The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-25
FROM THE STATE CAPIrAL.

IXS AVVVVs
FROM a,HE STATE CAPITAL.
The Township E2eoti0ns-C Close Party
Vote-Tho Rosu1ts-n ap OF Columbia-
Coston-Wheat.
lTRoM ouR OWN oonR8sPeNDEsT.l
COLUMBIA. May 22.-The grand event Of the
past week was the township elections on Sat-
urday, for the Offices Of seleotmen. town clerk,
surveyor and constable. These are the cleo
tions about which there was something to cay
several weeks ago--the elections that the negro
party attempted to push through without suf6.
clent notice on tho 9th Of April; no explann.
ton OF which triokery has yet been vouohsafed
by the chairman Of lbe Board Of Electors, a.
though he claims to be friend Of order, de
cepoy and competent officers The elections
came off regularly on Saturday. 1t was the
grand rally OF the negro party. Having lost the
municipal elections, they were well-nigh
desperate; and upon this issue 1aked up
evcry scuttle-cuff and Pompey within drag
distance Of Columbia. The township contains
an area of six mlies square, embracing the
city; and this suburban tract is quite sufficient
for the purposes of this unsorupulous party to
vote half the county OF ignorant negroes il ne
csssary. The day passed off in cornr aratiye
quiet-a fight or two, with numerous bad
words, being all the breaches Of the peace.
There was dead earnest on the part of thos
engaged in it. The negroes had organic I'd
and arranged their tactics in Union League,
and were fully ready. The whites were less
ready, and some are known who did not vote,
forgetting it or neelecting it. The mans gers
were busy Fl 1m early nlght-the polls closed
at six o'clock fivs o'clock Sunday morn
ing counting out the votes. The result is,
that out ofthe six positions to be filed, the
Democrats, or whites, have elected three, and
the Radicals, or negroes, three. The indiv-
dual exhibit is as follows, the names of Demo
Gratis being italloias1:
For Selectmen. Of whom the highest three
are elected: j. l.. Neagle, 734 votes; e.
O'Nedle, Jr.. 727; John e. Robertson, 726;
q; aSos. 2ayl9r. 722; f. D. Sem, 72o; I. B. Now
For Township Clerk-O. r. Harrison. 724;
j. =. Bampfield (colored) III. el- :
For Sur veyor-Green Washington, (oolored)
72a; j. N. CraWford 712.
For Constable--H c. Beard, 721; Adam
johnson, (colored) 718.
Some OF these individuals need word of
special mention. Seectman Neagle is repre-
sentative in the General Assembly from the
County Of York, aleo Comptroller General, to
say nothing of his being Trustee Of the
University. His vote on Saturday was chal-
lenged, ON the ground that he must be q c,ti-
zen OF York to represent l5 legally. and if 80,
could not be voter in township in Richlnnd
County; but his vote was allowed John E..
Robertson is brother of Senator Rob ertson in
Congress. and has moved to this .township
within the past year, to assist his father in the
duties, onerous but remunerative, Of tax col
lector Of the county. Green Washington, elect
ed surveyor, is negro carpenter. perhaps as
we'll qualified for the duties of surveyor as he
ls for those Of United States senator. .
( ITEMS.
/, Afane map Of Columbia is nearly ready, pre-
pared by A. Y. Lee. Of this plt CO, gotten up
and issued by Cotton, of New York. The scale
10 one inch TO the square; SO that the size of
the map wall be th,r,y and o hall, by thirty
four end o half ,nches. We have had three
maps OF this city heretofore published. none Of
them over q dollar in price. white this one will
cost three, four or Ave dollars, according to
finish and mounting. ~ .,a
white barber the first that has ever been
in this clty-hae just opened shop. His
large run OF custom from the very day Of open
ing. is an evidence of the increased separation
or interests and alienation of feeling between
tbs races. This comes OF the arrogance and
persistence with which the negroes are being
pushed ON to antagonism in politice. This an
taeonism is the only hope Of the unprincipled
Radical overseers that are lashing the poor
negro on TO his destruction. These Radical
overseers are working like Troiaus to get these
M {4Oa ,xr,hs ol,A
for the negro, 80 as to secure his vote in get
ting for themselves the paying positions Cuf-
fee is not likely to find out how the game is
played until ne falls into minority, and his
sweet Radicals sink back to New England or
sink into the i;eaitsntiary; and then the know
ledge will be bitter thing to him.
( Cotton in the mid country has been suf-
fering severely from the continued cold since
the fosts Of fortnight ago. The effects OF
this continued cold are-in the homely phrase
ology OF the farm yard sore shins and lice.
The former Is apparently to cotton what rust
is to wheat-a corrosive action that gradually
consumes the stalk, extending below the sur
face OF the ground, The latter Is a small in
sect that generally accompanies the former,
and may be the cause Of II. They both dIs.
appear with warm weather and cultivation.
Wheat is ripening to-day rich golden
hue. and may be ready to reap in week or
ten days. This is tho early variety. known
popularity aA May wheat This crop seems
good, II not very good. CoAsA1R.
The PRBsEssx PRRsoNNnD OF THE TRIBUNE.
The Tribune has had it's last managing editor.
Horace swears be wall never have one again
never no Inor5s Mr.. Young will remain IN Nav