The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-12
ILL ABOUT THE STATE.
Whfttcmore burned.


The Sumter News says: .'We extract the
following from private letter from Tlnmons-
vile, dated the lst instant: On Friday night
| last an effigy of B. +. Whittemore, with carpet
| bag in hand, was hung by the neck and after
wards burned, just rs the train rolled up.
Cards were pinned to the figure, having in
large letters such inscriptions as the following:
sWest Point The end of a carpet-bagger,' 80
what an end come at last $4,000 stolcn,' &C.
Not single descendant of Ham was to be seen,
nor a whitewashod one.
A Gross Outrage.
The Grecnville Mountaneer says: "a white
man, while passing party OF colorcd school
children yesterday, fred into the group with
pistol, nficting serious wound upon the per-
son of Louisa Waddill. This brutal act, we I'm
derstapd, was committed entirely without pro-
vocation. Two parties have been arrested,
but it is uncertain whether either of them was
the perpetrator Of the deed"
The Whisky Raiders.
The Greenville Mountaneer says: "a short
time since small bod" of government troops,
accompanied by the revenue assessor and other
civil officers Of the government In this county,
made trip towards the mountains and sue
cceded in a short time in discovering and de-
stroying between thirty and forty stills, four OF
Several of the parties charged with distilling
We're arrested aud held to answer at the next
court. No resistance was offered 10 the opera
tions of the officers"
Lund Sales.
In Greenvllle, on Monday, the following real
estate was sold: Real estate of Robert Whit
lock, deceased, sold for partition, purchased
by c. G. Garrison for $50. Real estate of James
Ponder, deceased, sold for partition, lot No. l,
by A. j. Ponder. City lot. property of estate
OF James Z. Earle, deceased, purchased by S.
j. DouthlC for S2005. Tract Of los acres, part
ly wooded, purchased by Alexander Payne at
Sl099 There were no sales by the sheriff.
In Darlington, on Monday, the attendance
was not large. Few sales were made by the
sheriff, but those few brought good prices. One
sale Of 200 acres ofland brought sl2 per acre.
Burned to Death.
The Augusta Chronicle of yesterday says
"a distressing and fatal accident occurred in:
the Town Of Hamburg, 5. c., on yesterday
morning. 1t appears that cOlored woman,
named Jennie Ford, had been staying for some
time past on the premises owned by Mr..
Robert Philip, situated short distance beyond
the bridge. The woman was subject to titss,
and was allowed TO remain ut Mr.. Philips
more rs an act of charity than for any ser
vice which she performed. On yesterday
morning, the woman was taken with a tt, and,
after the paroXysm was over, lay down on
bed near the fire in the room which she
occupied. Nothing more was seen or heard
of her until nearly ~ o'clock, when a
she was getting along. Upon opening the
door he discovered that both the woman and
her bed were OH fire. Immediately giving the
alarm he rushed out, and. procuring q bucket
of water, returned, with several others, to her
assistance. The Water was poured upon the
flames, and they were speedily eXtinguished;
but it was soon discovered that help had come
too lafa fba ,rpfn ri OF ntura Tbn
fire had done its work 50 rapidly that tne
woman was n dying condition Wien res
cued, and expired few minuteS afterwards.
1t is supposed that after being left alone In the
room the woman had aG1Lrer fit, and, while in
this state OF temporary insanity, either fell In
the fire herself, orelse her bcl-clothing caught,
thus causing her DEATH"
Shreds Of State News.
The Yorkyllle Inquirer learns that Thomas
Berry, James Berry, William B. Stewart. and
John 7. Purselcy, have been arrested on the
charges Of burning hcGill's store on Clark's
Fork, and robbing his other store. The two
Bcrrys acknowledged that they burned the
one store and robbed the other. The other
prisoners had nothing to do with the burning;
but they are accused by the Berrys of aiding
In the robbery, by watching the approaches
to the store, in order to prevent interruption
while they (the Berrys) robbed it.
the past three or four days, in fact very like
spring The fruit trees are all in bloom, and
the prospect is good for an abundant fruit
crop this season.
Davis Rembert, son Of Mr.. James W. Rem
bert, of Sumter, was painfully wounded few
days ago by the accidental discharge of his
gun while out shooting.
The Gaillard School building, in Greenvie,
caught fire on Friday. No serious damage
done.
Chester has an unpaid police. All citizens
between the ages of sixteen and sixty are re-
quired to do duty. So far the system works
we'll
Mr.. Edward Livingstone is commissioned as
treasurer of Chester County.
| The United States Marshal writes from
Charleston, West Virginia, that an organized