The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-20
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4 DEDIcATIoS.-Wc stated some weeks since
that our baptist colorcd people had purchased u
lot, and were ndustriously engaged in arranging
for house of worship upon it, We arc pleased TO
stat. now that the house has been built, and that
it was dedicated to the Supreme Being on Sunday
last. We were present at the interesting ccreno-
nv and can truly say that the services throughout
were very solemn, appropriate and impressive.
TIE CRops.-Wc learn from gentleman who
lives III Lexington that tho crops i'll that Cs;,
are very promising, and that the wheat crop
especially s. the best that has been seen i'll that
section for many years-probably that has ever
been raised.
The Lancaster Ledger notices frost in that
region OH two mornings of last week. Some cot
ton was killed. but tho crop generally was not up.
The wheat crop. which before WAS very promising,
it is hoped, has received no serious injury.
DETENTION OF TnA1N-Wc learn that the up pas
senger tran was detained ut Bolton last night for
several hours. Oh account OF the destruction of
about hundred yards of the track, which mad
tnken fire from, IL burning wood pile alongside.
Nearly one hundred und fifty cords of wood were
consumed in the plie.-Gfcenrutc MOuntameer.
SUDDEN DEATH OF PROFESSOR EDwARDs.--It is
with feelings of profound SORROW that We record
the death of Prot. p {. Edwards, uf the Furlnan
University. This sad event. which occurred yes
terdav morning, las cast gloom over II entire
community. On Sunday n.orning, apparently Ill
the full vigor of health, he preached an able SER
mon, i'm the Baptist Church here, GU the Divine
and Human futures of Christ. lnmcdl tcy
afterwards his flow of health was chcc ,cd by =
rapid disorder and before this no doubt: nc has
happily entered upon the beuefccnt fruition OF
| those truths which he then so earnestly expound-
| cd -GreenrdVe M0untGiHeer.
FlnE.-Ycstcrday morning fire occurred ut the
corner of richardson and Coffee streets, i'll the
house owned aud occupied by Mrs. Howell. 1t APP
pears that spark from the stovc-pipe had lodged
under the shingles of the roof ana the wind blow
ing strongly at the time famed the spark into u
lamc. Fora while there seemed but little hope
of rcscuin; the building from destruction, us lor-
!ions of the roof q" both sides Of the coping wero
in flames, and the fire Lad found its way to the ii-
side and sclzcd upon the shcatling and raftcrs.
Fortunately. however, the Neptune (tle engine in
Charge of the colprcd pcople) was near the spot,
and wls rapidly brought up and Immediately put
to work. The timely aid of this engine with the
assistance rendered by PERSONS OH the roof ami III
side OF the building, SOON checked the progress oi
the flames, and in very short time every spark
lud been cxtnguisilsd -tc injury being cUuicti
/" . small portion Of thu roof.
tGrrnrMe MouatuiHecr.
DEATH OF AN EsTIMABLE CIrIzES.-Wc arr,
paincd 10 hear of the dcccasc of Mr. Samuel q.
FaIr. an influential and highly esteemed c.tzem "i
this District, at his house, Thursday last. from
stroke of ar"plcXy. Our sincere n!lGttiIIra arc
Will, his hcrcavcd family, IN their liuu ot sad
aiil cti"n and We feel. too, that tho community
i;,ls met with the loss uf nir at it's most worthy
;!ld ";iimbi" members -Uydny'buig hrtrS.
OUTRAGEOUS EopBERY- On last saturday night.
SIN :r, ,dn''n. laborers on the plantation Of Mr.
i;lsscl! Zimmerman, cnncnct.,l plan fnr 70 hlms
the store E" Mr. I. +. Rickcnla rim this District.
They proceeded thIther. and called up Mr.. :. l..
Jickeuhakcr. a. Mr. L. T.. Il. his SON VAS absent.
lie st"rr WIS urncrly gin house, and hal a
partition dividing oil the room for storing vinegar,
nnla,Scs, Nc. from the rest of the store. The
larkcys inquired FOR syrup, and upon Mr. Rs: ts''-
ing int" the small room for the purpose of draw
ing it, the: managed tn steal quantity nt bacon.
pa rs of sl'cs and other articles. O,0":tb"fy
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