The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-20
SOUTH CAROLINA.

A. H. French. once a prominent bust
ness man of Greenvine. has been sent to
the state hospital for the insane at Co
iumbia He had resided in Greenvilie for
the past twelve years.
Gov Allen ID. Gambler of Georgia has
| written to Gov. Ellerbe in regard to
smallpox on the line of the Port Royal
and Augusta Railroad, about which com
plalnt has been made by the health au-
thOrities of Augusta. Gov Elleroe is 100
| unwell TO give the matter attention but
his private secretary has written Gov
Gambler that he win receive the hearty
| cooperation of the South Carolina author
tiles in the effort to stamp out the disease.
Sunday afternoon three negroes went
out to the government distillery west OF
Pickens and started back, but it was not
long till there was just two. Doc Brock
idge was the unfortunate one to drop out
of the line. Being drunk, he fell into a
branch, and the liquor and the cold to-
gether overcame him. Monday about 10
o'clock he was found cold and stiff in a
nearby field. SO far this is the only IA
tality attributed 10 the cold
A warrant was issued at Greenville for
the arrest of George T. Payne, the dis
tiller from who the dispensary constables
a few days ago seized over 400 gallons
of liquor and whose outfit was conhscated
by them. The warrant charges Payne with
keeping, storing and having in possession
coniraband liquor in violation of the dis
pensary law. The preliminary will be held
In few days. Payne's loss by the seiz-
ure is estimated at $1,000 and the blow
naturally fails heavily upon him.
ha - t,t D, L 4
the local option bills presented by Messrs.
r. y. A. Robinson and w. L. Mauldin.
The former received 3S votes and the lat
ter 81 Against the former there were "
votes and against the latter so. There were
some strange arguments present
ed in che efforts to defeat
these bills No liquor legislation
will now come up before the House ex-
cept MIR Archer's Senate amendment, and
this is being held off as long as possible
by the opposition.
The Charleston Gas Company stock has
been signed over to the Carolina Savings
Bank and the scrip will be sent to Balti-
more at once. Mr.. Francis X. Carey. vice
president of the Charleston Consolidated
Railway, Gas and Electric Company, is
expected in Charleston, and will bring a
certified check for the entire amount of
the Gas Company stock and the Carolina
Savings Bank will send it on Immediately
for collection. 1t is expected that the
money for the stockholders will be paid
out during the early part of this week.
At summerton Messrs. Frank Whlden,
formerly OF Charleston, and B. r. Briggs
have secured through thc courlesies of
several individuals. one of Charleston's
old horse cars. They propose to run IL,
with the aid of a proper HAY burner"
up and down the railroad in reach OF
Summerton on Sundays. Those disposed
to attend divine services will be rendered
free ride. The promoters OF this novel
scheme hope to greatly add TO he church
and Sunday school rolls. and that mauy
sinners will by il, indirectly, made TO see
the error of their ways.
AT Bioomlngvale williamsburg county
many swine and poultry are reported fro
zen TO death, and it is said that the des-
truction of birds has been greater than
ever known for like period. They have
frozen by the thousands, to say nothing
of those killed and caught, mainly by lit
tie negroes. who took advantage of their
helpless, frozen condition to almost an
initiate them. A correspondent, just for
curiosity, tabulated the amount said 10
be killed by fifteen or twenty little "coons''
of the neighborhood, and found they foot
ed up something like 5000.