The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-13
IN THE STATE.


Between q sleep and Sleep
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.
Marlboro.
In BennettsvilIe on sales-day several tracts of
land and personal property were sold by the
assignee and the sheriff at moderate rates.
One or two tracts of land were sold as low as
So so per acre.
Orangeburg.
The total assessed value of sill real and per-
=, sonal property in Orangeburg County amounts
The Orangeburg News says: sA good deal Of
personal and real property was sold here on
sales-day last: We notice aldeclded advance in
real estate. Land sold by P. V. Dibble, Esq,
assignee, brought good prices. The sheriff
sold thirty acres near town at $14 per acre.
The sales Of the day netted $3.50.
y Lancaster.
: Governor Scott has appointed George W.
=: Watts, colored, notary public for Lancaster
Real estate in the neighborhood of Taxahaw,
sold by the sheriff on last Monday, brought
were made by the sheriff: Estate John Nc
Hanus-sixty acres at $10O0-Amos McManus,
purchaser. orehouse and lot at Taxahaw,
SO F. Miller, purchaser. Estate J. E.
Cureton, deceased - one-half interest in six
teen acres of land in suburbs of town $1O2 225-
Il. J. Hickson, purchaser.
The Laurensville Herald says con Monday
), the following real estate sales occurred
Assignee Of Aaron Wells sold lot at Gross Hill,
containing II acres, with store and dwelling,
United States Marshal, 8 locomotives. coach
es, S box cars, &C.. the rolling stock of the
Laurens Railroad Company for $4,000, at the
suit Of A. NJ. Brodse and Jno W. s. Arnold; his
Excellency Governor q. X. Scott, the purcha-
ser. and Mr.. Joseph Crews the bidder. Captain
Richardson, clerk Of the court, sold as follows:
acres $1,000; 425 acres, $3.50 1e4 acres, $4,000;
terms, one and two years. Estate Of Hosea
Mahaffey, 100 acres, s4Oo six months time.
Estate OF Samuel Spakes, 40 acres, $155, cash."
Horny.
Ia Horny on sales-day the sheriff sold seve-
raj tracts of land ranging from five cents to
one dollar and a half per acre. Some Virginia
and North Carolina traders wero present.
There is living on the plantation of T. W.
Graham, Esq, near Little River negro man
named Jacob Mannlng. about one hundred and
eighteen years old. He has around him chill
dren OF the fifth generation, is rational and
enjoys good health.
The Horny News has obtained from c. L.
Johnson, Esq, County Auditor, the following
Number Of horses SIT valued at $50, ,161; cattle
1858 valued at $85 92S; mules 16O, valued at
81. 755; sheep and goats 7708, valued at $962s;
hogs 2O O09s, valued at $3621s; watches 151,
valued, ,nt s47Os; pianos. melodians 10, valued
at $1295; carriages 5S, valued at $2O95; dogs
1905, valued at $2443. Besides the above the
dfcIdR0 value OI m6TCuHuulS0, mdQuIaC urlnE
interest and manufactured articles with fix
lures, value Of MONIES, stocks. bonds, leases,
&c., making total value of all taxable prosonal
property Qf s41s 461; the total value Of real es-
i tate $447, ,139; total taxable property $865 600
Apart from this there is SIS, 15O worth Of real
estate not taxable, and $53, ,632 worth of person
alproperty not taxable, making $68, ,782 worth
OF property exempt from taxatlon,- and an
aggregate Of 1884 S82 worth of property in
Horny.
8arnxvell.
Mr.. J. 8. Mixson, the County Surveyor, has
entered upon his work Of laying of the county
into townships.
A meeting Of the Barnwell Railroad Compa.
ny was held on Monday last, at which neces-
Blaokviile.
Richmond Dunbar, freedman, sends to the.
Barnwel Journal the following statement OF
crops made on w. p. Dunbar's plantation Gar
vim place3 "Plenty corn to carry on same
basiness another year. Amount received, after
paying Mr.. w. r. Dunbar his portion. $3.50.
Seven hands employed.
At o meeting of the planters of Barnwell
county, held at the co irthOuse on sales-day
Colonel 3. 3. Brown was called to the cbair,
and w. H Duncan requested to act as score
the meeting was to appoint delegates to the
Agricultural Convention. which meets in CO.
lnmb,a on the 28th instant, when the following
" B. Rice. j. M. % Milestone, g. 9. 8. cooper S@ng. r
,. Counts, J. Williams, j. w. Riley, j. e. Cros-
land, J. '. Martin, e. B. Means. Alfred Aid
4Icn, a. ~: Caieoeau Laaden Brooker, Paul +.
Hammond, Johnson Hagood.
There was large crowd at Barnwell Court
house on sales-day: Considerable property
was isposed Of by the sheriff and clerk. and
number OF tracts Of laud belonging TO George
Hoffman, by his assignee, Frederick j. Smith,
1sq;, 1Esq;, OF Charleston. We give below list OF
olerk-One tract OF fifteen acres, in Town Of
Barnweil, $500; purchased by A. p. Manville.
Ono tract, four hundred and thirty acres, $500;
hundred and sixty ecres, $265; purchased by
r: NJ. Bsmberg and z. r. Hayes. One tract Of
fifteen hundred and ffty-six acres. $11O5; same
parties. One tract Of thirty-fve acres, $l2:
purchased by A. J. Weathersbee. One tract Of
hve hundred and thirty-eight acres, $11O; and
one tract Of four hundred and ninety-three
sSFss, $1,000; purchased by w. Graham. Blythe
shsrif-One tract Of seven hundred acres,
s!SSO; purchased by T. j. Counts. One tract
q tnEee hundred acres, $1095; purchased by J.
y. 1axley. One tract Of seventy acres, $25;
purchased by 81: II: Hill. One lot, one acre,
Slo' purchased by J.. M. Williams.