The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-31
ITEMS OF STITE NEWS.

General S. B. Buckner of Kentucky, is So
iourning for a few days in Columbia.
Eek Governor Orr reached his home in An
derson last week. after long tour through the
North and West.
John Mckenzie, Esq. has been nominated
as the citizens candidate for Mayor OF Colum-
bia by the various ward clubs OF that city.
We hear of killing frosts in Darlington,
Edge6eld, and generally through the up
country.
DIR. F. S. Lewie, Of Lexington, has been
nominated BY the Democrats to fill the vacancy
in the Legislature occasoned by the resigna-
ton OF Mr.. g. A. Lewie.
The Greenville Enterprise announces the
first killing frost in that section on the 2Sd and
Oath instant.
MIR. Andrew Gillespie. q venerable and es-
em ed resident OF .Abbeville, died on the 24th
stan t, aged eighty.
At meeting in Pendleton on the 22l in
stant, William Perry, of the Greenville bar,
was nominated rs Solicitor OF Eighth Circuit,
composing Anderson, Ureenville, Oconee and
Pickens.
Our valued correspondent at Camden says
s'We did anticipate some trouble here at the
elections, but think that the judicious arrange
ments of the commissioners OF election will
prevent any collision, unless brought On by
parties really dying for fight. We have eight
precincts in this district instead Of three,
which we had when Whitlemorc made his
boast to run the Democrats into the swamp }
AT q meeting Of the citizens OF Yorkville,
on the Oath inst, the charges OF lawlessness ID
that county, contained IN Governor Scotts
proclamation, were Indignantly repolled. and
resolutions passed protesting against the act
of the Governor, in charging the people of our
county with high crimes and misdemea nor5,
on mere idle rumors and reports, and in COM
mon justice and fairness, his Excellency should
inform us who our accusers are"
Our esteemed correspondent atSociety Hill
says "The negroes are nearly all Radicals.
Out of five hundred, scarcely twenty will have
ticket, although many will doubtless express
themselves favorable 70 the choice OF their
EMPLOYERS. The negroes and white people are
getting on amicably. JudGe(?) Hoge, before
his elevation to the bench, told my foreman, o
colored MAJ that he would not give up his
Office in the army for any pllntation in South
Carolina, if he would be compelled to work the
d negro"
Miss Lula Daniel, Youngest daughter of
Major William Daniel, OF Edge6eld District,
came to her death under the following most
painful circumstances On Sunday, the 18th
inst, while the rest OF the family were at
church, servants in the kitchen hearing some
one screaming, rushed into the house and
found the dress of this young lady IN flames.
After considerable efforts the fle was extin-
guished. but not until her person had been
badly burned. She suffered until Wednesday
following, when death relieved her Of her suf-
ferings. She was not able to give distinct
account rs to how her dress caught, but it is
supposed she was standing with her back 10
the fire.
On last Thursday new thing under the
sun, for Greenville ut least, took place. tour
nameut, ut which appeared in gay kniShtly
costume about fifteen Of our gallant young
gentlemen, on dashing sLeeds, and host OF
fair ladies and young pretty maidens, to ami
mate the contest for the plizes. The Knight
OF Buckhorn Castle &c. A. Carsonl obtained
the first prize; the Knight OF Greenville (W.
E. Rowland) the second; the Knight of Young
Chevaller ". T. McBee) the third; the Knight
OF the Red Cross (M. q. Bearden, the fourth.
When the contest was over, the victorious
knights, after very appropriate address from
General W. X. Easley, proce eded to crown the
ladies of their choice. Miss Laura dils was
crowocd Queen; and the maids of honor, first
Miss Fannie Marshall, second Miss Fannie Per-
~, third Miss Mary Cover, also received their
several beautiful crowns, all bestowed with
knightly grace.
The Abbeville Banner says: last week
we had occasion to notice the outrage on the
premises of General MCGOWAN. Op the follow
ing night the carriage shop OF Messrs. Seal q
Sign was frod and entirely destroyed, with all
it's contents, thereby inficting very heavy loss
on two industrou. and worthy young, men,
who had done nothing TO create Especial spite
against themselves. 1t was evidently the de-
sign of the incendiary to insure the destruc-
ton OF the whole of that portion of the village;
and had it not been for the rain of the previ-
Gus day, and for the fact that the wind was
blowing in contrary direction, his fell pur-
pose might have been consummated. AS 1t
was, the most strenuous exertions were neces-
say to save the large hotol OF NIrs. HuShey
and tho stables OF Mr.. Belcher. No discovery
Of the perpetrator of this outrage has yet been
made. colored mans testimony implicates
one of the soldiers stationed at tais place.
Plumber seems to have been one object in view,
Mrs. Hughey's house was robbed during the
; confusion caused by the fire, and somo OF MIR.
Russeli's furniture was wantonly destroyed.
An attempt was made on the same night to de-
stroy the building of W. Il. Parker, ESQ.,, but
the fire was discovered in time to prevent the
spread of the flames.