The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-29


plete clearance made Of the jail-a number of
cases being turned over to the magistrates.
Judge Y. says that the court room presented
quite an anse-war appearance; the only mate.
rial difference being the number Of colored
persons among the spectators.
Wade H. Jones, freedman: was convicted OF
rape at the spring term, 1868, OF the Court Of
General Sessions for Abbeville. An appeal was
taken, but the changefn the organization OF
the Supreme Court prevented the appeal being
heard until December last. At the suggestion
Of the Judge, the punishment has been COM
muted by Governor Scott to one years impris-
onment in the penitentiary. Dallas Harieston,
another freedman, who was convicted OF muir
der at the same court. has also had his SEN
tence commuted to one years lmprls onment
at hard labor in the penitentiary.
The Watchman is urging the formation Of
County Agricultural Society.
The "Sumter Minstrels," composed entirely
Of gentlemen residing in Sumter, will appear
next Wednesday evening in series Of songs,
dances, instrumental music. &C., in aid Of the
Sumter Fire Engine Company to assist in pur-
chasing new engine.
The Watchman says: "For the months of
September, October, November and December
last. Sumter shipped, from the Sumter Depot,
between four and five Thousand bales Of fcotton.
The greater portion OF This was bought by our
merchants, and goods furnished the sellers to
the amount needed. If we take into account
the cotton bought here and shipped from
other stations on the road, the aggregate
would probably not fall short OF six thousand
bales. This, at the average Of one hundred
dJllars per bale, which is probably within the
figures, would amount to 5000, 900. a right
clever little cotton business for Sumter for
four months. or this amount, Darlington,
Kershaw, Clarendon .and Williamsburg tur-
.la y tbo,s for ha b1Yai nj
ter is gathering from these several districts"
Newbsrry.
Newberry is again moving to obtain tele-
graphic facilities, and q meeting of the cti-
zens was held last night to push the matter.
The Herald Gays {: That Newberry will have
telegraph is certain. It is necessity, and
one of those necessities which cannot be put
aside; the question only remains as to the
time. The sooner the better we soy. Let us
have it at once. Many OF our citizens are deep
II interested in this matter, as are also num-
Der Of influential gentlemen abroad, and 81
proper effort made nov will place the idea be-
yond speculation. Our trade demands it, our
merchants need it, and Newberry will be built
up into an important city by it, which she is
now in fact, but not in name.
The citizens OF the Town Of Helena gave
christening frolic on Monday night last, the
occasion being the erection OF new building
The gentlemen Of the railroad shops sent an
engine and coach down to Newberry Court
house to carry the invited guests to the fes-
tive scene, which consisted OF merry break
down on the light fantastic toe, followed by q
supper, which oil passed off as merry as mar
rage bell, terminating at % late hour in the
night.
Spartanburg.
The Spartan, in icing town improvements,
says s.. I. Pointer, Esq, our excellent and
very accommodating postmaster. has removed
his cffice as commissioner, magistrate and
postmaster, to q central poiDt-the basement
OF the Palmetto Hoase-for the accommoda-
ton of the public. This new aud very hand
some establishment, for convenience and
good taste-by liberal expenditure OF private
means, places our postoffice second only, por-
haps, to the postoffice in Charleston. Captain
Ball, his very attentive and efficient assistant,
alike with Mr. P, is entitled to the thanks OF
the public.
The Spartan remarks: Cotton is king with
us now-but we should be careful that its PIE
sent high price does not create mania. 1t ls
as subject to fall in it's price, as it ls to rise.
Its large cultivation, however, in this country,
is necessary to sustain the ascendency it has
always had in European markets. The more
cotton we make, will curtail its production in
foreign countries. When cotton is at q mode
ratio price, no country can compete with these
Southern States. But, with this great advan-
tage, it is to be hoped that our good farmers
will remember that they cannot make good
cotton crop without the necessary provisions. 1t
is feared by our m 'st sagacous and trusty
farmers, that too m lch of the labor aad OF the
best lands will be given to the cultivation Of
cotton to the exclusion OF home and farming
purposes. deficiency of TODD for man and
beast in the cultivation OF crops, enervates the
the premature sale OF your
cotton the family and stock are pinched with
short rations-tne crib and meat-house be-
comes empty, and everything becomes disjoint-
cd and tang led before the crop is half made.
A man feels bad under these circumstances.
But, worse than that, suppose cotton falls to
one-half or one third tho present priceP You
will have to bear the loss both ways-the fall
in the price OF cotton or tho rise in the price OF
provisions which you would be Obliged to pur-
chase.