The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-27
TIE DAILY NEWS.
AFFAIRS IN TIE STATE.
TEE wEA1.Ea AND TIE CROPS.

THE WEATHER AND TIE CROPS.
Tho Sumter News says: ''since our last is-
sue VIC have suffered much from the intense
heat o., the weather, but this hns been bene-
At TO tho cotton crop. and will mature the
fruit earlier than it would otherwise have done.
We think the corn crop Will Do FULLY equal to
better; II will be because OF some early frost or
ether misfortune yet to happen to IT.. Rice
wants rain, 30 also do the peas and potatoes;
of turnips the stand is not good" a.
5HE AUdUsr TERN OF COURT Fon CLARENDON
Tho saino paper also says: "This court con-
on Monday OF last
devoted to the sessions and two to the civil
business. Thero were no caseB OF any magni-
tude on the criminal side OF tho court, and but
few oe nviclions wero had. On the civil side,
the most important decision made was on the
homestead law-his Honor, Judge Green, dc.
Gliding that no exemption OF homestead could
lodged before the passage Of the new oonHtitu-
ion. 49,,
ANOTHER RoBBERY-AN ESCAPE.
The Darlington Democrat, OF the 26th, has
The following lteme:
"we learn that Mr. Eziekel Hill, living
Tuesday night lsst Of two hundred and fifty
pounds or bacon, some lard. salt, &c. This 10
quite serious loss, and as these robbers are
known 10 be among us in every vicinity, our
P6Opl6 Keep WAlCu upon Iu6I bIuOke-
houses and barns for they DO not intend to
work asrlong as they can find anything to
steal. 81 y. .se0,- = li
"The notorious thief Jack Hewitt, oolored,
L. Norris, BY shooting him down, made his
escape while being carried to Marion Jail by
the deputy sheriff, Calvin Josey. This 'is not
the FIRST miraculous escape from This deputy,
Heuett, paid for his escape. How o man CON
escape Hom yigilant watch with fourteen
buckshot in his side, is very strange to u.s."
DmAsTRous DROUGHT m EDaEr1HLD. ia
The Advertiser, says: ':For two weeks, end
Relentless I Drought. In July ~ We had drought;
In August We hayel had another and q aworse
one; and in neither case has it been so much
the length Of time 10 which no rain has fallen.
as the fearful and unparalleled intensity Of the
sun, that has caqsed damage TO the crops.' As
regards the late drought-and we think ic pre-
vailed eItensively-there can be no doubt that
al the square and blooms which have appeared
fall completely parched. Certain planters ofthis
vicinity with whom we have conyersed. assert
that theft catton crop has been cut of by baltI
P'nels ssy they, cannot: now, in any cysii., |,
No doubto about, cotton in EdgefeId Being
baoiy injured either from rtist,N Or nom the |
eject OF intense heat and want of rain. On |
Sunday last, however, there fell q fpe. rain,
ana 90 We Write. iMc1.,as ic.;1., as.ernoon,j there is
every prQspset.h from the appearanoe:of the |
heavens and the state OF the atmcspher,. that |
dant." tGl.
KILLED By ACCIDENT.
The Columbia Phoenix Says: "Passecsers
b. t.- IT, aIeoiSisi.ie t.l1Toa;. yesterday, state
that Deputy Constable g. w. Allen was killed
in AbbeyilIe on Tuesday last, by the accidental
one Of the new-fanRled arms recently obtained
for the use Of tho loyal militia OF tho State."