The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-03
JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE.

There ls not a single prisoner In Benefits
Vile Jail.
Mr.. Samuel Smith and others have left
Abbeville en- route for Texas.
Tine tax receipts In Abbeville, 60 lar, foot
up forty-eght Thousand dollars.
Since the extension OF the time, taXpay-
ers are becoming lux In AbbeVlle.
| "A. Blythe, ESQ, ui GrepnVllle, mas enter
{, ed upon his dulles as solicltor In Anderson.
| -rne courthouse 10 Darlington will proba.
bly, be ready for occupancy oy May next.
| Snow is reported on the Cheraw aud Dar-
| linslon Railroad, near Darlln ton.
The Darlingtonians paid $.O,o00 OIL their
Indebtedness 10 the State.
Mr.. J. NJ. Davis died recently at his home,
near Bennettsville.
Mr.. James 8. Stewart, of Winnsboro',
died last week, aged sirty.hve.
| The mortality among the colored people
| Of LaurensvllIe from meningitis is very great.
| Mr.. William q. Glenn, OF Laurensvllle, ar
| cdentally shot himself recently while visiting
Newberry on business.
| Extensive purchases of real estate have
been made In Union recently by gentlemen
who propose building thereon.
Chester, celebrated their second anniversary
last Friday In the usual happy way.
| Hon. q. P. Hammett, mayor of Green
vile, has returned home from his Georgia
tour.
-Forty-eisht thousand dollars has already
been paid into the Anderson treasury oy
prompt taxpayers.
The February term OF the Lancaster Court
of General Sessions begins to-day. The COM
| mon pleas docket ls large.
the Lancaster Ledger has no marriages
| 10 report, but declares several to be on the
tapis.
vile, bat now living IN Kentucky, 10 paying
| flying visit TO his old home.
ANY Fair, an old colored servant, resident
In the suburos OF Abbeville, died recently,
The fine imposed BY the courts upon VIM.
| Hoffman, OF Marlboro, for selling splrituous
| LIQUORS, has been remilted.
| "A difficulty occurred Saturday morning
on Main street, Columbia. between Mr.. James
Orchard and Mr.. F. ]. Ludstle. In which The
latter was stabbed In the shoulder.
| Treasurer Watson, OF Yorkyile, has re-
turned 10 his dulles, receiving cordial wei.
come from the iaxpayers, who throng his
| Office night aud day.
| arrested for malteasance In Oflice. he was
United States deputy internal revenue as-
Miss Addle, the youngest daughter OF
| George W. Hammond. ESQ.,, of AbbeVllle, was
severely burned recently, out is now recover
| ing.
recently erected upon The site of the old one
| at Manchester, Sumter County, was burned on
| the 18Th ultlmo.
-Beuneltsville intends that 10 future her
citizens shall be law.abidlng aud quiet, II
severity on the part Of her magistrates and
| town marshal can effect 1t.
The storehouse, with all Its contents, 10.
Gated on MIR. B. Parnell's place, near Darling
ton, was destroyed recently oy nre. cause,
incendiary.
"A beYy of young ladies leIt Columbia on
Saturday morning, under care OF diherent
professors, bound for various State academies.
In consequences the Columbia youth are all
tears.
"A frame cottage, occupied by Mr.. VIM.
Fickling, situated at The corner Oh Plaln ana
Barnwell streets, Columbia, was destroyea oy
fire early Saturday morning. most Oh the con-
tents We're saved.
"A schooI-honse used by Mr.. Henry Du
Bose. In the Beaver Dam Fork, Sumter Coun-
ty, was burned about week since-loSs
ABOUT fifty dollars to the teacher and twenty
| i've dollars worth oil books 10 tue cnlloren.
| Supposed canse, incendlary.
The engineers in charge OF the experiment
tal survey OF the Greenwood and Augusta
Railroad have completed their survey upon
| the Carolina side of the Savannah River, and
are now engaged In running lines from some
point near Fury's Ferry 10 The City OF Augneta.
-On Friday last, Mr.. L. r. Jeler, living
| near Santnc, met with very severe loss oy
the burning of his glnholse ana al lts con,
gearing, fifteen bales OF cotton and large
olanlIty of cotton seed. The loss is estimated
IL two thousand five hundred dollars. The
| fire was accidental.
-Robberies and attempts at robbery are be.
coming common In Columbia. On Friday
night Adjutant-General PnrVis was stopped oy
two coIorpd loolpads on GerVais street, near
RuII. but prompt nse OF his pistol set the
womd.be robbers oif-one OF them with an
ouace or Two of lead In his carcass. The
wnnnded man was cared for, and proved to be
q negro named Hardy. He only wanted
.money," and eschewng the drudgery OF
labor, took 10 ''ihe road"
| Tine old homestead known as "Hlslng
Honem on the Lexington side Of the Conga.
rec. opposite Columbia. was burned on Thurs
dar This building was tWo-story log
| structure, plastered and Weather,ooarded, tne
nails used in it's construction being the old
style .:wrought.n 1t is believed to have been
built more than century ago. The properly
has been in possession OF the Gulguard family
for n long period, and ls now owned by Mrs.
p n Mavrant. Mr. ]. J. Richardson and hls
two sisters. who occupied the house, saved
but little of their clothing or furniture.
the stockholders of the Winnsboro' Nu-
tlonal Bank have elected W. r. Robertson,
Johu B. Palmer, J. Ell Gregg James . d. Rlo1,
J. B. McCanls, ]. NJ. Rutland, d. l.. Elll0lt, r.
" McMasier. James Beaty and D. R. Flannl.
ken directors. The directors elected the fol-.
Iowing Officers: W. r. Robertson, president;
q r. McMasler, vlce-presldent; 8. B. Clowney,
cashier. Operations will begin as soon as
nrpciicabe. The bank will be operated at
present upon $4,000, with the privilege OF ex-
lending the capital stock to o,OOo.