The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-09
ALL 4BOUT THE STATE.
sa1es-Dav i'm spnrtanburg.

The Gazette SAYS: san unusually larg,
| crowd of our farmers were in town on Mon
day. We believe that not more than half {
| corn crop will be madc-cOtton not much bet
ter. there being little or no late cotton. We
however. saw no gloomy or respondent faces
With the abundant wheat crop which wa!
made, and the preparations for seeding dowr
| q larger area of grain, corn we hope will bt
kept within reach of the needy.
Real Estate Sales.
The following sales of real estate were made
on Monday last:
son, BANKRUPT, $50 acres at IS per acre, S2750
five tracts belonging to the estate of E. B.
| Robins, bankrupt, one of 2l0 acres, the other
or Ala acres. at 81 per acre, s68l 70; 1872 acres
belonging to the estate OF John S. Presley,
bankrupt, for $3.50; $50 acres belonging to the
estate of w. F. Farley, bankrupt, at Sc per
acre, $780,
In Greenville. tract land, estate of Joseph H.
Turner, deceased, l63 acres, purchased by
Philemon Turner, for $40. Tract land, same
estate; 233 acres, purchased by same, for $500.
House and lot Of estate OF U. H. wells, deceas-
cd. three-quarter acre, purchased by Mrs. L..
C. Boiling for $3.50.
In York. the sheriff sold a tract Of land con-
tanning $500 acres, belonging to the Kings
Mountain Iron Company, for $4,000, which was
purchased by T. J. Bell, for the creditors. Also
tract 6 land on Stony Fork. belonging to
Mrs. Martha NJ. Moore, for $3.50. which was
bought by S. G. Hemphill. The Judge of pro-
bate sold tract of land on Allison's Creek,
containing 233 acres, and belonging to the es-
tate of Mrs. NJ Lawrence, deceased, at 50 per
acre; purchaser, J. Randolph Wallace. The
clerk of court sold a tract OF land, containing
2ll acres, and belonging to estate of w. d.
Simril, deceased, at Sc II per acre. Thomson
& Jefferys, assgnees in bankruptcy, sold one
tract, containing 152 acres, and belonging to
estate of r. l.. Lindsay, at 81 70 per acre; pur-
chased by the bankrupt.
In Spartanburg the list Of prices will show
that property is rapidly increasing in value, as
compared with the rates OF twelve months
ago: Brick storehouse, 5000; dwelling house,
2acrcs, $685. brick cottage, 81 acres, $500;
brick office, S575; nineteen lots aggregating
473 acres, 1913 SO; one lot Of 40 acres, s62G;
one lot of SO acres s5sl; one lot of 26, s376;
one lot of 81, SLIPS. Aggregate of sales,
sll ,03l so.
The Kershnw Agricultural Society.
At the second regular meeting of this So
clety, held in Camden. OIL Monday, the report
of the committee appointed at the last meeting
to see the Governor relative to taxation, was
submitted in writing, and read by the secre-
tary. The substance of 1t was That upon ar
irving at the Governors office, they were in
formed that the State Auditor was the proper
person TO see upon the subject, and that his EX.
cellency would not interfere. Tie reply Of the
auditor was that there was no authority in law
to reassemble the State Board of Equalization,
but that he would favorably consider any ap-
plicatiOn for q reduction Of assessment made
TO him through the County Auditor. The
committee were received with great courtesy
by the Governor and State Auditor, who both
expressed a strong desire to remove from the
execution Of the law every semblance of OPP
preston. On motion of Colonel Shannon, the
report was received and filed as information,
Colonel Shannon then stated, that in the alb
sence of DR.. E. NJ. Boykin, chairman of the
Committee on Coolie Labor and immigration,
the committee could not report, but he could
say, from general information, that orders for
the coolies in any number could be filled by
application to the proper parties. The COM
'mittee had correspOnded with Mr.. Boinest,
president OF the Newberry ImmigrtiOn Socie-
ty, and stated that he was ready to fill orders
for German immigrants.
49, sHREDs OF STATE NEWS.
Or. A..E. Norman, the postmaster at Walhal-
10, has been removed and a. Bryce, Jr, ap-
pointed in his place. The Ocoilec ssenrier says
reasolls. reis Rl.-N0f'nan Nus N'''''''
John A. Ingals, Esq.,, formerly one of the
Judges of the Stale Court of Appeals, has been
offered and has declined to accept the presi-
dency OF Oglethorpe COueSe. MlllcuScYiHe, Utt.
An agricultural society was organized In York
on Monday.
Mr.. VIM. Johns, of York, cut of two fingers
while ginning cotton.
Mr.. ". II. Gill, of Chester, died on Tuesday
evening.
Governor Scott has appointed the following
persons as magistrates, viz: Edgetield County,
James A. Tolbcrt and Thomas E. jennings;
Oconee, w. w. Watson; Spartanburg, Elijah
Dill; Union, Glen D. Peake; York, R. l.. Nc
Cants. C. c. Bryce, notary public for Wal