The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-20
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.
EdRe6 field.


The ADVERTISE says: ''In the saluda side of
our district, on Saturday, the 7th August,
two negroes, Edward Gillian aud Tom Cul.
breath, were playing with q gun which was ao-
in the body of ailiem. causing his death ia a
few hours. jury Of inquest, DR.. d. Shep-
pard, magistrate, acting as coroner, was held
on the body, and q verdict rendered in accord
ance with the above facts"
Newberry,
Captain John Williams, OF Newberry. has
disposed OF his fine plantation and growing
crop to MIR; Smith Livingston for $1,000. aud
hir. Thos. PaysinGer has sold the bmith's
place to Mr. Wallace Cline for $500, also his
Wm. Mayes' interest in the sIoorman place.
Captain Webb has purchased that commudious
prick store on mnln-street, at present occupied
by Messrs. Gary Il Duncan.
Darlington.
p,A.oEy vsEy sharp robbery was committed at
entered the room OF Mr.. Henry Wilmington,
while he and his wife we're ssleep, and took hls
watch from under his pillow, eighty dollars IN
sTeenoaeks a6 from his pocket, and then broke
the lock on his bureau drawer and took lot OF
sllverware. 1t rs thought that the robbers
must have used choloforn.
On last Saturday morning Mr. II. l.. Morris.
living near Iimmonsville. discovered that some
OF his meat had been stolen, and suspectng q
negro fellow who was lurking about the place,
started TO arrest him. On being approached.
tho felioW started to run, and Mr. Morris fud-
ing no other course would do, fired at him,
eleven buckshot striking him In the back and
side. The fellow is great scoundrel, and has
dehed the authorities for some time. lliere
are no less than nine warrants out for him now.
.aii Williamsburg. .s.
The Kingstree Star says: ''The robbery and
escape OF the robbers mentioned in our last
issue as having occurred at this place, we are
gratihed to say, has terminated in the arrest
OF th whole party. They we're arrested the
next day at Emngham on the Northeastern
Railroad, by Joseph and Henry Blakely, as
sisted by Conductor Moison. After commit
ting the theft they Immediately proceeded up
the ,s,sl railroad, travelling on foot with great
Blikelys,. who are good on q cold trail. and
never fail on q hot one, made their circle and
discovered that they had gone til way ss above
stated. They followed them IS far as Graham's
Cro,s Roads, and there look the train in order
TO get ahead Of them. At bingham thoy at
rested AFTER considerable Bkirmish, IL which
Joe Blakely fred at one Of them several times
before he would surrender. Sixty dollars were
found In tLeir possession, some OF the bills OF
which Mr. StaggerH identified as soon as he
saw them. They are insolent villains, aud made
threats, We understand, that il they ever re-
gained their liberty they would burn every
secure and they have been sent to Charleston
torsatekeeping. They. were recognized by
the officers there as old Offenders, having ira
guently been lodged in prison there before.
Their real names are John Washington, Ro-
bert Jones, Robert Johnson and Henry Lfrage.
qeo. ". Arms, Joe and Heury BlakeIy for their
active efforts to arrest these dosperadoes. We
have some pretty sharp boys about this place,
and TO eiu.le them is no easy task.n -