The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-07-27
STATE ITEMS.

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; The Aiken Journal says: J. eve had
q hail-storm in Aiken By way Of rarie-
ty, last Monday, doing little damage in
the town, but nothing like sas severe as 1t;
was in the country, The dams at Langley
and Bath were broken, and animmense body
Of water striking the track Of the South
Carolina railroad, washed away about half
mile of the: trestle work, Great damage
was done in that vicinity, We learn.
EXECUTIVE ApPorNrMENr.-The Gov.
has appointed James II. Porter, Of George
town, Trial Justices and accepted the
Resignation Of Jno. Il. Galleman, as Coroner
of Union County. -. 80 -. 81
On Monday, the 31st Of July, the Follow
ing new; moneyprder Offices will be put in
operation: Abbeyille Court House, Abbeville
County :Yorkville, York COUNTY, and Spar
tanburg Court House, Spartanburg County.
Twelve Offices now5in operation.
The same paper says, rain is badly needed
in that section. 81 -
John C. Reister, Clerk of Court of Chester
county, has rendered his resignation to Gov
ernor Scott, and the same has been accept
ed.:'.4 -.s Il -.
Sd. Robertson, shool Commissioner of
Beaufort, has been arrested for forgery; 2oS .,
We learn that, in many portions. of this
county no rain has fallen for several. weeks,
and the corn crop in. consequences thereof
will fall far short of what wdsrexpected it
would yields: In this immediate neighbor-
hood there has been no rain for twelve days,
and the effect of the hot, dry weather is
visible upon the corn. 80 ~.
Kmgstres Star.
ROBBERY NEAR EIGHT MILE PUMp.-0n
Friday night last, a party of colored men
went to the; house Of an, old colored snan,
situated near the Eight Mile Pump and beg.
him to go and see a sick friend of his some
distance off He consented and they left and
secreted themselves in the bushes until he
got out ofsght when they turned and rob-
bed the hause of $50 and all the poultry he
had..-Rpu5lscan. -: = s &
Jam BREAKING::--Jim. Tyson and Isaac
Jackson, both negroes, broke Jail at this
place Thursday night last. The former In
dicted for Cow stealing, and the latter for
rape: There mo doubt that the ,jailor, a
negro boy, assisted in their escape. The
Sheriff. has locked him up, to answer to the
I indictments of the above fucits. As;
FaiyfsH Herald.
Tho weather contin ues, hot and dry.
Many of our farmers say that with all the
i rain thatcan possibly fall the crops cannot
recover from the damage which they have
sustained. Small portions Of the County
have sufficient quantities of rain, butIas a
general thing the crops have been drcadfully
domaged Darlington lnder.
The same PAPER says: sWe should be glad
if the Neighboring farmers would come to
Darlington (or Pigville, as some Of our
merchants lacouically call the villagc) and
claim their hogs add pigs. The swinish quad
| rupeds must have congregated here for, ten
miles around We know that the villagers
cannot own them all, unless they have. made
|pig-raising speciality.
The OrangeburgNeps dcvotes nearly four
! columns to a fremens s. kick up they had
A female XVIII amendment, attempted to
chop:a white lady to pieces near BTanehyills
on the 18th instant, but was prevented from
accomplishing her, heliish.crim BY the pass,
ing Of a vehicle. The Orangeburg ;Neus
from which We gather these facts; does. not
give the lady 8 name, but says she isa young
wife. She row liesin%a critical condition.
The negro woman has been arrested and is
now in jail. ~. -
About sixty or eighty: families Of negroes
in the vicinity of Clay Hill, in York County,
are about to emigrate to Liberia -.
The. Lancaster Ledger has had sserepade,
and could only offerEthe. >serenaders Sand
ford's Liver Invigorator for atreat. Poor
Ledger! Where was your North Carolina
Corn Whiskeyi =: -,
+. A NATIONAL BAEK.-INe are informed
that efforts arc making to organize national
bank at this place with capital stock of$6o,
600. The gentlemen at the head of this
movement control ample means, and have al
ready met with, encouraging success. The
lack of banking facilities has ben seriously
felt in this community, and we have no
doubt that large and remuneratiye business
awaits this organisation ofeapitA and inAu-,
ence; ., Further particulars viii be made
known as the movement progresses.
anderson Intelt9encer.
THE Fastest RECORDED RUNNING
T1ME-When the colt Longfellow was re-
oa.tl,r aold "a Iohn Harnar fnr about S5 an