The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-24
Gregg. Several Hall peaches have been re-

Gregg. Several Hall peaches have been re-
| ceiyed from the same place.
THE Wheeler building in Columbia Is to he
turned into flrst-class hotel, under the man.
auement of Mr.. T. N. Pollock. 1t will have
one hundred and fifteen large rooms.
"A project is atoot for shortening the Cnar-
lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, by run
ming the line direct from Pine House TO AL.
gusta. The saving in distance will be about
ten miles.
ON Saturday, the 18th, the residence OF
Mr.. Willis Watkins, in the neighborhood OF
Lower Long Cane Church, Abbevile County,
was entered during the absence Of the family
and robbed of about one thousand dollars oy
q negro man, who made good his escape.
The court that has just closed has added
five thousand dollars TO the debt OF Beaufort
County. Three such courts cost more than
the entire county tax collected, and still the
Judge orders the county commissioners TO pro-
vide for the payment OF jury and witness
tickets.
"A series of resolutions highly compliment
ing Judge G. B. Farmer for the uniform Klnd-
meas. patience and urbanity with Whtcn ne
has presided over the Second Circuit Court,
we're adopted at meeting OF the bar, held ID
Beaufort last Saturday evening, just previous
to the close of the term of court.
Grave complaints are made OF the condi'
tion of the Port Royal Railroad bridge from
of The ravages of the worms upon the piles.
It is said that some of the piles have been
eaten away to three inches, and that II is
hazardous for trains 10 cross the bridge.
"A convict OF the name of Enecks, who was
recently pardOned by Governor Scott, but
who was too sick to be removed to his nome,
died in the penitentiary last week, The de-
ceased was from Barnwell, and had been con-
yicted of shooting freedmen who was about
IN on off with his mule.
Pa Young negro boy, named George Watts.
was brought to LaurensVille last saturday,
and committed to jail to await trial 1or AT
tempting to poison Mr.. Joseph Ba6b. The boy
had put strychnlne Into tnmoler OF MIX.
Mr.. Babb, on tasting the milk, discovering
that something was wrong with 1t, emptied 1t
ont into another vessel, and the milk being
drank by dog, the animal died Immediately.
The boy then being arrested, confessed llle
crime.
A trestle on the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad, two miles the other side OF
GraniteviIle, between Valcluse Factory anu
Hesrd's Mil, was burned on Thursday. Thurs
day and Friday trains were unable to psss,
but passengers and freight were transferred
at the break, aud there was no interruption
of travel. The fire Is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary. 1t ID thouant lnat
the damage will be repaired In short Time;
For week past band OF r0Doers, Wnlte
and COlOEcQ. nave utcu pioWhhS - WV
tv of Cheraw and stealing whatever they
could lay hands on. On Sunday night col
ored family captured one of them "a negro2
while In the act of robblDg their house, ana
lodged him In prison. On Tuesday NOR. morning h
another was caught stealing from SIore, ne
he0ped to he whipped instead OF being sent TO
ia,I' and we learn that worthy colored man
gave him thirty-nIne stripes on the pare oask
and let him go. ~. uo,o,
In pursuance of the order OF nus nIs a. aoaS9 nor
Judge Bryan in the habeas corpus case OF tne
United States vs. VIM. n. Trezevant, charged
with conspiracy, &C., testimony both for the
prosecution and defence has been taken be-
ore commissioner Boozer at Chester, during
The past week.. Mr.. Stone, assistant disirlct
attorney, appeared for the prosecution.
Tessrs. Mess Ficking and hamilton for the defence:
The hearing Of The testimony will be resumed
Io morrow. The case is one Of unusual inter
est in that community. and will probab.. De
thoroughly elucidated.