The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-08
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.
Darlington.

The Darlington Court adjourned last Friday
The criminal docket was so heavy that the owl
. > Iltan Abbevalle.
John H. Wilson, Esq, q prominent citizen
and the Oldest member OF the Abboville bar,
died Of paralysis on Friday last in his 65th
year.
Rooms in the new college building have been
secured tor the purpose ofholding court, which
conyenAs to-day, .ls
At q public Getting Of the citizens Of Seneca
township. held at Perryville Depot, on 6atur-
day,the 9Th Of February. the following officers
we're elected eelectmen-A. f. Lewis, III
IONty, M. s.. Stribling. Clerk-E. A: Tate
@utyeyor-B, T.. Lowry. Constable-W. w
Hakpilton. ,Magistrate-W. A. Lay. ''".
1ovo9 biai II GeorBctown. .x tG
The GEORGETOWN Times Of Thursday last
says: SUNDAY and Monday mornlngs were the
ooldeat we have experienced since Christmas
dayo On Sunday morning we understand the
anaaiwater was freezing throughout the day
both ON Sunday and Monday, with wind blow
ing that seemed to come from icebergs and
snowy peaks. Those who have had forward
over. "a tho earth has been so frozen that all
tender vegetation must necessarily be de-
stroyed.szo.
- - Chesterfield.
negro named Roger Leak, in Cheraw lest
week, deliberately cut off the ears Of his wife,
until they hung by slender particle Of flesh,
swung her up In the style OF the United States
military species OF brutality never Witness
cd here until ''the grand army Of the
Union" introduced it--and Aayed her upmer-
sifplly, Her erles attracted the attention Of a
white man who few to the rescue. but as he
entered tho door the murderer escaped at an
otheEs and has not since been seem. The wo-
man 1t iS thought viii certainly die. .s
s ioni ~ Union.
.nx,. o.t Mondo, ,ro, = l:A4ou
e0ldday for sales; but the sales went on. A
letin town bof an acre and fraction, almost
wholly unimpIoved, sold for $3.50, ON a credit
'ef ope year, The Sheriff sold tract of 1870
acres for $3.50; and another Of go acres, with
An old mill on it, for $4225
The nucleus of an agricultural society has
been formed at Union. The initiation fee is
two dollars. The money thus raised will be
given to- that member OF the club who raises
tao most cotton on one acre, the other to hin.
who raises the most cotton on five acres. DR..
.. IN. Gibbs, at Union, is secretary and treas
Anderson. Ppa
J. Bayis Lewis has baen appointed Clerk of
the Board Of County Commissioners g, (,
The firm of Hoyt & Watera has been dis
solved by mutual consent, and a partnership
has been formed between James A. Hoyt and
d. Fleetwood Clinckscales, in the publication
OF the Anderson Into ligencer. 'a<s
The first snow OF the season fell OH Thurs
earth was white with the welcome visitor. but
1ae tRgh aFe Sf pd so dspeed the last
The Anderson brass band gave the compli-
ment of O screnade to Hon. j. p Reed, Thurs
day night last on the eve # his departure tor
Washington. nlr. Reed acknowledged the COM
pliment in brief and appropriate speech:
Qs sa!s-day, the Intellgencer says Nothing
SfeciaF nterest TRANSFERRED on Monday last.
TkB7saaass wers .unimportalt. Alarge crowd
In attendance, and as the day waned, John
Barley corn began to get the upper hand OF
some OF his WOrshlpperS. -t
Orangeburg.
Mr.. Stiles Mellichamp is getting up town
ship map OF Orangeburg County. AZ N''
Professor Bond created an excitement in
ra9kssure, on Friday last. by his perform.
Mrs. q. A. Milhous. living on Dean Swamp,
in Orangeburg County, lost her barn, stables.
&es. by fire, on the 18th ult. The barn con-
tadAod her entire crop for the year of corn and
L101 amounting to about one Thousand dollars
Mrs.. Nilhous is a widow lady, and feels her
log1 very severely. The fire was accidental. /.
