The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-17
The Crops. In Barnweu.

The Sentinel says: s:We have had the
pleasure of converting with TWO OF our friends
who have lust returned from q visit In the low
er part Of this county, and in Coileton. They
inform us that the planters, 80 far as they
observed on their route, are putting In mqch
area of land devoted to cotton. Labor: seems
to be abundant and willing, commercial fertlll-
GERS not so freely used, and, on the whole. 2
general disposition to devote more time and
energy to the production of bread and meat"
Negro Ku-KIux.a
A band of negroes in disguise, a few nights
since, made an attack upon the house OF MT.
Pud Shaw, in Laurens County. They demand
ed money, and fired several shots Into the
house, Mr.. Shaw is q very old man, himself
and wife living entirely alone, and the Villains
no doubt thought that they would have an
easy lob; but 1t so happened that a young
friend was with him at the time. who scatter
ed the gang by sprinkling them WIFI shot.
One of them was severely wounded, and Is
now under medical treatment.
The Weather In Union.
The Union Times says: ''For the past three
weeks we have had delightful weather, and
farm and garden work have been pushed with
energy. On Tuesday We had q delightful rain,
which set everything to growing finely. The
heavy rain, followed by strong drying. wind
and baking sun of last month, had made soil
80 hard that it was almost impossible to work
it, but Tuesdays rain put it in fine condition.
Fruit trees In this section are loaded. We have
had no frost since the buds began to swell.
If nothing happens our fruit crop will be very.
large.
Trouble in Lancaster.
The Columbia Phoenix OF Saturday says: 'A
party of disguised men appeared In the neigh
borhood of Belair, Lancaster County, on
Thursday night, the 9Th instant, and killed q
colored man named Isaac Coles, Who was a
charged, stuffed the ballot-bOx. He is also
charged with burning q Clubhouse. and was
generally regarded a dangerous character. A
white man named Lawson g.. Long, also q
commissioner of election, was waited upon, as
is supposed, by the sam party, received Sc
we're whipping, and was notified to leave the
county in fifteen days. a day or two ago ne sent
a request to q citizen requesting an extension
of time, which could not be granted from want
Of authority. "A, committee Of citizens from
Lancaster waited upon the Governor yesterday
and requested the removal OF certain unpopu-
lar officers, as we'll as the arms now In the
hands of the militia. AS satisfactory reasons
were brought forward, the Governor promised
to comply with the request"
Shreds Of State News.
8. p. Kinard, Esq.,, has received official nott
| fcatlon of his appointment as postmaster Oh
Newberry.
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Com
| pany will be held In Columbia on Thursday,
the 9th instant.
| cipal officers of the Town OF Manning, resulted
In the following choice Intendant-Jos. =
Rhame, 40 votes. Wardens-Captain 7. N.
| Butler, o.; s. A. Rigby, 81; Captain E. NJ. Brad
ham, 40; A. Setter, 40. G5 votes were polled.
The following appointments were announced
on Friday: James A.. Gray, trial justice FOL
Dark Corner locality. Anderson. County; h
| fort County, Id accordance with the act OF the
last General Assembly. ~ "
During the progress Of the lire, Ii Columbia
on Thursday night, the store OF Mr.. JIM
Roach, corner OF Gates and Gervais streets
was entered and the following articles stolen
Fifteen or twenty pounds tobacco, nlty pou10s
sugar, fifty pounds coffee, eight or twelve
large sugar-cured hams, five small sacks flour,
some whlskey, and q wooden box. The box
it is supposed, was taken to pack the stolen
articles In. The authorities are on the track
| OF the robbers.
Judge Platt is sick, and has postponed the
| Barnwell court.
L.. H. Long, Of Belalr, Lancaster County,
withdraws from the Radical party. and pledges
| his support in the future to all measures OF ne
form advocated by the white citizens Of the
| State.
The legal difficulty mentioned not having
been satisfactorily removed, Colonel Johnson
| has decided to decline the. office Of school,
commissioner Of Union County.
The work OF laying the foundation OF tne
| new Methodist Church at Unionvllle is begun
Edom Hammond. found guilty ut Lancaster
of the murder Of Mr.. David Kirkpatrick, is tc
be hanged In May.