The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The daily average attendance at the
STATE Hospital for Tie Insane is 1,O.5,
which is higher than it has ever been.
Clemson College has opened with 400
students. over 200 applicants had 10 lie re-
fused admission on account Of lack of
roam.
Gray Court, Laurens county, has petit
tioned to be incorporated as town. Pros
perity has notified the secretary of state
that it has enlarged its municipal limits
The Aiken News says that ex-Gov. John
Gary Evans, whAe passing through Co
lumbia, called at the attorney generals Of
flee and asked for an itemized bill of his
penhentary account, and said he had al
ways been ready to settle whenever IA
proper bill was rendered.
Attorney General Bel,inger is preparing
to push the prosecution of Col. Neal on
the criminal charges upon which he was
recently arrested. The cases are to go be
fore the Richland grand jury at the APP
preaching October term of the court and
the attorney genera. proposes 10 be ready
Tor trial at that time. He will insist on
proceeding with the trial at the October
term.
negro boy named Sam Franklin re-
Gently robbed the postonice box of the Ma
rion Bank and secured checks. notes. etc.
amounting TO about 81 go. All the papers
were promptly recovered. Fortunately
there was no cash in the letters. The boy
has b en- bourd over fer trial in The United
States Court. He recently served a SEN
| tence on the chaiu-gans for robbery. He
IS a very young boy.
The Westervelt cotton mill of Greenvi.le
| is making good Roadway toward success.
and IS now certain that a 81 600 mill will
| be built before many months NJ WCs-
| tervtft has iate'y returned from Charl s
| ton, and with he subscriptions previous V
| obtained In GIeenvilie he has more than
| one-half secured. In few days he win get
| further subscript ons here. and will tn, n
start North, where the remainder wi b.
easily procured.
The Southern Railway has finally deter
mined to build its new passenger depot al
the foot of Main and Assembly streets in
| Columbia and will invest about SlOO coo
| there in erecting a magnificent depot fac
| ing on park about 500 feet square. The
| depot building will cost over $4,000 and
| will be OF brick and granite, q massive
| structure, almost colonial in appearance.
| There viii be six tracks under the shed
| The southern has bought and paid for
| w
Assembly and Rice streets for the purpose.
| The latest freak" of the sinking fund
| commission IS TO ask for an opinion as 10
| whet her the State Fair Association IS la
bic for taxes on the fair property. The
| State Agricultural ard Mechanical Asso-
| c a'ion owns, through the city Of Clium-
! bia, the ValUatle fair grounds rr5pr rtV nss
| long as II continues 10 hold fairs The
| city derives no profit from the Ia;fs. and
| the association spends all Of its money On
| IT'S exhibitions. Ii Is thought by the sink
| ms iund commission or ra her by some
| OF its agents. that the association is la
| be for taxes. and if such a view De held
| by the Attorney Ctncrai suit is lii5,Iy Ia
| be started Tor the collection OF the lax.
Charleston intends TO enforce her QUAR-
antine regulations. as was shown the
other doy when three travellers were put
off a train at the junction, seven mics
| from the city. One of the men was ,li-
| rect from Key West, where he has inst
| recovered from an attack of yellow fever
| He was not provided with a health ceriio.
| cate. and the first northbound train that
| came a.ong he was put aboard The two
other men claimed to be from Savanna
| direct They also were without certid-
cafes of health They told The officers
| that they were en- route to Charleston tn
work on the Evening Post This was
| false, ms the inspectors found upon innuirv
| and the men were held at he detsnIla.,
car at the junction