The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-07
lEEAIRs IN TIE STATE.

And e1d, "Not yet! IN qules ne.
AEEAIRs IN TIE STATE.
s.... ehestsrfield.
ii The Uheraw Democrat says: .Ihopen DacA. OK
ward, ne believe the crops OF all Sinas x xa.t, are
fSoinr yery we'll for this season. A week OF very
Harrs9 weather has made great improvement
in their condition. Wheat iss about reaay 10
cut. Corn crows rapidly, and cotton is begin
ming to take stend.
1.-The ledger says: "During the past week
The veather has been more favorable TO tne
plaptlng int rests. Some planters report toi,
erabie fair stands OF cotton, others only hall
sfsnd. Our own impression is that there ls
more soare than hurt. We hear some COM
plant OF. the bud worm IN some locahues;
nary caterpillar Yeti Farmers who planted
fhe Dickson cotton seed,' IN this county, say
:that the plant has suffered more from the cold
weather than other kinds. The same COM
plants reach us from Chester and York"
Laurens.
"A. fev d.vs ago a little son OF Mr.. William
Young, deceased. while drawing water from
nell. sccidently fell in and was instantly killed.
The LaurensYiiie Herald says: "For the
last week the sun has shown down generously,
dispensing life and growth to the sickly cotton
plant. Cotton begins to grow OF, and the
"NOAo
ago. The spirits Of the planters are revived at
tharesiginR prospect. Wheat is still reported
-in,ptomising keller. and IN some cases is al
teadyin the shock.
-; .,5:; .iAhhsville.
rha Press SAYS; 'sOr farmers have COM
mdnced the hbora OF the wheat harvest There
TNa large crop sowed. and the yield promises
10 be ABUNDANT. During the past week we
have been favored with genial rains and sunny
DAYS and warm nights, and the growing oISps
ne slf experiencing their quickenipg lndu-
m. r. A. Calhoun, well known citizen OF
.XbbayiIle and q nephew OF Carolina's lllustrl-
orls statesman died last week. He had scarce
Mpissed the meridian OF life, and was stu In
-fhe prime Of manly vlgor. a man OF nien IT.
feertty. OF affahle manners a1d companlonaDle
onslitfes, he Was universally esteemed and re-
.spected. 80.
Al tury ofinquest was held at Waverly Mill
Plantation. on the Tth ulk, Thomas MeFeely
actire Coroner, over the dead body OF George
washington o6lored. and verdict retur- ed OF
death By accidental drowning. r.s.. .,s..
o"The Georgetown Times, OF Thursday. says;
ssTbe pSss. week has been remarkably dry end
hot, ,ahd the crops are suffering for the want
AZ rsin. Yesterday morning was as sultry as
iep August sapfAthHs and the thermometer has
;1tnod as; SasE "a seiehty.6ye degrees. This
.ypthS b tie Sdrisst since 1855"
Tan Agricultural and Mechanical Club has
been formed at GEORGETOWN with the following
officers: President, DIR. A. M. Forster; Vice
President, VIM. O John stone; Corresponding
sEecretafJ, DR.. j. B. Sparkman; Recording Sec-
retary and Treasurer, 8. W. Rouquie. Among
i4he resolutions adopted was one that acop.
tAittes be- appointed to report at the next
-TNeetfns tie diffsfence in charges on rice ship
eped TO Charleston or other ports. D. Lynch
Pmgie, T. p. Bailey and B. q. Wilson were
appointed such q committee.
\, er-fTv az s.C. AnAerson.
1.-The fntelhgencer says: /" Tuesday night
.thAre vas general rain in this section, and
3Mnch good win likely result, as it bad been
excessively dry spd hot for some days Prev,
-pus. The wheat crop is still promising and
cotton and com will grow apace under the
beneficial effects OF rain and sunshine,
Z The same paper chronicles the following
homicfdes .4On Friday night last, in the
Ipeighborhood Of Stevenson's Ferry, on Sayan,
,s1ah River, party Of armed persons assailed
the house where some colored people nve J;
and fired into them. resulting in the killing OF
nsgro woman and severely wnundtny another,
The women were quiet and peaceable negroes,
and there is no apparent cause to which
) the murder can be traced. It is rumored that
the attacking party were negroes. On the
sam night. near Salubrity, in Plckens County,
: white man BY the name Of Willard was killed.
: be in flames when the deceased an his father,
with otaer persons, rushed out of tho dwell
ing. and 7oley waa fired into them. with the
result above stated. From all We can learn.
the attack in this instance was exp. .cled, and
the COMBAT between the parties was desperate,
q number of shots beng exchanged"
Barnwen.
The physicians Of Barnwell County inten
holding meeting at Barnwell Village early in
July, for the purpose OF organizing medical
fsocietv, ito be auxiliary to the State Medical
Association.
- The Journal says !: "The warm weather.
since our lsst issue, has pllced the farmers all
III oood spirits again. and q, there has been
rain ths crops generally are doing as well as
could be expected
Met citi2eus, OF Barnwell village are agitat-
ing: The queRion OF erecting cotton factory
.h1 Turkey Ureek. This is move IN the right
direction. II is estimated that capital OF
The mteITfe under way.
s1Tha Sentinel SAYS: ga large tiger made It's
appsayance near the junction OF Toby's Creek.
Sho1a Colonel Browns mill pond, on Monday
last The tiger was OF immense size, and
some young men who were fishing in the pond
became 30 much alarmed as to leave the place.
Our informant states that the tiger made
nideous yells.
The fire engine company OF Blackvllle has
resolved to purchase an engine and has elected
the following ufiicers to serve for the ensuing
year: B. Oakman. President; g. E. Steadman,
Vice. Presidents Q: !. LartigIe. Secretary and
Kahn, Second Director; W. b. Novels, Third
Director; p. W. Far eli. Fourth Director, U.
n. Eaves julius Strobel. Amen.
81 CoLrxsrl l1Ens.-Aenry Maxcy, oolored,
charged With the murder Of MIR. Alexander
Beflly several years ago, but whowas convict
ed Of manslauRnter at the late Court OF Gene
raj Sessions for Richland, and sentenced to be
irnnriennad in tha countY iail for Six monthR