The morning news., 1899-12-11
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Thursday, Ell Bailey. well-known
cident at Gaffney.
The buoy tender Wisteria colllded with
the steamer sappho of the Consolidated
Company on Thursday night in Charles
ton harbor, and is now in the hands Of the
repalrers in consequence. A part of her
gunwale and upper side was smashed and
carried away by the collision. The Sap
pho was struck astern and was not dam
aged.
The Cowpens Battle Ground Memorial
Association Is at work. It has secured
about fifteen acres of land where the bat
tie was fought. and will endeavor to get
South Cardinals senators and congress-
men 10 get a bill passed by Congress this
session to establish the Cowpens National
Park. The association will have a park,
Congress or no Congress.
According to a report from RidgeviIe.
John Inabinet, at one time hagman on
the Atlantic Coast Line. killed his father.
J. Inabinet, early Friday morning at his
home in Ridgeville. The particulars of
the murder are not positively known,
though IL is believed that the son COM
mitted the desperate deed while in a state
Of temporary insanity. The weapon used
the brains Of the father when his son
struck him.
Clingman Scruggs, John Pink Proctor,
Minard Proctor and Nyanzy Hames, four
young men, are in jail at Gaffney charg-
cd with killing Burley Moore. another
young man OF the same section. The kill
ing was done just across the state line,
in Rutherford county North Carolina. It
is expected that the North Carolina off,
GERS viii come for them and carry them TO
that state in a few days, where they VIII
have TO answer before the courts of that
state for the crime with which they are
charged.
Greenvile News: There were no devel-
opments of striking importance yesterday
(Friday) growing out of Tuesdays fatal
battle at the overhead bridge, but there
are several little matters of some interest
20 be reported. The condition or Consta-
bile George L. Cooley, the only surviving
participant in the fight, is now steadily
improving, and no doubt is entertained as
20 his living to be tried in the Circuit
Court for the murder of George Howard.
Capt A. Blythe. his attorney, went to
Spartanburg yesterday afternoon to apply
for d writ of habeas corpus and for bail
from Judge r, c. Watts for his client
He said that he would leave the matter
Of amount of bail with the judge, but that
Mr. Cooley would De dDle 10 give Whatever
amount was fixed.
Charleston Post: Mr.. j. w. Barnwell
this afternoon formally announced his can
didacy for election to Congress as repre-
sentative from the Charleston district at
| the next election. He stated that he had
positively made up his mind to make the
| race for Congress from the First Congress
| sonal district. Some time ago number
! of Mr.. Barnwell's friends asked that they
| be allowed the use of his name in con-
| nection with this Office. He took the mat
| ter under advlsement and after consulta-
| ton decided to make the race. though the
| formal announcement was not made until
| this afternoon. Mr. Barnwell some time
| ago gave Col. William Elliott, the incum-
| bent notice that he would possibly become
| a candidate, and this announcement will
not take him by surprise. The first pub
| lie intimation that Mrs Barnwell would be
| a candidate was given by the Evening
| Post about a month ago. The friends of
| MIR. Barnwell were particularly glad when
| they learned this afternoon that he had
| positively made up his mind to make the
race, and they are very sanguine as to
| his success.