The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-18
State Items.

THz New SECRETARY OF STATE.-We learn that
Hon Ellison Capers, the new Secretary Of State of
South Carolina, viii enter upon the discharge Of
his official duties on Monday next, the 18th inst.
henceforth be addressed to. him at Columbia.
.T G,-.!!i,! I3i ;sf:; saaf lGdrolinian.
= HaKEAs CoRPUs.-John A. DsYane who is
charged with the. homicide Of Charles; ;E. Bennett,
1 ON Tuesday last, was brought before his Honor
Judge Green yesterday, on writ OF ha6eas corpus:
the Coroner, he was admitted to bail, with suff-.
cient surety, in the sum Of $50O0 for his appear
ance at the next term OF the Court Of General Ses
sions for this District. The prisoner was repre-
W.Melton and John T. Rhettt Esq, for the State.
- s.. .s,5s.t Ph9nir.
Town EIEcr1oN.- An election was held on Mon;
dsy last, for an Intendant and four Wardens for
the town Of Yorkville, with the following result:
Intendant- Col w H. McCorkle: s.i,' E.yl, :
3. Wardans-S.,A a. MeEyee, Dr;J. M. Lowry, B.
P. Boyd, andJ J. y. Rawlinson:
=. II Yorku,Oe Enquirer.
81. Qua F4RMERa AT WoRK.-To judge from appear
ances, our. farmers are going to do something this
syear, II blessed with favorable seasons. The work
Of preparing the soil for the crops has fairly be-
~gun. In every direction the plows can be seen in
moton, and many snscessaFy,fbu hsretoforene-
glsaed reparahsye 6ean COMP eted:s :ssYhe tenees,
IA f6culaf, have BEEN Wholly or partly erecon-
structedn by the introduction Of new rails, and
d
have hitherto presented to the inyasions Of enter
priang stray horses and long snoqted swine of the
pinst & In pet the Yeqeeslhaye re-
ceived more repairs within The last two months
than in three or four years past, It affords us
pleasure to notice these signs Of aWakening energy
the part our people; satisfied as we are that
the only way for them to throw off their present
burdens ie togo to work.-lIbad.
CONFEDERATE DEAD.-Tlere are two hundred
and sixty one graves Of our Confederate dead in
-, IN koo oy,l aNP
the ladies Of the Memorial Association. Under
the direction Of these ladies all the dead have
been removed from their several places of rest to
one place in the Cemetery. Among them are
either
else the faint hacery Of q comrades pencil has
yielded 10 time and become ilegible, or else the
records have persisted in some other wsy.-I6id.
TIE UN1vERMTY.-There are ninety-one students
present for duty. Since the establishment of the
University 1866-the1e have been
hundred aid six matriculates.
SMALL Po1-This Ioathsome disease, we under
stand, is prevailing to limited extent among ne
groes in the lower portion OF this District. One
case originating in that quarter, developed itself
GSs vage %apps STEPS taken
gether with all who we're in the same house, re-
moved and there are now no apprehensions that the
disease will spread in this community. Prudence,
however, would suggest that the usual precautions
,,.ls.gst1;E ~. ~. 80 Lancaster Ledger.
COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE 7. B. Thrus-
ton, Esq, has been appointed Collector Of Internal
Revenue for the District Of Greenvile and Pickens
RENcoNTRE.-We learn that q difficulty occurred
last night between two Indian men in town, in |
which one stabbed the other several times and so
severely that his Life is IL imminent danger:
TIE WORK GosMENcED.L The work of laying the |
track and rebuilding our railroad vas commenced |
on Monday. We are pleased to hear that it is the
intention Of the General Superintendent to push |
the work vigorously until the road is COM
pleted.-Cdnnden Journal.
"A SHEITEB.-The travelling pub ic will hail with
delight the completion OF wo.k 1ow in course of |
progress at this point. It is shelter, from the
rain and cold, where the change of cars is made
opposite the Hotel. This work will cover three
tracks, for the accommodation Of all the trains
connecting at one time. Passengers will suffer no
more incony yenience now than that incidental to
any change.-F2orence GazeGe.
DEAD.-Mr. Frank PAYNE, who. several weeks
ago (the particulars Of which were published in
the Phoenix at the time). had a shooting ARRAY
with MIR. stanmore Chappen, near Chappe}rs De,
pot, IN which 6 Mr. c. and colored man were in
stantiy hled, died or Friday last from the effects
Of his wound.-PhoentI.
stand that this chief manager of the Charlotte and
South Carolina Railroad has been tendered s;m;-
lar position on the North Carolina Railroad. d.-Ibid
) PAPER Mil BURNT.-We learn, through pri-
vate source, that the Buena Vista Paper Min, in
Greenville District, operated by Messrs. S. ".
Brown & Co., was destroyed by fire on Mondar
last The loss is not very heavy, as but
title damage was done the machinery or water
Rheel.-Anderson lnte0Sgencer.
The Pckens Courier says that Exchanges are
the name, location and number Of fac
o-ies in the State" giving the number at twelve,
% which should be added that of the Pendleton
Factory, on the Blue Ridge Railroad, the property
4 Mr.. VIM. Perry. This omission deserves notice,
Or the Pendleton Factory and its energetic pro-
rietor should moi be overlooked in summing up I
be industrial resources of the State. s
A VILLAGE BURIED BY AN IoE-S1DE-Intelli- .
ence reached Montreal last week of an ice-shove,
susicg very serious results, at st. Regis, an In.
ian viiuS9e, sixty mics up the St. Lawrence, on
le Amarican frontier. The ice showed over 6
rye portion Of tie village, submerging it. It oc-
rred during the h;yht and the CONSERVATION is
,scribed IS dreadful Some of the villagers
imbed up and lodged in trees. Many had moth l