The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-12-08
Mr.. EDITOR: On tho 9th iii

Columbia, assisting in the prepa.
ration for the Fair, my gin house
wus destroyed by fire, and us tho
colorcd people employed upon the
place, and who had M interest in
tho contents, felt so confident that
the building was set on fire, soon
ntter my return | addressed n
communication to Ills Excc1lcncv
COY. Sect, requesting him to
offer reward Tor the apprchcn.
sion Of tho party who had thus
destroyed my property. IInvin.s
waited ono week for reply, or
the issuing Of the proclamation as
requested, | herewith enclose Il
copy of said letter, with request
to publish the same, that tho
people Of South Carolina may
know what relief they may except
IN similar eases at tho hands OF
the Executive.
TllOS W. HOLLOWAY.
PoMAR1A, S. g., Novcmbcr27, 90.
PoMAnlA, &C., November lG, go.
10 his Erccl|emcy Coz. IL. K
Scott.
SIR: During my absence from
home last week, in attendance at
the Fair, Columbia. my gin house
was burnt, destroying between
i've and six bales cotton, about
four hundred bushels cotton seed,
fodder, hay, gin, thrcshrr, bcltinm
ctc, all amounting in value to
about $4,000. The colorcd people
employcd upon the place, and who
had IN interest III The cotton, as
scrt that tho fire was not tho re-
suit of carclcssncss, but the act OF
an inccndiary, In this neighbor-
hood, ~ short timo since, Rov. Mr..
Boincst lost his buildings; two
other attempts to fro two gin
houses near hero failed, by prompt
action Of tho owners. 1t is not
unusual to SEQ in our papers; i'll.
most daily, accounts Of TIC de-
struction Of buildings, containing
tho years hard earnings, and
why such occurrences uro 80 frc
qucnt, naturally attrcts serious
attention, and our people arc an
prohonsiVc, if such Il state of
things continue, Of being brought
to want. We fuol or Inability to
stop these viIIninous acts Of the
incindiary, md in tho case Of my
sclfrcfcrrcd TO, | write to You 20 beg
you TO otirra suitable reward for the
apprehension oftho person or per.
sons who destroyed my property,
on Tuesday, 9th uItimo. As al,
ready stated, tho colorcd people
think there can be no doubt us to
the origin OF the fire. Ia an OK
pericncc Of thirty years. ! have
never known rs many gin houses
destroyed as lave bccn even in
this vicinity within the last two
months; and why it is SO, natu-
rally forces the people 10 draw in
tcrcnccs, whether correctly or
not.
If those in authority direct their
energies to the promotion OF good
will among the people, instcuh Of
cngcndcrinS hate and discord for
selfish purposes, there would be
peace. harmony md nrns,cr;, =.
ihrou~hout ,hr cnnn,ri Rui :,
regret to snv thuL in;tr1 or thn
proper co,lrsc brin,, ,,u,sncI '"" "'
influence is being cNrrlcd~ form
some quarter, TO DESTROY the pro,,.
crtv Of tho coun,rv .;ud ;,n,,<w,i. ~
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