for a charter has been is
sued to the Brookland Bridge Company.
The corporators named in the commission
are: NJ. II. Witt, E. w. Shull, A. r. Tay-
lor. John Taylor, j. l.. Mimnaugh, p. II.
Haltiwanger, A. ID. Shull and John 7.
Duncan. The company proposes to erect a
bridge between Columbia and Brookland,
which is a fiourishing suburb on the Lex
ington side of the river. There is now
bridge across the Congaree river, but the
new company wants to construct a second
bridge so as to reduce che tolls and in
time to make the second bridge free to
everyone.
The second primary held at Greenwood
Wednesday resulted In the election of r.
w. McCalla as sheriff, w. E. Cothran as
judge of probate, J. NJ. Major as super
visor, l.. A. Graham as auditor, j. A.
Marshall as treasurer, j. l.. White as
school commissioner, A. b. Dean as cor
oner. This gives Greenwood two offices
senator and coroner; Ninety-Six, clerk
and sheriff. Bradley, judge of probate;
Verdery, school commissioner; Stony
Point, auditor, supervisor and treasurer.
Edgefield has only one representative
supervisor of registration. The election
for above win be held May 4 next,