The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-09

Monday night, about 9 o'clock, as Dr. z. y:
Shell. Wm. Barksdale and - Hudsens were
returning from the torchlight PROCESSION aG
Laurens Courthouse, they were hreo iu.E ~
a gang of murderers who rad conceaieo tnein, a,,
selves in corner of fentc. ABOUT uoIon ;
guns were discharged, aud Dr. oneii saad muS
stantly killed and NIr. Barksdaie %ounuGIu, 60.
The affair occurred about three miles from the
Courthouse. Ihe party fired INTO were re-
spectacle citizens Of the district, and there Is
no kno Wedge of anv previous provocatlon eA-
listing. Vigorous efforts will be useu TO ascre-
tain and arrest the guilty parties.
The following purchases OF real estate IN
Greenvillc are noted in the Enterprise Mr. y:
i. Cline has bought one half OF the vacant iot
1about one acre. in front of his house, OF MIR.
blcBee, &C $500. an6 is now building store,
hoUsa on the same, on the PeDdleton road
front. Mr.. S. S. Gibbs has bought the other
half Of the lot, fronting bis dwelling, ABOUT one
acre. for $3.50, and intends improving It,. Rev.
". B. Jones has bought the house aud lot be-
longing to Mrs. Noise, situated on the Pendle-
ton road, one acre, for $1,000, and intends max
ing it his residence. Also the following sales
by the Commissioner in Equity: House ana lot
of J. ". Earle, bought by I. Q. Donaldson,
ESQ.,, for S1105. House and lot OF I. NJ. NC
Junkin, bought by ". P. Price. Esq, for slloo'
The Judge of Probate, Samuel J. Doutnlt' ESQ,
sold but one tract of land, belonging TO estate
of Abiel Martin, deceased, containing forty
eight acres, which brought S200. All Oh tne
above sales were for cash.
The Oranseburg News say: ION Saturday
last two inoffansive colored men, CONSERVATIVE
in their politics, came 10 OranSeburg with
wagon from the lover part OF St. MattheWs,
sold their cotton, and started on their return
home that evening with the proceeds. partly
invested in supplies, in their wagon. Arrived
near Four Holes Bridge, they camped near the
road side, and after building large fire, Weat
to sleep. In the night ono OF them, stephen
Ladsoh, was awakened by the report OF gun
and sharp shock, and saw some one making
off through the bushes. He went to his com
panion, Frank Thompson, and founa thae ne
had been shot in the head and was dead. Stc-
phen also was wounded IN the arm. No clue
has been discovered to the perpetrators OF this
barbarous crime. 1t is supposed that the party
or parties who committed the deed, having
killed but one of their intended victims, lied
upon seeing the other rise up"
The Lancaster Ledger notes the following
Commissioners sales in that county on Mon
day last Estate of JEFF. r. Connell-One tract
OF u acres treyersion) at S42; one OF 40 acres
at $40; one of 200 acres at $3.50. Exparte Mary
S. Hunter-One tract Of 160 acres at S3O0.
Estate of DR.. W. C. Cauthen-One tract OF
400 acres at $3.50; one Of 134 acres at So0; one
of 100 acres treversion) at $50. Estate OF
James Steele Ono tract of 264 acres home
placel at $500; one OF 200 acres at S400. EsIate
of James Adams-One tract OF 800 acres at slzoO.
Estate of Wm. Cole-One tract of 15S acres
at s21O: one of lis acres (reversionl at s25
Estate Of John Massey-One tract OF 370
acres at s1195; one OF 109 acres at s1S5; one OF
SO acres at $500; one OF $50 acres at s2S5 one
of $50 acres at $50; one of $40 acres at s405.
Estate of W. W. Ellis-One tract OF 165
acres at $50; one of 226 acres at sl60; one OF
90 acres at s120; one Of 223 acres at $3.50 one
of $50 acres at 500; one OF 2o6 acres !plne
SOS: one OF Sol acres (pine landj at s2O5; one
of 132 acres (pine land) at s195. Estate OF L.
Z. Curetou-Oue tract Of 700 acres ("axhaw
lands) at s25OO. One tract in the suburbs OF
the village containing 14t acres at S4Oo.