The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-04
THE DAILY NEWS,
dEE4IRS IN THE Site.
Barnwe1I.

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Barnwe1I.
Old Ben Hal,onquist, said to he over nun
dred years old, died the night before Cniis'-
mas, at BarnweN Courthouse.
Abbcville.
The Banner SAYS: Not day passes but we
hear of cattle and hogs being killed and stolen,
smoke houses entered and robbed, corn GRIPS
broken, and deprcdations of every conceTaoie
enormity committed. .,o,tho1os+
Eff MCGOWAN, leo ored convicted at the last
term of the District Court for Abbcvllle county
of hog stealing, has been aWardea Dy the
Supreme Court of the State a new erln' III ne
has been in about seven months already, pro-
baby as long as his Honor would have mulcted
him. Ii wrongly convicted, however, 1t IS
proper that bis character should be indicated.
He is charged with appropriating q colered
brothers swine.
Georgetown
An unsuccessful attempt was made By some
incendiary on the 2Sd ult., to burn the dwelling
of Mr.. G. R. Congdon. NJ.
The saw and gin OF Mr. 5. hing, on b!ack
River, with large amount OF material, inciuu-
ing four bales OF cotton, wss burned Oh Cnrls'-
mas Eve.
The quarterly examination Of the pupils OF
the Georgetown Academy took place last week.
The Times SAYS tho condition OF the 1nstltu-
tion reflects much credit on the present teach
ers, Mr.. and Mrs; A. A. Connor. Inc resusei- EEL
community of Georgetown thu importance OF
which cannot be overestlmated.
Richland.
The dwelling house OF Captain Thos. Taylor,
situated about two miles below Columbia, on
the Bluff Road, was burnt to the ground on
Friday nigh last. The family were spending
the evening in Columbia, and are unable 10 ac-
count for the origin of the ire. circumstances
lead to the belief that the house was first robbed
and then fred.
The following persons have been appointed
and commissioned by Governor Scott for Rich
land County: John Robertson, County Trea-
surer; NJ. J. Calnan, County Auditor; Jacob
Levin, P. Epstin, James Windsor, and q. d;
Suydam, Assessors. The assessors entered
upon their duties on the 28th, and before this
appears many taxpayers will be in possession
of their blanks for returns. Richland is pro-
badly first in the work of preparing Tor taxa
ton.
Greenvil1e.
There was on Christmas day disturbance
in Greenville between white man from the
country and some negroes, on Main street, III
which The white man was probably to blame in
the first instance, and several OF the negroes
much TO blame in the sequef The offenders
are to be arrested.
MIR. w. A. Hudson. the surveyor employed
by the Greenville County Commissioners to
survey and divide the county into townships,
has. with his chain-bearers and small party
o. pioneers, already commenced his laborious
undertaking. The plan is simple and easy OF
execution. A line will be established due
north from the Courthouse to the North Caro-
lima line, which together with the Reedy River,
below the Courthouse township, will form the
only longitudinal dividing line in the county
Ali the townships will lie east and west OF this
line, except the Courthouse township which
will extend two and half miles east from the
Courthouse. When this base line is cstab-
lished, lines paralleled to each other at the
proper distance apart and running east and
west, will complete the division OF the county
into sixteen townships.
Orangeburg.
The County Treasurer, MIR. John Mount, is
lying very low, laborlng under severe attack
of hemorrbage OF the lungs.
Hon. T. w. Glover and MIR. Mortimer Glover
have formed law copartnership uneer the
style OF Glover & Glover.
Mr.. George ". Sturgeon has received the ap--
pointment of magistrate for the Town OF
Otangeburg.
name Of Lartigue. The latter, it is reported,
has fled from the country.
A son of Mr.. Howell Eas. .erling shot at aud
wounded person OF color whom he caught ID
the act of sswinging" one of his hogs. The
negro returned the fire and attempted to re-
load his gun, but finding that Mr.. Easterling
had second barrel he took to the swamp.
Governor Scott has made the following ap-
pointments under the tax law for Orangeburg:
County Auditor. James Van Tassel. Assessors,
NJ. Albrecht, C. s. Bull, W. E. Williams. AS
sistant Assessors, Captain John Williamson,
W. R. Bull, e. L. Rickenbaker, r. H. Wiles.
Orangeburg Lodge, No. %, A. F. NJ. has
elected the following officers for the ensuing
Masonic year J. F. Il ar, w. NJ; J. H. OCain,
s. W.; E. W. Fem, J. W.; S. Dibble, Secretary;
N. Albrecht, Treasurer; a. Rickenblcker, s.
D.; Jas. VanTassel, ]. D.; q. Butler, Tiler.
The orangeburg News has changed hands. |
Mr.. Samuel Dibble is led by the pressure OF |
other engagements 70 retire from the tripod,
and Mr.. Thad. G. Andrews assumes control.
The new editor, in making his bow, says:
'sThe Orangeburg News viii give warm sup
port to his Excellency Governor Scott, and the
government Of the Slate of South Carolina.
To his Excellency General Grant, and the Con-
,.... 80 the United States-and to every hon
est sssn measure, conservative In it's nature .ne
great National Republican party OF tnls coun-
try. Believing, as we do, that tsee Republican
party is the best friend o. the South, ana obe-
dience to it's PRINCIPLES her entire salvation in
political point Of view, We shall use our
every effort towards conciiating conflicting
elements"