The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-05-25
State News,

In Greenville Township two ncgroe!
and a white man, all Radicals, have beer
elected Trustees for the Free Schools.
Mr. Christopher Jones of ocoue,
District, has presented to the Agriculture
Society, property to the amount ofTws
Hundred Dollars.
|. a young German, named Schumann
employed in a steam saw mill nea
Walhalla, was caught in the Machinery
on the 10th inst, and ground to death.
During the week ending May 7th
there were twenty deaths in Charleston
ofwhich number seventeen were colore'
persons.
From. the Laurensville Herald We lear
that at a League Meeting in that town
on dark night some ten days ago, sew
eral military companies were formed.
AxEEsr.-One Monday has been ar
rested by officer Coats, as an accomplic
in the late robbery Of the bank of Scott
Williams & Co., and1was yesterda,
lodged in jail here.-Guardian.
The Laurensyille Hefald says: C;
revival of religion has been going on il
the Presbyterian Church OF this place 70
some days. conducted by Rev. MeSsrs
Morse and Riley, with gratifying efGec
so far, quite a number. being added t.
the church"
Mr.. John Caldwell. for many year
President of the S. G. R. R.. died in Co
lumbia on the 18th inst. lie had for
year or two been failing in health ant
mind. Mr.. Caldwell was a native o
Ncwbcrry, and an upright business
man.
DEATu OF a METHODIST MINISTER. w,
regret to announce the death of youn!
and promising minister Of the Methdis
Church-the Rev. E. G. Gage. Tbi!
gentleman was engaged in his work neal
Graniteville, S. c., where we presume
he dicd.-Phosni1.
The Anderson Intclligencer says
NJ. Reid Watson, a young and in
dustrious farmer, has sent to this Office
specimens Of wheat and oats, fully headcc
out on the 25th of April. He has thirty
acres of wheat and twenty acres of oats
in like forward condition.
The prospects for the Air Line Raj
Road passing through Greensille, says
the Enterprise, are encouraging. Two
hundred and fifty thous::nu uo,iars acm ar,
c:a:"i;ied for in subscription from that
town.
The same paper says that the new
railroad regime contemplatcs q line Of
telegraph along the 6. & c. R. R.
In the case. of the recent collision on
the S. G. 4. R., in which a colored lad
was killed; the jury of inquest advised
bv Thomas Jefferson Mackey, have ren,
dered a verdict of felonious killing
against j. J: Boyden, c. II. Duf6o and
John Aytes, railroad employees. They
are uuder bond of $4,000 each to stand
trial. Nine Of the jury could not sign
their names to the verdict.
The Chester Reporter says: Nancy
Hudson, who was sentenced at the last
term Of The court to 80 days imprison-
ment and a fine of $50 for receiving
stolen goods, was pardoned last week by
Governor Scott, and all the costs of the
prosecution remitted, thereby throwing
the burden Of their payment upon the
country. What farce justice has got
ten 10 be under the Ohio dynasty!
Judge Carpenter, in q card correct.
ing certain mis.statments in regard to
him, made in radical sheet, plainly
says, Though Republican, l have
very decided views in reference to the
want of fitness and integrity of certain
men who have sought and obtained po.
li,ical preferment from the Republican
party, and in private life, among per.
sonal friends Of al shades OF political
opinion, | have not hesitated to give
these views expression
The Edge6eld Advertiser publishes a
letter dated Balesyille, May II, which
says:
zone of our neighbors, Mr.. Walter
Shealy, had his dwelling and smoke
house burned down on Sunday night
He saved a good many things, but Still
his loss is quite misfortune to him.
The dwelling was quite an cid building,
and it is supposed caught fire from a
spark getting into the roof, as that was
in full blaze, and hear falling in when
the family awoke. There was no in.
surauce on this property"
IMPORTANT ACTION OF OUR Co7Tos
MERcnASTs.-We learn that our cotton
at meeting yesterday, de
termined that hereafter cotton offered in
the city for sale should be weighed by
either the seller or buyer, as should be
agreed on between themselves, and that
no charge should be made for weighing.
This action was considered necessary
owing to the incompetency and mex.
perience Of the public weighers recently
elected by the City Council. We are
sure that this action will give satisfaction,
both to our country friends and all in
terested in the business prosperity ofour
city.-Columbia Guardian.
HAIL SroRM-From many sections
north of this We hear that severe hail
storms prevailed on and about Sunday,
the 9Th, which accounts for the very
cold weather we experienced about shat
lime. In the upper part of Laurens and
in Greenvilie and Spartanburg Counties
the hail did much damage, killing or Sc
7iously injuring the wheat crops in many
places.
The Greenville papers tel! US that on
Jauble's farm the hail fell to the depth
If three inches. In Laurens the hail
vas seen on the ground for three days
Union Times.
JHPoRTANr DECISION BY JUDGE BRYAN.
A very important decision was made
'esterday by his Honor Judge Bryan, in
he District Court sitting in Bankruptcy.
The question was whether discharges in