The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-20
JOTTTNGS ABOUT TIE STATE.

Marion planters arc unable to pick all of
their cottcD.
"A supper will be given In Barnwell on the
2lst inste ut, the proceeds devoted to the poor.
The new Methodist church at Greenville
will be dedicated on Sunday, February 2.
The tail,rs OF Columbia are to hold
meeting on Wednesday next.
The phys!eans ut BennetLsville ore about
to hold species OF convention.
DIR. Hagood, the father 0i Gc2eral Hagood,
died at Barnwell Courthouse on the lith lHst.
Benneitsville has organized hook aha
| ladder company.
"A small building, near the fair grounds In
Columbia, was destroyed by fire on the morn
| OF The l7Lh. Incendlarism, probably.
The Serious Family and Little Toddleklns
will be presented 10 Aiken, by The amateurs,
| on the oath instant.
The store OF Mr.. Moses, of Union, has
been entered by burglars twice within The
| past two weeks.
Mr.. Samuel Price, of Chester, exhibits o
| turnp measuring twenly-seven inches In cir
Nearly oil of the police force 10 Columbia
| were paid of on Friday and Saturday last by
| the city treasurer.
The lecture of Judge A. P. Aldrich, at the
| Aiken Hotel, on Friday evening last, attracted
| a large audience, who were much pleased.
AT the last meeting Of the Orangeburg
| Temperance Society nine new members were
enrolled, five of whom were ladies.
Beaufort Ia excited over haunted house,
where there are unearthly yes and peripa.
| tetic chairs.
| In the halls of the Legislature on Wednesday
last.
Richardson street, In Columbia, below the
Statehouse, has been put 10 better condition
by the clearing away oflhe debris.
DIR. ]. W. Parker has been elected Vice.
president of the Carolina National Bank In
Columbia.
the corner of Main and Plain streets, IL as
Stunning shapely proportions.
The establishment OF normal school
either 10 Charleston, Columbia or Oraogeburg
is being generally discussed.
The reports of smallpox In Anderson
County are exagge:ations, only few families
having been affected by the disease.
The Ladies' Working Society OF The Green
Vile Baptist Church provided hot supper en-
tertainments on the 18th and 18th instants.
Tine Pnilosophian and Adelpnian Societies
Of Furman University debated in public In the
| courthouse at Greenvle Friday night.
The Wiunsboro' Bank, 1t is said, will
begin operations with capital OF at least
seventy thousand dollars.
The town council of Winnsboro' have pre-
sented To the Hook and Ladder Company Of
| that plaoe four Gardner Fire ExLinguishers.
M. j. D. M. Dobblns was thrown from
| his buggy. on the l4th Instant, at Anderson
| Courthouse, and received painful though not
| serious injuries
One OF the loads of cotton brought Into
| Columbia on Wednesday, from one hundred
miles up the liver, was 80 high that 1t knocked
down the Greenville telegraph wire.
| An affray took place IN Beaufort on the
10th instant, in which Charles Talbrd was
stabbed in the back by William Lawrence.
The latter was arrested and lodged in Jail.
On the 18th instant fire occurred at
Yorkville, which destroyed building occ'l-
pied BY Mr.. Stanhope sadler, and belonging
| TO Mr.. Samuel E. Moore.
| An incendiary attempt was made in Cam.
| den on Monday last on an outbuilding on the
premises OF Dir. W. D. McDowall, piece OF
burning wood being placed in bag and put in
the garret of the building, but it was discover
ed in time and no damage was done.
| The Senate has confirmed the following
appointment OF the Governor: Trial Justices:
York County, G. Pride, R. L. Cook. 0conee
County-Walter N. Woodln. Charleston Coun-
| ty-Thomas Alston, Stephen Malloney. Union
County-William Jeffreys, VIM. M. Ray, D. d.
Goings. Spartan0urg County-Wm. Irwin.
Darlington County-S. h. Pressly. Sumter
County-M. B. Moses, G. NJ. Hurst. Anderson
Couuty-G. W. Maret. Rlchland Comfy
James J. Goodwin. Beaufort Counly-Wyley
W. Williams. jury commissioner for Union
Counly-Charles McGuckin.
The following vessels are reported at the
Customhouse In Beaufort as being In Bull
River to load with phosphate rock for foreign
ports. The value OF the cargops of phosphate
alone will reach the sum of $4,000, and the
vessels will also carry large quantity of lum.
Der. The list is as follows: British bark Te
rentia, 345 tons; Spanish bark Pepita. 29l tons
British brig Ino, 278 tons; British bark Noun.
tain Ash, 42S tons; British bark Cesarea, 34s
tons; Italian bark Ana, 536 tons; British bark
Ferocepore, Ats tons; American ship Webster
l7l7 tons; British ship Anclla, ia tons
American schooner g. Lawrence, 800 tone.