The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-16
.yorr1Nas ABOUT THE STATE.

Mrs Cecilia Mckinney, of Georgetown
Comfy. died last week, aged eighty-six. Sne
had, never been twenty miles from home;
Colonel B. s. Jones, an iuiinentiai cltizen
of Laurens County, was thrown from MS
buoey and killed last week.
SeGSr. Joseph T. Lyon. of Laurens County,
WAS thrown from his horse, on Friday last,
near Gross Hill, and very severely injured.
NUnion has elected the following (Conserv-
a,,vel town officers by q majority OF sixty-ave:
III. l.. Goss, jntepdant; 7. B. Jeter, Jas. FAINT,
Las. Grant, VIM. Munro, wardens.
Williamson. In Anderson county Ji,G mas
ia intendsnt; David s%toddard, s. D. Deal,
lanes Gambreli and K. Holcomb, wardens.
Anderson, on Monday last, elected Tue iol'
lowing town officers to serve the ensuing
wear. Viz: J. &. Murray, intendant; Jonn Il,
Cochran, N. A. McCully, I. j. Webb and Moses
Chamblee, (colored,) wsrdens. -
The Walhalls Courier says: "Iena Flier.
son. q colored woman, formerly the property
ofS Maxwell, dIed on the lst instant, ageo
something over one hundred years. she nad
been in the family of Mr.. Maxwell since l84l,
and prior 10 that Time in the family OF Major
Keeis, the father OF Mrs. Maxwell"
Persons familiar with the Anderson
Branch, Greenville and Columbia Railroad
will regret to learn that Captain Thomas T.
Benson has retired from the position OF con-
ductor, for the purpose OF engaging In other
pursuits. Fifteen years ago Captain Benson
vas called 10 fill the position, and with the eX.
o%eptlo1foI four years spent ID the Army o.
Northern Virginia, the captain has fully devo'
ted his time to the interests Of the Anderson
Branch. His successor ID Mr.. !. douglas sloan
NOvertures have been made by the Western
unisn Telegraph Company to connect george
tom with the outside world by running 8
branch from Klngstree TO georgetown; l
Ave- Thousand dollars can be raised outside o
the company, they will undertake 10 maxi
that connection and pay tor the expenses .
an operator at kingstree-lne suoscrioSis
paying for an operator at GEORGETOWN anu th 40,
expense of keeping up the llne, wd,cn L dei
guarantee will not exceed one nuAoreu uof
lars per month. q
The Orang.burg News saws : vt. d
Cooke. ESQ, returned from Charleston OF
Thursday last with an injunction, grantee ny
his Honor B. F. Graham, Judge OF tne Fits
Circuit. restraining the commissioned ap
nointed by act Of the last Legislature iron
parnWeii County,, to Fogle's Mill, In this coun'
~ until january /, 1873. thereby giving am
Ma time to all persons opposed to the open
inc of the same to apply to the next Legisla'
the GheraW Democrat says : Last Fiji
day NIGHT the Republicans held o meet!oe II
the town hall at this place, at wnich tner G .
didate for Governor, F. J. Moses, ana Gon
and others had spoken, H. L. shrewsnsry ~
ana n the boliing Republicans. arose ana at
samnted to speak In defence of his recent pc
,itiesi course, when a general row n free
faHf ensued, resulting In the severe sta hounE
nfone of fine boilers. Rumor says Inc nonol,
sh,o sneakers. when the row began. escapeo
Through the windows In the rear OF Inc ouiu'
ing.n p,on ga attorney fol