The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-25
ILL ABOUT THE. STATE. (;
ANA LING EooRD.

Deaths,
Mr.. Theodore NJ. Brogdon, Qf sparianburg, wat
| accidentally run over and Killed, on Tuesday o.
M Mrs. Arthur A. Glover, Of Edgeneld, is dead.
Executed.
EzekIeI McAbee who was convicted OF murder
and condemned to be hanged at the last tern
Of the Court of,Sesslons for Spartanburg County
was executed'on Friday last.
The Ed&eficId JaiIion Fire.
The Edgefielu Jail took hra by accident OF
| Saturday night. Some time agb the top OF one
the chi ineys was blown on ~ nigh wlnd-al
most Level with the roof-and h4te the fire caught
None OF the prisoners escaped: sfhey were quick
ly removed from the upper roons aud kept under
guard. -
Mr.. p. Gossett, Of Spartanp npnrg, hung himsel
on Thursday last. For several weeks previous hi
friends had been convinced tbat he was suffering
from great mental depression,aand occasionally
discovered signs Of decided detangement. Frou
some remarks he had made to his friends recently
they have no doubt be was the instrument OF hif
own asa.n:' Fire in camden.
We, learn that on last Thursday night the nth
a fire occurred In Camden, which. resulted In tht
destruction of two dwelling honses and the build
Ing of the old Branch Bank ofthe state OF Soutf
Carolina The origin OF the fre Is not known. II
.commenced In one Of the dwellings, both OF whicf
Hete occupied at the time. le
| An Infamous Outrage.
A Young man, twhlte) unofendlng and quiet
living in the Mount Zion neEhborllood, Sumter
County, was dragged from his house few nights
since, and cruelty AMI outra9eouslJ treated oJ
they wonld answer none Of his inquiries as to the
alleged provocation OF this terrible outrage. who
can lay that the patient OF our people
has not been long?
The Ku-Klax.
The Carolina Spartan OF Spartanburg says: "A
party OF mounted men. yariousy estimated a.
from twenty 10 fifty, according TO the condition o
the imagination OF the estimator vlslted our towu
about . A. NJ. on Friday last. They went m
med!atey to the Jail. called the sherln and asked
him to come out. He, however, seeing tDrougl
ing set, and suspecting that the object Of theli
visit was somewhat eccentrlcs refused TO 60 out
and asked what they wanteds They replied thal
they hal come for purpose. He tolu tnen ]
they attempted to enter thes jail some OF then
would be hurt. After some further parieying theJ
left, screaming like wild men through the streets
and firing OF their guns. very much to the alarm
OF the people. This b The first time our town has
been visited By these nutlandish gentry, ana We
hone It will be the last II our sheriff had no
been man OF unusual Grmne9, we have no douo
some outrage would have beenIperpetrated."
Farther of the Lynchbafg Desperndocs
The Sumter watchman sayM The same nigh
Mr.. Hosea Wilson'S barn sburnt at ms NOM
D ace, rs detailed In our lahtBsue, attempt Wal
made by the same oana de n,ocn nna s.nnts'
sheut -ona milo md a quarserfrOufLynchburg de
not. This place Is occupied and managed by Bry
ant Wright, n worthy and Industrious coloret
man. Wright was aroused by some noise on thu
premlses-abuut the time the incendiarles were II
sae act OF applying the loren, and running out
avcrted the destruction OF the fruits of his year
labor He had an Interest OF Quc.half In the croI
hat that had been honsejl spd SIC learn had managed
the farm faithfully ah8 successfully. AS before
said he Is q worthy anNslndu>tr0us colored man
OF conservative views anu feelings. but had dn'
nothing to excite against him the devellsn splrl
which sought the preparation OF SO nendish al
outrage.
The Sumter Watchman saws: We announce
with more than ordinary feeling. that the baTl
and stables OF Mrs. A. A. McKaln, with her who'll
crDp of corn peas rice. fodAer &C., were destroy
| ed hy incendarIes on Saturday night last. Also
| all the provisions made The present year by Mr.
| Ucan and one or two other White tenants OF nc
place slowed In the same buildings, were nurnen
An the buildings within the enclosure OF the barn
| yard were burned TO the ground. few nigh.
| previous to the burning, the house occupied b.
Mr.. Dean AMI his family was Tired lnto Win
bouble.barrel p'ece, the shot prnetr3ing throug
| To III. inside On the night OF the burning. tn
discharge OF one gun, apparently al the barn AM
| stables aroused Mr.. Dean from hia hcd, and
| going ont. he fllnd the flames already doin'
| the work Of destruction. lie was able onl
/ 10 remove Tue nOTStS dHu lllilltS IIOu
tIe stable. The loss OF pJovisnns was complet
anu entire Mrs. McKsin Ia Il la,iy highly respect
| ell and greatly esteemed widow 0l the late Dr
| Wiley ], McKain, against whom no feeling or hos
iility, personally. could have existed. We learn
| too, that there hal been no disturbance or din
| cutie. on her place during the year. with tht
| blacks, and no cause can be assigned except tina
| heudlsh purpose which seems to prevail agalns
| the white pgUple of the country. 10 Mrs. McKai
| and Others this loss Is heavy indeed, tn sa
nothing OF her terror and lr"pdatlon-n defence
les. widow. with all the delicate scnsibllitles of
| cultivated and retiring laky These Outrages eau
no; continue without bringing serious work.