The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-20
State Items.

DEPARTURE eFoR LuBERIA.-Somewhere in the
neighborhood Of ono hundred and seventy-fve
freodmon1men, women and childrSn,loft hero on
Sunday last by special train, for Charleston, from
thence to take shipping for Liberia. A vast multi
tudo congregated ut tho depot, at an carly hour,
to to her sight ea
BRIDaE AT CHERAw.-Application is to be mado
to tho next Legislature to charter Bridge Com
pany at Cheraw. This will be convenience to our
people, and we wish the enterprise success. With
two bridges across tho Poo beo, ono at Cheraw
and the other ut Society Hill, tho railroad will bo
yory accessible to us.-Easte'm Journal.
We regret to announce that the dwelling house
Of MIR. Vim. H. Brough, near Mt Carmel, in this
District, was consumed by fire on Tuesday OF the
last wopl1. The fire was tho work Of an inccndia-
Fy-a negro, girl employed on tho place, who al
NIT tho deed. Tho accused parties have been
lodged in Jail. Nothing was saved rs MIR. Brough
was abscnt from homo ut the time.-AbbepMe
Press.
ELECTION OF REpREsENTATIvE.-Alo Nc
Bee, ESQ.,. was, on Tuesday last, elected as Repre-
sentative from this District to tho State Legela-
tnre, vice W. P. Price. Esq. resigned. GrecnuiOe
MountdfReer.
ANNUAL. ORATIoN.--We loarn that General E. NJ.
Law, Of this place. will deliver the Annual Grafton
before tho Literary Societies OF tho University of
South Carolina, at Columbia, about the first Of
, December noxt.- IOrkUWe Enquirer.
York DISTRICT CouRT.-since tho organization
Of this court on the 18th ult., by Judge Beatty,
eight cases Of crime and misdemeanor have been
brought bofore it md disposed OF, including fifteen
persons accused OF these cases. Two were upon
hdbeas corpus, one upon peace warrant and five
for petty larceny. In each Of those cases the nc
Cused wcro in tho custody Of the jaior.-1OrltUaUe
Enquirer.
CouRr.-The regular Fall Term of the Court Of
Sessions, for Sumter District, as noticed in our
last issue, convened ct this place on Tuesday
last, and adjourned on Friday, his Honor Judge
Aidrich presiding.
than to say that Mossrs. Pack and B,itton, ar
raigned for killing two persons Of COLOR were hon
orably acquitted -SIa,.le, Wdtcllinan.
CoTToN.-The amount shipped up to last report
was 4O5 bales. The total amount shipped this week
from Beaufort was AZ bales, making the total
' O''p ~ ~ ' fBea,yor. Ne,o SouM
The enlisted mon of the 12Sth United States
coored Troops &c had sa on dsPos in tho savings bank
commanded by Gen. Charles H. Howard, and COM
prises about seven hundred men.-I6id
- Mr.. William Caldwell, an esteemed citizen of our
y District died ut his residence near Cokesbury,
during tho past week. MIR. Caldwell was ono Of
our best citizens, and was universally esteemed
and respected Press.
THE LEa1sLATURE.-We are requested by the
President of the Senate and the Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives. to state that tho Houses
and be called to ordsr at ! 3. II: on Monday, tho
Constitution, this has been selected, as it is be-
Eeved to be the most convenient and agreeable to
the members Of both branches Of the General
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
FOUND DEAp.-Fanny, formerly the slave Of Col.
e. Alexander, Of Pendleton, was found dead near
WoodaH Mountain, in this District, on Saturday
last. The deceased was aged, infrm, and Of un-
sound mind. It is supposed that she perished
from cold or hunger, or perhaps both combined
1t is related that her husband, Bill, has strayed
off after younger and strange faces, and left no
one to care for his first love-" Such is freedom.
TPickens Courier,
GM HOUSE BURNT.-The gin house Of Captain
J. J. Nelson, near Long Town, with about twenty
bales Of cotton, was burnt On Monday night last
The incendaries seem determined on running
Captain Nelson But short since his valuable
# 1rpentine distillery was destroyed in the same
1nner.-C Camden Journal.
e Alta meeting Of Bethel Presbytery, held at Cane
Greek Church, Union District, 8. @, on the 9Th
and installed Pastor Of said Church.
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