The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-28
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.
Darlington.

harrington.
On the night Of the Goth, Mr.. J. b. Burch'
lost @ f3ue black horse from Mr.. e. j. Bur0h'a
stable, about Ave miles from Florence: The
thief was tracked to the courthouse, and could
not be traced further.
cool ana unfavorable; cotton is much injured,
and cannot long survive such o season. On
lest Saturday .ws lad g heavy wind, which al
most amounted to tornado. The weather
looks dark, and planters look blue" n4
Newherry,
The Newberry Herald says: sThe weather
continues cool, fires are constantly necessary,
and there have been but few days this spring
warm enough without the aid OF hre. The effect
such remarkable weather is having upon cotton
and corn 10 most serious. The very heavy
washing rains also have done no little injury Of
late. Both adverse circumstances have, in
many cases, almost destroyed the prospect for
cotton at least, and we hear of many farmers
who are plouRhing up their cotton fields for
the purpose OF putting in corn, not only in this
district but in Others"
Spartanburg.
The Spartan chronicles four cases of infanti-
eide (all colored) which have occurred in that
county within the last few weeks.
Bishop Lynch arrived in Spartanburg on
Tuesday, and was expected to deliver public
address in the Courthouse on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Patsey Erwin, who lived in the western
part Of Sparta nburg District, was found deaa
was assembled, and they gave q verdict Of
s'Death from an unknown cause"
Edgcfield.
The Edgefeld Advertiser says: "Great gloom
haa prevailed over the entire district for two
GOLD and unpropatious weather. unprecedented
In the memories OF our oldest inhab;.ants
From all secrions come the dolorous news
low and soky has been @ @ and s1 st I DYING Out out
rapidly: Many have plouahed and hoed inde-
fatigably to keep the plant alive, but the cold
wind OF Sunday night last gave qqietus to
the Fertilizers, the entire plant would have
probably died out. Slow y the weather is be-
coming warmer, and we hope the snrivelled
leaves leaves! may yet revive under the influence Of a
sumter.
The Watohman. of Wednesday, says: "The
oool weather, continued almost without change
until the present. has seriously injured the
young cotton plant, and the prospect just now
is anything but promising. Corn, though
small sa sor the season. shows itself in much bet
The same paper has the following: "The
election Tor senator. probate Judge and coro-
ner for Sumter took place yesterday. The re-
suit is unknown. But comparatively few me-
groes were in town, notwithstanding colored
man ran for the Senate in opposition 70 a white
man. The negroes are evidently losing their
nterest IN such matters, and giving the cold
shoulder to the scalaWager ana carpet. b agger,
who have go grossly deceived them.''
SYST ta} u. - Clarendon. II, g.. %
The Press says: ''Corn and the provision
crop generally, ae fat as we are able to ascer-
tain, are looking fneIy, and If our farmers had
oaly aeted little more cautiously and planted
more largely in this respect, onr hopes would
have been buoyant WITH prospects OF a bounti-
fc! supply q provisions the coming year. but,
unfortunately, they have oyerburdened the land
with cotton, and the result as seemingly fail
been 10 much injured ahat the planter in many
places has been compelled to plough it up,
and are now preparing for the second sowing"
The Presa save; The engineers and sur,
are now about ten miles from Manning, and
will reach re.ain-a o. few. days. They ooaa-
mencedat the Broomstraw " Roady fyes. miles
above G06rdin's, and started 7nSh direct line
for Manning. The Chief Engineer thinks that
he will be abieto bring the entire length OF the
road from Broomfeld, Northeastern Railroad, i
to Sumter. inside Of forty miles, and he says
that it will be the easiest road built he ever
went over"