The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-01

exhibiting q regard for the true interest OF the
people to which we have long been strangers.
and which entities shin to our Warmest thanks"
"A woman, named Kennedy, was arraign-
ed. on Monday last, before a trial justice In
Beaufort, on the charge Of fortune-telling.
She nleaded That she only charged stem cents
a shrfle for the cards. and had a large family
to support. Justice was memorable, and the
Would.be astrologer was banished the town.
General Wnipper has bought a plantation,
price somewhere In the nelgnoorhood OF slo,-
600, says the Beaufort paper,
THE Columbia Phoenix Of yesterday says:
.sPrincjpally through. the indOmitable perse-
verance of our old fellow citizen, Rev. William
Marlin. funds sufficient have been pledged to
warrant the commencement OF active opera
tions towards the re-erection of the Washing
ton street Methodist Church, and we hope
soon to be able to announce the relaying of
the corner. stone. Those DESTROYS of assisting
in the good work, are requested to hand in
their contributions promptly"
For some time past, says the Beaufort Re-
nublican. q considerable amount of mutual
Stealing has been going on at the Bull River
works. and the result has been; when the dis
coyerles were made, that a serious riot was
commenced. Pistols were freely used, and
markable proximity to the heads of the com
batants, No one was seriously injured, as
we conld learn, but the presence Of some
officials ouelled the fugacious individuals.
Bad rum was one Of the origlnators, as Is
usually the case.
From the Abbeville Bannersge learn that
under an order of Judge Orr. issued upon the
exhibition of additional aflldaVits, alleging
new circumstances of guilt as well as the In
adeouacE of the bond given, both In amount
and In the s~olvency orthe obliSors, the Gutlins
CHARGED with having robbed the county treas
ury. have been re.arrested and not Sivltg bail
we're committed to iail. Albert Hamblin was
also arrested under the same order lor COM
pliciLy in the robbery, and required to give
bond.
The grand jury Of Kershaw, In their pre-
sentiment for the April tel m say that peace
and good order prevail throughout the county,
and entire harmony exists between the two
races The grand jury adds "We have ex-
amined the Office OF the auditor, and tlnd the
same in a state Of utter confusion. anu regard
the auditor himself incompetent Tor the proper
discharge Of the duties Of the Office. we nave
not been able to examine accurately the IMAM
tained that the expenditures by the county
commissioners have been reckless and extraV-
agant. The poorhouse, now containing about
twenty inmates, costs the county about Jour
thousand dollars per annum. This institution
which. If properly conducted, should be self
s,;:.alning, consumes about one-hal1 OIL the
taxes assessed by the county,
The Greenville M%ountaineer of April e,
saws "On last Thursday evening Mr.. j. b.
Sherman, deputy United States marshal, while
returning home, was Informed that a barrel OF
Illicit whiskey was secreted In rear of q black
smith shop on the south side OF the river. ne
repaired 10 the place and seized II, taking 1t TO
a barroom in tile nelghborhood for safe-keep-
ing until morning. AS he stepped from the
back door Of the barroom, he was strucS a
severe blow on the back oil the head, with q
heavy piece OF wood, and so severely injured
That it was feared that he could not recover.
We are glad to be able to state, however, that
he is much better, and, perhaps, out OF dan
ger. Amid the darkness and confusion inc
perpetrator Of this helnous deed made gooa
his escape, and is reported to have fed to Ten
nessee.