The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-06

Sumter cries for elevated street crossings.
Mr.. W. w. Brady, of Marion, Is dead.
-su inter wants some "hiiching" posts.
The Due West College is 6onrlshing.
burg and Fairfield.
-"Colonel" Lewis, colored, OF Winnsboro',
was frozen to death on Sunday.
Mr.. Michael Haskett, an old citizen OF
Abbeville, died on Saturday.
The new courthouse at Abbevllle Is rapidly
approaching completion.
Jesse Woods, a Sumter colored man, was
frozen to death on the 30Lh ult.
Governor SCOTS reception, on Tuesday,
was q big thing.
Is going rapidly ahead.
1T Is proposed 10 enlarge the public square
at Abbeville.
Hogs sell in Abbevllle at six and a half
cents, and In Newberry at seven cents.
Superintendent DDdamead Is building 8
platform and ladies' saloon at Newberry.
Yesterday was thanksgiving day 10 Able
Vile.
The youngest daughter OF Judge Orr Is
dangerously III.
More dwelling houses are needed In Sum-
ter.
Nearly every horse In Abbeville has the
epizootic.
lObt q uuc HdI6 Wy LILO Opi10OtiOs "
The Abbeville Detailing Society decided
on last Monday that the writer exerts q greater
influence than the orator.
On Thursday evening last Mr.. T. P. Quarles
and Mr.. R. NJ. Haddon were elected deacons OF
the Presbyterian Church OF Abbevllle.
The thermometer at AbDevllle on Satur-
day stood at twenty-slx degrees. How is TINT
tor low!
Three hundred and seventy.hve bales of
cotton were shipped from AbbevIlle last week,
and the depot Is still crowded.
Subscription lists are circulating for Mr..
E. 8. SauIs. of Klngstree, whose Clubhouse was
burned.
The Nlckerson House, at Columbia, Is
turned over to the Female College, to whom
more.
"A number OF sherlf's sales to have taken
place at Abbevllle, on Monday, were postponed
on account of the loss OF the executions In the
late Dire.
The friends of Mr.. d. T. Sloan, 10 the con-
gregaIious OF Long Cane and Cedar Springs,
have shown their active sympathy, by making
! most liberal contributions In bis behalf.
The house which was burnt on Mr.. Bas-
kfn's place, near LowndesvlIle, last week, was
! q relic OF other and better days. 1t was built
In 1872, and had stood for nearly q century the
storms OF war and weather.
The Presbyterian congregation, at Able
willie, have purchased the residence Of DR.. ].
j. Wardlaw, for q parsonage, at the sum OF
four thousand dollars. The place is a very de-
sirable one.
There was a rumor in Columbia, on Wed
nesday, that Stephen B own, OF Charleston,
who has arrived, intended to urge his protest
against the Charleston delegation to the Gene
raj Assembly.
Late Tuesday afternoon, while Judge
| Wright was turning the corner of Lady and
Assembly street, In Columbia, the horse
shied to one side suddenly, throwing The judge
out, but not injurlng him seriously.
"A difficulty occurred In KiEgstrse, on Sat-
urday night last, between q. &. Moran, and
George w. Arms, which resulted in Arms
being shot In two places with q pistol, one
ball taking effect In Ills arm and The other In
his thigh. We understand The wounds are
not considered dangerous.
"A coiored man named George Berwick
attacked bugler Smith, Of the N.wberry
Garrison, last Friday night, and inflicted a
knife wound on the back OF bis neck and
throat eight Inches long. He was cut Just
above the carotid artery. The wounded man
is doing we'll.
On Saturday last the little daughter of Mr..
Phlfer, treasurer of Newoerry, about fonr
years OF age, was 80 badly burned by hel
she died on Sunday night. Her father and
mother were both on hand as soou as hel
cries were heard, but we're unable TO save The
little sufferer.
On sales-day at Sumter the fine plantation
of the late samuel Bradley, one of the best
places on the Waleree Hiver, was knocked
down at $1,000. The plantation contained
three thousand acres. more or less. One trac
sold and bid off by Banding and Richardson
brought q satisfactory price. The anctloneeri
outside did rather q Slim business. Money va
tight. tighter, highest.
The Independent Elliott Hook aud Ladde,
Company, of Orangeburg, held their fourtl
Anniversary meeting on Saturday. The Off
GERS are: J.. G. Vose, foreman; F.. DeMare
assistant foreman; J, Herman Walders, secre
tary; T. O. Andrews, treasurer; W. ]. DeTre
Vile, solicitor; Dr.. E.. J. oliveros. surgeon; J
G.. McKswn, first director; W. A. Edwards
49, lI.eato.. IT Cain ntnurard