Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-22
South Carolina Items.


South Carolina Items.
EFirst snow of the season in Florence On
Monday.
Thursday last was Thanksgiving Day In
| Charleston.
The horse disease has spread over nearly
the entire State.
Ice half inch thick In Columbia on
Saturday morning.
r. II. Kirk has been appointed a Trial
Justice for Richland county.
John Z. Clyde has, resigned his office as
Trial Justice for Charleston county.
IT is reported that MI Ii. II. DeBryoa
IS to be the Private Secretary of Governor
Moses.
The State Board of Canyassers have de-
clded in favor Of Mr.. &. G.. Bowen for She,-
if Of Charleston.
Gov. Scott has appointed John G. Refs
te- and benjamin Michael Trial Justices
for Chester county.
1t is reported that the contest for Speaker
of the House will be mainly between Tim
Hurley and S. j.. Lee, colored, of Edgefield.
Governor Scott has appointed as Notaries
Public Isaac III. Coleman, for Richland
county, aid j. ". Dargan, for Sumter
county.
Governor Scott has appointed /. y.
Langly Trial Justice for Beaufort county.
ctce Il. III. Gleaves, resigned; and George
Holmes, Treasurer for Beaufort county.
The Baptist State Convention for South
inn i- I'll,
ton to-day. Rev. DR.. Winkler, late Of Tie
Citadel Square Baptist Church, is to preach
the Introductory sermon.
The Charleston Courier SAYS Fifty rirc
and delightful oranges were pulled from
one tree IN the southwestern portion Of the
city yesterday. They were rot inferior to
those Of more tropical localities.
Col. d. Wyatt Aiken has been elected
President Of the Abbeyle Agricultural
Society, position from wllrh he retired
voluntarily one year ago. w. III. Parker,
ESD, has been reelected Secretary and
Treasurer.
The Columbia Carolinian says : Nearly
every horse III the city is afflicted with tie
epihippic. No fatal results thus far. The
disease is atmospheric, iand not contagious.
There is no danger OF country horses catch
Tie Columbia Phoenix learns that Re-
land Rhett, Esq, former Confederate Quar-
tcrmaster at this post, has received the ap-
pointment of General Agent of the South
Carolina Railroad Company at Columbia,
vice John E. Marley, deceased.
The Columbia Phoenix learns that the
stables of Mrs. Williams of GIeenville, were
destroyed Saturd morning, about :,
-. l,yra
were fortunately removed from the stable
the day previous. Loss about $500
The Columbia Phoenix says: At tie
Executive Department twenty counties
have made returns Of the Presidential vote
cast. These give Grant majority of
$500. The twelve counties remaining to
be head from will swell this majority to
nearly if not quite 10000 Lexington
county, which went Democratic in tie
State election. gives Grant SOB majority.
The Columbia Carolinian saws: The
Welsh Neck Baptist Association, which
was in session al Darlington at tie time of
the Boston coniiagration, received the It'd
ings OF the great calamity with the WARM
est expression Of sorrow and sympathy.
handsome collection was Immediately
taken up, and the proceeds sent to the
stricken city.
The Charleston Republican says: The
steamship South Carolina, which arrived
in port on Monday, brought Battery II CT
the 1st Regimen: of United States Regular
Artillery, commanded by Captain w. II.
lIaskins, and are from Fort Hamilton,
New York har0or. Battery X, Of the
same division, under Captain A. III. Ran
dali, arrived on Thursday.
The Union Times says: On Saturday
last Deputy United States Marshal, w. F.
Nj. Williams, confessed Chief of Ku-
KIux den, came into town having under
arrest Capt. 3. S. Walker, J. Tolleson and
"A. +. kendrlck, three Of the most respect
able citizens of Union, charged with being
hu-Klux. We learn that the warrants for
arlesting these gentlemen have been issued
some months, but Two of them have been
absentsfrom the State, until little more Than
Two months agO-the other las evaded the
officers until last Friday night. They were
all bailed in $1,000 and $4,000 bonds.
Ne learn, through an extra of The At
bevillc Medium, says the South Carolinian,
that another destructive fire has taken
place in that town. Some time last Winter
the Marshall House and an entire side of
the main business square were consumed.
NOW, 1t appears, that the other and more
handsome and valuable part of the town,
known as Granite Row, has been Destroyed.
The Medium estimates the total loss nj
5000, which viii be partially covered by
insurance.
The drug store of Messrs. Lee & Parker,
the furniture warehouse Of j. d. Chal-
Iners * Co, the grocery store Of A. 81.
Hill q Co, and tie dry goods establish
ment of Mcssrs. Barnwell & Co., were
burnt. The books, papers and records OF
the Clerks, Sherti7s and County Commits
sioners' offices were a total loss. This is a
heavy calamity upon Abbeville, and par
ticuiar!y distressing because it follows SO
close upon the heels Of the former conf!a-
grafton,
Just as a passenger train on the Detroit