The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-08
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.
Marsp,n,.n,

Marlboro.
F. H, Eaten Esq, having resigned from the
which position he had been recently elected.
X. W. Little. Esq., has been elected to I'll bis
place. [0 ~f
Seven prisoners broke out of Jail in MARI
and ehoked the jailor, Mr.. Knight. they with
i've others made their escape.
Darlington.
The Darlington Democrat says that sale day
in that place was very orderly, and adds: All.
though the weather was very unfavorable,
brisk, and the auctioneer's voice was hearfl
much OF the day. Mules and horses bretrght
good figures, and many colored personsSaur-
chased stock with the idea Of farming this year
on their OWL account There seems to be q gem
eral feeling amongst the colored people that q
fortune can be made on one crop, provided
they work it on their own account, and follow
Ing this notion, many rush into planting with
viii come to grief, and lose everything 1 they
have. WAX. la rgt N : d = -
s Spnrtanbur4
Wofferd College ls in sfourIshing condition,
having one hundred and twenty students.
with thirty moro applicants for Admission.
The Spartan has the following very CRAFTY
ing account: Our farmers living in the upper
part Q OF the district have been very late in SOW
ing their wheat-at least, four or fve weeks
later than usual. In fact, there are some who
have not finished putting their seed in the
gronnd The intention was pretty generally
expressed * 70 Us by many that they intended
OF cotton. Almost oil have made corn enough
to do them. Hogs are very scarce. and q large
portion OF the farmers haye not fattened and
killed more than one-haR the quantity they
ti1eiy scarce, and are rating at from twenty
fve to thirty five dollars each. The spirit Of
industry and close application to the duties Of
"a TIE farm is spreading AMONG the people in
sequent on the results Of the late war--which.
like an incubus weighing 90 heavily on the,
energles OF our people, 10 gradually passing
acst appsar Says
new fields have been cleared. and, tthereis no
doubt, that the labors ot the farmer, viii. ere
long, bless the country once more with plenty.
'ls, -, Mcvvsserry. a. "
The election which came off In eNewberrv
last Thursday, for selectmen, &o., resulted III
the choice Of the Democratic ticket BY 3 ma
jority Of two hundred. For selectmen-J E.
Peterson. q J; = J. Paysinger and ]. 7. Hull. SUR
Blease. Clerk. I. Houseai. The Radicals
polling fifty votes and the Democrats two hunai
dred and fifty. The Herald says. Wo have
never seen more orderly and quiet election
anywhere; any Many of the leading colored IRadi-
The 9 Newberry Herald ia ia noticing the,
changes IN the new sscounty. says: The county,
iS w UO ufVlCS0 &u0 BuDnOlVlQ6Q into laby-
rinth OF townships, with a large nunber cfofii-
cials, heavy taxation, sc. The township lines
are to bo surveyed and the selectmen, Id addi-
hon to their duties as general supervisors,
VIII assess properties, fix values, &C.; the clerk
with his Office that OF treasurer. He will also
administer the oath OF Office to the other in
cumbents. +,
In noticing the death Of Major Hunmer, al
ready reported by telegraph in THE News, the
Newberry Herald says: Major Henry Summer,
ono OF Newperrt's old and respected citizens,
departed this life ON Sunday last, In the sixth
eth year OF hts age. Howas apfeminent mem-
her Of The Mewberry Bar. a great law ard lite-
rary student, and . jealous advocate OF all that
pertained TO the welfare Of our district. He
leayeD q wife. aud three children. and was, at
the estine Of his deaths Registrar ia Bantrnptcy y
for the Third Congressional District tE@& a
Gnvefnor SCOTT has appointed and comnAis.-
siened J. u, Ward, Qf Deadfali, Treasurer FOR
Ncwberry County. 3.gfi