The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-14

rible shock which they have experienced. They
are still disposed to think that cotton is king.
The following sales were made by the Com
missioner in Equity: Estate of James Irwin
45O acres of land, S495. Estate of Samuel a.
Wilson-35O acres, $780, Estate OF Lawton-
5S7t acres $1,000. Estate OF j. NJ. PERTH
house and lot, s4OSO; 575 acres, s2675; 3SS acres,
$500: 292 acres, $500; 223 acres, s163o; 339
acres, $500; 27O acres, s1425: 80 acres, $3.50; 60
acres 800; 80 acres, $3.50. Estate of j. Foster
Marshall-house and lot, $4,000; 431 acres, 5000;
G55 acres $4,000; 290 acres S720; 2O9 acres, s3l0;
218 acres $500; 917 acres, $500; 65 acres, S62o;
81 acres. s9G5. Estate of John Cothran-l400
1900 acres, $3.50; 1000 acres, s4OO. Sales by the
Ordinary-145 acres, 1886; 178 acres, S180O.
Sales by the Sheriff-196 acres, S220; 400 acres,
s1S1O; 900 acres, $4,000; 1400 acres, S45OC; ZOO
acres, s15O; 900 acres, $500; 80 acres, $3.50;
house and lot in Greenwood, II acres, S6io.
Oconec.
Almost the last OF the property remaining
at Old Pickens Courthouse went under the
hammer of tho officer on Monday last. The
property brought its present value under pres
| ent circumstances.
The Organization of q Presbyterian Church
at Wahalla was perfected on tho 9th inst. Or.
Turner and Rev. A. A. Morse present. The
stalled Elders-Jas George, VIM. +. Erwin
and J. ]. Norton. Doacoas-R. NJ. Anderson
Blue Ridge Lodge, No. 90, A. F. NJ, has
elected the following officers to serve for the
ensuing year: Walter NJ. Woodin. W. NJ, Il.
A. H. Gibson, S. W., John Ansel, j. w., >.
w. i. Thompson, Treasurer, Robert Young,
Secretary, F. F. Sharp, Tyler, Jos: ". Holle-
man, S. D., J. c. Thompson, J. D., L. NJ. Adalr,
William Korbcr, Stewards. ,.,
The Walhalla Courier says: Within the
memory of many of our citizens tobacco was
ono Of the staple productions OF this section OF
the State. Then Charleston was tho market,
and the tobacco had to be rolled in hogsheads
all the way. The distance from market for
that, and the increased demand tor corn ut
our own doors has reduced its cultivation so
much that we now are purchasers lnsteau ol
sellers, only q few patches being raised for
home consumption. We are told that one
thousand pounds in the hand may be easily
raised as an average crop to The acre, and that
two or three acres to the hand may be cultiya-
ted without reducing the amount OF the grain
crop. This at present VIII J lesale prices, would
give to tho farmer an income OF about two
| hundred dollars to each hand employed, more
than he now makes, as the market Will now be
at his own door, three patriotic, cnereetie and
responsible gentlemen having undertaken to
purchase and manufacture it in our midst
Farmers look to your own interests, and we
are confident that this factory will flourish and
| others spring up.
A letter from Now Pickens, S. c., dated No
vember 80. to the Greenye Enterprise, soyss:
We had an unexpected and agreeable visit
from General Easlcy and Major Mcdaniel, OF
Gree1yii.c. Our little mountain village Is al
ways Lively, but perfectly quiet and orderly;
The sound Of the axo and the hammer Is neai
from "eary morn till dewy eve" and everyma
is at bis respective posts of duty. The location
of this place is an admirable one; the scenery
is charming, and all the painter and poet could
ask. We need population. Land ls abundant
and cheap. Small farms ind Industrious
farmers should be the order OF tha day;
The landed proprietols are willing and
anxious to soil convenient lots OF lsnd on
fair and reasonable terms to the tlllers OF
the soil, and am sure there is no region OF
South Carolina Offering greater Inducements
10 those in search of good and cheap small farms
than this. The people of this county are tortu-
nate in the selection made OF county officers,
Judge Philpot, OF the Probate Court, ~ a disa-
bled soldier, and every inch gentleman.
Robert Bowen, the Clerk of the Court, is quite
o young man, but is fully equal TO LIS duties'
md is of uneXccptioptl moral Character. MT
MauIdiu, tho sheriff, is energetic, indusiriou.
and the very life and soul OF amla6lllty. W.
A.. Leslie, ESQ.,, the treasurer,ls kind and cour'
teous gentleman. MIR. Folger, the auditor, IS
good business young man, and will q dscharge HE
duties faithfully and systematically. The County
Commissioners, Messrs. Holcombe, Robins and
Singleton. have laid out the county into eight
townships or school divisions, aud have splcn'
did map showing the boundaries OF each. James
e. HaGood, ESQ.,, is Clerk OF the Board and, as
you doubtless know, one OF the pcst business
men IN the up country. rich vein OF goio
has been recently discovered i'll about two miles
of this place, and gentleman from New loff
is now testing it with view OF putting up ma
chinery to pound the quartz. The prospect IL
very Gattering In some places loose gold cal
!. be picked up in considerable quantities.
GrecnvilIe.
Tho Mountai neer announces the arrival o
large droyes of hogs and the fall in the p:,ice
of bacon to . cents pound. u the weather
it SAYS: Heavy frosts and hard frecZ arc DO
coming the prevailing phenomena with us
No snow yet IN our Immediate vicinity, but w
understand that heavy SHOWS have tallcn IN tint
mountains beyond. 1t is very propltlous sea
son for those WHO are able to engage in hog
killing"
definite postponement by the Legislature o
the bill to authorize minors, or other parties
, cesfui que trust, to recover from guardlani
and trustees the full amount OF al tho fundS
! their estates which were invested in Contedsr-
, ate bonds, money or other securities, regard
!, less of tho circumstances, scn5lDly remarks
This is o most righteous determination by the
House. and is creditable to the good sense ant
inst feeling ofWhlpper and the committee who
Sustained the report. 1t strikes rs that any
Young man or young woman that would nov
attempt to cxtort from guardian or trustee
, money that the guardian, acting Ill GOOD flth
had lost, after having taken precisely the sain'
care of it that he did OF his own, aud m@a9 tn'
! Same investments that wcro considered lega
,, ut the tune, is attempting nothing less thai
!, robbery, under the gulso Of law. Ine proper
manner of disposing # all ca1cs OF the kind
ls TO leave them to the courts to decide OF
, principles OF equity, which shall correspone
with the facts anu merits OF clsos, where tho
parties do not agree.
! In chronicling the doings on sae-day the
Enter Prise says: On Monday last, consider
able amount of rcl estate was sold Dy Tic
COMMISSION. II in EquitY for distribution; fore
: closure OF mortgages. Sc. Also some by ex
ecutors and the Ordinary. The prices obtained
were considered generally full. and great ad
vanc :, on those which prevailed year or two
ago. The truth IS, that the crops OF the last
two wears which have been sold Tor Sooc
prices, have caused money to be ten tunes
rather. one hundred times-as plenty as 1t was
the first and second year after the war. The
: following sales were made by Samuel j. Dou
thit, ESQ. Jndga OF Probate: Land OF the es
tate of Mary i. Garrett, deceased. sold FOL
) partition; tract No. containing ol6 16O acres
,, bought by 3. 5. Cox. for S99J; trac
No. 2, 1877 acres, James A. AustlI
purchaser, for s65C 20. lhe above tracts
we're on twelve months time. by D. L
Moore, Esq, Commissioner in E1uity-r.a
; estate OF Col. Henry Il. johnson Tract NO. l