The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-21
Items OF State News.

The News reports G slight frost in Fair
field on the 18th. .-c
| All over the State we notice calls for Demo
cratic meetings. The South Carolina Democ.
racy is terribly in earnest,
| Mr.. David C. Carpenter, aged about thirty.
five years, and for the last ten years in the ser:
vice Of the W. 4 III. Railroad as engineer, died
at Florence on Friday.
George Green, citizen Of Pickeps Dis
trict, was shot on Friday last, dying in short
| time from the effects OF the wound. Particu-
lars not reported.
Col. 8. D. Goodlett, Of Greenville, has
been appointed and commissioned BY his
Honor Judge Bryan ga Commissioner Of the
United States Courts for South Carolina"
From Orangeburg District we hear repor Is
of further ravages by the caterpillar IN the cot.
ton fields. In some localities the birds are
doing the planters good service, destroying
these insects in great numbers. :
M. S. Miller. Esq, son Of the late Col
Hugh Miller, go universally esteemed in Fair
field District. has published q card renounci ipe
all further connection With the Republican
party.
Cox, the Radical negro Sheriff elect o.
Darlington District, has given his official bond
B. F. Whittemore and Griffin Holleyman, with
others from Charleston, are stated as l. is &C.
curities.
The Walhalla Courier says: ''There have
been tremendous rains in this district during
the past week-we fear, damaging cotton,
and fodder already pulled, besides much de-
laying the far ner in pulling that which needs
it at this time"
The Greenville Momtaineer says: 1.-THE
prevalence OF rainy weather for some time
past has already caused much damage to the
fodder crop OF the district and the pros
poets Of still greater injury are unfortunately
manifest"
in the vicinity Of Florence, on the night
OF the 11th, negro woman was shot and killed
in oornfeld by q negro guard employed on
the plantation. She was shot while pulling
the corn, and died almost instantly. A jury
Of inquest found verdict in accordance with
the facts. On the jury we're seven colored and
five white citizens.
The Darlington Southerner says: From
several sections of the district we hear very
bad accounts OF the cotton crop. The rust has
made fearful ravages, and some OF the growers
will gather their entire crop at one picking.
The average crop Of the district will moi be as
much by half as was made last year. There
will be corn enough made to supply the peo-
ple."
The Orangeburg News, in noticing the re-
suit Of the late election there, which, as already
stated, r6SulCeQ III CUmpi6to OouOCrdtlC VIC
tory, says: can analysis OF the vote shows
one hundred and forty-two white voters, and
seventy-five colored. Of the latter, forty-one
voted the Democratic ticket as whole; while
thirty three others inserted the names of two
Republicans; and about twenty ultra Radicals
did not vote at all. We congratulate the color
ed people in the disposition manifested by
them towards their true friends, the Southern
white people, in this election. The resu has
been the election of an efficient Town Council
for the ensuing year, and an increase Of good
feeling between the two races in our commu-
munity." .4
"A rousing Democratic meeting took place
at Nlnety-Six on the 18th instant. There was
fine turnout. The meeting was most in
telhgent and earnest one, and many Of the
fair women Of the two neighboring districts
graced the occasion with their presence, and
dignided the cause by their adherence. An
extra train from Abbeville brought on q nnm-
ber of visitors. The following gentlemen ad-
dressed the meeting, and were introduced in
tho order named: Hon. j. P. Reed, L. F.
Youmans, Esq, Gen. 8. MCGOWAN, Col. ]. P.
Thomas, Col. A. G. Haskell, Col. John Gun
ningaam. The lateness OF the hour at which
Col. Cunningham closed, deprived the crowd
OF the opportunity of hearing Hon. A. Burt
and Col. Aiken, who had been expected to
speak.