The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-09
Affairs In the State.

Corn in Greenve has again come down in
price to IS cents per bushe
Hogs are still passing through Asheville at the
rate of two or three droyes daily, on their way to
this State. Five large Groves have already arrived
here.
Seven prisoners confined in Barnwe District
Jail for various offences, effected their escape on
Saturday night the 30th ult by breaking one the
iron bars and swinging themselves down By blan-
kets and are now at large.
Mrs. Emily Douthit, mother of Mr.. s. J.
Douthlt, Ordinary, of Greenvile District met with
a very serious accident few days ago. She was
walking, it appears, upon sidewalk in Grecnville
by the side of which deep gully, and it being
very dark, she was unable to see the walk and
steped OFF into the gully, breaking her leg bone
| about midway between her ankle and knee.
The Orangcburg News says last Monday the
Sherif'S and Commissioners sales attracted TO
the Village a large concourso from every part Of
the District. The general want Of means prevent
ed any active competition III the bidding and the
prices realized, with one or two exceptions would
not bear comparison even with the specie rates
before the waT.
Commissioner in Equity in Lancaster District on
Monday last. Estate of S. B. Massey-Onc tract
of six hundred and one acres assigned to the
widow for Dower-revcrsion sold for 500 OO (;
tract OF four hundred and forty-1ive acres for
Sl30000; tract Of six hundred and sixty acres for
S15C000: tract of one hundred forty-sx acres for
$4,000 tract of fifty six acres for s1G0 90 house
and lot i'll the village for s272j 90. One-eight
ac1o lot for 500. Estate Susan Basking-380 acres
| foi SGG0 90. Lands OF j. ID. McIlwain, sold to
| foreclose Mortgage-seven hundred acres 5000;
nine hundred acres 5000. No sales were made by
| the Sheriff.
The following is the result of one days cotton
| picking on tho plantation OF Major James Furse
on Lower Three Runs, in Barnwe District, on the
| 2Sth ult. Eliza, two hundred and soyenty-one
| limo hmm ra1 md
one hundred and sixty seven; Nancy that hand)
one hundred and thirty-fve Emily (half handJ
one hundred and thirty-ive; Tom, lone hundred
| and twelve Daniel one hundred and fortv-fve ;
| Rachael, two hundred and sevcnty-two: Paul
| (half HANDY one hundred and seventy-fve Bar
| ney, two hundred and thirty-cght Rachael (half
hand) one hundred and sixty; Dillah, (half HANDY
one hundred ezd seventy seven; Adam, two hun
| thirty Sarah, one hundred and sixty Fed, one
hundred and ninety; Antony, two hundred and
thirty.
Tho Greenville Mountaneer records the fol-
lowing sales at auction in that District, on Mon
day last: The Oliver Barrett, tract containing
two hundred and sevcnty-siX and half acres,
was bought by Rev. r. +. Whilden for 1880, to
be paid on the first OF January next. The Israel
Charles tract, containing three hundred and thir-
ty-four acres, was bought by B. D. Garrison for
$500, cash. A house and lot, belonging TO p. d.
Cureton, was bought BY Mrs. Noise for s720, to
be paid by the first of January. The above prop
erty was all sold under bills to forcclose mortga-
ges. \ tract of land belonging TO the estate OF
Martin OTIS, containing tSo hundred and twenty
acres, was bought b. Harriet S. OTIS, for s407 a
tract of land belonging to the estate of Martin
Otis, containing sixty acres. was bought by p. IL.
Otis, tor s1G0. The two last tracts we're sold for
partition among heirs, and on twelve months
credit.
On Friday. the 29lh ultimo, says the Barnwell
Sentinel one Of the most violent tornadoes that
ever swept over this section of councy, was cxpe-
riencod about two and half miles auovc this vii
age. Its fury was confined to very narrow
scope, covering III width about quarter of q
mile. Trees, fences, outhouse5 &C., were levellcd
to the ground, and some three or four of onr
planting friends, on whom it vented its slpccn, will
not bo able this year to clear their lands On one
place there was not q single tree LETT standing A
wagon was carried some forty or fifty yards, and
stove ino atoms and large tree, after it was up
rooted, was carried some twenty or thirty feet from
where it grew and lodged against tree. Fortu-
nately no lives were lost, but the extent of the
damage cannot be cstimeted; even the cotton left
standing in the fields spun out yard in
length and much Of ii twisted. Gur informant
Mr.. S. c. Cave, gentleman who can be relied
On, states that ho has never seen anything to
equalit, and the Oldest iuha bitant does not recol
lect ever witnessing such storm.