The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-14
JoTT1Nas ABOUT TIE STATE.

-CapI. JUL IN. ouioeh, VI SoWueni o'oo VIZ
Bob Shelton, Col. Bacon's racer, has died
Of the epizoolie.
The postotace at Dyaon's Mills, Edgeaeld,
Ia discontinued.
There were several inches of snow In
Orangeburg on Wednesday.
His EXcellency, Governor F. j. Moses, Jr.,
haa appointed DR.. E. 8. J. Hayes as treasurer
oil Lexington County.
-One OF The colleagues of General Wallace,
of Union, 10 the Legislature Is his former
body servant.
The store OF Mr.. George Hey man, of Ches-
ter, was robbed of $50 and some valuable pa
pers, on Saturday.
primitive carotid artefy of Jack Manning on
Monday. The patient ID dulDg well.
Mr.. VIM. Karr, Of Abbeville, was acclden-
tally shot and killed by Samuel Knox a few
days ago
bury BY some suspicious characters. Folir
shots were fred, but the aim was bad, and
Mr.. Moore escaped unhurt.
Mr.. Joseph Hart Denck, OF Columbia. q
renowned pianist, has accepted a liberal o1er
| from the Ole Bull Troupe, aud joined the
/! same for q three months tour.
The Aiken Hotel has passed Into the
hands Of new proprletors-Messrs. Bailey and
| Pegg-aud has been fitted up for the conVe-
lle0C6 OIL NOTlUcEu Sucotos OoPoSinly thoSo
| seeking after health.
Linus Butler. a white man, shot and killed
q colored man by The name of Butler Duck,
| about four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, 10
the usually qniet City of Greenvllle. No
| cause Is given for the deed.
Mrs. Mamie Gsln Coster, vile OF Leu.
tenant Geo. W. Coster, United States navy,
United States navy, died In Aiken, 8. c., on
| the 9TH instant.
Governor Moses has appointed James Da-
| Wis a notary public for Beaufort County; j. ].
| Molony for Charleston, and Z. A. Lynch for
| Edgeheld; ]. G.. Bowling treasurer for Barn
| well County, vice league, removed.
The Southern Standard is the title OF q
| new paper just Issued at Beaufort. lt will
| have the county advertising to the exclusion
! of the Times and Republican, which supported
| the Boilers movement.
-Advices from Beaufort announce the death
from consumption Of Mr. ]. h. q. Mlllett, late
treasurer of the Port Royal Railroad. He died
at The residence Of his brother, 8. G. Mlllett,
superintendent Port Royal Railway, at The
Old Fort. -
killed q young colored mar named Butler
| Fair, on I riday. The evidence Ga the Inquest
| showed that both Butler and Fair were armed,
| and that the former had been drinking freely.
| Butler Is In Jail.
The correspondent OF tae New York Tri.
buue, writing from Washington. December
9Th, states that ''lhe appointment by the Pres
ident of James L.. Orr as minister OF Russia
| was made Without the knowledge OF Mr.. Orr,
he not having been an applicant for The POSI-
ton.
BY bequest of the late Edward Mcintosh,
of Trinity Church, (Episcopal,) Society Hill,
| the sum OF FIVE hundred dollars has been left
| to the diocese to be expended by the bishop
| also, FIVE hundred dollars to Do applied 70
| keeping In order the churchyard OF Trinity
parish.
| call to the recrorship of the Church OF the Ma
| tiyity, Union. S. c., and expects to take charge
| about the first of January next. Mr.. Davis
| has been In charge of the parishes OF st
Marks, Clarendon, Holy Comforter, Sumter,
and st. Philips, Bradford Springs.
In Beaufort on sales-day the new sheriff
Mr.. VIM Wilson, sold the following tracts
The Hermitage plantation, also known az The
Stafford tract, 1887 acres, at the suit of The
society for education OF children, sold fol
$4,000 to B. F. Buckner. A ten acre tract neal
Port Royal City, sold to G. q. Wright for s25
A house and lot In Button were sold Il
George Holmes for $3.50.
The clubhouse OF Mr.. Jas. b. Fowles, o
Orangeburg. caught fire on Monday; los
trlhi6g. The corn, fodder and cotton Of Capt
| d. OEOCkGl, VI LluCdctCls "CAS butASA " ~
cendiaries on Friday. The cotton, cotton gil
and machinery of Mr.. L. q. Green. OF Green
Vile. were burned on Friday; loss 81, 500. TIL
barn of j. P. Whisonaub, of York, was burned
lit is supposed, by incendiaries) on Thursday
loss 81, 200. 49,,
Henrietta, loaded with phosphates at Bul
River, refused TO 60 to work. They had Jus
been shipped from Charleston. Some of then
Jumped overheard aud swan to the marsh
but were glad to be taken of. The captain
refuses to call In the aid of the authorities q
he would thereby lose his crew and his time
he hopes to get off to sea with them Wher
they are easily tanned.
"A terrible mistake occurred In Lancaste
on Friday night, resulting In the death OF
Mr.. Nixon, a very estimable citizen OF Una
town. The statement is that Mr.. Carter near
his dog barking turiously in the yard on tn
evening named, and taking his gun, be Wen
to the window, from where he saw q man, q
whom he discharged the contents, with tn
sad results above named. Mr.. Carter, oVel
come with grief, surrendered himself to tn
, authorities. An inquest rendered q verdict !
accordance with the facts stated, and NJ
Carter will be brought to trial.