The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

oursing him. and fred al him with a pis-
tol- The bail entered Green's right breast,
from "a iittie below the shoulder blade
seVering some vital chord.
Leroy Morrow. owner of The patent pro-
cess -four min and ginning system at
Yorkville and a similar patent at Gasto-
Mo, N. c.. was thrown from horse a
few days ago and killed.
Hon. Joseph a. Mccullough has been In
vited to deliver the address at the closing
| exercises Of the Reidville Female College
IN Spartanburg county The commence
ment takes place. June I6. Mr.. MeCul-
Tough VIII accept.
Congressman J. L. Lentz of Columbus,
o., who came down 20 the Bryan meet
ing at Due West, has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the commencement adore s.
before the literary societies of Erskine
Cohege on June i next.
The mort severe hail storm in the his
tory of the uD-coEntry occurred Wednes-
day afternoon in Dacusylile township,
Plckcns county, extending some miles
across Saluda river. into Greenville coun-
ty. Crops are badly damaged.
Gov. Ellerbe stated Friday that the orig
inal package men would be given until
to-day in which to get their stuff out of
the state after which 1t would be confs-
Gated In the meantime, however they
would not be allowed to sell one drop.
The internatonl and iuterdenominationaI
Sunday school convention, which Is TO
convene in Georgetown on May 1913. is a
part of enc of the largest and most i'm
portant organizations in the world. Il
numbers rs constituents by the millions.
Capt. Henry T. Thompson has resigned
his position as captain of the Darlington
Guards, having been appointed senior ma
jor OF the volunteer troops of South Caro-
lima Or. John Boyd being the first lieu
tenant of the company, was elected cap
tain.
The Secretary of State has issued a COM
mission to the Charleston Construction
Company of Charleston. The corporators
are Samuel II. Wilson, George b. Ed
wards and j. S. Lawrence. The capitai
stock Is 20 be 100000, divided into shares
al 500 each. The company is to do a
general construction business. such as
building railroads, wharves, warehouses,
residences, etc.
Fire was discovered in the large stables
of D. II. Counts &, Co. at Bamberg about
9 o'clock Thursday night BY heroic eff
forts the fire was gotten under control.
after the following buildings had been con
stunned: The stables of d. II. Counts &
Co and of Cope a Bradham; the dwellings
of j. w. Pearlstine and Mary Gilyard; the
restaurant of Mary Gilyard, and consider
able damage to the store of d. II. Counts
& Co, w. w. Lightsey, Mrs. Klshuck &
Co, Simmons barber shop and the post.
office.
Gen. r. G. NJ. Dunovant died at his
home at Edgefleld Thursday. Gen. Duno-
want served his country with distinction
in The Mexican war, and was prominent
IN the state military, and civil life before
and during the late war, having been ad
jutant general Of the state for a number
years. He married Miss Mary Brooks. f..
sister of the Hon. Preston S. and Capt.
j. ii. Brooks. He wrote a short history
OF the Mexican war, which is very in
structiVe and conspicuous for truth and
accuracy. He had attained his nth year.
Columbia state: The smallpox situa-
ton, taken as a whole, IS considered very
encouraging. The percentage OF new cases
in the last few days has not been as largo
as the board of health expected, and each
days work is reducing the possible food
for the pest. 1t is estimated now thar
fully 10000 people In the city has been
vaccinated. A few more hard days work
by the vaccinating physicians and it win
be well nigh impossible for the disease to
spread much further. There are xow IN
The hospital ia cases. nine of which are
white. -Four of these are. women: lnree
have their babies with them DISCHARGES
are daily being made from the hosnifal
The board now has twenty-five PHYSICIANS
pushing the vaccination crusade, and feel
thai the worst Of the fight to stamp out
the disease here is over