The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-05
Ia ABoUr. THE STATE.

DOLLARS A YEAR.
Az ABoUr. THE srArE.
Clarendon.
Captain Willis Hudnall, formerly Of Claren-
don, died on the goth ult.
GEORGETOWN,
The auditor of Georgetown County adver .
tises about $4,000 acres OF land for non-pay-
ment of taxes.
Orangeburg:
The auditor. Of Orangeburg County adver-
tises 49,, 49l acres OF land for sale for the pay
melt Of taxes. This is pretty considerable, 1t
strikes us.
sumter.
There will be a horse Face in Sumter. on the
9Th Instant, between r. G. Eilerbe's chestnut
mare, Belle of York, and w. P. Burch's roam
horse, Wild Arab, for $500. Both h6rses are
well trained, and have the reputation Of great
speed. Lovers OF the turf may expect. fine
sport on the occasion, "a
AbbeviIlc.
The editor. of the Abbeville Press was shown.
a few days since a cotton plant taken on the
Seth ultimo from a field Of twenty-five acres
owned by Mr.. Jesse G. Carlisle. The pant.
was fourteen and q half inches high, and had
seventeen leaves and three squares. Tie
average growth Of The entire held was one
halt OF the. size of this plant. ID
..ie Oconee.
The Keowee Courier says: .The fire engine,
purchased by the corporation of Walhalla, from.
the Independent Fire Company, of Columbia,
day it Was taken out BY the Walhalia Fire
Company for trial, and performed well. Water
was thrown over one hundred feet In hefEht,
and considerably above, the two story building
in which the Courier Office Is located. Whether
1t will prove serviceable in case of fires, de-
ponds upon what water facilities may be fur.
nished. At present there are none, and with
out some steps be taken, either by the corpo-
water, the engine will be useless"
About 8 0 1000 acres Of are advertised by
the sheriff Of 0conee for delinquent tax sales.
Laurens. 2 -:
The Laurensville Herald gives US the follow
ing items Of Interest,": s
: Farmers inform us that the cotton plant has
been seriously Injured throughout the countyNr
by cold and rains. In some Instances the
fields have been re-ploughed and planted in
corn. ~ $50 i.s .ff6e
From our exchanges we learn thatthe wheat
crop has been seriously Injured throughout the.
Stale by the fly and rust. The same, may be
said OF the crop Ia portions of Georgia. ee..lii
Mr. A. W. league has been appointed jury,
commissioner for Laurens County. Nr. league,
Is well known to the entire comLlEnity as q
man OF unyieldlng integrity, and all will unite
in saying that the appointment is agood one.
sPartanbqrg.
The Columbia Union OF Saturday has an ac-
count Of a homicide committed at Batesville,
in spartanburg county. 1t says Several days
ago General d. F. Bates, OF the place named:
received p Ku.K lux notice, and suspected and
accused 8 young man named Frank Hampton.
the assistant agent of the depot at Pacolet, OF
sending the notice; that on Wednesday night
Hampton, in company with q friend, proceed
ed to the residence OF General Bates, at Bates
vile, fer the purpose of denying. the ACCUSE
ton. 1t is claimed that both were unarmediat
the time. Arriving there. they called General
Bates out for the purpose named, and.bade
him good evening"" It is stated the General
replied, Il have no good evening Tor y0u,' and
Immediately fired on Hampton with fatal ef-
feet, killing him instantly. The other. young:
man then fed. 1t is also stated that General
Bates, fearing danger, subsequently sentfor
the sheriff OF the county. and was by him ar
rested and confined in the county Jail Thurs
day evening"
The Journal says : "a Northern gentleman
OF ample means, at present doing business In,
The South, offers to Invest $4,000 In o small
savings bank in Barnwell Village provided
that the citizens OF the place are willing to
raise a like amount. making o capital Of Sl0,-
600 to start with.' The Journal thinks this is q
most advantageous offer, as there is no bank.
ing Institution OF any kind In the vlllage;a
want from which the merchants and others
are constantly suffering great Inconvenience.
Mr.. L. B. Brown, says the Barnwen Jour-
nal, who was engaged In the difficulty with
Mr.. F. P. Harley, during which the latter
gentleman received wounds from which he
afterwards died, surrendered himself to the
proper authorities on Sunday last, and will,
we suppose, be released upon giving bail to
appear at the next term OF court,
Two colored women, named Margaret john
son and Silvia McMlchael, wers brought from
the lower portion Of the county to Barnwen
Village on Sunday last, and lodged in jail.
They are each charged with s Ihs Serrlnle
MI. James d. Ryan having. resigned his
position as trial Justice at Wlnistop, says the
Journal, his Excellency Governor Scott kind
ly informed the citizens Of W1lliston township
that II all the white and colored citizens of the
township would hold a meeting, and recon-
mend some one that they would like for their
trial Justice. he would appoint him. The meet
ing was held, and Mr.. John G. Smith recon-
mended, and Governor Scott promptly for
warded the commission. Such conduct on
the part of Governor Scott cannot be too
warmly applauded:
A notice to an official, ordering him to re.
Sign, signed IT. E., acting special Z. 4. K"
was sent by mail to the Barnwel Sentinel,
with the following note: ''This must be pub,
lished, and shall be obeyed." The Sentinel
saws there is no Ku.KluX organization IN Barn.
well County, and the said notice is nothing but
sorry Jest. But whether real <. T., or bogus.
the Sentinel says:
awe say, once for all, that we will not pub
lish such NOTICES, nor do we fear the conse.
ouences of this refusal. Our efforts In behalf
| Of peace, order and reform have been 80 per,
sistent, that we have no thought any one Will
suspect our honesty, frmness or patriotism.
We work for the good OF all, and 1t pains us 70
be compelled to notice such imprudences. We
none we lave said enough 10 induce refec-
ton. II the officer complained OF ID obnoxious
to the township, we feel sure that upon affair
and open representation Governor Scott will
| remove him at once. And this Is the proper
| way to 90 work-it is the lawful way-itis the
manly way
The first bloom, says the Sentinel, we have
heard of this season, reached us by Wednes,
days mail from Allendale, in this county, and
grown By MI. W. ". Gill, Of that place. 1t was
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