The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-08

IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
punsent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
DR.. IF Ensor has been re'appointed as
postmaster at Columbia.
yThe city Of Greenwood is to have city
mail delivery, beginning May 1st.
The house of Representatives has passed
q bill to decrease the passenger fare on
railroads to 81 cents mile.
Tuesday the house of representatives
passed the Morgan local option bill to a
third reading by a good majority. The
bill now goes to the Senate, and the
chances seem to be favorable for its pass
age.
A theatrical company which was book
ed to play in Columbia one night recent
" did not reach there in time on account
of DELAY in trains on the Southern Rail-
way. Suit will be entered against the
railroad.
The shops and round house of the Sea-
board Air Line at Abbeville were burned
last Saturday night. Five locomotives
were destroyed in the fire. 1t is not
known how the fire originated. The total
loss is 100000 or more.
The Augusta Herald says that Mr.. E. j.
Watson, commissioner of immigration OF
South Carolina, has accepted the secre-
taryship of the Augusta board oftrade at
9 salary of $1,000. His salary as COM
missioner is 81 900.
S. In Marlboro county last week negro
struck white man over the head with a
liehtwood knot, crushing his skull. The
man will probably die. Mr.. Gilbert was
oyerseer on plantation and dispute
arose over some work the negro had done
After consultation with Chief Con-
stable Hammett and the attorney gen.
eral's Office, State Secretary CAN'T has
refused to issue charter to the "Moun-
tain CITY club' of Greenville, because 1t
Is suspected the charter is wanted as
cloak TO the blind tiger business.
Joe 81. spinks, fagman on freight
train OF the Southern Railway, had his
; leo broken at Union last Monday. He
was on a car loaded with lumber, and in
shifting, two cars came together and his
leg was caught by the lumber and crush
ed. The limb was amputated below the
knee. =
The dispensary investigating commit
tee held some sessions in> Columbia last
week. It was brought out that the State
/; is out about S25, 900 on lot of labels,
and that certain brands of whiskey were
sold at retail in Augusta cheaper than
the wholesale prices to the State dispen-
sary.
Senator Tillman gave out an interview
in Washington last Monday, in which he
roundJy scored the legislature for passing
the Morgan bill. He says he will certain
" canvass the State next summer, wheth'
ef the Morgan bill finally becomes law or
not. The Senator declares that the con-
stitution does not permit local option.
About four o'clock last Monday morn.
ing party of young negroes went to the
house of Edward Pinckney, a negro
preacher and teacher in the Mars Bluff
section of Florence county, and shot him
to death. They also went to the house
of Sam johnson, another negro, and
called him to the door and shot him
down. He may recover. Another un-
known negro came up and he too was
shot, Johnson's wife was also beaten
brutally with sticks. When the sheriff
went to make arrests, he and his deputy
were fred on by Jesse Pinckney, the
rineleader of the affair, who had shut
himself up in his house and refused to
surrender. Several shots were exchanged
and negro who had piloted the sheriff
to Pinckney's house, was severely wound
ed by Pinckney. Finally the negro came
out in the yard and the sheriff killed him.
The quarrel grew out of some property.
Several negroes are in jail at Florence,
charged with completely in the killing, OF
Edward Pinckney.
The Descendant Of Two Presidents.
With mind wrecked by years of hard