The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-05
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
The South Carolina annual conference
of the NJ. E. Church. South. meets in
Greenwood this week.
A negro woman was seen on the streets
of Spartanburg, the other day, with
full set of whiskers mustache and side
burns.
Gov Ellerbe has appointed ex-Capt.
Claude f. Sawyer of Aiken solicitor of
the Second circuit. to take effect on Jan.
l. The appointment is to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation Of Solicitor
Bellinger.
The Summerville postofice Is doing a
big business since the military camp was
established, and Capt. Ladd and his eff
cient corps of clerks have all the BUSH
ness on hand that they can attend to
conveniently.
The residence of DIR. w G. Sexton OH
South Liberty street, Spsrtanburg, was
completely consumed by fire on Thursday.
and DIR. Sexton had difficulty in saving his
children. He did not even save his cloth
ing and lost 800 in money that was in his
pants pocket. He had no insurance. The
house belonged to R. II. F. Chapman. The
loss on this is about $780, with $500 in
surance
II IS said that Gov. Ellerbe will suggest
TO members Of the legislature that the
newIy-elected state officials be inaugurated
on Jan. 1S and that the precedent be es-
tablished by installing them on this day
hereafter. The confusion created by the
change in the fiscal year will be thereby
TO a certain extent obviated, and the term
90
actly two years hereafter, instead OF APP
proximating as has been the custom in
the past.
A meeting was held a few days ago at
st. Matthews, Orangeburg county, for the
purpose of arousing some interest in the
cultivation of tobacco and unless all signs
fail, there Is no doubt about these people
meaning business at last. St. Matthew's
farmers are conservative, and they count
costs long and carefully, but when con-
vinced that il Is to the interest of their
pockets to move, they burn the bridges
and go ahead. II was demonstrated at
the meeting that there is more money in
tobacco than cotton with equal and care
full attention.
Anil Dunovant and Frank Castles, who
were to have been hanged at Yorkvlle
Friday. for the murder OF Ben Goore in
March. have been given a respite by the
Governor and given longer time in which
TO prepare for eternity. The case is a pc
cuhar one. The condemned men claim
that they did not mean TO murder Goore,
but to fnghten him because he was a
conjure doctor" The murdered man.
they claim was strangled to death before
they knew It. The body was concealed
in an unused well, where it lay for months
before its presence was revealed.
The South Carolina Masons are about
to be called upon to declare themselves
on the matter of recognizing negro Ma
sons. The grand lodge will meet on
| Tuesday, Dec. 10, in annual communica-
! ton. The most important matter 20 come
| before the grand lodge will be the negro
! question. The matter has been discussed
| considerably recently in view of the grand
! lodge, and there is but little doubt that
1 South Carolina will place herself along.
side Of other Southern communities and
| cut off all communication with the grand
| lodge of the state of Washington. which
has admitted negroes into the body on a
| plane of equality.
Ex-President Cleveland and party, who
are guests at the Santee Gun Club. a.
| Georgetown, have had some splendid
shooting during the past week TIL,
launch Natonia, which was recently pur
chased in New York by the club, anc
which arrived last Monday. cam
from the club preserves yesterday. anC
| brought a large number of fine mallards
which were expressed to the homes of tn.
members of the party Besides the unex
celled duclSing grounds which the Sante,
| Club owns and have leased, they hay,
many acres of splendid uplands, whicl
abound with all the best game birds, an,
forests stocked with deer. The club i
composed of men of large means. an,
great lovers of hunting naturally an,
they intend TO have everything that none
can purchase to make their club hous
an ideal one, and in time they will b
more famous than any gun club on tn
| Atlantic coast.