The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24

that the postoffices at Scranton. Salters
ana Greelyville had been robbed a few
nights ago
1t is stated that the people of Laurens
and Greenville viii contest the recent sale |
Of the Charleston and Western Carolina
Railway to the Atlantic Coast Line.
The appointment of a supervisor of reg
istrauon for Newberry county will per-
haps be made this week. There are
twelve or fifteen applicants for the posi-
ton
The Secretary of State has issued a com
mission to the Brown Crockery Company,
Of Charleston. A commission was also is
sued to the incorpOrators of the Saluda
High School.
Congressman Wilson has offered a bin
to erect public building in Spartauburg,
not to cost more than $4,000. 1t is intend
cd for a postofiice and the United States
commissioners,
Many of the towns of the state have a.
ready provided free vaccination. and ef-
forts are being made to have every per-
son vaccuated without having recourse
70 compulsory vaccination law.
A. f. Bakers art gallery and several
small out buildings were destroyed by fire
at Blackville Thursday morning. The or
igin of the fire is unknown. Mr.. Bakers
loss is $500 with 81, 600 insurance.
It is stated that Peiffer & Co.'S original
package store of Newberry is to close
soon. 1t is a Cincinnati firm aud the
cause given is not enough sales to war
rant them in continuing the business in
Newberry.
The Rev. Thomas Tracy Walsh has ac-
cepted the rectorship of the church at
Yemassee, and will preach there two Sun
days in each month. The other Sundays
he win occupy the pulpit of st. Jude's, at
WATERFORD.
The first number Of the Southern Eye,
published at Orangeburg. made its APP
pearance last week Fred Wannamaker
a well-known and popular Carolina jour
nalist Is she editor. The paper viii be
devoted to the material and Industrial up
building of the South.
In Orangeburg, Wednesday, the case of
Mrs Julia e. Garrick, administrators of
Jacob Garrick, deceased, against the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular Railroad Com
pany an action for 1895 damages, was
resumed resulted in verdict for the
plaintiff in the full amount sued for.
There were. 11S new enterprises to Sc
cure charters in South Carolina during
the year 1897. Besides, there were fifty
seven companies to secure commissions,
but their organizations have not yet been
completed. The total amount of capital
to the corporated concerns is So, 40, 100.
At Columbia Monday afternoon Brooks
McIver and Poser Murray, became involv-
ed in a difficulty over game of cards. Nc
Iver drew his pistol, shot Murray through
the heart and fed. Murray was killed in
stantly. Detectives are now trying to cap
ture the murderer. Both parties are col
ored
1t is said that a bill will be presented in
the House in a few days which will de-
clare all pistols, dirks, knucl1s, etc, con-
traband, and authorize officers of every
kind to seize such weapons, whether con-
cealed or carried openly. The bill proposes
to, allow such weapons to be kept only at
a persons house or place of business
The Good Roads Association of South
Carolina, at it's meeting at Columbia on
Wednesday night, appointed a committee
to prepare and present a memorial TO the
legislature urging the enactment of the
measures Endorsed in the meeting, nnd
also to appear before legislative commit
tees of the two houses and urge action
in accordance with the memorial
The work on the Pckens and Easley
Railroad has progressed so far that ev-
erything is now about ready for the lay
ing of the iron. This will not be commence
ed until about the first of next month,
and it can be completed in not more than
two weeks. Two trestles are yet to be
completed and with favorable weather
the road should be in running order in q
months time.
Young & Hassie, steel bridge builders
of Nashville, Tenn, were in Saluda this
week and had a conference with county
| supervisor major. These contractors are
| building a steel bridge across the Saluda
! river at Watts Ferry and will finish in
about two weeks. This bridge will have
| a suspension span over the river 1872 feet
long, and the approaches will be 1872 and
| 116. making the whole length of this
| structure 40 feet.
| Thursday Newbold a dlspensary detec.
tive, was acquitted by a jury of Spar
| tanburg county of the charge of murder
ing Henry Turner in that county in No
| vember last. Mr. Turner an inoffensive
! and highly respected citizen of Spartan.
burg. was driving through the country ore
| night on his way TO the depot to take
| the train for Columbia, He was halted
| I'm the road by Newbold then in the EN-.
| ployment of the state as a dispensary de.
tectve, and shot and killed.
Thursday morning Jailer Coleman dis.
covered a plot of eight of the negro pris
oners in the Richland Jail to murder him
| and escape. The murderer of Mr.. Lee Of
| Sumter, who was sent there for safe
keeping, was among them. Had it not
been for a negro held on a charge of high
way robbery, the plot would have sue
| ceeded. When the jaier went up 20 re-
| lease the men from their cells and givC
them the freedom Of the corridor, this pris
oner told him he wanted to speak to hin
! privately He gave the plot away TO the
jailer. Mr.. Coleman was to take a pris
oner out for his preliminary examination
during the day. The scheme was to throw
a blanket over the jailer's head when h,
opened the door, stife his cries and chok,
him to death. The four ringleaders wer,
chained down to the bull ring, and The
other four placed in solitary confinement
The jailer has entered prosecution agains
all of them for conspiracy to murder
Magistrate Clarkson came to the Jail ant
held a preliminary examination, commit
ting oil to await trial on the charge.
WHALES a. ms