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

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| habits Of industry and economy, and above all Il
cultivate harmonious relations with the white rae
| as the necessary conditions Of this progress
These sentiments were well received by the freed
| men, and were reiterated and enforced by seyera
co]ored speakers, among whom the most Promi
nent was Paul jefferson. the teacher OF coloret
| school at Greenwood. The meeting was OF thu
| most harmonious character, and afforded the bes
evidence of the friendly relations which exist be
tween the two races in this vicinity, anu would ex
| ist everywhere but for the efforts OF needy ad
venturers and selfish agitators.-AooeoWe Fress
The SOUTH CAROLINA PENTrENT1ARY. . The
Board OF Commissioners Of the Penlte1tary-
consisting Of Messrs. Gregg, Robertson and Came
ron-met in this city, recently, and proceeded tc
inspect that institution. The following ls sum,
mary of their report: There are now completed
fifty cells, and the stone cut for twenty more; Inc
first convicts were received on the 18th April Al
present. there arc upwards OF LOO. There mas ma
been one death one escape; one pardoned by tne
Governor and one discharged. The cost OF sub
sistlng convicts is about twenty cents day; Dut
the entire cost of keeping convict cannot yet be
ascertained. No convict who is now working is
worth less than sixty cents day and his board,
if he was hired laborer thirty are worth eighty
conts per day and their board.
All are kept at work, except when excused by the
surgeon. Stone-cutting and masonry is the chief
EMPLOYMENT. Seventeen are daily sent to the
quarry-about one md half miles distant. An
amount of clothing is on hand, sufficient to last
until the 1st!January. Each prisoner, on enter
ing is invested with the convict costume, after
being thorougly cleansed and purified, and the
Commissioners heard no complaint made, during
either their treatment or their food; and it was
found that nearly all Of them were in fair way to
learn remunerntive trade. With few exceptions,
punishment has been found unnecessary. Since
the month of April, the convicts have performed
2570 days Of labor, which, at sixty cents per day.
ia equal to $1542.-PhRniI.
S1NoULAR.-For two months or moro, as we
learn draft for $1,000 in gold, contributed to the
poor Of his District by DR.. ]. Marion Sims, native
Of Lancaster, but now residing in Paris, has been
lying uncalled for in the Executive ofce-notwlth-
standing the Governor has addressed not less than
three communications to prominent citizens Of
that District. This would seem to be q verifcation
of ths old adage that what is every ones business
is no ones business"
We learn that thero will be large mass meet
ing at Belton Anderson District, on the 30h inst,
at which Governor Orr (f not prevented BY official
duties> is likely to be present Political interest
in the upper part OF the State is deepening every
day, and meetings arc being held every week,
which are addressed by white and coored citizens.
The Union Leagues in Pickens and portions Of
Greenville District are, it is said, composed OF
both races.
At one of tho registration precincts in Pickens,
as we arc informed, q number OF colored men,
armed with muskets, recently drew up in file in
TOnt OF Cuc registration OluCe, duu mduo buCu uo-
monstrations that the President OF the Union
League at that place, as conservator OF the pub,
lie peace, took down their names, and forwarded
the same to the nearest military post.
Wo also loarn that in the vicinity OF Rock Hill,
on tho Charlotte Railroad q considerable body Of
negroes are regularly drilling.
most fearful and brutal outrage was recently
committed in that neighborhood upon young
and respectable lady.-Ibid.
WEATHER AND CRoPs.-Plentiful showers con-
tinue to fall, and The crops promise bountiful
harvest. Plenty once moro is about to look in our
doors; would that peace and quiet come with it,.
The showers of the present summer seem to be
accompanied. more than is usual, with severe
lightning. Several evenings Of the present week
we have been startled with keen reports, much
like cannon shots, where there was but little evil
dence OF O cloud.
ON Tuesday evening last tree was struck in
the yard of Mr.. r. A. Tobin, Of this village. The
{, co was near the house, the inmates Of which
were considerably shocked. Mr.. VIM. b. Garretts
house was also struck the same evening, but be-
yond doing some injury to the chimney, We hear
of no damage.-Ldurensvu!e Herald.
PAnpoNs.-An persons interested in the matter
of obtaining pardons from the Executive, will bear
in mind that the application cannot be entertained
unless it is accompanied by report OF the case,
made by the Judge who tried, or the solicitor who
proeecuted the same.-PhRntI.
Tho annual meeting OF the Stockholders of the
q. & u. Railroad CompOny was he Id at Spartan
burp. C. H.. on Wednesday last. The meeting
was well attended. The election for President and
Directors resulted as follows:
PREs1DENT-Thos B. Jeter.
D1REcToRs-S. Bobo, G. w. H. Lcgg. j. W. Mil
ler. ]. q. Bomar, ]. Il. Evans, Il. N. Dawkins, D.
Goudelock, R. J. Gage, A. W. Thompson, John L.
Young, W. J. Aston, W. H. Gilliland.
In our next we will publish the proceedings and
reports Union"Ae Times,
SENTENCE CoAMUlED.-John Davis, who was
tried and convicted Of larceny before Judge Lett
ner. at tho August term Of the District Court for
Kershaw. and sentenced to six months imprison-
ment at hard labor in the penitentary, has had
Ills punishment commuted to Imprisonment in the
common iail until the 18th of September next. He
has been imprisoned since the sd OF last July: Inc
evidence was purely circumstantial. Several per-
sons were about the store from which the twenty
dollars were stolen; none OF the money was found
in his possession and in view OF tho TACT that tne
prisoner was youth, Gnd stranger, the Judge
and solicitor recommended that he be pardoned.
A''>' [PhRniI.
THE WEATHER AND TIE CRoPs.-from every
nortion of our District wo hear encouraging &C
counts of the growing crops. Corn, now beyond
ali contingencies of failure will bo at least an ay-
erape crop, fully sufficient for tho wants OF the
District. The cotton crop, notwithstanding the
fact that the late heavy rains have caused 1t to
sbed badly, will be larger than that OF last year.
A greater breadth OF land has boen planted IN the
stable and il has been more carefully worked than
n was Inst wear. We should be q deeply grateful
people, for the prospects before US are favorable
p00r a[Clarendon Press.