The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-06
AFFAIRS IN TIE STATE.

The Union TIMES says that after July 1st Union
VIII I've money order offlce-a great convenience
TO It's citizens.
and quiet reigns supreme, and our people are pur.
suing their avocaruHs as II nothing had ever 'oc-
CURED 20 disturb their peace Captain Stewarts
men walk their '.lonely rounds" without suspt-
cion or thought OF danger, and the colored people
are putting themselves under the wings Of the
Ku KluX for protection-So one OF them tod us.
Next week Judge Thomas, we suppose, WIN hold
court, and we can guarantee HIM one OF the most
ord;rlv and peaceable sessl ms ever held In the
State.n
THE same paper states that Mr.. James Wilson,
tile engineer OF the passenger train on our rail-
road met with q very serious accident. at Aston,
on Wednesday evening last, from which he has
lost his right hand: It appears that ne was ex.
aminlng small shot gun which was "ns1
his hand, phe hammer struck o block and dis.
charged ne2ry the whole load OF buckShot into
the palm Of his fight hand, literally tearing II TO
pieces while two shots passed through the wrist
Of the left hand. Or. Thomson and RaWls ampu.
tated the musiared hand soon afeer hls arrival
here. He now lies comparatively easy.
The Cheraw Democrat, referring 70 tne recent
shooting OF supposed robber BY. General Cash,
aud his having on shirt marked .Covington,"
says: "sirce then, Trial Justice F. 3. Eaton has
writ, On 10 Mr. E. r. COvington, OF Rockingham,
y. c., and learned that man answering the ue.
scrlption OF the deceased passed his mousse on tne
18th or 10th Of February, coming IN the direction
| OF Cheraw; he was unaD e to speak Enghsn SUM-
ciently 10 make himself understood; the family
supplied him with meal OF victuals, and gave hm
shirt with Mr.. Covington's name on It."
The same paper announces that Bishop Lynch
will lecture before the Cheraw Lyceum on wed
nesday, the 9Th OF March. The Democrat mas
commenced the serial publication OF history o.
| lgceums. The first article goes back TO the time
or Iessss, when Aristotle opened and conducted
| the first lyceum ever known TO the Worlu.
The Georgetown Times reports tilat "at 8
| O'Clock, on the morning Of the 23d ultlmo, Bur
| pY pad
| board from the. schooner Susan Wright, on her
| trip from New York TO this port. He was IN the
| act OF throwing the lead when the accident nap.
pened, and the wind blowing storm from the
northeast, and heavy sea running at the time, no
assistance could be Afforded. and he was drowned.
He was clever and correct young man, who old
lair to 90 we'll for himself, and reject credit on
| the calling he was engaged tn.n
- The Georgetown Times also has q comprehen.
sive editorial on the subject uf the railroad from
that place 10 some place In the Interior, Whtsh mas
been takeda about for the last ten years. II seem
that "a company was Incorporated just bef0re
the late war, aud proceeded with the work TO the
| competon or the road bed, With few unfinished
| gaps, from this town 70 the Northeastern Ra'l'
road, Al the station known as Cadets Depot, some
| eight or ten miles above Klngstree. The company
al that time consisted almost entirely OF the citi
gems Of this town and county, many OF whom
/ were then persons OF large wealth, and but 1ol
the war, the road would have been pushed
] through to Its then contemplated terminal point
in tile course OF the year 1917 Bu
| times having changed, and the people with them
| As derlter resort it Is now proposed TO ''onel
the road bed, the charter, aud all It's privileges
and immunities, to any company or capitalist
| Just as they stand, Without price and. without
money, lrIhey or he will only build the road
equip 1t, put the train In motion, and give US tht
privilege Of riding on the rail- whenever we pay
our fare"
red few days since In the lower part OF Laurens
| County. The particulars are as follows: 1t seems
| that coored man, A., living upon the premises
OF Mr.. Dock Copeland, missed some POTATOES, anC
| suspecttd another col0red man, B., OF taking
them. a. asked Mr.. Copeland II ne would ale
HIM in reclalmlng his potatoes. to which MT.
| consented. They proceeded to BIS house. Wher
they arrived there Mr.. O. told B. that they had nc
search warrant, bnt A. would like to search nj:
| house with MS permissioH-t0 all OF which b. con
seuted, saying That he was an honest man, ant
that he had no potatoes. 4. was soon satisfied
excepting large basket which was In corne
or the room and apparently full of tybacco IN tn
leaf. When A. began TO exarnloe this basket B
tGd him that be must not disturb the. t,bacco-
that he would not have 1t stirred. A paid no at
! tenri0n TO the remark-B. caught up pole.aS'
and made ut him, when the bottom ol A. snoe
were easy to be seen. B. then advanced uDoI
Mr.. Copeland with the axe drawn; Hr. g. ordereI
him TO halt, but Ire still advanced. Mr.. G. theE
drew his pistol and again ordered him 10 halt
but =. still advancing Mr.. C. Ared. the tall- pass
ing through BIS thigh, breaking the bone. TIT
basket was then enptted Of its contents and th'
potatoes found.
we learn that an alteration Occurred in the
upper portion Of Abbeville District on Wednes
day last, between one VIM. Cook and q MAJ
named Ables respecting the division OF last years
crop, which had been made on the place OF Cook
which AbIes worked on shares On the mex
morning Abe's went to Cooks residence am
snapped his gun at him. wllereupon the latte
shot him, inncting mortal wound. he live
only about an hour.