The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-07
ILL ABOUT THE STATE.

Two old ladies, living in Chester County,
were robbed OF all their provisions last week.
The people of Edgeded fave held public
meeting, and taken legal steps to prosecute
The county commissioners for malpractice in
office, the particular grievance on hand being
rascaiities in connection with contracts for the
building of certain bridges.
AT Greenvllle, on Monday, October I'd, the
following sales were made by the sheriff:
Land of W. C. and 8. F. TroVbrldge. one hum
dred and twenty-five acres, purchased by DT.
deceased, two hundred acres. purchased oy
T. Trammell for $3.50.
The first monthly meeting of The Chester
County Agricultural and Mechanical Associa-
tion was held on Monday last, wien the Hon.
s. McAiiley delivered deeply interesting ad-
dress. Major Julius Mills will address the as
sociatiou In November, and Colonel D. Wyatt
Aiken In December.
The Abbevillians have had an enthusiastic
meeting In behalf Of railroad to Augusta.
The proposed route will cross OF Furry's ferry,
and, running along ridge to the Savannah.
will occupy route giving maximum OF
nrofts with minimum of expense-passing
as it does through the finest portion OF the dis
trict.
The persons mentioned last week-nine In
number-as having been arrested In York
County, by the United States deputy marshal
on the charge of 'Ku-kluxing," have been
discharged from custody. They gave the re.
quired bond for their appearance at the Uni-
ted States Circuit Court. which meets at Co
lumbia on the second Monday In November
next.
At Abbeville on sales-day little property
was disposed Of The following sales were
made by the sheriff. The mill tract upon which
B. E, Gilbert now lives was sold. but there
b ing some doubt as to the titles, 1t was
Knocked down to the judgment creditor, D. l..
Cox, at $50, the amount OF his Judgment. The
tract OF Andrew Cobb, near Greenwood, sold
under mortgage, one nunored ana tnlrty'seyen
acres, for $3.50; J. H. Oldham, purchaser. Lot
of Michael OBurns, four acres, was purchased
by n. T. Lesy, (colored,) for $205. Estate of
Isaac Kennedy, six hundred and nlnety-seven
acres, sold for sl05O; Samuel Jordan, pur-
chaser.
In regard 10 o recent murder, the Chester
Reporter says: "The name of the negro mau
killed In the upper part of this county on Tues
day OF last week was Tholly McElhaney, and
the name of the murderer was James Bethney.
We say murderer, because, from all the infor-
nation we have been able 10 gather 10 refer
euce to the case, 1t was wiltlil and deliberate
murder. without single mitigating circum-
stance. Bethney made his escape Immediately,
and has not since been seen. He is mere boy,
only seventeen years of age, and has been in
this country about two years. He came from
Mississippi, and, in oil probability, is working
his way to that State. The facts ellcited by
the jury of inquest were substantially the
same as those given by us last week. Imme-
dlalely after the close Of the Inquest, Trial
Justice Brawley issued warrant lor the ar
rest of Bethuey, and placed It In the hands OF
Messrs. T. N Bennett and T. n. Sanders for
execution. They summoned to their assist
ance posse of colored men, and with them
secured the county durlngthe whole night,
but failed 10 apprehend the murderer. They
heard of him one mile from the scene OF the
murder, but beyond that could not trail him.
The deceased was decently inferred at the ex-
pense of q few of the white men living IN lhe
vicinity