The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-09
ALL ABOUT TIE STATE.
WillIamsb IIrIS.

&c g. williamsburg.
The Kingsiree Star thus describes a bold
outrage: 1--WE learn that a bold outrage was
committed ut the store OF Mr.. Louis jacobs, OF
Dixie, on Friday night last. MIR. NJ: JACOBS
saws that between 8 and O'Clock he was sit:
ting on the counter, when two men entered
the door and presented their guns at him, no.
tirylng him at the same time that If he gave
any alarm they would kill him. He was then
ordered.to follow them, whjct' order he obey
ed. They walked the railroad track In the df-
.recion. of Salters's Depot. Alter proceeding 9
short distance Mr. Jacobs raa ana Wa nrsd
at. He made his ESCAPE. During his absence
from the store 1t was robbed OF the money.
drawer and contents, some cleaning, DC. The
drawer contained, beside cast, thirty dollars
worth of postage stamps, The mall Keys, &c.
Mr.. Jacobs says. the men who had him In Gus
tody were black, but he thinks they were dis
guised.. We trust that this aand OF ropoers
nav be detected and brought 10 justice"
Imbrese Tisdale and william Scott, Two Of
the county commissioners OF Williamsburg,
both colored, publish q long card in the Star,
stating that they are lllilerate and incoRpe-
tent for tue Office, but not Knowingly disnon-
est: hat IL there has been any stealing or
other rascality in the office, they do not know
OF 1t. It must be-. the dolngs OF Their white
brethren, the chairman of the commissioner
and the clerk Of the board, to whom tnsy5tne
said Two colored illiterates-always looked tof
counsel and guidance. One OF them, William
Scott, also states that he has forwarded his re-
slynation; the other. Ambrose Flsdale, makes
.shis mark" and probably does not know how
to resign.
General Stollbrand, last Monday, received
relDiorcemenLs from Newberry in the form OF
fourteen Iu.yolunteers, who are to do the
49, carpfoa an thn oninnn hanks NJ the
rocky Congaree.
Two men, one from the 7lh United States
Cavalry, and the other o suffers clerk, de-
camped from Union last week, with several
thousand dollars. In Newberry District they
sold their horses, and procuring tickets at
this depot left rCr Walhalla, where they were
captured and brought back.
the Newberry Herald, that wheat vas almost
totally ruined; sotpe farmers said they would
not get back the seed which they sowed, and
perhaps there might have been some shadow
OF reason TOR these complaints, but just now
we are truly rejoiced to say that the prospect
is a great deal better Than that. Harvesting
has commenced in earnest, ard the promise
is,. THAT the farmer will be blessed Wlth'a GOOD
crop.
The national bank OF Newterry was fully
organized on Saturday, the Sd instant, by the
election Of the following board of directors:
Robert Z. Mclaughlin, John B. Carwile,r ]. B.
Palmer, g.: T. Scott, w. H.. Webb, I'd Pope,
J. N. Martin, B. Norman, JOHN T. Peterson.
After the election of directors, the GLOWING
named gentlemen were elected officers OF the
bank, Z. L. McCaughrin, president; John B;
cashier; Messrs. Fair, Pope & Pope, solicitors.
Tue capital stock OF this bank has been In.
creased to one hundred thousand dollars, and
will be Increased to two hundred thousand
dollars If found necessary.
B%nrnvell.
The Aiken Journal, in speaking Of sales
day at Blackville, says "There were lever
persons present from the county than usual,
planters being busily engaged In fighting
grass. But little property was sold at auction
on Monday. The sheriff sold the interest OF
R. W.. Furse Owning one-sixIh of The place.
In 1900 acres Of land, near the Savannah
River, at the suit of Girard g. Holcomb. Pur-
chased by c. J.. C. Hutson for $40. The sheriff
also sold one tract OF land, containing $40
acres, levied upon as the property OF Mrs. 3.
Mixson, at The suit oil j.. J. Wilson and others.
Purchased by j. J. Maher Tor $780," .
Marlboro
At the last sales-day one tract of twenty and
a half acres of land was sold by the sheriff for
s7O0. This appears to be 9 large price, Inc
more so as the paper states there were Dut lew
persons Of the courthouse, this being a busy
season with farmers.
Darlington.
. Mr.. A. Weinberg has moved into his hand
some Aew store On Pearl strees.
The case against the county commissioners,
known as the courthouse case has been trans
ferred to Chesterfield for trial, IA change OF
Oh saIes-day lhe Darlington index says: 1.-THE
square presented an unusually dull appear
ance, and but little disposition was manifested
to invest in land. Four tracts we're sold with
the following results The first, containing
500 acres brought $3.50; the second, contain
Ing 400 acres, brought $500; The third, contain
iug 100 acres, brought $50; and the fourth,
containing ia acres, brought $l25."