The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-09
AFFAXRS IN THE STATE.
Sumter.


The News says: Monday last being tho re
gular sheritf's sale-day, Sumter was crowd
ed with people. The freedmen turned out en-
masse, ma each man wanted mule or horse,
i@ maerewatn @ 10 raise crop of cotton in the COM
ing season. Many and bright are the hopes of
tnese poor people Of prosperity to come-alas
we much fear that these hopes and anticipa.
lions 110ns are are doomed to disappointment Many
1ood and attention in the hot months-and
many small crop Of cotton will grow to grass
and bo lost from the laziness and slothfu]nass
OF the tolored people.
Edgeficld.
Mr: A. ). Norris. a respected citizen, has been
appointed magistrate by Governor Scott a=ss
Mr; Jonn Glover, respected citizen of the
Beech Island section OF Edge6eld was found
bis heaa II the public road about two miles from
ms house on the day before. It is supposed
ne aled IN sort of ft as no marks of violence
whatever were found upon his person. The
oeceased Sa'" was about forty seven years of age
q Andrew ramsey, clerk of the court in EDGE
held, has been served with a notice that ia
south Carolina Railroad Company will make
appicatlon On 70 set aside tho verdict of the Jury
siHen NJ On o. Satnrdny 3 in the great railroad case
Mr. +: II. Durisoe is now the sole proprietor
OF OF tne Edee Advertiser having purchased
II 1he interest OF Mr.. Elijah Keese Mr.. J. II.
bacon retains editorial control.s
Oc0nee.
Mr. ". Keith, in graceful salutatory. as
i1er. Mr.. Whitner Symmes, (who. by the wsv
mas been married,) continues his connection,
WIN the paper as associte editor.
+h apouS @ tne nrst OF December last, man by
1ne name OF Experience Moe, hailing from New
Jersey. arrived in Walhala, and set about pur-
cnasng land, Offering in pay therefor bonds Of
and Sd9%%paay ana'led the Brooklyn Steamship
making several trades with unsuspectin1 ct;. s.
zens' suspicion having been aroused as to
phe valnS or said bonds, inquiry was made at
% once IN New York and ether cities. when It was
market. paragraph in a Northern paper
mentlons 81 that the san1o individual, under the
name OF IalmadRe, has been arrested for being
concerned in robbery.
1ork. {!
Colonel A. s. Buford, president OF the Geor-
p,a an., snuth Carolina Air Line Railroad Com
any wi by speo.- nvtasi01 Fl. address the
ofa ssssy 9 + Ts1R;s H. h u;s!. 1 instant
Comptroller General Neagle having tempora-
rily prohibited the sheriff from selling prop
erty advertised for taxes; the latter officer had
but little to do. and only disposed of two
tract belonging to the estate of Philip VIII |
lian1s, deceased, containing nine hun |
ered e1t and forty-seven acres, was sold for
SIG. and an tract Of twenty acres, belonging to |
sheriff sold, for the Judge Of Probate, a house |
and lot ON Main-street, known as the Davis |
Mcclure" lot, belonging to the estate ct George |
Steele, deceased, at twelve hundred and fifty |
dollars, on q credit of twelve months. We |
conversed with q number of persons from |
various sections of the county, and we're much |
pleased to find that the majority OF our people |
are hopeful OF the future, and that She sseood |
time" 50 long expected, Is believed to be near
at hand.
Abbeville.
Itis announced that Judge Vernon will hold
session of the Court Of Common Pleas
and General Sessions for Abbeville District.
month.
The death Of Joseph F. Black Jr., a promis
ing young citizen, formerly citadel caast.
Is aannaunced in the Abbeville Banner.
A meeting OF the Democratic Clubs of Abhe
VILE District was held on Monday last. for the
purpose OF concerting measures which would
Dest secure the peace and good order of the
baton Of S ana ans the public dsappro
q. Parker Esq, president Of the district club,
assumed the chair. and w. A. Lee ESQ. was
requested rec, to act as secretary: Resolutions
after being advocated by himself, Colonel Fair
and others. were unanimously adopted They
deplore and denounce in the strongest terms.
al excesses and breaches of the peace, whether
Durnlngs, or open violence, express an honeet
and unreserved acquiescence in the present
pontlcal pI situation and conclude as follows:
ane recent heated political excitement being
now over. and the bureau and the garrison
having been withdrawn from AbbeviIle, grodu
ally producing quiet and restoring tie = COM
posure OF the community, we invoke all good
cltlzens TO use even moro than ordinary efforts
10 malta;n peace and secure order, and thus
repel in the most efeetual manner. nv thew
conduct, the false charges brought agaiastthe
whole community Of violence and Iawlessnesa. ,
Colonel q % =. A. Fair; Rey. w. T. Farrow, Dr.. j.
In, ESQ.,, were appointed q COMMITTEES to lav
me ne. resolutions before his Excsllenoy Governor
THE SOUTH IN WALL-STRrEr