The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-17
AFFIIRS IN THE STATE.
Orangeburg.

Orangeburg.
q. Powell Cooke and F. o. Sistrunk, Esqs.,
we're duly examined last week by order of his
Honor R. B. Carpenter, Judge presiding, and
licensed to practice in the law anc probate
courts Of this State.
Spartanburg.
The Gazette notices numerous improvements
going on In the Town OF spartanburg. nj
There was match game, between the Pho
neer and Wohord Star Base Ball Clubs, OF
WofFord College, on the 9th instant, which
resulted in victory for the latter.
Fairfield.
The Winnsboro' News saws: "From every por-
tion of our district We hear OF the serious
damage done to the crops, especially cotton;
by the late heavy hail storm and the cold wind
that hS followed it. Some OF our farmers tell
us that. their entire cotton crop is Killed out
right others say th 1t at least half OF theirs has
been killed, while the other bali is so badly
damaged that it will not be worth anything"
Lancaster,
Judge Thomas gives notice that the June
term OF court, for Lancaster, will not be held.
The Ledger says: 1--WE are sorry to hear
most unfayorable reports as regards the pros
pect OF the cotton crop in. this county. The
recent cold weather, it is said, has almost an
initiated the plant in some sections. In
some few instances planters are ploughing up
-"-0
plant corn" -...,---
The Laurensville Herald says: con the night
of the 9th instant great rain fell throughout
the district, acco npanied with hail, washing
the lands and doing considerable damage to
cotton Just coming up and corn. These crops
are very backward and the stand invariably
cool, and up to the morning Of the 9th We hear
reports Of slight frost. Oats and wneat look
healthy and promising, but the surface seed
ed is considered comparatively narrow"
Kershaw.
General James Chestnut will address. the
DeKalb Literary Society, at the Camden Town
Hall, on Wednesday evening lext. =.
The Camden Independent Fire Company has
elected the following gentlemen officers for the
Billings. Lieutenant; R. T. Lewis, First Direct
or; g. d. Polk, Second Director; T. A. Moore,
Third Director; A. j. Freitag, Fourth Director;
J.. A. Schrook, Secretary; George Crosby,
Treasurer; J. T. Nettles and j. McSmyrl, Ak
men.
TIE UnionyiIle Times says: "We had for
few DAYS, at the close Of last week, an extraor-
dlnary spell Of cold weather for May. Vegeta--
ton was injured by it. and particularly cotton.
We hear from all sides gloomy accounts OF the
cotton. It was 30 much injured by the rosts
and cool nights Of last week, that much OF II
as to be re-plapted. One planter informed us
that on his place. and on several others IN his
nelghborhood. two-thirds Of the stands were
destroyed. We have also inquired particularly
of the proportion Of cotton planted to corn;
and we have ascer aimed that the proportion
is about the sane as in former years."
Georgetown.
The Winysh FIRE Company celebrated their
twentieth anniversary ou Tuesday last by an
entertainment, in the course OF which marked
compliments we're bestowed upon Charleston
aud the 'Stone~all's."
The Time. saws: I'VE continue to have
seasonable weather. with cool refreshing show
ers OCCASIONALLY, which are quite acceptable 20
the growing crops. The lice plan ers gene
1ally complain Of the Unusual number OF May
birds that have arrived clo he'd III the garD OF
spring. and disappear as suddenly 70 return at
harvest tlme with a dress under the appella-
tion Of rice bIrds."
Colonel Ben AlIston addressed The Winyah
Indigo Society on the 7th instant. His subject
was education. He drew very faithful ana
co1re CT picture OF Northern aud Southern Gu ir-
scteristics each from their respective stand
points, the evils as we'll as the benefits con-
ferred by free and slave labor. and very happi-
ly illustrated how, throulh the clouds ut ad-
yersty, we shoult rise tu the duty OF the hour,
and profit by the experience oil the past.
Abbovllle.
The Press SAYS During the past week We
have had heavy rains and some hail, and tn
nights have been too cool for the cotton an
wheat. Some Of our planters have ploughei
up their cotton and planted in corn"
The following are the two tickets to be vo-
ted for, at the election to be held in Abbeville
on the 25th inst.
Conservative ticket-For Senator, James 8.
Cothran; County Commissioners, Edwald West
field. VIM. B. Iaggart; Coroner, J; A; MoCord.
Radical ticketEFor the Senate. L. L. Guffin;
County Commissioners, A. z. Conner and l..
P, GufiD; Coroner, Robert Jones.
A Greenwood correspondent OF the Abbeyllle
Press writes: "Ine cool weather still contln-
ues, and is telling fearfully on the crops OF
corn and cotton. The corn i8 very small and
the stands bad. Many have been compelled to
plant over entire. There is yet time sufficient
| to make an abundance OF this article. The
farmers should bend their energies to this
point, and regard the reverses they nave SUI;
fered in their first efforts as g proUdentlai
warning. It will soon be too late il they delay
longer. The cotton plant is still dying at
rapid rate Some have begun to plant over to
the extent Of their seed; but this is quite linn
tied. There is only small remnant OF seed
left in the country; hence the lands cannot be
planted again. II the decay OF the plant con-
tiuues for another week at it's present rate,
there will be no fields Of cotton-only here and
there stalk."
Greonvillo.
Duripe the extra term Of court, last week,
Mr.. J. r. Scott was admitted to practice as an
attorney, solicitor and counsellor in the Circuit
and Probate Courts Of this State.
The Mountalneer says: 1.-The coal and un-
sea ,onable weather OF the past month has had
damaging influence on the ootton IN This
sec lion. So serious has been the effect, that
many of our planters have had to plough up
their entire crop and plant again"
Judge Orr cleared the Issue docket at the
extra term Of the Greenvllle Court OF five
hundred cases during the last week. The first
few cases were stoutly litigated, when the Ju-
ries, alter argument, established the rule OF
giving one-ha the debt and interest when
u pleas were Withdrawn by consent and the
docket rapidly cleared. .r
Aheayy hail Storm passed over GreenVllle
District on Wednesday evening. 1nfIctine Sc
rious injury on the tender grow OF garden
vegetables Some Of the stones were as large
as pigeons eggs. The wheat shows some signs
of the heavy pelting it received, and the crop
will no doubt be slightly shortened III conse-
ouence, During the storm, young man,
son of Mrs Sarah Shockley, living about eight
or nine mil q from Greenville Courthouse, was
killed by falling building. he was asleep at
the time the building was blown down, and the
timber falling Oh him, broke his back, arm and
neck. His sister was also injured, but not Sc
rlously. The outbuildlngs OF Mrs. Kennemur
and James Wynn were blown down, trees up
rooted and fences leyeled.
A public meeting OF the citizens OF Green
vile was held IN the courthouse on I uesday
II. 70 comedian tho nuaati0u Of the AR Line