The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-16
ILL ABOUT THE STATE.
Aiken.

They have a dog case in Aiken. Somebody
shot somebody slse's dog; Whereupon the
latter mot The dog, but Ills oWner,), brought
an action 20 recover damages TO the amount
OF 800. There was g mistrlal before, and on
Monday last the case was heard a second time
before Trial Justice Hayne, consuming the.
best part OF a day. The Jury this time agreed,
and brought IN a verdict for the plaintiff, as
sessing the damages at s46. The .repeft1.ot
this dog case occupies a. Column and a half
In the Aiken Journal.
The commissioners appointed By the Legis-
lature to-orgaAize the new-c county will meectn
Aiken on tue fourth Saturday In June. oath
instant ~ -
Darlington.
At the last session Of the Legislature, by a
piece'of Radical chicanery, the limits of the
Town OF Timmonsville were extended, so 'as
to bring In more negroes, and secure control
to the Republicans. Accordingly, there was
an election, under the new charter; on the 7th
instant, resulting in the election Of the entire
Democratic ticket by a large majority. So 1t
would appear that the colored people IN those.
parts are beginning to find ont a little more
about The true character OF their wohid-be
Radical leaders, and let them severely alone.
The Darlington Index speaks Of crops IN
that section as In q most fatterlng condition.
There is a..garrIson at Darlington Court:
house, and the editor of The Index wants TO
know what they are there for. Nobody pre-.
tends 10 know. They certainly are not needed;
spartanburg.
Rev. David Hilliard, formerly o member OF
tine 8. G.. Methodist Conference, end long q
resident Of Spartanburg, died in Ashevlile,
N. c., OF the residence Of his son, aged So.
General B. F. Bates, who was In Jail at Spar
tanburg Courthouse Tor committing q homi-
eide a fortnight since published In The NEWS
at the time,) went TO- Anderson on the l2!h
instant, In charge of The sheriff, to be admitted
to, bail, If possible, by Judge Orr. After q
hearing he was released on his own recogni-
zance 10 the sum oil $500. The Judge express
ed his condemnation of the acts of lawlessness
which have been reported from this county 10
very decided and unmeasured terms, says a
| writer In the Spartan. He wished that the
| prisoner had been brought before him at Spar.
| tanburg. He wanted to tell our people the
trouble they were bringing upon themselves
| would soonbe visited npoa q community which
would not be persuaded by gentler means to
| obey.the law and keep the peace We sincere
ly hope that the good people Of our county
will unite in such a hearty condemnation OF all
| acts Of laWlessness that the few persons whose
reckless conduct has ssgmati2ed our entire
community, will be at once ashamed and afraid
to persist in'thelr evil doings.
Newberry.
Rev, John Stout has accepted the call tothe
pastorshlp,of. the Baptist Church IN Newberry
| village.
On Monday last, says the Herald. about II
| ed of cow stealing, aud whose Term In jail IL
| four months, previous to a longer stay IN the
| penttsntiary, together with David Wise; con
Isvieted of. murder. and -copdemaed TO be hung
In January next, neither liking their quarters
or the future prospects, escaped jail and at
tempted to get away. Being si once followed
they were both captured, alter . considerable
run, and placed back into safer keeping.
Speaking of the weather, the saHe paper
saye:
are propitious, and corn particularly looks
I finer than we ever remember to have. seen j
at 80 early q period. The promise now ID tina
the yield will be good, and, should July prove
seasonabie, the farmer will be blessed With fl
cribs. Wheat has turned out nuen 3ettel
than was expected. Oats generally are :splen'
did, a great deal too, we are please TO say
having been sown. All kinds of garden
crops are continuing TO do their very best
Too much rain, however, has fallen for cot
| ten, say farmers, and the crop VIII not turf
out good, but 50 far as we. have seen the plan
Is growing vigorously and looks healthy ane
promising"
The Herald gives the following Acadian pie
lure OF Newberry, late believed.to be the nome
OF the Ku-Klux: t
.'Our town is as still as a church.mouse, ant
happy as a boy with q new knife. All is order
and quiet, no rows, no outbreaks, no Ku-Klux
no nothing. The council even makes no wa
on the little boys little goats, which are allow
ed TO browse and bob around. With a liul'
stretchOf fancy, one might:almost think New
berry u second Lake Of Como, shut In by Al
nine balls, and alfthat. Squire Miller's llttl
tpees even are putting out their tiny branches
and are learning TO make music OF the sol
breezes. All is serene"
Sumter.
The weather about Sumter continues ex
cessfyely wet. The corn crop especially
where it has been well fertili2ed) il growing
with almost unparalleled rapldity, and the
sam may be said of the grass. Cotton Is be
ginning 10 move of slowly. 30 says tht
Waterman.
The Sumter News gives the following &C
count Of the recent races:
ION Friday, the 9th instant, some i've or 81
hundred persons, from this and adjoining
counties, assembled at the track near town u
witness the race which had been advertised u
take place between Robert Ellerhe's chestnut
mare, Belle of York, and Burch's roam horse
Wild.Arab. Everybody seemed bent on enjoying
the snort, and the very best order prevailed
| Throughout the day. The celebrated Metro
po!itan polIce could not have maintained NOR
perfect order than the crowd preserved OF ltf
own accord. -
"rhs roam seemed to be the ~1ayorlte, wher
the horses came upon The ground, bets being
freely offered on him; which were shyly &C
copied by the friends of the mare. A large
amount OF money was staked upon the result