The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-06
4FFIIRS nv COLLETOS.
Pen and Ink Sketches of the County
Omcia1s-A Strange Story.
FROM OUR owN CORRESPONDENT. J

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BUcKuEAD, CoLLEToN COUNTY, August 30.
An item of business took your cosmopolitan
correspondent last week pretty. well through
the County of Coleton, in South Carolina, and
# his jottings by the way will be OF any ser
vice to help the good cause of Reform and xii
of old Scott politically, your are welcome to
them, trusting that the jottings will not be
criticised by "lilerary men" as your humble
servant makes no pretensions to that art and
science, but is plain, simple countryman
when at home. He will now proceed.
The roads are bad, and, from what can
learn. will be worse II the present county
commissioners still remain In Office. They
stand charged, and their chairman particularly,
with gross malfeasance In office, wllful neglect
oftheir duties as public men, totally incompe-
tent-as their chairman, j. j. Klein, acknow-
lodged to O gentleman Of the county at Bells
Cross Roads about two weeks ago at public
meeting Sthat he did not know three feet from
two"-a wilful waste Of public money to pro-
mote the private good OF the aforesaid chair
man. man as I exemplifed in the building of the road
from Walterboro' to point Of the Savannah
and Charleston Railroad called Jacksolboro' ,
by which way the goods OF that chairman are
transported to his store, in the village above
mentioned. But your correspondent will give
q few facts to show how the peoples money
has been spent, in future place.
The grand jury presented the roads and
bridges in bad condition, and some small
effort has been made to pretend to work them,
but in most cases they have been badly at
tended to, and this arises from the TACT that
the people generally are aware that there Is
no way to compel them 10 work as in the days
of "anld lang syne," and this comes from the
Scott faction. give it ior what it is worth.
You know how to appreciate truths coming
from that source.
The political meeting at Bells Cross Roads,
casually mentioned also, has been already
noticed in one of your issues: but yOu will eX-
cuse YOUR writer Il he says something Of that
staunch Reformer, Mr. J. ]. Fox. or, as he ls
better known, Captain Fox, Of the Confederate
scouts. In the latter days of the past war. He
IL was to whom the inhabitants OF the metro
uolis Of Colleton owed their good fortunes In
the preservation OF their household goods and
chattels from the hands OF the (then) enemy,
and. perhaps, their lives. Since that period
he has confined himself to study, Ignored and
kept entirely aoof from politics until the time
came for him to politically enlist, and now he
stands boldly forth the sturdy champion Of the
good cause of Reform, d man self-made, and
Consequently perfectly selfrella1t. No political
or public sins to burden his broad shoulders,
he strikes fearlessly, honestly and intelligent-
ly, and his blows for Reform are ielt wherever
he speaks. In good truth, ian honest man Is
the noblest work of God.' The eflecCs OF lne
meeting are now very visible, ana II tne stan-
dard-bearers Of the Reform party can only
have hearing, old Colleton vii! be divided
for the first time since the regime OF lsG6-so
am credibly informed.
The crops in the neghborhood OF Bells and
its vicinity are very good. Cotton is not large
ly planted, and good deal Oft has the rust.
Corn will, from appearances and lnformatloh,
be more in quantity than since the war. Mt.
James Palget has fine crop, aud believes IN
surface nIoI1nhiur at ''mutton time" i0r corn.
Mr., HERS and others have also good crops.
Tun NEws aourishes even here. and wherever
you go II meets you.
From Bells TO WATERFORD, o stretch OF
twelve good miles. the country is IL piaeiano,
but hard work enables the people TO 1--we. Most
of them carry cotton by wagons 70 yonr Guy
and some few have near bale !e.IE !of lnat-
ket, and expect to get at least twenty Gents
per pound only wish they may.
Waltprboro' is too well known TO give you
description: a word or two mag not be aniss
aholt solne of the people, however, anu as
mosI of them are public servants, or, rather,
ooly in name, for they seem TO rule the Color
ed people, they must claim some attention.
And why? may be asEea. me answer vel Is, So oe, :,
'I First con comes George F. Mcintyre, chairman Of
the Radical executive committee, school com
missioner, representative, and four other
hnrihs but whose names have slipped my
memory. i He has bought him house-came
here. i understand, with nothing-drives a
fne M horse and buggy, keeps late hours,
has a black moustache which he Is ready
to to- twist, especially after packing the
Radical convention; manager. of I" SCOTS 8
winchester Rifle Law Election" In Octo-
her. and boasts that he has $4,000 10
carry Colleton for Scotland hlmseL Dack 70
Columbia, tut not in MS present capacity