The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-19
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.


.on e.uopdent writing from Ladies'
1.,srd says "With regard 10 the crops upon
tsis nd sdiscent islands, am happy 70 70
,scrt Myorably ON the whole, aud accordmg TO
nnresent appearances, the planters, great sc9
mali. look forward hopefully to . lion ana
T6unteous harvest. The unusual 9oime1s
the % pfsntine season, together with the drought
SSnrsSins hiah winds which prevailed up to
fafa middle Of Nay, tended to throw . damper
room the more Banguine who planted largely
n Uosion.. ahe violent storms OF spring were
succeeded ooIss warm arm. mn "a tbs nrs
m writing al are agreeably surprised TO be
Ecld . good stand requiring only proper care
IA voriine to bring it forward. For the past
IN vvoks drought has steadily continued;
Inu3s which have tor years been kept sup
plied by rams are almost dry; the crops ID
Sdyecetables, which on high lands have been
I00tHhed severely. and 70 great extent, as
fWh hGye Observed The spell Maa brokeu
MI DAN ninoa. and how efery sherdoon the
Noloome thunder shower comes teemlng upon
fhe psrched felds, causing the plsnts 70 nod
din8denty for the refreshing boon' ana 70 spsas,
NUWitn the briiiiapcy Of myEads OF dlamonds
mon the bosom OF mother earth.
.aIn this sect,oa the planters have shown
3fmI1fty IN pfsntinG cotton, NEST OF them pe,
H6yfnr m1tficitiy that the caterpillar is booked
IA tour through their fefds each season;
eome have turned their attention TO tradnH
bIs few acres as = emu nes
1ro' and gone to parts. unknown to your cor
fespopdsnt, 90 vait for better times or ormayhsp
Aor ssomethirg to turn up A few more auda-
cious than their fellows again tempt fortune
and the cetetpilla and are working boioS ana
fearlessly to produce heavy yield OF the CLOS
:
~ ''ap'e' sparra nburg.
eur spartsnburg exchanges come to us clad
In rnournipg for Dr. p II. Wallace, late editor
nTihe gazette, whose death has already been
noticed in TIE NEWS.
$50 ..". Eowbs1ry.
Generel I. I Kipsrd, . prominent citizen OF
NeWbexry, died at his residence. IN Neyberry,
Thtrtday morning, at 4 O'Clock. He was
coroner and magistrate Of NeWberry at the
time Of bis death.
gCaptsiin P. W. Goodwin has been appointed
amaeistrate st Hodges Depot = place OF j; j.
Greenwood. has been removed, and ]. A. Le-
Ina appointed to al the vacancy.
,,,:E, Kershaw.
,nFhe Ouutden journal says: 'After o pro.
trscted drought which has operated somewhat
1nfayorSbly upon the corn crop, we we're
fkyurod with refreshing rains on Monday after-
noon and Hifht. ( The weather has since been.
very favorable for the growing crops" -
=. -. -. 80 SS<+.., 'Oconee.
The. Wslhalla Courier says: Since our last
lssue We have had IN opportunity in PASSING
Trough The country 1 see and nesT 1spErs
mitted to be better than fo1 ten years past.
The area seeded is probably less than usual.
but the yield is calculated to prove larger and
fhe quality better than heretofore. Some per-
sons are poW hAryesting, and even the Latest
Rrsde OF wheat 10 beyond danger rom usual
depreciatine causes. Bye is also good, out oats
thin nom bad seed. No one butan eye wit
ness could realize the great Improvement in
corn and cotton during the past few weeks OF
warm aud reasonable weather. The farmers
1xe well up with their work and with good
summer seasons indicates for this county an
unprecedented yield in every character OF az
xicultural products.
sAt meeting held IN Wslhalla on the 7th in.
slant to organize an Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Society, N. Stokes Stribling, ESQ.,, was
called to the chair, and L. F. Maxwell request
cd to act ss secretary. Mr.. 3. 8. Porchet s1.
planned the object Of the meeting, when the
following resolutions we're, passed. Resolved,
In this county be appointed to prepare . con-
atitution and bylaws for the government Of an
Agricultural and Mechapical Society. and re.
:.:ssft he same to meeting to be held in this
race, on the second Monday In July. Re-
solved, That the committee for drafting
constitution and b. bTT-ams Tor en- Agricultural
And Mechanical sodiety be appointed by the
fhsir at his leisure, and that said COM
Aittee be appointed to meet at Walhalla on the
3EMonday 10 July. Resolved, That com,
mittee OF four prachcal farmers be appointed
bsthe ohaar'to give their experieDee on CERTAIN
THE mertine then adjourned TO meet again on
the 2i Monday 10 July next.
The following named gentlemen were ap-1
posted by tho chair to prepare the constitu-
zion: Keowee Township, NJ. F. Mitchell; White
wsser, William Smith; Milestone, h. y.
Knhtsn4up: Tuealo, G. l.. Hollimgsworth;
WSseper, ". d. Keith, chairman; seneca. J.
". Livingston; Centre, e. P. Werner; Pulaski,