The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-10
STATE NEWS AND NOTES.
Political and industrial Items of Value
to Our Readers.

--Governor McSweeney has accepted
the resignation Of w. p. Snellgroyc,
a5 supervisor for Anderson County. to
take effect on the lst of September.
Mr.. Sne lgrovc is going into the cotton
mill business.
The people Of Florence are indig-
nant over the appointment of a negro
postmaster. The city council and
board OF trade want him removed,
Senator NJ McLaurin will entrcst Presi.
dent Mckinley to change his appoint
mcnt.
Col. Henry 7. Thompson has de.
cIlncd the appointment rs senior cap
tain OF the Twenty ninth infantry.
MIR. ThompsOn's resignation Is due to
his appointment as cOmmandant of
Ine prlnclpal military academy in
Ohio, which he has accepted.
The Secretary OF State has issued
a commission TO James i. Gossctt, II
q. WILSON, II. a. Gray, B G. Martin
and II. II. Barmorc, of WilliamstCn, n,
as corporators OF the Bank OF William.
stOn. The capital stock is to be so
OOO, divided into shares OF $50 each.
There are Cnly two dispensary con.
stables in Columbia now, so far as IS
known. and they arc wearing their
pistols in q belt around their waists
and the weapons can be seen by any
one. The cUnstnhles are doing this IN
obedience to orders recently issued by
the Governor.
The Southern hallway has let the
contract for building three large ware
houses at their water terminus in Char
lesion. The moor room will cover
nearly two acres and will be large
enough for present needs. When com.
| plctcd the road will be able to hanolc
big shipments for foreign ports.
The sheriff Of Saluda has written
to Governor MlcSwecney TO secure the
necessary rcquisit!On papers for Ma
riUn, elias Muas DeLOach, who Is now
fer assault and battery with intent to
Kill. The rcQuisition has been issued
and De Loach will be brought back.
Carl Whisonant, the second son OF
the Hon. G.. w. Whisonant. OF Chero-
kce County, killed himself Thursday
morning. He WAS Ii years old and an
expert gunner. He took his breach.
loader out OF tho house, and while he
was in the portico the gun was &C
cidently discharged d and he fell dead.
Charles Wilson, the negro who
killed Private Godfrey, of Anderson's
battery volunteers, last September and
who has been at largo since, WAS
brought from Kansas and lodged in
Jail at Charleston. He WAS traced to
Kansas, where ho worked in mines.
The evidence against Wilson is con
elusive.
In 1892 Governor Tillman offered u
reward OF $75 for the arrest OF George
Moody, who WAS accused OF killing
Henry Jones, in Darlington County,
MIR. John n. Dennis, who writes from
the Office OF the ehorif OF Florence
County, says that after u great lea! OF
trouble he has arrested Moody anC
. turned him over to the sheriff OF Dar
lington County.
Congressman Stokes, at the nex
session OF Congress, expects to prosen
bill providing for the printing of tn,
, valuable South Carolina colonial re
cords, which this State a few year
, ago obtained from the originals fl
England. The State Il the copies 0
, the records made at Il total cost 0
about $1,000, and tho manuscript Il
now filed away at tho State capitol II
tho Office OF tho Secretary OF State
The State is unable to have the print
ing done, and the documents are O
such great value that Dr.. Stsses ha
been moved to prepare bill looking
, to an appropriation from tho nation /.
? | government for the purpose.