The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-18

ISOLATION of Horny county. The object of
the proposed concern is 70 develop colo
nization plans and incidentally to develop
the strawberry industry in E7orry county.
An employee of the Fulton Bag and Cot
ton mill at Spartanburg named A. "
Young was instantly killed a day or two
ago while repairing some machinery
which necessitated his placing his head
between the spoSes of the fly wheel
which started up and caught him, break
ing his neck and crushing his head.
DR.. A. f. Boozer, the acting chairman
of the board OF health. says that the
smallpox situation at Columbia had
ceased to be alarming. All the cases Ia
the city have been removed to the new
pest house, and everything is getting
along beautifully al the detention camp.
A great many patients have already been
cured. There seems to be no further
spreading of the disease.
The new county of Bamberg made the
following rather reTna rkable record in her
criminal court Friday: Charles zissett
was convicted of murder for the killing
of Stark Wilson. both white Bill Rice
was convicted OF murder. with recommen-
dalton to mercy, for killing Ben Bradley
victed of manslaughter for killing Will
lam Haynes, both colored.
1t is stated that the phosphate indus
try in South Carolina shows marked i'm
provement over last year. River miners
are all at work and are at present taking
out from 10,000 TO 1900 tons of rock
month. The Coosaw company has been al
work for some time past having two
dredges employed. The Central Phosphate
Company is very active and has virtually
disposed of all the rock ii can mine dur
ing the present year.
On April y, in Richmond, Va, Police
Officer Robert d. Austin of the force of
that city. wa3 brutalIy murdered by two
young negro burglars whom he was en-
deavorbng to arrest. Friday two negroes
were arrested at Columbia on suspicion of
being the two who committed the crime.
Both claim Greenville as their home, and
say that they have recently been in Sa-
vannah. They gave their names as Hugh
Moore and Ed. Jones. They could give
the names of many people in Greenville.
One of the murderers wore coat al the
time of the commission of the crime which
showed that he hailed from Charlotte, N.
c. The men are being held pending a fur
their investigation.
The South Carolina Medical Association,
which was in session last week at Harris
Lithla Springs, adjourned Thursday. The
following officers were elected. for the en-
suing year: President, T. +. Earle, Green
Vile: first vice president G.. r.. Dean
Spartanburg; second vice president. w. G.
Houseal Newberry; third vice president
r. r. Darby, Lynchburg; corresponding
secretary, e. f. Parker. Charleston: re-
cordiug secretary, r. p. Whaley, Charles
ssa.a ra.tr
Drs. Robert Wilson of Charleston and c.
r. Dean of Spartanburg were elected TO
fill the vacancies on the state board of
health occasioned by the deaths of Drs
Bratton and Taber.
DIR. II. NJ. Petit of Carrollton. No. has
written a relative in Camden county that
a gentleman told him he had a silver cup
In his possession, which had been taken
from the baggage of refugee at Cam
den, s. c., by some of Shermaus men,
and that he would like to return 1t to the
right owner. The following is the descrip-
ton of the cup furnished by. the gentle
mani A solid silver cup about 3h inches
high and inches in diameter at the
mouth. old style I'm make with indented
wreath of branches and leaves in circle,
the branches crossed at lower end and
heart pierced with three arrows at crossed
limbs, within which circle are two initial
letters and date, the tops of branches con-
nected with spread wings of American
eagle with shield on breast of eagle. The
cup was hammered into shape and Is over
seventy years old, and probably of foreign
make.
Gov. Ellerbe has received from Gov. At
kinson personal letter communicating a
series of resolutions adopted by the Geor-
gia Legislature relative to marking the
graves of Confederate soldiers who died
at Union prisons. The Daughters of the
Confederacy of Georgia called the atten-
ton of the general assembly to the fact
that there are in the Northern states
thirty thousand unmarked graves of Con-
federate soldiers, who gave their lives obe-
diently to their states in defense of a cause
they believed to be just and right" The
Georgia assembly appointed commission
| to solicit the cooperation of the other
| Confederate states to make some appro-
| pirate designation of these graves of brave
| men by the names of those who fill Them
| cut in durable headstones The commits
| sion report that some of the graves have
| been marked by patriotic citizens and
| organizations, but that the vast majority
| of the graves are unmarked. Gov EIler-
| be is asked to call the matter to the at
| tention of the general assembly of South
| Carolina and those interested in the work
| Gen. Clement A. Evans of Atlanta is the
chairman of the Georgia commission. Gov
! Atkinson writes an urgent plea that the
! Southern states take up the matter and
| do what he knows will be done
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