The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-30
GEORGIA.
FLORIDA
AND CAROLINA

preselt energetic ard reforming board Of
oouuoL TIE samples now 50 direct 70
their residences.
A negro was confined to he South Caro-
Ina peuiteLUary The other day who was
sentenced seven yeas aso. He was trisd
in ewbsrry county in his absence and a
sealed rdict He'd with he clerk Of court.
Sheriff Eulord has succeeded after seven
years in getting The fugitive. The term OF
sentence is tut one year.
j Beaufort deprecates the presence there
Of band OF wandering Gypsies TNey
/ recently employed several negroes to hunt
+ down ana bring back 2 white girl who
/ had made her ESCAPE from the band. She
was found and turned over to the town
/ marshal, vino protected her from tho
| crdeities OF the Gypsy band.
| Miss Matte Bryant daughter OF J. j.
Bryant, Of Packsvile, Clarendon county
while in Manning tie other day 10 attend
the funeral of j. b. RidgaH, purchased an
ounce Vial of laudanum at drug store,
which fl is thought she took, as she fell
while in tie funeral procession under the
influence Of The drug, and at last accounts
! she was In dying condition. She was is
years cd.
On yesterday afternoon the ladies' of the
County Memorial Association decorated
at Edsedeld the grave of Mrs. F. W. Pick
tns, their lamented president. The vel
Grams of Abner Perrin Camp attended the
ceremonies aud the entire community wa
there 10 do honor to her who was devoted
and ever true to the Confederate cause.
Or. /. r. Gwaltney spoke on the life and
patriotic service of the distinguished dead.
The ladies are doing splendid work toward
raising the requisite amount to completc
the monument.
There are about $4,000 worth of internal
revenue stamps sold every month in
| Charleston. The internal revenue depart
ment has decided to locate special dep.
uty in Charleston charged with the hand
ling OF revenue stamps for that city ana
Internal Revenue Collector Webster has
appointed Mr.. w. Cecil Cohen as special
stamp deputy for Charleston. The expee-
tation is that the stamp agency viii be To-
Gated in the custom house building The
agencies at the First National Bank and
The E. NJ Morelaud Company will be dis
continued when Mr.. Cohen takes charge
Of the business for the government.
Abbevilie is pushing 20 the front these
days. Cotton is arriving there rapidly.
it is bringing a good price, and. as a cons
sequence the streets present q busy APP
pearance The new cotton mill is doing
splendidly. The capital stock is now $500 =
900, and Will be Increased soon to $500 go.
There are some $50 operatives. The mill
runs night and day. It has 1900 spindles
and $50 looms The capacity of the mill
has recently been increased by almost
one-half Abbevine is to have electric
lights within a few weeks. The contract
has already been signed. The contract
calls for forty arcs with 1000 candle
power each.
Charleston wants navy yard and dry
dock. The Charleston News and Courier
says editorially: The dry dock at Port
Royal has proved failure. The depth
of water at Charleston and Port Royal
which determined the Navy Yard Commits
sion ten years ago TO recommend the es-
adjustment of the dry dock a the latter
place, Is now practically the same. and
the depth of water at Charleston by the
end OF another year win be six feet great
or than the depth at Port Royal There
is no present prospect of any improve
ment in the railroad facilities of Port Roy.
AL there has been an enormous improve.
meut in the railroad facilities of Charles
ton during the last six months. and a still
greater improvement in the next twelve
months is assured. In no spirit of hos
tility 20 Port Royal. but In the Interest
of the government we would urge the es
adjustment of n navy yard of the first
| class, with dry dock and all other neces
sary belongings at Charleston.