The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-08-01
State Items.

PIoKENs DIsTRIor.-The following gentlemen
were appointed, at meeting held on Monday,
the 2sd of July, at Pickens O. H., delegates to
represent the District in the Convention held to-
day at Columbia: W. 4. EAsIEY, Esq, Col. W. 8.
GRESHAM. Major ]. H.. WHITTIER, J. E. HAaooD,
Esq, and ]. W. CoBB, Esq.
The Columbia South Cdrolinidn, of yesterday.
gives tho following full account Of the late muir
der of MIR. LANE, Of Newberry, and also Of the de-
lection Of the negroes, by whom it is supposed he
was killed:
RACES which have 30 frequently been Committed
IN this State since the close of the war and hnppi-
ly to chronicle at tho same time that q swft-foot-
ca ]usuGe mas, In the present instance, overtaken
q It appears that a Mr.. Lemuel Lane, one Of the
most respected citizens OF Newberry District had
accumulated, from the sale Of cotton and from
other sources, considerable sum Of money which
1t was known he kept on his premises. That op-
carefully watched, and by more than one person,
there can be but little douUt but It was not until
Friday night that the moment arrived for the con-
summation OF the hellish deed contemplated. Mr..
Lane had then retired as usual, but the heat be-
ing oppressive, he lay down in the open air, and
there ne was found lin in the morning, his head split
blood covering the ground around.
Z. Proceeding to the house the murderers now
ransaoked the premises, the wife Of Mr.. Lane
having taken fight to escape the fate that surely
awaited her il found, and all the gold and silver
on the place., amounting to between eight aud
nine thousand dollars, as we learn, was carried
away.
Intelligence of the diab olical act quickly spread
and in short time parties started in pursuit
evaded capture and reached Columbia on Sunday
morning, accompanied by another negro named
Armistead A. Cook Aoc9sting 2 little colored boy,
Charlotte Depot, handing him at the same time
silver quarter of dollar. The lad noticed that one
OF the negroes carried a bag. which to him seemed
N M mi md oil
ties left him. he communicated the fact to Messrs.
Startling and Pope, two citizens living in the
neigh5orhood: ia These, mounting their horses,
took them in corn-feld bey nd the Lunatic
Asylum. The negroes were ordered to halt, when
John Counts, alias Dawkins, one OF them, took to
his heels. MIR. Starting at once fired and wounded
Which brought S I1sn the @ negro
to the ground, the ball entering his body. He
lived about fifteen minutes, but made no remark
The other had meanwhile surrendered and is now
In custody. On examining the body. OF the dead
were found sewed in his clothing and concealed In
his stockings and elsewhere, besides the bag of
| specie before referred to. J.,
upon 1t, and five or six dolars, were found on the
person OF Armistead. The story Of the latter is
that he was hired by the murderer to pilot him to
Columbia, and as he, Armistead, had to come
down on Monday, he accepted the proposition and
received the reward.
Such are the facts as they have been narrated
ment OF the affair preliminary to the publication Of
the details.
An inquest was held on the body Of the murder
or by Coroner Walker, which was in course all day
yesterday, and much evidence was evoked of a
character which, it is said involves in the crime
more than the persons above named.
Later.-We learn that the jury at q late hour
this evening, came to g verdict. the substance Of
which is as folio 3: That the freedman John
Counts alias Dawkins came to his death by q pis-
tol shot from pistol in the hands of Westley Star
| ling or w. 3. Pope, in attempting to arrest him
| for supposed robbery.
KERsHAw DIsTRlcT.-At public meeting III
Camden on the 23d, the following gentlemen were
| appointed delegates to the O,lumbia Convention :
Major ]. NJ. DEsAUssURE Col. L. W. r. BLAIR,
Gen. j. d. KENNEDY, Cspt w. @ LEIrNEn, w. l..
DEPAss, ESQ.,, and Ool A. D. GOODWIN.
The NEUTRALITY LAws.-The House has mat
| adopted an act amending our neutrality laws. The
new bill 80 modies tho old law as TO make Il simi
lar to the British foreign enlistment aot, except
that 1t authorizes citizeDs OF the United States 10
sell vessels and munitions Of war to Governments
not at war with the United States. 30 that our
manufacturers will do o good business in foreign
rebellion" hereafter. England, it ia true, saved