The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-17

week (24th,) to form District Agricultural
Society, and appoint delegates to State Agri-
cultural Convention, to be held in Columbia.
On last Tuesday evening the jailor at Sumter,
on entering an apartment where about twelve
or fifteen prisoners were confined, and in the
& act OF Is securing the door, he was seized and
held by some OF them while others made their
escape. One Of the prisoners came to his as
sistance. and the son Of the jailor. hearing the
alarm. succeeded in stopping one or two, but
four made good their escape.
The Sumter News says: "a telegram was
received at this place on last Sunday night
from Wilmington. N O., giving the description
of man named Bentley, who had obtained
eank in nat daoe BY forgery about
answering the description had been seen to
get off the train and leave town in suspicious
manner, on the same day. pursuit was made,
and on Tuesday Mr.. J.: Whiteford Thompson
District. Most of the money and gold watch
was found in his possession. Mr. T. left on
the train with his prisoner yesterday, and will.
trouble"
The repairs on the Courthouse Of Sumter
are completed, and the citizens thereat re-
joice.
Greenville.
Speaking of the weather, the Greenville En-
terprise Of Thursday says /: This morning
there were frost and ice. thermometer at 29o
above zero. Prospects for fruit this season
bad.'
Mr.. Lewis Worthington, native of Massa
chusetts, who, for six cen years past, has resi-
ded in Greenville, died last week, aged Sc years.
He was connected in business with Messrs.
Mr.. William Cox, Of Grecnville County, has
invented O "guanO distributor" very simple,
and regarded as the best thing of the kind in
use; price only So. The machine can be regu-
lated to strew the guano uniformly to any dc.
sired thickness or thnness, 80 that the guam
tity used on the ground can be measured to
fraction.
At meeting of the Greenville Agricultural
delegates to the Agricultural Convention, to
meet in Columbia on the 9th inst. J. A.
David, Esq; General w. K Easley, Alexander
l MoBse, ESQ; Dr. y: H Austin; 2. T. Ham
Earle, J: P. Moore. Colonel w. A. Townes. A.
Blythe, ESQ.,; DR.. s. s. Marshall, Major Frank
Cox, Captain l.. Williams, W: A: Hudson, T. @.
Donaldson, Esq; P. F. Sudduth. The follow
represent the county at large: Captain Will
liam Goldsmith, Captain G.. w. Lester, Captain
G. ". Taylor, Colonel James Mccullough, B.
F. Mosely, j. b: Goodwin, John 81. Harrison,
John I; Bennett. DR.. James NJ. Sullivan, DR.:
James Harrison. DR.. r. u. Anderson, Colonel
r. 8. Irvine, J. d. Sullivan, F. E. Mckenzie,
DR.. w. A. Mooney, Ignatius Few, Philemon
Huff, James LendeIman, j. 81. Cleveland, Lard
The York County JAIL for the first time since
the.war, is empty.
Elections in the York Township. which in
cludes Yorkville, will be held on Friday OF next
week, the 23d instant, and at Brattonsville, for
Bethseda Township, on Monday next, 10Th in
stant.
The Yorkville Enquirer alluding to the cold
snap, says: "The fruit is uninjured, and un-
less we hsve an untimely frost, good crop of
peaches and apples may be expected in York
County this year"
Aneleetion vas held in Broad River Town
ship, in York County, OH the 7th instant, for
three seleCtmeu. q constable n clerk and n anr-
veyer: Tho balloting for clerk resulted in
For the other officers the following is the re-
suit Selectmen-J. A. Hope. D @. Mckinney
w. i. HARNESS; Constable-D. v. Crosby; Sur
veyor-R. q. Whitesides.
The Enquirer says: "Bethel Presbytery met
on Thursday last st Union Church, near Fort
Mill, aud was opened by a sermon from Rev.
]. S. Bailey. moderator of the last session
ReY. " vs.. ~. RatcAford- was .olected moderator
for the present session, and Ruy. j. Z. W.
clerk. There was q full attendance both of
visitors and members. The Presbytery declin-
ed to sanction the election OF other than mem
bers of the Presbyterian Church, in full COM
munion with the same, as trustees of Davidson
College. Mr.. Robert Miller was received, as q
candidate for the ministry, under the care of
Presby terry. Mr.. John l.. Wilson, student Of
theology at Columbia Seminary was examined,
and having passed satisfactory examination
was licensed to preach the Gospel. The affairs
OF the Yorkville Female College was entertain
ed with more than usual interest, and it was
resolved that tn debts of that institution be
iquidated forth with. The Presbytery adjourn
ed to meet at Unionville next October"