The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-12
JoTzINGs ABOUT THE STATE.

The balance of uncolected taxes in Or.
angeburg County Is $4963
The jail chimney in Georgetown caught
fire on Saturday week.
Major D. Miller, clerk of court, was thrown
out OF q carriage In Columbia, on Saturday,
dislocating his ankle. Hb little son was badly
bruised.
The recent election for town council of
Brapchyile resulted as follows: For intendant,
]. ". Fairey, Esq; for wardens, Messrs. E. B.
Berry, Benjamin MOSS and John Walker.
The Cheraw Democrat learnso that the
Peedee River is rapidly rising, and already
overfowiug the low grounds opposite that
place. It Is feared that much damage may
be done.
"A few evenings ago,-llttle Howard Pat
tersou, the son of Mr.. James Patterson, started
with some young friends to take hunt, and
while crossing Turkey Creek, near Barnwell,
the gun carried by Howard accidentally went
of, and number of shot entered bis arm,
producing some painful wounds, though we
are glad to learn that the little fellow Is rapid
ly getting better.
The Columbia Phoenix reports heavy
swell In the Congaree River and serious
freshet Is apprehended. The water on Satur.
day evening was above the level of the canal,
and rising at the rate Of seven feet in twenty
four hours. Should the swell continue thirty
ak hours, as seems likely from the. recent
rains, the hlgh-water mark OF the great
freshet of 1852 will be reached. The ew
canal banks viii probably nn to Ss fest
OF fast Friday morning two prisoners
made their escape from Kershaw County jail.
Their names are Jim Ross and Daniel Walden.
AS the ailoress went up to open the cell doors,
as was the custom, she found these two out
and armed with heavy bilets of wood, with
which they advanced upon her. She having
nothing wherewith to resist such feroetous
assault, wisely got out Of their way, where
upon they moved on down stairs and succeed
ed in effecting their escape, though pursued 10
some distance by the son of the jailoregs.
They had been arrested for Larceny.
While blasting rock in his own well, Mr..
Henry B. Young, a respected citizen OF Lau-
rens County. met the misfortune of losing bis
life by accidental explosion, on the 3lst ut.
Another person In the well with Mr.. Young
at the time the explosion occurred escaped
with little or no Injury. The hands at the
wipdlass, on hearing the explosion, lowered
auce got into it, and was drawn up, but sur-
v.ved only about two hours. Mr.. Young leaves
wife and several children to mourn his un-
fortunate death.
On last Saturday night the store of W. L.
]. Reid & Sons, of Cheraw, was entered and q
considerable amount of goods taken ont It
appears that Mr.. George Goodrich, while
closing his store, heard noise In the store Of
Reid & Sons, and calling. on Messrs. N. A. JEFF
ries, A. G. Bright and b. stanton, the town
marshal, proceeded to examine the place, when
they found and captured Henry Blue, freed
man, In the store after several shots had been
fired at him. By the confession OF Blue, B.b
Malloy and Anderson Marshall, bis accompli-
ces, were in the store with him when the
alarm was given, but effected their escape
were both sooR after arrested at their homes,
and, with Blue, sent to Darlington jail. One
or two hundred dollars worth of goods had
been removed to the rear part Of the lot, but
little, if any. carried away. It is supposed
that if they. had not been deteeied their In
vent g,spicion of the robbery. If this had
been done some half dozen or more other
bniIdinps would have been destroyed.