The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-15
. ALL ABOUT THE STATE.
Shocking Double-Murder In Edgefic.

Shocking Double-Murder In EdSehcid.
The Edgefeld Advertiser says: {" murder
was committed in the vicinity of the Rocky
Ponds on the western side of our district, on
Saturday night last, in the shooting and Kill
ing of cOlored man BY the name OF John
Iandrus, and his wife Lonisa, both OF whom
were found lying dead on the floor or their
house on Saturday morning. NO clue mas oeen
received up to this time TUESDAY morning) as
TO who were the perpetrators of this atrocious
crime. Landrus only a few days previous TO his
death, was paid by his employer some forty or
ffty dollars, and it has been intimated that
this murder was committed with the view OF
obtaining the money which he was known to
have in his possession.
Arson I'm Sumter.
The Sumter News says: son last Msnday
night, about II or o'clock, the gn-house OIL
Mrs. Webb. about two miles from Sumter, was
entirely DESTROYED by fire, with the entire crop
of cotton, as far as picked, OF Captain Nell
vain her son-n-law, and bale belonging to
another party, just ginned. The fire was set
by ncendiaries. who were discovered anu pur-
sued by Captain McIlwan short distance,
but made their escape"
Good Picking.
The Sumter Watchman gives the following.
report of cotton picking on the plantation OF
Mr.. Thos. O. Sanders, on the 3Oth OF Septem-
ber: "Scipio, 37G pounds; Collins 54r; pen, So; $50;
Charles. 32l; Sallie, 270 Elsey, 270; Daniel, 267;
Davy. 25s, Harrison, 253; Betsy, 25l-ten
hands. 2948 pounds. Nine other hands picked
over 200 each They began to pick at twenty
minutes past o'clock, took one hour for din
ner, and closed the days work at sunset.
Shooting ARRAY.
The Marion Crescent says "A pretty rough
affair occurred on the 5th instant, Il few miles
above the village, between Eyander Bethea,
d. F. Berry and Charles Hyatt in which Bethea
received an ugly gunshot wound in the arm,
and Berry a pistol shot in the mouth. lacera-
ting the tongue badly and fracturing the jaw
bone. Berry is in quite precarious condl-
tiOn."
Another Ubiquitous Pardon.
The Marion Crescent says: ''Mingo Rowell,
convicted at the last term of the court TOR this
district of larceny in two cases, and sentenced
bv Judge Rutland to hard labor in the peniten-
tiary for three years, has, after a confinement
of about two weeks in the penitentiary, been
turned loose by Governor Scott, and is already
back in the field of his enterprise and success.
II is difficult for us to express the astonisf-
ment and indignation of the community upon
this event. There is not doubt OF his guilt
he having been caught, in one case, IN the
very act What makes the case still worse, IS
that Mingo Is an old rogue, and has plundered
the community and corrupted his race lor
nearly twenty years. 1t is impossible for us
here TO resist the conviction that this danger
Gus man has been turned loose for clcctioneer-
ing purposes, he being smart fellow among
the black voters"
Shreds of State News.
The SANDER suit of Loyns vs.. Strauss, in
Darlington, resulted in verdict for the plain
tiff of S49-half the amount claimed. The de-
fendant appealed.
The Darlington Democrat comes 10 us Gu
larged and otherwise improved
Mr.. F. A. Connor, of COkesbury, and Mr: j;
N. sF0ung, of Due West. are the ant-Radlcal
candidates to fill the vacancies in the State
Legislature from Abbeville County.
At q meeting of the Columbia Board of Trade,
held few nights since, the following officers
were elected: President, R. c. Shiver; Vice
President, E. Hope; Secretary and Treasurer,
| R. 0'Nealc. Jr.
Mr.. Taylor, financial agent of Messrs. Cress-
well & Co.. the contractors of the Blue Ridge
Railroad, left Columbia on Wednesday for lis
home He selected residence and an office
for the company in Columbia.