The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-20

County, assembled at DouDc springs Cn"Ich
on Saturday last, and proceeded 10 the election
OF officers, with tho following result: Jonn
NJ. Grubbs, George W. Maret and Willam
Brovlcs, Selec;msn: D. l.. Cox and w. ". boil
land. Surveyors of HIGHWAYS; William GrubDs,
Constable; S. D. Compton, township Clerk.
Chester.
On last Tuesday there was quite en- extensive
sale of real estate belonging 10 bankruptS, Ut
Chester Courthouse. ,.,.o
estate of L. NJ. Graham. was purchased By
George Robertson. at Sl1l0.
A tract OF land containing 530 acres ana
belonging 10 the estate OF john Dive, was pur-
chased by Stephen Ferguson. at S147950.
an encouraging feature OF these saies is the
fact that they indicate disposition. on the
part of capitalists, TO invest in real estate.
Oue tract OF land, containll AGO acres. was
sold TO Nessrs. Smith and Melton for S1S43.
Another tract of 903 acres, was purchased by
The same parties at Sl092. Gnnhou>o q Co.
bought q tract Of 2J3l acres for S12GG 90, and
A. ii. DaYesa ono OF 221 acres for Sjt3 81. A
10, of Il acres, in the Town Of Chester. was
sold to Giles j. Patterson Tor s195. and anoth-
or lot. containing biacksmitL's shop, was
bought by a. Fl. Davega, At $780, All the
above property WAS sold rs assets CT the estate
OF E. G. Mcclure,
AcrShS ".
MIR. S. f. Sowel Of Kershaw County, was
found dead in the road between Camden and
Buffalo, with chalco OF buckshot III ms
body. This was on Tuesday, the Bib instant.
Messrs. Wesly and Louls Philips welo arrest
ed upon warrant OF J. I. Iruesdcl, Mr. j. ID.
Sowell being p, p,osecutor. The prisoners were
brought to Jail. but then counsel. Mcssrs. her-
shaw e. Kersbaw and Shannon have applied for
their discharge under o writ OF habeas corpus
before Judge Thomas ut Lancaster.
On the 18th instant, al inquest was hcld at
Major John Cantey's plan alton, i'll the lower
part OF this district, by J. a. Schrock magis-
tratc. acting coroner, over the body OF Essex
Brown, colored. The finding OF tho jury was
that the deceased came to his death nom two
blows on the head with stick, inh cted by
Friendly Goudln, which flactuled his skull and
caused almost instant death. The cause OF the
act vas we'll grounded jealousy on the part of
the .ltter, who has been LOGGED IN Jail to await
his t-ial at the sprInG term.
III Camden Journal SAYS: "The DcKalb
House uormcrly the property Of David ia
cobs). which was sold III Charleston last week,
has been purchased by Mr.. E. II. Motifs, who
has been boardor OF Mr.. Rodgers; the super
iuteudcnt. for some time past. This gentle.
man, no doubt, seeing the rapid progress OF
remuneration from tue effects OF devastating
war in our loved State, and the Likelihood that
in few years real estate will double its value
has invested some OF his superauous gold III
our ,own.
NcSvberTy.
The Herald remarks: ''Irains heavy iadsH
With cotton leave our depot Gaiy. and return
rs regularly with great loads OF Suano. An
evidence at oncJ OK past success among our
planters, aud 4 lively energy and nope lof INC
future III making use 0f The appliances at coEi-
mand."
Ii confirmation of the paragraph IL the Co
Iumbla correspond snco OF the Ne" York iinles,
the Newborry Herald says: "In q conversation
with Mr. Erugceman the other day, we learned
that already na;o one hundred and seVcnt%,
emicrants been brought 70 this lIaurens and
Eucctic!d Districts tIrough tic Newberry lri-
migration Society since lis formation. A.r. y.
.riycs o checrin. account ol tho wOr 1nS OF
the society, and this fact alone is sufficient
to prove how well it is worhlIc, alu
how successfully it is managed. bic ssalcJ
that the irtc:cst 10 llcroiGiES greatly,
AID that appiicaiions for i.-Ior are to"irg III
co,.s.anliy. 1Go next year will give \ large
i,cr.aso to our pUpu'atiJa wo lscl cer;alil,
and all .!.c interests CT Cur pcop'p Tiii he sub
served. Let them come, wc want tie;n. aud
c,,ae thcv will, il they arc sought alicr, end
remain tno, atidin., 10 ard improving nl!
branches o. industry, II We receive and trea'
them properly. THIS latter is u most lnipnr-
Il. t ioature III tn: success oil the enterprise,
and though it is believed taat tho farming
population recognize il Ill good faith, 1t may
not be anllss to lnentioa. that the better tho
treatment. the better will That class of cltizens
become. anl the better will tho employer DC
paid in work."