The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-08
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rhc orangen.~s Agricultural Society.

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Tie News says: lon "Wednesday morning o,lr
County Agricultural Society held lis first annual
meeting before large and brilliant audience
Captain 7. NJ Wann2uaIc-, OF 81. Matthews. de
| vcrcd the annual address. T!ic occasion was an
eloquent one; The beauty and strength OF The
county were assembled, for The firsi time since
the p:oSiriiion of oar agriculture 10 rejoice to-
Fether in soca! eS'ivi'y, ~ the bright promises OF
| t:s restoration. Captain Wannaniakcr lid ample
justice 10 the occasion, in his graceful ami pretty
| address. Its tone was hat Of heroic forti
Tale anh sublime hope OF delivclance nnd rctlernp-
| tion, and " WAS reiieic with touches or cl1-
| lucmce. .N the conclusion OF the address nr
W. j. !artOn president Of the sncicJ invited the
audience 10 parlahc III The collation. spread oui
before ihcni. Aicr the picnic. the gay party re-
solved Itself INTO tie merrimcni of dance. In {;
room up stairs, III The S.!uc building, music and
the dance held graceful sway uniIl late hocr in
the evening. The whole occasion WAS q happy
Success. The following Officers were cleo: eli nj
the annual meeting, Of the society FOR the ensuing
year: pr. W. l.lrion. President: u. II. lariOn.
J. Il. Millhouse, Nice.rre$.lcnis; Murray Robin.
son; Secretary; Dr. W. 7. Earlon. Dr. R.W. Bates.
T. NJ. Wannanakcr II. W. Izlar Delegates 10 the
STATE Agricultural Association
The Sleepy Hollow Tragedy.
The Barnwc!l Journal says: "wednesday morn.
lnE lie court met pursuant IN ADJOURNMENT, when
t'ir case Of the State vs.. y. =. Woodward charged
Will the killing OF John $. Green and - ilol-
lGud, known as The Sleepy Hollow tragedy which
Took place ON the occasion Of The township clcc-
ton n July last. was called, AMI The ,riai com
menced, the state being assisted hy Mr.. Leroy i.
fnlnlhns, our former solicitor, whose ability Is
well known OH this clrcnit. The defence is bcing
very ably conducted by Mcssrs. A. p James r.
and Robert Altlrich. Only some seven or eight
witnesses ON the part or the prosecution have
lIeen examined up TO the time Of our going to
nTeSs an, II l. supposed that the time Of The court
VIII he occupied the rest Of this week with this
case, The issue docket again not being reached"
Leslie Once More.
The Barnwcll Journal says: "Therc was a re-
port here ON wednesday that the Governor OF the
state had arrived On The night train with Mr.. &.
l.. Leslie, who turned out, however 10 be Mr.
Chhinhrriain, the Attorney ey-General OF the State,
who, we ARE informed, comes 10 assist Mr.. Leslie
oti his mollon 10 SET aside II Judgment obtained
by 4 verdict nf Il jury Of respectable citizens. be-
lore His Homer, Judge Glover, some year or two
ago III Tiicl, Jancs y. TIanEin9Ou WAS i.ie p;ain-
iir, and Jacob Foreman the defendant for entic-
ing away The employees Of the painiH. Ii nlay
hc remembered tia! similar motion. H. the same
case. was made by MIR. Leslie and overrulcd by
ms Honor, Judge rlatt, about u year ago Mr..
Leslie opcncd this case AZ Il special meeting of
Ing OF IL few aill,lav!iS &c ana Mr. Lcsc's speech
the court adjourned to meet for The purpose of
hearing The further prosecution Of this morton ON
Thursday evening, al four o'cinck. Messrs. Muher
4 foilnans oppose the notion
Terrible Cnsualty-A CHil.a Burned to
Death.
4 house on Buffers plantation, fnnr miles from
Hamburg. :. G., was destroyed by lire on satur-
day noriing. and u little girl six years OF nrc.
daughter OF Mr.. TompkinS. who is employed on
ar! Mr. i!iiets place, Ierishch in ih9 fancS. Mrs.
foErHinS had left the house in Charge OF three
girls ad OH her urn. found that i; had burned
10 The ground. AMI her little daughter hal perish.
c'l WIKI II. The Two other children escaped I'M
hurt. Mr. Tonpkins nnd his family are entirely
destitute, having lost what little property they
had In the burnt building, In addition to tile ire
parable loss Of their daughter.
Shrctis of state News.
The following magistrates In Chester Comfy
nave been dismissed from olcc by Governor Scott:
u .. Brawcy, Eli CoTnTcii, T. II. BOu!ware, Il. q.
ThisOn.
Georgetown Is determined to have district sur.
Y1rorA' association.
The Chesterfield Democrat says: "Thc general
opinion among planters ls thar the Whole cotton
crop VIII he picked out Of the fields in week or
Two. Many b0lls Will never open ~ all. Prepare.
lions Tor another crop will 1T once begin and fer
tllizcrs he In domand."
Georgetown continues to have scasOnable
weather. The nights and MORNINGS are cod and
the days delightful and invgorati,ig.
The residence OF Mrs. Agnes CautheD, In the
together With all the furniture ant, wearing apna-
rel of the occupants, was consumed by fire OH
the night uf tile 2gth ult