The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-08

The Burns Club Of Columbia has been re-
vived, with Mr.. John Mckenzie as President.
Saturday, 9th ult., was return day for Lau-
rens, number OF cases returned not over seventy.
Judge Dawkins will preside.
During the past two days, there have only
been seventeen registrations IN Coiumpla-seven
whles and ten colcred.
The Spartan notices the death OF DR.. Benjamin
81. Wofford and Mr.. David Holcomb, old citizens
Of Spartanburg District.
The President and Directors Of Greenville and
Columbia Railroad will publish new schedule in
few days materially reducing the rates Of freight
aud travel on said road.
We notice the death of DR.. John Lark, which
occurred ON the 18th September, at Chappeli Hill,
Texas. He was born IN Edgefeld. He leaves
widow, the daughter Of A. L. LAX, OF Newberry
District.
Mr. B. Rush Campbell, Grand Lecturer before
the Masonic Lodges Of South Carolina, visited
Newberry last week and gave the Fraternity a Sc.
ries ofinteresting lectures. His presence among
the craft inspired much warmth and good feeling.
The funeral ceremonies Of DR.. Jas. P. Knight,
who uied from yellow fever while on his way home
| from Texas we're celebrated by the Wallace Lodge,
| Of whic he was worthy and esteemed member,
by the fraternity on the 26th ult, ut Warrior Greek
| Church.
yicorating influence Of genial sun and good clear
weather. cotton picking has advanced steadily.
Newberry's quota to the cotton crop OF the South,
for 1867, will be between twelve and fourteen thou
| sand bales"
The Marion Star learns on good authority that
one Middleton, negro clergyman IN that District,
has written letter to the military authorities,
| declaring in substance that Though it may seem
egotsm to say it. his word is law with the negroes
in Marion District, and that he will die before ne
will pay the State tax"
The depot OF the Wilmington and Manchester
nl,NIo, mad tv fro n
Sunday morning. The greater portion OF the
produce and merchandise stored in the d, pot ano
adjoining houses was saved. Four or five bales
cotton we're burned The fire is supposed to have
been the work Of an incendiary.
Augustus Holmes, freedman, who committed
q murder in Edgecomb country, n. c., last juno
was arrested in Columbia by Chief Of Police Rad
cliffe, on Wednesday, through information obtain
ed from Private Riggs, OF Company b: 5th Y.
Artillery. Holmes had been in the freedmen
hospital for length Of time, and it was while u
this institution that disclosures were made wh!c!
led to his arrest.
The Chester Standard says: Kessiah DeGraf
fenreid and husband, colored, passed through thu
place, with free passport from Charlotte, n. {.
To Red River, Texas. We have in our midst man.
gentlemen Of color, whose services can well be dis
SSensed with, and who are doing very little good t
themselves or families, desirous Of emigrating t
Sorejgn parts. An opportunity is now presented t
then bv apply to the Freedmen's Bureau Char
lotte, n. c.
The Winnsboro' News notices singular n
etoncs of mixture Of civil and military sovereignt
r%;ch occurred on Tuesday in the Court House
,rbore the Fall term of the Court OF Common
plees ;s holding its sessions. A civil suit 10
Vegas was progressing with Interesting speed tb
connseI for both plaintiff and defendant had
snnIln at the Jury. And while the counsel for de
fendart was getting on "swimmlngly, the oppo
siton suggested that the case Ill litigation was EN-
braced IN the period Of the Military Stay Law tNo
l0); so the whole process was stayed ry III
Honor, the Judge
OF sale day in Newberry, the Herald says: In
sales OF land by Commissioner and Sherln no douo
being the particular feature, but we are sotfy .
say that tie prices at which these lands soid "Sr
very low. The Commissioners sales announced u
the various tracts to 1886 acres, averaging aoou
So 80 an acre. The Sher.f's sales or three tracts
in all about one hundred and fifty acres, Dfor2n
better prices-sl1S8. Several horses some pas
SADLY felr, others under average, we're sold at 10y
prices, the highest we believe not being over $40
Other sales ot lesser note took place on the. smal
fry" order
Walter Barre while returning to his hom
about four miles rom Newborry c. H., on Sunda.
y, last, with his lady and child met with an acciden
which resulted seriously to his estimablo lady.
: appears that the pair OF mules he drove tool
Z fright at party OF freedmen, who we're huddlet
together in q fence corner, and running away up
, set the buggy, from which his wife was yiolentl
: THROWN and her arm broken in tho fall. beside
sustaining severe internal injury. Mr.. Barre ais
received considerable injury, as also his little son
but neither to :he sad extent sustained bv Mrs
] Barre, whose wounds have proved Of q conpljca
ted character.