The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-29
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

The military authorities o3er reward % @.
$1,000 for the arrest OF the murderer u u' W.
Dill, near Camden.
Mr.. Thomas Ashby's wagon, returning
home from Florence on Wednesday evening,
with load of corn, was halted by u -ored men,
aad robbed Of two sacks OF corn.
A colored man, supposed to have been
insane, was run over by the passenger sran on
the ". G. & R., Railroad, about four miles from
Laurenburg, on the 18th Instant and instantly
killed.
The Winnsboro News says: Up. to this
date the season has been exceedingly aood,
and the crops are very promising. Inc coIn
and cotton are both looking. as well as can Dc
expected. a-.,,...
Jake Hanton, another one Of thepart! who
was engaged in the rescue OF the prisoners
from the Deputy Sheriff at Orangeburg on sne N
11th of this month, and who was Wounoeo III
the melee, died on Monday last.
The Bennettsville Journal says: During
the past week or ten days We have been D!ess- 8
ed with frequent showers of rain. which mas
given new impetus to tn. growth OF grain and
vegetation. The cotton and grain crops are
doing remarkably well.
Fires have BEEN. rather too frequent, IN
Newberry The kitchen, -four and smoke
houses Of Mrs. Henson, near Jalapa, were en-
tirely destroyed. Another fire occurred on the
premises OF Dir. Jack Hair, where the Kitchen
was consumed.
"A little son of Mr.. William Gray, residing
near Brownsville, in Marlboro District, vas
struck by lightning few DAYS ago, and instant
" killed. Mr. John Hubbard, residing in me
upper part of the same district, was struck py
lightning and seriously injured, butt recover
ing
ON last Friday week the storehouse Of Mr.
NJ. Tel 1,.<,u ~, ha,- }1fStrlGI-
the scene OF the murder and robbery on the
night of the 10th Of January last-was SCI on on
fire, and the building was consumed with al
it's contents, which were goods, corn, peas ana
one bag OF cotton.
"A few nights ago, the kitchen Of Dir. Abner
Bro n of Sumter District, containing all mis-
cooking utensils, crockery. &C., was destroyed
by fire. The origin OF the h-e is unknown,
MIR. F. a. Kennedy, of Meehan.esyi!ie. has also
been sufferer, having had his store-house
destroyed, containing large supply OF groee-
RES, provisions, &C.
An altercatiol occurred on Thursday last
at .Ninety-Six between, two citizers OF thai
place, Mr. King and Mr.. Nathan Ingram, ara
which will likely result IN the death OF The las-
ter. The difficulty arose at the Masonic cele-
bration on the previous day with soa OF dr;
Ingram and the quarrel having been assumed
by the "a her, he received several snots, W2lca
it's Thought will be fatal.
"A case of accidental shooting occurred at
the plantation OF MIR. J. T. +. Beik.a few mics
above Lancaster Courthouse, on Saturday last.
Solomon Barnes and George McIlwain, both
coored, it appears were out hunting and
George IN attempting to shoota partridge IN a.
tbicaet, lodged the contents Of his gun ln-the
back of .Solomon's head, who died almost
instantly e.. .,g.-..,, ..so,7
The orangeb,ug News says: The military
commission appointed by General Canby to
investigate the matter OF the rescua OF the
prisoners from the Deputy Sheriff on tho llth
Of this month, met here on Monday and ad.
jonrned on Thursday. after examining few of
the Witnesses The departure Of the comm's-
sion was rs sudden, and even more. SO, than
their coming. The number Of witnesses il
attendance was very large, bu only a feww:fe
examined.