The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-15
4FEaIRS IN THE STATE.
OGenee.

Ooenee.
At an election held on the 9Th OF March, inst .,
for officers for Centre Township, the following
mon we're elected: Seectmen, NJ. s. Messer,
4. 8. Stephens and B. B. Harris; Town Clerk,
7. P. Maret: Constable, F. G. Brown; Surveyor
OF Highways, s. Al. Crawford.
Clarendon.
The Clarendon Press says: 1T IS encour-
aging to zee with what earnestness our farmers
are nlanifesting in preparing for the sowing OF
another crop. Some we hear nay naye corn "a al
ready up, but we fear tue recent coio snap mas
thrown it back"
The Chester Reporter says "The gin house.
screws. &C., together with large, quantity of
cotton seed, twenty-five hundred pounds OF
ouono and q number of farming utensils. all
Belonging to Mrs. Joe Coleman, were destroyed
by fire on the night OF the 3D. instant. A freed
man has been arrested, against whom very
strong suspicion exists
Sumter.
The Sumter News is agltating the subject
of a railroad from Gourdln's on the North
eastern Railroad to Sumter and beyond, 1t
ssys. awe think that the road should be
b,;,It and That the Northeastern Railroad Com
nanv should build it. Our people could and
Hwonld very readily subscribe lands to the capi-
taI hIs stock required, aud tho road could borrow
on those lands"
Tna following is the result of the election
hold Last week for officers OF the Courthouse
Township OF Greenville District: Selectmen,
James P. Moore, S55; J. A. DAVID, 235; A.
Blythe. 234; Clerk, A. Bacon, az; Surveyor,
IT. Hammond, 29S; Constable, VIM. Bayne,
oIa The above named are ali Democrats, and
we're elected by large majority over the Rad
;oei Ticket. the highest vote given on the Bad
;coi aldo being 1893 and the lowest 33.
Union.
Hv order of the Board of County Commits
s;nnars a meeting will be held in the respec-
five townships on the third day Of April next,
~ Svhich will be elected three selectmen, one
Constable and one surveyor. The following
nIaces of meeting III the respective townships
have been deslgr ated: Simsville, Santuc,
Union. Jonesville, Goshen Hill, Crosskeys,
Goudeysville, Draytonyille. Fair Forest Post
office. Samuel Faucets old store.
Marlboro.
The BOARD OF Equalization Of taxable pre-
nerty for Marlboro County has been in session
Mt Beuuettsville fer several days.
The Benuettsyille Journal says: "Since the
I. a, term OF our court, crime seems to be on
the decrease, as but two or three parties have
heen lodged in Jail. This is very desirable for
the reason that our criminal docket will not
consume the term of the court ut its next sit
t;no 10 the exclusion of important civil busl-
ness. We hoar OF but little ;-tcallns anywhere
in the county,. c.u- ..,,--
The Journal also has tho following: "Our
people are using guano extensively INC prcsen55
vcor Some are also testing tho manipulated
fertilizer. Ne ycry much tear it will not prove
rcmuusrative, as there is u disposition IN thl3
section to plant too much cotton, and ii it
should decline considerably in price tho dlsas-
irons results OF year before last will be e1
perieucrd. We almonish our people in time,
ana earnestly adv;s, them to be sure and
make plenty OF corn.'
Chesterfield.
Tho Uhcraw Democrat Of Fridiy says: "Last
Saturday wiliie all hands wafc at dlHner, the
steam SAW and grlst niill or Captain James v.
Craig, about two miles from town, took fire
and was not only heavy loss to Captain
Craig. but a serious one TO the whole COM
munite."
The same paper has the following captain
Jahn Evans exhibited 10 us. yesterday some
very fine specimens of ore, taken from his land,
called the Klrkly mine. in the upper part OF
tnls district. Several of the particles OF rock
he showed us were completely laden With the
precious metal, which spnrkled from every
creylce. and wore the richo5t We have seen.
He has no5 worked his mine regularly, aud
has onIv used tho hand rocker at any time, yet
never fails to get dollar a day per hand in
the little branches about his premises, and
sometimes as much as five dollars. Ii the
shaft he has recently sunk was worked by ma.
chinerv, under skillful management, it would,
no doubt. weld an abundance OF gold. These
ssecimens have been examined by persons
acquainted with minerals, and pronounced
quite superior"
Seabrook Hagood (co!ored), convicted Of
burglary at the last term Of the court and SEN
fenced by Judge Platt to the penltentlary for
one wear escaped from the Barnwell Jail last
week, in company with three other prisoners.
A correspondent OF the Barnwell Sentinel
writing from Bambcrg Gu the 7th instant. says:
"Our planters Ii This section are rapidly get
ting their lands ready for planting, and judg-
ing by tho amount of fertilizers which see
brought I'D and lying upon the platform, l
should say that they intend putting IN large
amount Of cotton this season, and l am rear
full that our country friends are again making
tno same mistake which they always have done
Whenever cotton ruled at anything like re-
munerative rates. Will our planter friends
never learn wisdom, never learn that ono bale
of cotton which brings 500 is really worth
more to them than two bales which bring only
the same amount? for with one bale there ls
almost certainty, plenty OF corn In the crlD,
while with the two it Is proolemntlcal. hear
no complaint of want of labor; the negroes ID
this secIion hnye gone to work with will;
most of them. or many at least, having made
money on last years lGbor, are encouraged to
further effort" ,,,
Messrs F. A. Conner, Samuel B. Jones, b.
2. Herndon, T. I. Gary, W; A. MOORE n. S1ms'
p w, Conner. james w. Tompkins, 8. Wait,
w. q. McGhce, John w. Tompklns and r. N NJ.
Godboll publish an affidavit in the Abbevllle
Press. in the course OF which they afnrm upon
oath, Chat they arc cit'zens OF C0kesoury, ID
said counly, that they orc moubcrs OF tne
Democratic club: tha 40 ltlng ofsa1d club
has ever been i,eld al Walch number or them
were not pl vs,lit; tiiat no such remarks as are
imputed TO the club by W. X. Tolbcrt, IN MIS-
ertraouI,nary testimony, about cutting up tue
BODY Of B. +. Randolph and feeding 1t 10 inc
hogs, or boxing it up and sendlns IL as pres-
ent to Governor Scott, wore ever maue peI9le
the club; that no such organization Us the Au-
Klux-Klan was ever formed OF ever eAls.cu . -, ~
their community, nor do they believe such an
orUanization ever existed in any part OF the
counIry: that the Democratic club was leg'tl-
mate and proper political organization TO
fnrther the interests of the Democratic party
by all legal and proper means, anu thai salo
club transacted ITS business ID ACCORDANCE
with law aud usage, as tho minutes OF JUS pro
ceedings will ut any time snow, anu lurtner'
that neither W. X. Iulbtrt nor his associates;
Logan and robert were ever ~ meet ting 01
the Cokcspury Democratic Cub"
Anderson.
The IntelIigcncer suggests to the Anderson
merchnnts and business men to secure BANK.
ing M facilities in that town by the establishment
of a branch Of the South Carolina Loan ano
Trust Company, recently organized in Charles. =;
ton. It is only necessary that q ccm DaratiVely
eNu. ~ ~ -. u i. = ..,.l,onrih hnl To the canitAl