The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-16

SALISBURY taiiroad Company met ut Chora W
on Wednesday last. They seemed to be great
y encouraged IN regard 10 tho prospects OF
| their enterprise, end arc determined to 60 to
wort at once. With this view corps Of on
gineers have been selected to loeate tho road
from Cberaw to Wadesboro'. MIR. George w.
Earle was elected chiet engineer, and MIR. Je.
rome T. Chase secretary and, treasurer.
eommercial 60; IN associal.5%has been orgG12-
lowIns officers ". L. j. Reid, president; j.
G. Mcdlin, vice-presidcnt; E. NJ. Wells. ". a.
Benton, Peter Barentlne, commissioners;
Jnhn ". McNair. secretary aud treasurer. The
That should q bale of cotton weigh less than
| three hundred pounds, it shall be considered
! unmerchautable, and when sold, there shall
be Il deduction OF ono and half cents per
pound fromthe original price," ~ =
I.aurcns.
We get the following items from the Lau-
rensvle Herald:
The cold snaps ur May aud June arc being
| re-enacted IN the first weeks OF Angust=the
nights and mornings almost sm,cklng of frost.
Cotton is not doing wcll-wearing pale and
sicily look.
branch of tho Citizens Savings Bank has
been established in Laurcn.ville. The officers
arc rs follows: Assistant Cashier, John Kyle;
Incal Finance Committee, 3. II. Todd, Dr.. 7.
". Simpson, and Colonel j. D. Williams; So
licitor, S. Z. Todd, Jr. .,-.
a largo number OF our citizens are gone to
the muuutains, III the Western portion of This
State and North Carolina in search of cool
breoEas, sparkling waters. limDid streams,
grand views and glorious blue skies. They
go in an independent way-in their own car
ringes, taking along baggage wagons, tents,
supplies &c.
q, Y. j. p. Owens has boon appointed O magis-
trate by one Il. K. Scott. This Owens is sena-
tor from this county AMI census saker, also
commissioner OF elections. Owens EMPLOYS
ono Thos. Owens TO do the Jra Of taking the
census. The said Thomas 10 ono of Scott's
magistrates, and the said Scott appoints Y.
P. magistrate to do Tomas law while en-
gagged in his statistical lanors These two ma
gistrates reside in tile county, not two miles
from eHoh other. Consderate Scott
Oconec.
The.Walhalla Courier SAYS ssFor the past
week the weather in this section has been re-
markably cool for this time OF year. Fires
during the mornings have been in demand
Though rain would be beneficial, crops III our
Other sections of the county are not SO fortu.
nate. Heavy frosts have faen during Il e
last few nights III what is known as Horse
Cove, N. g. Frost in August |"
Walhalla is to have u courthouse and ja;l
in short order. The lumber is rolling in tor
chs JAIL and near 10000 brick moulded. for
the courthouse The workmen are ready
aud. the Jail is expected to be raised this
week. The contractors are pushing men, and
well they need be, ms the courthouse is to
be used tor the November term. of the court.
This will necessitate pushing, tho bliiding
being sixty by forty feet, made of brick and
The dwelling house of John Price was burn
ed down on Monday the al ins aut. N1r. Price
and his granddaughter had come to WalhalIa
on that day, And no living soulwas about The
premises. On his return he found his dwell
ing and his outbuldrngs q heap of ashes.
Nothing of his furniture was saved, the build-
ing being pretty well consumed before the fire
was discovered. The house was situated OIL
the public road leading from Old Pickens 10
Walhulla, and about one mile from the Falls on
Little River. 1t Is the general impression tie
fire was the work OF an incendiary. ~.
Is -Kcrshaw.
The Camden Journal says "The uufavor-
able weather Of the past Few days is having ITS
nelehboring district. Reports reach us tron,
a., quarters ofithe Appearance of the rust. Tho
sprirg s mere paekvara usual, H%d
hopes OF our planters FOR % large crop will tbe
blaStcd.''
Tho same paper saya: "an inquest was
held by j. 4. Schrock, magistrate, acting as
Of AIr Joseph B; Hughes, gentleman, we'll
known IN this Vicinity, at which inquest it ar
poared that Mr.. Hughes and o colored boy,
Wade Dye, wore coming to Camden in waIo
On that morning. When abont eight miles
means caught fire and burned through fell
upon tho wagon killing Mr. Hughes almost
'insiantaneously, and MORALLY woanding one
OF the mules. Tho wagon was. shattered.
Wade Dye made his escape by leapinS from it.
By bis Testimony, it appears that they did not
'see'tho falling tree, until it was nearly upon
them, when Mr.. Hughes ex:laimed "Wade !
| Lord have mercy on u.s." and endeavored TO
leap out of its way. But he was struck before
entering his back near the right shoulder. Mr.
Hughes had taken out $4,000 policy IN The
Piedmont Life Insurance Company only q
short month or SIX werks ago. -