The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-21
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.

James Askew, who was arrested last week
charged with killing q colored lad, succeeded
in making his escape from his captors, and ha'
not since been overhauled.
Darlington.
The Democrat says: Since our last tht
weather has been cool-too much 80 for th'
season-and the crops, gardens. &C.. are con
sequently very backward. Cotton IL comlnf
up slowly, and looks weak and sickly. Corn II
doing somewhat better; but We must have
bet. er seasons, and mucn earnest work before
the end Of June, or our hopes wll be destroy
ed. We are having fair amount OF rain, which
seems to encourage the grass more than any
thing else."
The Edgefeld Advertiser says "During tht
past week severe STORM OF wind and rain, &C
companied by hail, swept from southwest t
northeast through portion OF our district
ocoasioning considerable dam ,ge to outbuid
ings and fences. The most serious damags
We have heard OF occurred at MIR. David X
strother's and DR.. o. W. Aliens, where certain
oulbuildIngs, to say nothing of fences, wert
seriously injured. :,
"Up to yesterday (Monday, 17th, the weath
or continued cold, chilly, windy. Monday was
q bright and sunny day. But as we write
TUESDAY, 18th.) 1t ID raining freely, and 9
somewhat colo rain. We hear different reports
from different sections, OF the injury done tc
the youn6 cotton. In m ny sectlous the plant
is reported dying IN considerable Quantities
Until the coming OF warm weather, We dare say
the real extent Of the injury vii, not be known
spartanburg.
Rev. Thomas Hutchlns. a well-known Me
thodist minister, formerly Of Spartanburg, died
in Savannah recently.
TIE Spartan notices the death. on the 14th
inst. of MIR. A. NJ. Peurlfoy, a resident OF that
county. The deceased VAS native OF Sumter
but had beeu raised up and Chi fly resided in
Charleston. He was young man OF mosl
amlab,e character.
III: Spartan also announces the death. SIT
urdav last. OF George Flo,d. WHO was shot BY
Feden urn several da>s ago, uear PrIccs
Ford. Turner was iii OK Gated, and Cherished
no malice at the time oftshoOtlnS, or previous
towards the deceased.
Iho dead body Of co1Ored woman, Ade.phf
Wingo, was found on North Paco et R,ver, IN
Spartanburg District. on the 7tn list. a Jury
of in 1uest was assembled by Coroner Wlllls
who gave a verict Of death from Provldrntla
cause" This won IN lett homo during the DAY
to visit ne'ghbjrIng house, and DID not r.
turn. At a late hour IN the eyenln. searct
was made FOR her, when she was found lying
dead in the road, her neck bone brQke1, VIII
no external bruiSe. II is The impression tDa
She was killed bv lightning.
The Spartan SAYS: ''Ou Friday evening last {
storm Of hail, rain aud wlni passed over thls
| section, which continued about twenty mln
utes. 1he hall was not very large but fel
thlckly, aud dritted in places to the depth o.
three tr four inches. The storm was appa-
renlly destructive; but alter it had subsluet
NO damage was % be SceL. more than tina,
trees were minus part OF the T foliage which,
Jay upon the ground in considerable profu
sion. Upon information from different Sec
tions Of tue district, We aIe cora.n tha the
storm passed over very marrow belt OF colu
| try.