The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-10
. AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.
York.

lively few persons from the country we're IN
town on Monday, and there was little public
bnsIness. The sheriff resold the Broad River
Gold Mime, at the risk OF the former purchaser,
for $500. It was bought by q. D. Stowe. This
property was sold three months ago for SIC, 100.
and was bid off by L. NJ: seacrest. The sheriff
also sold tract Of land belonging to G.. W. s..
Legare, lying on the South Fork OF Fishing
Creek, and containing four hundred acres, for
$500. Purchaser y. P. Hamilton, of Chester.
Thompson & Jeffreys, assIgnees 10 bankrupt
cy, reeold, at the risk OF former purchaser, a
tract of1and; the property OF Samuel Black,
containing two hundred and forty acres. at
-mer sale this land was bid off at $40 95 per
acre."
The Walhalla Courier says: "On the first
Instant, as We were going to press, Elisha KING
exhibited to US two cotton blooms which he
plucke6 from his farm in this county on the
29th Of June. he has only eight acres planted,
but represents it as averaging from twenty
tour to thirty inches in heiytt, and full OF
Bidertng the late spring. -: .:...a:. 81.
VFor three weeks the weather has been IN
usually warm andldry In some parts OF the
county the farmers report good seasons. while
in others they are very much in need Of rain.
It has been three weeks and two days since
Walhalla has been blessed with an out-pour-
ing from the clouds, end the uilted vegetables
in our gardens show the enect OF the not sun.
Crops are. "a yet. -nninjured, and il we: get
ram shortly, we believe they will be benefited.
Corn is .youDg and ,MiR mot! be hurt from
drought il We have rain at the caring time.
Present prospects for crops are still goo1."
33.-s,i.os i 0rI;o' y:tAnderscn.. ..3... :
!. ai,,fha popular ind widely; known landlord:
Colonel a.. NJ. Hunt, Of Columbia has leased
the building known as the old Anderson Hotel,
on the nortnHest corner Of the public square,
and will open the same for; the reception OF
visitore-sbout the 6rst Of Augusts -
Ofsales-day the In .eIligencer says: "Mon-
dsy last was the dullest sales-day on record.
One tract Of land, containing twentY-seven
acres. brought $500. The few persons rom
the country loitered in the shade, aud there
xas q total absence Of activity in business
clrclee."
Mrs. Esther Benson, relict Of Mr.. E. B. Ben :
SOD, formerly q well known merchant OF Pen
morning last, in the seveDty-ffth year OF her
age. Miss Carrie -Horsey- second daughter OF
MIR. T. M. Horsey, recently OF Charleston, but
now q resident OF New York, died suddenly on
SUNDAY morning last Of consumption.
The IntelIgencer says ''The crops are sui.
feripp severely for the want OF rain, and rehe1
from protracted drought in lev days VIII
prospects OF corn and cotton. The wheat and
oat crops are turning out splendidIy, in many
instances beyond an average yield. The gar
deps about town are badly in need Of refreshing
showers"
EdeeHeld Courthouse now has daily mail
Old MIR. Andrew Meyer, tried at the June
term Of court for the murder OF John Autrey
found guilty OF manslaughter and sentenced to
two years. Imprisonment in the penltentlary
has, upon q netition from many Of tho hPRt clti.
s,Is OF Edeefeld endorsed by the presiding
Judge, been pardoned by Governor Scott. On
Thursday last be was released from jail ana re.
turned to his family. IN:
On Wednesday last, near fuckers in the DARK
Corner, citizen Of that region, named VIM.
Towles, vas ehot and seriously wounded. 1t
seems that man by the name OF Truit was
driving wagon along the road, when IoTles
suddenly stepped up and knocked down one OF
his mules. Upon this Truit shot Towles and
wounded him seriously in the stomach. 1t
tu1ns out that Towes mistook Truit for some
other man against whom he had grudge. at
Last accounts, Towles was doing well.
The Edgefeld Advertiser says: "On the night
OF the 25ln ot May last, after the election Tor
Coroner at Pleasant Lane, a negro man named
Reuben smyly. living on the plantation OF Ran
SOM Zimmerman, ESQ.,, was very severely
beaten by parties still unknown. On Wednes-
day last this negro died. A coroners inquest
was held upon the body by Lemuel Colley,
ESQ, and the verdict rendered that the de.
ceased came to his death from the effects OF
the beating received on the 25th Of May. Seve-
raj gentlemen Of the Pleasant Lane peIghbor.
hood are being implicated by the reports Of
negroes in this affair, but as yet no arrests
have been made"