The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-20
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.
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The Advertiser says: ''In the Saluda sid 9 OF
our distriss, on Saturday. the 7th Aug ust,
two negroes, Edward Gillian and Tom Cul.
breath, were playing with gun which was ac-
cidentslly d schsrged and the conoents lod ged
in the body of Gillem. causing his death in q
fe W hours. A jury Of inquest, DR.. D. Shep.
pard, magistrate. acting as coroner, was held
on the body, aud verdict rendered IN accord.
ance with the above facts."
y c.a Newberry,
Captain John Williams, of Newberry, has
disposed OF his fine plantation and growing
crop to Mr.. Smith Livingston Tor $1,000, and
M. Thos. PaysinRer has sold the smiths
place to Mr. Wallace Cline for $500, also his
interest 10 the Glenn place and purchased Mr.
Vim. Mayes' interest in the Moorman place.
brick store on Main-street, at present occupied
by Messrs. Gary & Duncan.
i Darlington.
A very sharp robbsry was committed at
Florence, one night last week. The robbers
entered the room or Mr.. Henry Wilmington.
while he and his wife were asleep, and took his
watch from under his pillow, eighty dollars In
ereenbacks from his pocket and then broke
the lock on his bureau drawer and took lot oi
silverware. 1t Is thought that the robbers
must have used choloform.
On last Saturday morDing Mr.. q. L. Morris,
living near Tmmonsville. discovered that some
of his meat had been stolen. and suspetting q
negro fellow who was lurking about the place,
started to arrest him. On being approached,
7 the fellow started to run, and Mr.. Morris find
ing no other course would do. fred at him.
eleven buckshot striking him IN the back and
side. The fellow is a great scoundrel, and has
deied the authorties for some time. There
are no less than nine warrants out for him now.
Wnuam,burg.
The Kingstree Star says: "The robbery aud
escape OF the robbers mentioned In our Iast
issue as having occurred at this place, We are
'gratified to say, has terminated in the arrest
|: Of the whole party. They were arrested the
next day at Efingham on the Northeastern
Railroad, by Joseph and Henry Blakely, as
sisted by Conductor Moison. After commit
ting the theft they Immediately proceeded up
the railroad, travelling on foot with great
Blakelys, who are good on cold trail, and
never fail on hot one, made their circle and
discovered that they had gone the way as above
stated. They followed them as tar as Grahams
'Cro,s Roads, and there took the train in order
to get ahead OF them. At Bingham they at
tempted to get into the cars, when they were ar
rested after considerable skirmish, IL which
Joe Blake1y fred at one OF them several times
before he would surrender. Sixty dollars were
found in TIER possession. some OF the bills Of
which Mr.. staggers identified as soon as he
saw them. They are insolent Villains, and made
threats, We understand, that if they ever re-
gained their liberty they would burn every
house in this village. The prison here is in
secure and they have been sent to Charleston
forsafekeeping. They were recognized by
the officers there as old offenders, having IRE
quently been lodged in prison there before.
Their real names are John Washington, Ro-
bert Jones, Robert Johnson and Henry Lifrage.
Great credit is due Messrs. T. j. Z. Dargan,
Geo. W. Arms, Joe and Henry .Blakely for their
active efforts to arrest these desperadoes. We
have some pretty sharp bows about this place,
and to elude them is no easy task"