The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA
The Kershaw Building and Loan Associ-
alton has given notice Of an increase OF
stock to $4,000.
Damage. estimated at $1,000 TO $1,000,
was done by fire at the Milford mill, at
Fort Min. Tuesday.
Joel f. Bronson prohibition candidate
for Governor, is editor of the prohibition
department Of the Kingstree Record.
Gen. ]. W. Gray mas decided to become
candidate for railroad commissioner this
year. Gen. Gray is now clerk OF the House
Of Represen tatives.
r. H. McMaster. a native of Winnsboro,
and now member of the United states
army has just been promoted from the
ranks to a second lieutenancy.
Charles Zisset, who was convicted of the
murder Of Stack Wilson in the Court of
General Sessions at Bamberg Friday, was
sentenced to die on the gailows on June 10
The annual report of the adjutant gen
eral shows the privates and non-com-
missioned officers to be: Regular cavalry,
$50; artillery, 76 infantry 800; National
Guard, 406. Total, 1872
Charles Giles. negro has been lodged
in Union jail, charged with attempted as
sault upon Mrs. Roberts Young, the wife
of young farmer living near Sardis
Church, eight miles from Union.
petition is being circulated at Amber
son to the board of visitors of the South
Carolina Military Academy, praying that
the expelled cadets be reinstated "a
large number Of citizens have signed il.
Hasel Walker will no doubt die from the
effects of the wounds he received by be-
ing run over by switching engine at Co
lumbia Friday. He had his right leg
cut off at the knee, his right arm torn off
at the elbow, and was otherwise badly in
jured.
Tuesday evening ]. H. Morris had on
alteration with a negro iaborer by the
name of Jack Witherspoon on A. J. Math-
erson's Louden plantation, ten miles south
of Bennettsville. Mr.. Morris shot and kin
ed the negro in self-defense. Mr.. Morris
is the overseer.
A fatal accident occurred three miles
above Williamson. Tuesday. at the saw-
mill Of Bud Simpson, on James Dixson's
farm. John Richards the colored engi-
neer, had tied the safety valve of the en-
CINE down, when suddenly the boiler ex-
ploded fracturng Richards skull, break
ing his arms and legs and horribly man
Cling his body, causing his death Instant
ly.
At Camden, Thursday noon, fire broke
out in the ginnery and steam lumber and
planning mill of C. C. Vaughan. The
buildings, with all the machinery, a quan-
tity of lumber and about four bales of
cotton was destroyed The loss on the
building and machinery is about 81 500.
The loss on the lumber and cotton is
probably over $500. There was no lnsur-
ance
A commission has been issued by the
Secretary of State for the new Presbyte-
rian Seminary at Greenville The capital
stock is to be $4,000, divided into twenty
shares. The corporators are: Rev. S.
r. Preston, Rev. N. j. Holmes, Frank
Hammond, Capt. o. p. Mills. K. f. Allen
DR.. w. S. Pack, H. f. Means, Hon. M. f.
Ansel T. p. Cothran, Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Nc
Connell C. E. E. Graham, John A. Rus.
SELL A. G. Cover, W. II. Cely and j. A,
| Mills.
The appointment of the following fourth
class postmasters is announced: Ailxcr
county, George W. Garland at Baptist
Martin l.. Fox at Chinquapin, Charles NJ
! Mason at Cowden, George r. Coney Al
Warrensville. Baruwell county, Mary VI
Hayes at Hayesville and M. M. Holly a
Spouts. Edgeheld county, Alonzo w
\ Horne at Chavis. Saluda county, Henry
! S. Black at Blacks, sMarcus M. Payne
| al Chestnut, William NJ. Hazel at Halle
ton, Washington Irving Chapman at Irv
ing, Murdoch M. Mckay at Sexton, An
drew ]. Smylly at Smylly, James M. For
| rest at Travis.