The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-04
,JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE.

Governor Moses tas appointed Colonel w.
c. Beatty, o. Yorkville, q notary public.
The sumter Watchman promises 10 don a
new drees at an early day.
The concert given by the Winnsboro' Clue,
on New Years Eve, was success.
The election at Chester for lntendant and
wardens will be held January 18th.
The ladies OF Barnwell had q handsome
Christmas tree.
"A grand ball and supper was given at
Blackville on Friday evening last, at which
the Barnwel folks enjoyed themselves.
The clubhouse Of Mr. ]. G. Brown, OF
Barnwell, was burned recently. Loss seven
bales OF cotton and forty-fve bags of seed.
Rev. C. N. Donaldson has accepted the
agency of the Furman University Of Green
VILE.
The survivors of the late Confederate
army and navy, al Darlington, propose 10
form county association.
The stables OF Gaines Ashley, Esq, at Aiken
were consumed by nre on "Wednesday night
last. Loss seven hundred dollars
The pupils of the Pine Grove Academy, at
Rockville, gave charming entertainment on
the 23d ultimo, consisting OF suitable plays,
tableaux, &c.
Judge T.J. Mackey has purchased the hand
some residence of Captain P. Bacof, In Winns-
boro', aud conlemplates occupying 1t few
months hence.
d. III.
unanimously elected q resident physician OF
the Philadelphia Hospital, and has removed
to that city to enter upon his duties.
Mr.. A. Moss, an aged gentleman who
keeps O sEOp iu the suburbs OF Darlington, ac-
cdentally snot himself ON Saturday last in the
leg, inlllcung painful, but not serious wound.
"A meeting was held at Aiken on New
Years day BY The Association Tor the Promotlon
of Amusemenis, which was largely attended
and much Interest was manifested IN the pro-
jeet. A public hall Is to be erected there in a
building 10 be But up on Main street.
Mo. W. D. Reeder died in Newberry Coun.
ty, December 22d, OF meningitis. Colonel
Griffin lost two children, son and daughter,
within the space of LwO weeks. Miss Lizzie
Butler, Of Jalapa, died on the 3Oth oil pneumo'
mia.
The books Of the county treasurer of An
derson can not be gotten ready TOR receipt
of taxes till the 18Th Instant, and 1t IL sup
posed that under The circumstances the law as
regards the penalty will hardly be rigidly en-
forced.
"A man in Darlington, who wanted to put
an enemy into hiS mouth 10 steal away his
| brains, and also wished to steal the enemy,
| walked of with some Whiskey stolen from
MIR. Mosss store in Darlington, but In his haste
fell into clay hole and broke his leg.
MIR. Wash. Rchbourg, OF Columbia, accl-
dentally shot himself while handling his fowl
Ing piece on Wednesday. The contents of the
barrel were discharged into his left side. i'm.
mediately under the arm, inficting serious
wound.
Black, who resides near Blaiysvie, in York
county, wer., chcpping wood, one Of them &C.
cidenLally let the axe tall on the others hand,
severiug all four fingers. Thelittle sufferer,
who is but eleven years old, bears his misfor-
| tune most bravely.
ON Thursday night last Simon Anderson,
an employee OF Captain Whlpple's place, near
Back Swamp, was frozen 10 death while
making his way home In an intoxicated con.
| dition from 8 dance, where he had been en-.
joying to large extent the pleasures Of the
bottle.
gave two entertainments in Sumter, on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings. She is young
lady of refinement and intellectual culture
and native of Augusta, Ga. On her fire.
appearance In Sumter, she was considerably
and gracefully introduced to the audience by
E. W. Noise, Esq.
The Chester Reporter says that at the ap
preaching term of The Court of Common Plea
aud General Sessions Judge Mackey will dis
pose Of all the cases In the Sessions, and o
such cases In the Common Pleas as do not re
quire the intervention Of q jury; and that
cases on The civil side OF the court requiring
July Wlll uC lohOu uP uAiOoo oy SoA9SDo Va va
counsel on both sides.
For county purposes, the levy 10 Yor
and Catawba townships Is ieur mills on In
dollar-lhree mills tor general purposes; on
halt, mill for the support of "indigent widow
and orphans of persons who dave been kille
because OF their political opiDioEs;" and ont
half mill for township school purposes
making the aggregate assessment In thes
two townships, Tor State and county purpose
sixteen mills, or one dollar and sixty cents
the one hundred dollars valuation.
on Christmas day, at Abbeville, Blsho
Quintard, OF Tennessee, and General Ke
snaw, according to previous announcement
presented the claims OF the University Oh u
south, in very clear and impressive name
It is proposed 10 raise from the ten soutbeI
States an endowment Of 100000. The quo
of South Carolina will bs s5C,0Oo-ol this sa
Charleston has already subscribed $i5,oo
Donations of any amounta however small, a.
solicited-and either the, cash paid, or no
. given payable with interest at any perie
, within ten years.