The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-20
JoTTINGs ABOUT. THE STATE.

Mr. William H. Harrison, OF Greenvllle,
died of pneumonia q few days age.
"A number OF Workmen fell from an Aiken
| scaffold. They ara now aching.
The Court of General Sessions Is sitting IN
| Camden.
Mrs. Mary Edmonston died In Aiken last
Tuesday, In her SD year.
governor Scott has appointed o. 8. Curtis
a trial Justice for st. Pauls> Parish, Colleton
| County, vice Evans Brown, removed.
Bethel Lodge,N No. IL, of the Independent
| Order of Good Templars, was Instituted st
Yorkville last week.
Captain W. n. Mcdowell, latelyiengaged 10
manufacturing phosphates IN Ibis state, oleo
at Cincinnati a few days ago.
There was q noisy row In Chester on Sa'
| turday night between some citizens and some
| soldiers. Nobody hurt.
Mr.. j. Oscar Harley, son OF Mr.. Edward
/ Harley, died Of appolexy, at the residence Of
bis father, near Barnwell. on the 18th Instant
y The Palmetto Fire Company Of Greenville
make a fine show on parade, and are always
| prompt al fires. 90.
On sunday night the stable Of the Misses
DeChoIseul, near The Episcopal Church, Green
willie, was burned by incendiaries.
Plenty of candidates in GreenVllle-two
for State senator, TWO Tor clerk and forty Tor
sheriff. All Democrats save one.
An old English half penny, OF date OF Ito,
was picked up neer Aiken, by Mr. j. Pelot. It
is a very rare coin, and is quite highly priced
by the fortunate fnder.
Mr.. o. c. Jordan, a crack rider and one of
the proprietors of the Aiken livery stables. had
a fiery animal to run away with him. Neither
the rider nor the horse received any Injury.
The Rev. a. j. Stokes addressed the Sons
of Temperance In Camden last Monday. Sew
eral persons Joined the order alter the speak
ing.
For ~Intendant of Hamburg, P. 3. Rivers
received l36 votes; 2. D. Arnim 43 votes, and
Mortimer Mayams S votes. Rivers Is g
Scottite.
On Saturday last, Mr.. Julian A. Selby, OIL
| the Columbia Phoenix, was robbed of a gold
watch and chaiE, $1QO In money, and som
valuable papers, in a sleeping car near Rala'
more. 49,.
DIR. A. Q. Bradley, who Is on a visit TO
| Chester, Informs the Reporter that the troop
of cavalry ordered to Opellka lately was Ior
the suppression of illiclta d~islilling-noS lot
| Ku KluX troubles. .-., 80
MI. Laban Ferguson, formerly q cltizen OF
Lancaster, died at his residence Id niss gs ~
| ceased emlgrated to Missouri a few years ago.
| He was a good man and highly respected.
The Darlington Agricultural and hechani-
cal Fair Company organized on Monday. "a.
| Mcintosh, president, and 7. T. Lice, vice
president. The directors were authorized 10
| puECUdSc SbOuuuo ab OAS0s oho oASSs fSA
nent buildings for holding the fairs.
County Auditor j. N. Brawley, OF Chester
| County, on Friday, made a settlement with
| the Stale auditor, the first settlement That
has been made for the yearit Is stated. Mr..
| Brawley states that the taxes for 1871 have
| been paid up very closely.
The Ricn Hill Division, Sons of Temper.
ance, is In q growing and 1ourishiDg cond1.
ton. It now numss@.over thirty members
Mr.. Cephas J.. Kee is the worthy patriarch fol
the current quarter. The division meets reg
uiarly on alternate Saturdays.
We learn that on the 5th instant, at thu
saw mill Of T. J. Dyson, on Saluda. a negro