The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-11


Marlboro.
In Bennettsvie, on saie-day, several tracts
of land were sold by the sheriff, which aver
aged about six dollars per acre. The house
and lot Of the estate of Mrs. Fannie Ensterling
deceased, sold on Monday, was purchased
by the Trustees of the Methodist Church on
this circuit fer parsonage.
- Mr. Harris Parker was killed on Christmas
night by the accidental discharge of his gun.
Mr. Parker had gone to a party gathering near
Grants Mill, where he met person with
whom he was not on the best of terms, when
an alteration took place, and, in the act OF
striking his antagonist with the butt OF ms
gun, it went off accidently, killing hlm almost
instantly.
June Mobley. a mulatto, has besu appointed
a magistrate BY Governor Scott.
Judge Munro will hereafter reside and prac-
lice law in Unienyille, having removed nom
Anderson Courthouse. -, ,.,as
The Unionville Times has changed nahos, nan p
Mr.. r. A. Mcknight is forced by Ill health to
retire. and Mr.. Robtert W. Shand assumes
The County Of Union has been divided of
into ten townships, to be designated as 1oi-
lows: Union Courthouse. Jonesvllle, Drayton-
vile, Goudeysville, Pinckney, Santuc, SIMS
Vile. Goshen Hill, Cross Keys and Bogansv1le::
In UnionyiIle, on sale-day, the clerk Of
court sold tract OF land, under decree OF
foreclosure, for about s. per acre.. Bids at
OF Sberiff's sale showed an advance IN prices.
Yery little property changed hands. The town
- was full Of people. Negroes from the county,
in large numbers, were seeking places LOT Tie
year.
OF saIe-day 1oings the Sentinel says: "A
4. larger eatherii e has not been seen IN Barnwel
since the close Of the war. Persons, white and
colored. were here from all parts OF the dis
. trict, and money Judging from the spirited
bidding) was as plentiful as at any time prev,
yious to the war. Several tracts OF lana selo
by the sheriff, at the suit OF the Commlssioaer
in Equity Vs. J. D. Alien, brought the following
e prices: Ten acres, near the Baptist parsonage,
on MarIboroLstreet, sold for s155. Two hun,
dred acres, one mile from the village, ana
known os Buena Rancho, brought STU, and
was purchased by two freedmen, Billy and HIM
ton, formerly the property OF Captain Auen; zen;
Ten acres, enclosed with the above, but sold
/. separately, was knocked of at $3.50; and small
LOT containing fifty square feet, near the ruins
of the Masonic Hall was sold for $50. Many
!, other tracts were sold by the sheriff, ana CON,
manded very good prices, showing a decided
Improvement in monetary affairs.
Laurens.
". n. Laneston- ESQ.,, late Ordinary, having
had his disabilities removed by Congress, has
=, taken the oath OF Office as Probate Judge, ana
assumed the discharge ct the same on the lsI
January.
= ii. L.McGowan, ESQ.,, late Commissioner In
EQUITY, on the 1st OF January turned over he
books, papers and property OF that oftdce TO
the Clerk Of the Court and Probate Judge, TO
whom, under the new regime, the various du-
ties and functions OF the Master or Comm1s
Eoner in Equity now appertaln:
fs-c6 ssIe-day in Iaurensville, the Herald says:
"The sheriff sold 40 acres of land, the pro
perty OF Menima Brooks, which brought SSO0;
The sheriff sold, for Judge OF Probate, 2O0
acres, the estate OF W. 8. Stone, deceased, OF
$500, on credit Of twelve months. Old car
riages, buggies and inferior mules sold at low
figures There was alHrge attendance, as Is
always the case on this the first bl siRess day
Of the year" ,-.
= The Camden Journal says: "The first court
held in Ibis place since the new constitution
went into effect was opened Tuesday morning
last, Judge Green presiding. TheIe is heavy
criminal docket, likely to occupy the court the
whole week. In the case OF the State vs: Kelly
for murder, the grand jury found bill, and
the case will probably be tried during the
week. No bill has yet been given out against
the Dill prisoners. We presume 1t IS drhcnlt
: to And any evidence to go to grand jury with.
The civil docket is very heavy and would oc-
cupy more time than can be bestowed upon
il, as we understand the judges will be called
elsewhere by official duties after next week.
His Honor Judge Green presides with courtesy
and efficiency, and We think will sustain MN
self creditabiy in his important Office. He is
TO the manor born, SOD of that very worthy
+, and well known citizen Of Sumter, Rev. henry
D. Green. There is large attendance OF our
friends from the country as litlSants, witnesses
and Jurors. The new Solicitor, w. b.. Talley,
ESQ, is dispatching tue business OF the State
with marked ability and energy, and gives
promise of o brilliant career as prosecuting
officer"
Cicero Mushatt, q native African, supposed
TO have been one hundred and ten years old,
died last week in Winnsboro'. He renamed
until death with his former owner, MI. y. >.
Stewart. He said some time ago that freedom
had not made q fool Of him, as 1t mad IN the
case of most negroes, for he had been free be-
fore. and was born free in Africa. During the
last year (1s6S) Of his life, by unremitting IN
dustry to the day OF his death, he made two
l,ales OF cotton, doing all the hosing and pick
ing, also twenty bushels Of corn-more, there
fore, than many younger men In their prime;
Educational matters are brisk in Fairfield.
The prospect OF Mount Zion Institute is very
fine-there promises to be an increase OF about
twenty pupils. Ths four schools for young
ladies' and children, of Mrs. Obear, Mrs. Ladd,
Mrs. Porcher and Miss Blain, have all opened
already remarkably well, there being q larger
attendance than last year. Mr.. B. K. StuartJ
school for young ladies is new enterprise,
but promises q tolerably fair start upon the
18th Of this month. Extensive preparations
for the instruction OF the children Of the freed
men are being made, through the agency Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Missionary Society.
Ornngeburg.
The Oraneeburg News advocates the mate
4arial nropress of our State. and adds: land
now to start this progress in our county let us
have cotton factory. few miles from town
We have fine location with splendid water
power sufficient to drive three hundred Spin
dies.
= A difficulty occurred between some raft
hands few days since, on the North Edisto
River, which resulted in the death Of o colored
man. He was struck with billet of wood on
the head by white man by the name of Will
liam Hunt. Hunt made his escape by Jumping
ing into the river and taking to the swamp.
he has not since be n heard OF.
Orangeburg was crowded on sale-day. Tho
following sales were made by the sheriff: D.
3. Bookhardt vs. William j. Bookhardt-3I2
acres OF land to J. G. Holman, for 5000; 406
acres to D. b. Bookhardt for s11l0; 354 acres
to William Snider, for $50; sorrel mare,
4mules, 4 head neat cattle, to different par
ties. for 1928. F. ". Fairey vs.. E. J. Baxter-2S0
acres to f. W. Fairy, for 5000; 250 acres to F.
". Fairey, for $500. NJ. j. u. Dantzler. admin
istrator. ys. a. Moorer-3A acres to V. Pitt
han. for 500. Probate Court vs.. estate OF
William Garland-50 acres TO V. V. Brickle,
for $50.
Greenville.