The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-04-25
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2 State News

Sir MO Bryan, Of Marion, has greer
corn one and a half feet high.
An American eaglo was killed in
Greenyillo last week.
There are twenty-one inmates in the
poor house at Spartauburg.
Corn is selling at ole dollar per
bushel in Georgetown.,
Heavy rains ard freshets aud cold
snap in Fairfield County.
Judge Jane, Nl Rutland died in
" innsboro,, on the 18th, at the age Of
sixty years.
A colored temperance society has
been organized in Beuncttsvillc, with
twenty six members.
Four thousand Que hundred bushels
of corn were received by Congdon
Hazard & Co.. Of Georgetown last week
A firm in Greenvlle, since January
"a 1874, sold near two hundred and
seventy-tive thousand pounds Of bacon
DR.. John r. Craig died at his resi-
dence In Clinton, Laurece county, on
last Tuesday, after protractel illness.
FlRE-Thc residence OF Mr. r. VI.
Britton, at China Grove, William,b re
county, was totally destroyed by fire on
the 9th instant. Loss $4,000.
On Monday week last fine mule,
belonging to Mr.. w y Mccormick, of
Union, was struck and instantly killed
by lightning.
7 he recent heavy rains have caused
the Waterce to overflow its banks again
At last accounts he river was still"on
the rise" .1&
There are now seven prison RS in t.,,
Marlboro County Jail, six ofwhom are
to be tried for murder, aud Que for az
gravated assault.
One night lat week McMullin'.
store, ut Lands ord, WIS entered by
thieves and robbed Of considerable
amount Of goods and money.
On Thursday last the large building
in Granteville, occupied by John Wool
ey, Esq, as an Office, was completely
destroyed by fire with all it's contents.
The Aourishing village iu Willi,m.-
burg county which has heretofore been
known by the name OF Lccsvile ha.
assumed the proportions Of a tcwn, aud
is now called Scranton.
Ho,ry County is asked to subscribe
s65 900, Marion County 100000, and
Marlboro County $4,000 to the capita
stack of the Little River aud Cheraw
Railroad.
James Walker, Of Anderson county,
stabbed Hiram Cochran with knif. in
the breast on the Sth instant, killing
him instantly. The murderer has been
captured.
John Robertson was shot in the alb
domen and killed by Walter Smith in
York county, on the 10th instant.
Smith is said to be laborins from deli
riium Hrn,eRs
On Thursday night last some one en-
tered through one Of the windows, the
Darlington pos.office, but As Mr.. Lunney
never leaves any but very ANAL change.
the rogue or rogues did not get more
than dollar or two.
On Monday last the sheriff Of York
forwarded to the penitentiary, at Colum.
bia, two convicts to that institution-
Charles White for two years, convicted ,
Of grand larceny and YIN. Edwards,
for Eve months, convicted Of house
breaking and larceny.
A bold robbery was committed upon
Mrs. Little, wife Of Sheriff John II
Little, On last Monday evening, about
2 O'clock, in broad daylight aud within
less than half milo of Clinton, and
in full view Of the business portion Of
that place. 1t seems TINT Mrs Little
accompanied by a coored female, had
started from her residence in Clinton to
go to the plantat ion of alr Little, about
four miles distant, Mrs. l. and servant
were travelling in a buggy together,
when but short distance from home
they were met in he road by bright
mulatto, on horseback; whe inquired of
Mrs i if she was the wife Of Sheriff