The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-26
Majority for Blacks.

Majority for Blacfs... Observation-Disclosures. %
McConnollsville, in this District, under date or
Ie.srs Editors: The Board of egistration mado
terday. Their arrival was anxiousy expected by
o largo crowd OF freedmen, who had gathored III
tho vicinity al An carly hour in the morning, and
whose eyos, be aiming with anxiety, were constant
ly turned in the direction whence tho gentlemen
wore expected 10 como. As soon operations
were commenced, tho store-honse, which was oc.
cnpied for the purpose, was filed to its utmost
capacity and iE was with difficulty that tho wonld-
be-citizens were brought to understand that thoy
comply, however, and in q short time they passed
through the necessary examination, had tho oath
read TO them, wero sworn in, and nfterward sont
Thoro wns, also, iair proportion Of Tho whtcs
| Of this section who were registered; yot somo OF
the latter, j. appears, do not attach that interest
/ to thor boing registered which tho nature OF tho
| case would seom to demand. At the closing OF
the session to-day, the whole number registered
was 22a o. those l6l wero black and Gt whites.
Ninoty flve blacks wero registered on tho first day,
| md SO whites; Gd blacks and 32 whites tho
second. Thus you see that tho majority OF tho
blacks ia considerable. Howoyor, as q great many
tion in tho numbers may not bo 80 great ut tho
closing OF tho sessions. Yoriusae Enquirer.
!. THE WEATHER AND TUE CRops.-Cotton il, in
como parts Of tho District, damaged OF least ono
fourth by tho recent heavy rains in other parts it
has suffered no serious injury. We hayo not tho
usual accounts from tho country, on account Of tho
commend to tho Commissioners for their usual
considerato attention.-0r -0rangebHrg Ne,cs.
HonsE KILLED Dy LIaurNINa.-A horse, be-
longing to Simeon Westmoroland, ctizon OF this
District. was killed by lightning during tho soycrc
thunder and rain storm, on Tuesday eyoning,
l whilo standing in wagon IN tho upper 1srt @ q
town. near tho residence OF HeV Dr. J. A. Broad
THE WEATHER, Go,-We continue to have on
abundance Of rain, rain, rain. Last Thursday
Friday and Saturday, wo had quito drought, bni
tbs w w To a sys esa.
weather and then rain, Look out for showers to-
%o hear TINT cotton is somewhat injured
though every body IL In fno spirits ovor tht
viii raise thoir own supPlies.- Sentinel
. HEALTH oP THE DlsTnIcr.-Wo learn that thort
! is great deal os sickness in tho District. Th'
ever knownt but dsngeroua oasos NO havc henrd o
but fow, Doctors hAvo enough 10 do just now, bu
their Attention Is required at no ono place long @
8 70 their treatment, May Il bo no wSraO.~IIid.
= FnKEpnSs's DINNER AT GREEEwoop.-We lear
that q YorY excellent public dinner was given Of
Saturday last by tho freedmen Of tho vicinity o
= and Informing themselves upon tho pending issues
: that there was large attendance on the occa
Z sion, and that tho day paaaod or with rGmnrkabl
u ample provision mado Of good cheer for tho ontol
tanpsnt Of t,o g gussts and 70 this end the white
nnd blhoks all freely contributed. Tho meotinj
n Was under tho special direction Of tho fro,d
!. mon, but the whites hal boon worry. generall
:. invited to participate, apd furnished fror
10 spoakors on tho occasion. Tho assombly wa
n snceessigely addressed by 8. P. Boozor, Esq
s Capt. ]. r. Tarrant Ma ]. A. Loland, and D.
a were replote With honeat advice and wiso counso
t The freedmen wero instructed az TO thor change
0, relations and newly assumed duties. They .;We'
10 advised TO esohew party politics, secret polite
,oag1es and al afalIstion with unknown adre