The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-12
ALL ABOUT THE STATE.
RickenH.
Columbia.


/. Mr.. John Bowen, q promtnens citizen OF
Plckens County, died on Saturday afternoon
last.
The cavalry companies that hare been sta:
| TONED near the Charlotte Railroad depot left
| early Saturday morning for their posts in the
npper part of the State. Troop L, Hnder COM
mand Of Lieutenant Nowlan, has been ordered
to Winnsboro,.
The Methodists at Union Courthouse are
building a handsome new church entirely OF
! granite rock.
9 The Union Times urges upon the citizens OF
that county 10 organize one or more cotton
factories. There Is an abundance CT splendid
water power in the county, particularly in the
upper part.
The Keowee( Walhalla) Courier mentions q
fine clover field. in that county, O. specimen
stalk. OF which measures lohr and q half feet
in height.
There was a larger attendance Of the cltl-
zens of the county on sales. day than usual, sars
the Conrier. resulting, doubtless, from the wet
weather.. preyehtiDg work in the farm. Re.
sort makes the wheat crop "a comparative
failure. Corn looks well. but is Threatened
with injury 10 lowlands from foul. and wet.
The sheriff sold several; tracts OF land at good
| DIlcSS. liz OllO lhS i SiS AS'Li - CaiCc
Is acres for sll4O; 100 acres for $3.50; 600 acres
for 500; 100 acres for $40; 100 acres Tor $500,
and one storefouse and one.quarter acre lot in
the Town Of Walhalla Tor sl55O.
A~bbeville..
The Abbeville Press aud Banner publishes
| the following: 1.-TWO colored men, Geo. Beard
| and Willis Heard, were lodged in Jail on Mon
| day last, under commitment from Esq. Nc
Caslan, charged with robbery IN breaking into
MI. ". D. Mars store, at Calhoup's Mills, about
two weeks ago. and abstracting about $40
worth of goods. The stolen articles we're ionnd
in their possession"
In regard to sales.day, IL says: "There was
| q small attendance on sales-day list, and but
little property was sold. 1924 acres OF land,
the property of Mr., Thos. Robinson, was sold
by the sheriff under order for foreclosure OF
mortgage, at s5O0-a buggy and carrlage-also
6 bales Of cotton at IA cents per pound.
Laurens.
Considering that Laurens, the home of Joe
! Crews, has all along been considered The very
| hotbed Of the Ku-Kluy, the following para.
aranh. from the Laureusyille Herald, will
Scarcely prove palaLable in the high places OF
Radicalism
"Malor Stewart has marching orders, and
expects to leave here to-day with his com
mand. he goes to. Newberry. While here
the major showed himself a true soldier, aud
by his courteous bearing won the respect OF
the community" a..
authorizing the sale OF the Laurens Railroad
to the Greenyiile and Columbia Railroad Com
pany.
The bonds of Greenville aod Srartanburg
Counties, given in aid Of the Air Line Rail-
road, have been taken by the company at
seventy.fYe cents ia the dollar, says the
G~reenrille Enterprise. The negotiation was
made by General Easily, at tie late meeting Of
directors In Charlotte. The very able article
Of our correspondent rs to the validity Of these
bonds settles the question, it seems to us, and
demonstrates that 1t would be useless TO OPP
pose the right OF the county 10 levy a tax TO
pay the interest. The interest taken in the
Air Line Road by the Central Pennsylvania In
sures its early completion. Greenville will
coon be one Of the greatest highways Of the
United States. The road will bring emigration
and wealth into the State.
BarnwelI.
Tie colored citizens OF Barnwell. Village are
forming o hook and ladder company.
The Sentinel says: ION Sunday night last,
Mr.. Joseph "; Hair, while &C. his way home
seized by two ~rufians, who attempted to stab
him, cutting through one of his susperders
and shirt with a knife. Mr.. Hair had nothing
with which to defend himself but q knite,
which he drew, and 1t Is supposed stabbed one
Of them with, causing him TO relax his hold.
Mr.. Hair then fed, aud was fred at, but Iortu-
mant states they were strange beings
Captain Henry w. Mcmillan, m old and
highly esteemed citizen of Barnwell County,
fell dead on Wednesday morning last while nt
work in his field near Graham's.
SpSrtanburg.
On Monday last q. National Bank was organ
lied at Spartanburg, with a capital Of $50, 600.
The following are the officers elected Hon.
Gabriel Cannon, president; D. G. Judd, vice
president; George Cotieid, cashier. Directors
Colonel Palmer n G. Gregg, Of Columbia;
Colonel Evins, D: =, Converse, David Duncan,
Colonel Joseph Walker and 8. Bobo, ofSpartan-
burg. All the stock has been taken and the
bank will 60 into operation as soon as possible.
The BiVlngsville Cotton Factory. owned and
conducted by Messrs. Converse i Co., now
have 2700 spindles continually running on cot
ion yarn, but these are found insufficient to
meet the demands upon the factory. The CON-
pany will therefore, Increase The number 10
1000 this summer.
Chesterfield.
The Democrat, published in Cheraw, gives
the following item 1--WE learn that u few
DAYS ago two strange negro men appeared at
q store at n place called Hamburg, in MARI.
boro' County, between Gardner's Blnff and
Benneltspille, and commenced lradingt when
they settled for what they had purchased, one
OF them produced O large roll Of greenDacks,
supposed 10 be several hundred dollars tue
other Immediately gave him a nudge. when
they went 10 the door aud held a consultation;
they came back to the counter. having con-
cealed the roll Of. greenbacks and paid for the.
articles bought from a roll OF small bills, pro-
duced from the vest pocket. On lnqulrins
they said they were from the upper part OF
Chesterfield County, near Whites Store, and
were going to Wilmington. The storekeeper
suspected they were part Of the gang mat
murdered Mr.. Redfearn at Whites Store.
some weeks ago, and inquired il they had
heard oil that gentlernan's murder; they Sald.
they had not, and let, going in the direction
of Wilmington. AS only about $500 has been
recovered of the $4,000 or $4,000 supposed TO
have been In the possession o, Mr.. Redfearn at
the time Of Ills murder, some suppose that
these nien were of the perry who committed
the deed.n
The Lancaster Ledget, in its last issue, says
at will be remembered that a committee oI
gentlemen, representing alarge public meet
ing of the citizens Of this county, walled upon
Governor Scott about two months ago, ana
requested, among other things, The remova! OF
the arms In the possession OF The militia 10 Co.
lu1pbja. The Governor assured the. committee,
with every consideration of respect, that their
requests would be Immediately granted, anu
that he would Instruct General Anderson 10
send an officer at once to this county, with au-