The Oraneeburg News says. Mot in the
roouiieCtiOn OF the oldest inhabitant has our
town been 40 crowded on sale-day as on last
MoAisSy Considerable money changed hands,
whssh Appeared to give sarnsss.c .ction to all par
The Sheriff disposed Of 6796 acres OF isSssa
70 -EaerSnt tracts to difereut parties, for the
y s1m @ OF eS848 PERSONAL property to sAS aiM6uht
"a
lEM2t S0t4t kcres for $3.50. p. ". Dibbie, as.
Rgnoe, alse sold large amount Of real estate. -"
Barnwell., 81
A nasncby the name Of Strong WAS brought
10 iAN In Bern we'll, last week, for killing man
nAfnod Bellum. on 28th February. at OOlcock's
Y fhs ts %eh se
hnmiei&e, as there was no previous ll-feeiing
bmshSeu the parties.
on sa1e-day, the Sentinel says, there was
very little property offered for sale: The plan
aEAsoa Belonging to the estate Of tho late Colo
mel W. A. Ovens, and his house and lot IN the
R.e4e of Barnwell-a handsome residence
NJ - escupied by the widow OF the dsceased-
ygfe asong tho real estate which was sold.
aHsy sainAl sum, and as token Of tho great
MSLest and gratitude due to bis memory and
has sauaiiy. there va vas mot & voice raised IN P cp
ASsssssss=1iaK ssiea: BY the SheriE- tract OF
Ss@Ao& $3.50 acres, was bought by Mrs. Olivia
Ce SRtAo3 Tor $50. BY Judge Of Probate One
sxaas5SR hand in Colleton County: Of 1000 acres,
az lSMdS0H $50 acres, ON tho Upper Three Runs
wSsy 3GWsht by W. f. Green for $1a25.
ksSD 80 sNaaHlboro'. SN
TE~sa aSSsiR OF Marlboro has been notiaed
Mat tAA XsMit3rtiAEyis now ready for the re-
sces 81 eIa ss..s s' ;sIaEs II. leave Elm in ss. few
D. .ia.DsiSed ss thS laat term Of the so1rt.
Tie DSaas1EsayillA Journal says {: Sals-day was
waal AkxE& md q large nuMber OF wagons
sS,A $50 MADEIRA weSo III t0Mn: oGerin9 bar
asiAs, As lAax enid. Is bacon, douss &c. But
Ifswt sssta sz lid we're sold by thB Hher,ff, the
9AesnYity Cf Efl6AO I'D rtlaad hkWhg bsen COM
f3ea. s..asa bsfS9s day of o. This is right
EjS,bess hi omisel snT deStA than to
~ 81 ~ N sssssis Ss de townsn,p
SsSSA as Ar aa heard fEons.
Tke 2an 40 were sIectca II ali
tks teybShi i1s nal6ed below: Rsd Bltfr--
GaSks Ne: 2. Willis. .selsotpae9, y. q: Glib
Vsrcss y. p. Tatum. T. N.NEdens; Constable, d.
". McIAunn. snithvilleT Clesks D. I. Sweat;
ss,ocsASm, 3. 7. Pegnes, =. y. Smith. 9. Quick;
9iifxey0r, JAS. 8. Grant; Constable Henry
Rdlio.fa Hebron--C Clerk. J.. M. Hamer; Select
aasnf Frank Meaning, Tristram Covington, w.
n. NsistCw; Surveyor J. G.. Woody, w. b.
1H0rd; Constable, John "a. Stanton. Adams
Il yiileesl lleik, John -. Waddill; selectmen, P.
hi. dsAsaer, Thomas y. Breeden, Thomas w.
3 sWuaktSse; Surveyors, John y Parker, Alder,
q ss 1geyfaSn; Constable. p. j. To-, an,; There
4Tc 10 0tksre not heard from. All the town
Y 4 SSRht Id the district were carried by
4 he DA2h0srsts, except two, Bed hill and. Ben,