The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-11
State Items.

EARLY IN THE FIELD.-We are informed by
colored freeman mot freedman) that Aaror
| Sweat, of Marlboro District another coloret
freeman (not freedman) who has always en-
joyed all the privileges of white man, is q
| candidate for Congress in this Congressional
District. That he has made several appoint.
ments, at which he has been met by crowds Of
freedmen, to whom he has made electioneerine
speeches. In these speeches he tells the
freedmen that he gets his papers from the
West, informing him that in that region the
Radicals are butchering all the old secession
lists, men, women and children, and argues
that the same must be done here, and that now
is the time to do it. There are other native
born, natural orators, of African descent, who
also address these meetings, using equally vio-
lent and incendiary language. One of these,
by the name of Prince, bricklayer by trade,
is also in the feld as candidate for tho con-
vention.-Chcraw Advertiser.
COTTON BLooM.-The first cotton bloom that
we have heard of in this vicinity this season,
appeared on the plantation of Mrs Jane Camp
BELL on Thompson's creek, near this place. 1t
was plucked from the stalk on the 27th ult.,
and sent to our office. -.
If we remember rightly, this is some ten or
twelve days later than the general average in
the crop we should think this is the case gene
rally. Cotton has, upon general average,
about three months-from about the 18th of
June to about the 18th of September-to mature
its fruit, so that if the crop is ten days behind
time, but about hine-tenths of q crop may be
reasonably calculated upon.
Cheraw Advertiser.
THE WEATHEn.-For the last two weeks rain
has fallen almost daily, but not in such ouanti-
ties as for few weeks before. Crops of all
kinds are more or less damaged and we fear
there will not be more than half crop gather
ed in this section. Wheat has suffered most
severely in some parts of the District we
learn Of whole fields, containing many acres,
being destroyed after having been cut and
shocked-the heavy rains flooding the fields,
and the wheat lining the banks of the creeks
for miles. Corn and cotton in the low lands
have been almost entirely ruined but, that
on the uplands appears TO be doing well. The
fruit crop is complete failure. Apples, peach
es, melons, &C., being things that we can
think of and know that we have had. . -
..'la-,s"a ~ - ..g.., Cheraw Addertiser.
We regret to learn that the grist mill of the
Rev. D. LeGette, was washed away on Monday
last. This misfortune will doubtless be Sc
rious Inconvenience to the eGitizens in the neigh
borhood of the mill. We are informed that all
of Mr.. LeGette's corn was in the mill at the
time, and was consequently lost.
Marion Star.
An armed guard of soldiers arrived here last
Monday, for the purpose, we understand of
guarding the Jail until after Friday next, the
day appointed for the execution of jeff Gee,
who assassinated Darius Candy Everything
that possibly could be- has been done by both
civil and military authority, to save this un-
fortunate man from the awful doom that awaits
him. We trust that his execution will be
terrible warning 10 cowardly assassns and all
who are so base as to take the lives of their
fellow-men in cold blood.
Since writing the above, the following dis
patch has been handed to US: -, tzr :.
COLUMBIA, 9th July, 1857.
To the Sheriff of Marion, s. c.
You will postpone the execution of jeff Gee
until the arrival of instructions from Governor
Orr. F. G. DRFoNTAINE,
Private Secretary.
Marion Star.
CRops-The recent heavy rains inflicted the
severest injury upon the crops in the neigh
borhood of Bishopvillc. In many instances we
learn the cotton was entirely submerged and
destroyed It is difficult, at this, period, to
form any correct idea of the average Of this
crop, but we think, from carefully comparing
and aggregating all that we have seen and
heard, that il must be comparatively short. In
many places, the weed is very small and in the
grass. Tie corn prospect, while being far
better than that of last year, is yet not so pro-
missing as it was earlier in the season. 4
.a.. -a~. 8, Sumter 4Ydtthn,an.