The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-12
.JoTT1NGS ABOUT THE STATE.

The ladies Of partanburg have generously
undertaken the expense of Improving the e1-
terror of the Wofford College buildings.
Mr.. R. A. Sisson has established an agency
of the ST. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Com
p@Mr. Robert ". Boyd died of dropsy at his
residence at Black River last Friday. He was
a staunch man and good citizen.
M O. ]. Hook, OF Lexington, announces,
with fond but pardUnable pride, the possession
of q goose which recently laid Jour perfect
eggs In one day.
sColopel John S. Presley, Of California,
lately of Sumter County. South Carolina, en-
phatically and Indignantly denies mai ne mas
become q Radical.
THE farmers of Clarendon County are com.
planning generally Of the very wet and cold
weather, which has had the effect OF greatly
retarding planting operations. .
The citizens Of Manning nave made Inc
following nominations: For intendant- u.
Allen Higgins. For .WardensJ; !; stukes,
N. Levi, W. d. Holleyman, and III. James
THE Sumter election last Tuesday passed off
very quietly. and the following tlcket wac
elected without opposition : lnte1dant-
Guignard Richardson. Wardens-J. Z. Suares,
J. M. wilder, NJ. Moran, A. W. Snder.
The Peoples ticket was elected In Edge
field last Monday by a handsome majority over
the straighl-ouI Radical ticket. The newly
elected officers are: Iutendant-John Wool
ley. Wardens-D. L. Turner, A. A. Cisby, ).
o. Sheppard. J. L. Addison.
DR.. John B. Cunningham, q young ana
rising physician of Abbeviile, was accidentally
shot and killed last Tuesday morning. DE
was sitting In his house aud, seeiCg some
birds, he took up his gun TO shoot them,
when, BY some mlschance, 1t went Oh and
lodsedthe charge of ball and shot In his neck.
He lived but twenty minutes AFTER The accl-
THE death Of the two oldest citizens of
Marion County occurred last week within
twen1y-four hours. On the I'd instant Mr..
Jesse Yelyerton died at Bear swamp, 10 tne
Liberty District, at the advanced age OF near
~ one hundred years, and on tne he4e gay
same as that of Mr.. Yelverlon, died In The
northern part of the county. Both were Nigh
ly esteemed citizens. o.
The Sumter. News has thlsg good word fOT
Grants 'sarmy of occupation" In that county:
stWhtle Sumler County has about as mucE
need for q garrison Ut soldiers as q wagon mas
for q fth wheel, q horse for an extra leg, OF q
-humming bird for a cow-catcner upon is
beak, we have no reason to complain OF Inc
company that the government has statioHed
In our town. The officers are quiet, respect
able, unObtrnslve gentlemen, who mlnd lnelr
own business, and scrupulously avoid doing or
saving anything 10 wound the sensibiliLieS vi
our people. The prlvates, also, as tar as we
have been able to observe, are polite and well
behaved, mingling with the community In a
free and easy manner
Deputy q. s.. Marshal Maloney furnishes
the Newberry Herald the following statement
OF the arrests made by him aud quietly sub.
mltted to by those arrested: John Merchant,
Sim Malone. HiI;iard Bishop, Adam Burleigh,
Frank Lovplace, Cicero Lovrlace, Frank Dndd,
Eli Wall, Edw. G.. Jones. VIM. 81. Kinard, DR.,
Settler. Thos. P. Slider, John Houseall. Chas,
Sims. Thomas B. Wellington, j. Y. McFall,
Baxter Chapman, Charles Franklin, Maicomt
tombstone, Bennett Hancock, DR.. Hatton
Grafton Laney, Isom Reynolds, Sam Young
JET. Duncan, Lawson Green, Peter Galman
WE. Wintz and Tony Croft.