The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-27
SOUTH CAROLINA.

South Cardinals penitentary inquiry Is
developing some very interesting facts.
The grand jury at Charleston is stn ex-
amining witnesses in the celebrated Pinck-
ney murder case.
Rural mail delivery is new thing in
South Carolina, but start has been made
and the result viii be watched with in
, terest.
Adjutant Gen. Floyd win issue an order
that hereafter members of his and the
Governors staff NiH wear blue fatigue
uniforms. This is to correspond with the
blue uniforms in general use.
J. M. Leach of Lucille, says that a num-
Der of new tobacco barns are going up in
his neighborhood. Last year he says there
were only 10 or 20 acres of tobacco planted
there as against about 200 this year. and
the increase is within four or five miles
radius.
Al meeting of the Kershaw Guards at
Camden last week, between sixty and sew
enty men signed the enlistment blanks.
which were forwarded to the adjutant and
Inspector general, and the company will
very probably be mustered in the state mil
tia in a few days
In boring an artesian well In Hampton
county recently heavy beds of coal and
traces of oil were found. The owner of
the plantation on which the deposits were
discovered has been offered 100000 by Oil
men Tor the place, who have put up 1000
as a forfeit If the price is not paid
In the court at Newberry a man was in
4 10 tn,
defendants attorney demurred to the in
dictment on the ground that dog is not
property, and therefore, there can be no
larceny of a dog. Judge Gage sustained the
demurrer, and the case was dismissed.
1t is reported that smallpox has as
sumed epidemic form in Edgefield and the
state authorities have been appealed to
for aid. Within a stretch of country ten
miles long and from two TO four miles
wide, there are fifty cases. and there have
been three deaths since the epidemic be-
gan.
Dr.. p. b. Bacot who has had charge of
the epidemic of smallpox at Mayesville,
says that he has now only two cases in his
district, and they are in good control. DR..
Bacot has done remarkably good work in
checking the advance of this dread dis
ease. There were at one time over 800
cases TO be looked after
Pickens Sentinel: Last Thursday night
Raiding Deputy Marshals Tom Mckinney
and John Chapman left Walhalla and rode
TO Rocky. Bottom where they went into
the most complete blockade dlstllery they
have ever found. At the distnery they
found twelve men, two women and five
children, all at work. The parties were ar
rested and brought into Pickens that night
where they gave bond for their appearance
at court.
Last Saturday afternoon. near Little
mountain, in the upper part Of Lexington
county, there occurred a pitiable homicide.
While Miss Lillian Epting, the IL
year-old daughter of Mr. John Epting. was
In the yard Planting out some flowers 81
double-barrel shotgun in the hands OF
young Mr.. Miller who was standing about
fifteen feet away, was fired ACCIDENTALLY
1t appears. and about half the load struck
her in the back of the head. The gun had
been loaded with number three shot The
girl lived about four hours, but never re-
gained consciousness. Magistrate sweden
berg empanelled a jury and held the in
quest After a protracted deliberation n
verdict OF accidental killing was rendered
I'D give the world to be a great on
era singerv'
"Of course! You'd get it right back
again!'-Detroit Journal