The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-30
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Columbia had a first class snow storm
during Friday night, and everything was
covered with the beautiful mantle of white.
Towards daylight the snow turned into a
cold rain, and to-day has been exceeding
~ disagreeable.
Henry Jones, colored, convicted of muir
der at the last term Of court for Bamberg
county and sentenced to be hanged on
Friday, February 8, will not be executed,
Gov. Ellerbe having on Saturday commut-
ed the sentence TO life imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
The citizens of Gaffney are raising a sub
scription for Limestone College Capt ].
II. Montgomery has promised $500 pro-
vided the Baptists and their friends viii
give the same amount. About $500 was
subscribed by j. A. Carroll, A. N Wood
and few others last week.
BY direction of Gov. Elerbe DR.. James
Evans of the state board of health visi-
ted Ellenton and pronounced the suspi-
cious disease in the vicinity continent
smallpox" The infected district has been
quarantined. and local physicians are
making every effort to check the scourge.
Miss jamie Grooms, the 15-year-old
daughter of Mr.. Frank Grooms, of Brog-
dons. Sumter county, was severely If not
fatally burned Saturday afternoon. Her
clothing caught from a pile of brush
which she was burning, and the greater
part of her clothes were burned off Her
entire body was fearfully burned
The grip which threatened some weeks
ago to become epidemic in Charleston, has
abated considerably and there are now
only a small number of cases under treat
ment. The physicians and the drug stores
did a big business while the disease was
generally prevalent and the rush has not
yet entirely subsidized but the disease has
spent it's force and there is now little to be
feared from its ravages.
The revenue officers have recently got
a hump on them and have made things
lively among the Illicit distillers along the
line of Lexington and Orangeburg coun-
ties. They recently made a raid and sue
ceeding in capturing and destroying eight
or nine stills and destroying a quantity
of swamp angel and "tussick." A party
OF revenue officers raided an Illicit distil-
lery located near Richton, and captured a
still and destroyed it, together with some
swamp angel"
The State Pharmaceutical Association
has begun its warfare against unlicensed
druggists, in accordance with the resolu-
tons adopted at the annual meeting in
Rock Hill some time ago. The association
has secured the services of A. Nj. Talley.
who has already begun TO make a tour of
the state. Inspector Tally win visit all
cities and towns and ascertain the names
of those who are unlawfufly compounding
drugs. The association will proceed against
these parties in accordance with the stat
utes
The epidemic Of smallpox which has
been prevalent in Sumter county for some
time, and which has been raging in the
vicinity of Myersvillc for a month or more.
was thought to be under control but it
now seems that the disease as spreading
far and wide So far the disease has been
only among the negroes and there have
been no fatal cases, but there is one very
serious case at Oswego Unless steps are
taken at once to suppress the epidemic
there is no telling how far it will spread
or what serious results viii follow
John c. p. Williams, postmaster al
Ridgeway, was arrested Saturday by Dep
uty United States Marshal Thornton on
the charge of ENLIGHTENMENT The warrant
was sworn out by Postofllce Inspector But
Ter. and charges Williams with appropri-
ating TO his own use SIS. The postmaster
was taken before Commissioner Jennings.
who required $500 for his appearance al the
April term Of the United States Court at
Greenvilie The bond was furnished and
the prisoner was released. Williams is a
| lawyer by profession, and has been post
master since McKinieys administration
went into power.