The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
SOUTH CAROLINA


William A. Nicholson, one OF the most
prominent citizens of Union, died Friday.
Joseph s. Reed, late county treasurer of
Beaufort county, died at Beaufort, Thurs
day
Gov. Evans has pardoned George b.
Toole, who was convicted of killing In
lius Rhett, in Aiken county.
On one day and one tide last week over
four and a half million feet of lumber
left Charleston for various coastwise
ports.
Daniel Murphy the murderer of Treas
urer Copes at Orangeburg, has been SEN
fenced by Judge Wtherspoon to hang on
March 8, next.
Abbeville has made a contract for sys-
TEN of water works at a cost of s21 900. The
standpipe will be on hill and will hold
100000 gallons of water.
The election in Woodbury. township on
the 18th on the question of the transfer
of that township to Horny county result
ed in the defeat Of the measure.
The Clinton cotton mill has applied to the
secretary of state for permission to in
crease its capital stock from $50 900 to $780,
GEO. the par value of the shares remaining
at $780,
The annual report of the Clemson Col
lege authorities shows that there are only
$50 students now in attendance, and of
these 1863 are in the preparatory depart
ment
At meeting of the directors of the
7
ago, it was decided to buy more spindles.-
enough to keep the factory running both
day and night.
The daughter of Henry Scarborough, 8
years old. living near Smoak, died the
other day of burns. She stood too near
a blazing fire, her dress caught and she
was fatally burned.
On Sunday night last the colored ten
ants living in house on r. A. Patrick's
plantation, near Columbia, went to church,
leaving a child years old, locked up in
the house. The house took fire and the
child was burned to death.
The report of the board of city as
SCISSORS of Greenville shows that during
the past year the amount invested in
permanent improvement in the city was
months the amount invested was sos, 725.
]. ]. Thomas of the Oak Ridge section
killed a large gray eagle a few days ago,
which measured seven feet and ten inches
from the tip of one wing to the tip of
the other. The eagle had killed and was
devouring lamb when Mr.. Thomas
shot it,
The country residence of ex-senator
J. NJ. Bell, situated about four miles aorth
of Aiken, was totally destroyed by fire be-
tween IL and u o'clock Tuesday night
together with all its contents. The loss
is estimated at $1,000, with insurance
amounting to $1,000.
A youth named Carter, aged about IS,
was accidentally killed by a negro Jan.
9. The parties lived in Broxton township.
The negro man was Just fooling" with a
pistol supposed to be unloaded. Young
Carter was standing near, looking on,
when the weapon was discharged, kill
ing the boy instantly.
Ira b. Scott of Peay's Ferry, Kershaw
county, shot and killed a young white
man who was afterwards identified as
Charles Gregory. Gregory had a stolen
horse in his possession and, thinking Mr.
Scott was about to arrest him, he fired
at him with pistol The bail struck Mr..
Scotts gun and Mr. Scott returned the
fire, wounding Gregory so that he died in
a short time after. The jury in the YER
dict exonerated Mr.. Scott of all blame in
the matter.
A few days ago it was reported that
bonds to the amount Of Si3,3OO had been
stolen from the residence of Mrs. A. b
Rose of Charleston. 1t Is learned that at
the same time, notes and jewery were
taken. making the value of the stolen
property $4,000. The only clue to the
identity of the thief was a small niece
of calico, torn from a dress which had
caught In the front gate The detectives
found that the cloth was similar 10 that
in a dress worn by Rebecca Barnet a
colored servant who had been DISCHARGED
by Mrs. Rose the day before the theft.
Rebecca was arrested Friday in a house
on Lucas street. At first she protested
that she was innocent, but finally con-
fessed to the theft and restored the
stolen property, which she had hidden
away below the floor of an clubhouse in
a neighboring yard.
In a message to the legislature sub
hitting the annual report of the state
phosphate inspector, Gov. Evans says he
regrets that the states pledge TO apply
Sio,VQV dhhuali9 " shhihk luhu Tor the
payment at maturity of the state bonds
cannot be carried out this year because
the income from phosphate ROYALTIES
which were to be used amounts to hut
sG0.OOO and he intimates belief that the
Industry will so shrink as 70 be OF no
profit TO the state. The report of the
Inspector shows that from a royalty OF.
In round numbers, $4,000 IN 1890 the
states income from that source has
shrunk TO $4,000. Formerly the royalty
was 81 per ton for rock mined In state
waters Last year IL was reduced TO 80
cents and further reduction to Is cents
Is recommended to save the companies
from going out Of business.