The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-14
tpRox ouR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT

fFRoM OUR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT
BLAcKynLE, June IL.
Quite number of flourlshing little towns
have sprung up in the course OF few years
on the line Of the South Carolina Railroad De-
tween Branchville and Augusta. There ID
Bamberg, Grahams, Backville, Willston,
Windsor and GranitevIlle. should have incln-
Ged Aiken in the above category were noG
afraid that lis good citizens would nave con'
sidered me insulting. BlackVile, however,
was somewhat larger before tne war h,rnt by
Sherman, but many OF them have not been
rebuilt up to this time. Now. however, tnat
The place has received considerable 1mpor-
tance by the removal of the courthouse from
BarnWell, o number Of new oulld'ngS are
going up. The new courthouse Is 8 neat Drlck
6ulaing, two stories high, with spac
corrt-r0om on The second floor. 1t was built
under the immediate supervision OF the county
officers. at cost of little more than seven
thousand dollars The lowest bid made oy
regular contractors was thirty-tWo tnousa1o
dollars. Arrangements are now oelns naae
10 erect O jail under the same economical nau
apement The prisoners are now connneu Ut
Barnwell, ten niles distant, and the sherln IS
compelled to entail upon the county tne e3-
pease of Transporting them hither and Keep
Ing them under suitable guard during each
term of the court. Barnwell Is much more
blessed than her sister counties In having
honest officials. The county is OUT OF deot'
and has some money in the treasury besides.
Judge Farmer, whom your readers WILL re-
member as having succeeded to this bench OH
the death of Judge Patt, held hts last term OF
comb here during the latter part Of May. He
resigns his seat 10 Judge Maner, OF BarnWell.
The new Judge is very popular aoonC mere.
His election seems to have given general satls-
ind n pQnrtH 0rtlra
TO mind an Instance of Executive clemency
on record at this courthouse. During the
February term of the Circuit Court, about
twenty negroes, with q leader named William
MINUS, were tried for riot. A jury OF white
and black men brough. In verdict OF guilty
against the whole number. Judge FARMER
left sealed sentence, to be opened at specl-
lied time. His Excellency having had his at
iention attracted to the case, forthWlln sent
pardon for each and every man OF tnem,
which arrived before the sentence was opened:
Uaon opening the sealed sentence 1t was found
10 condemn three to imprisonment and dis
charge the rest. at, .,
be very fine, the cotton Ia some cases being
knee high. Blooms were to be seen In Inc
field of gentleman near here as early as Sat
,Irday last Corn is also promising, as gene
raj thing. Several planters here have been
endeavoring for some Time past 10 sell tnelr
cotton crops now, at various figures from nine-
teen to twenty five cents per pound, guaran-
teeing to harvest and deliver The same at the
specified time. few are said 10 have sue.
ceeded. The prices mentioned were twenty
one. TWENTY-FIVE and twenty-three cents; time
of delivery, September, October and November.
The principa merchants OF BlackVille are d.
A. Burckmeyer, M. F. Molony, G. y. LarGgut,
p ". Farrell, Simon Brown, and Steedmsn |
& WIessinger. The weather Is extremely not, |
and Ice ia i've cents per pound. SPRlrE.