The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-02
State Mows


on tho 18th Of May.
Two negro boys quarrellod the othe r,
day at Kinssville, and one ofthem was
killed by tho other.
Tho Kersbau Gazette says as gener
al thing tho average Of corn planted
this year will be greater than last year.
1t is rumsred that the Sea Island Ho.
tol at Beaufort, 10 about to bo closed.
Mr.. Moody, of Pickons county, had
his house and furniture burned up last
week.
United States Marshal Maloney was
recently sentenced to six months impri-
sonment for violating the revenue laws.
At Greenvillo, Tuesday, Rev. Mr.
Jeagsr was ordained Baptist minister.
He is an Israelite.
A Catholic Church is to be built at
Florence. The Messrs. Devsrenux, of
{ harleston aro tho architects.
The oat crop in Marion County IL
unprecedontedly large and very promis.
ing.
Edward Webster. little lad Of, ten
broke his right arm by falling out of
cart last Saturday in Marion couu.
ty.
Tho Sumter Truo Southren nomi
mates Jefferson Davis for next Prssi
dent, and Charles O'Ceuor for Vico
President
An accidental firo destroyed the
house, furniture and provisions of Mr..
Moody, in Piokcns County, last Mon
day.
w. f. Love, while being carried to
tho Yorkville Jail, in charge of Unit ed
State Marshal Wallace, jumped from
tho cars and made his escape.
The County Treasurer of Waltcrboro
has disburued between twelve aud thir-
teen thousand dollars for school pur-
peses.
The two locomotives that were injur-
ed short time since ne1r Cokesbury
on tn Gresnvillo Railroad, Zen tho di.>h
es whore they were thrown.
Reports from every part Of Marion
County are se! !sic effco. that the recent
yet weather has greatly retarded the
farming interest.
There will be a match Of base ball DO
twacn the Iona Stars, Of Brunlon's and
G Gosmopoli.ans, of Beaufort, at Bruuson,
Oh Friday May first.
There have boon several cascs of hy
drephobie in tho uppor par: OF Fairfield
County. Mr. David Cork lost four val.
liable hound', and other gentlonoa me t
with similar losses.
In consequence Of tho inolomaucy of
the weather. 90 Tuesday, tho opening Of
the Floral Fair uas psstpondsd until
"Wednesday OF 1 O'Clock Contributions
Of cut flowers ayo collected.
Der exchanges. from all parts Of tho
State, brings us accounts of conai lara
bio damage to sho growing crops, frui.
trees, forest and pIanta; ions, by the re-
cent and prevailing rains and gales.
Francis Lawrence, colorei woman,
and VIM. N. Eutrekin, white, man,
we're committed to fail in Pickcua on
Friday last, charged With che hoinoua
crime of infantieido Tho body was
found. :s,t
An inquest was held BY Coroner
Boyd, in Pickons, few days ago on he
body Of a colored woman, named Mar
tha Adams, who had been buried over
nonth. The verdict was that sho
died from exposure.
A young oolorcd girl ACCIDENTAL y
hung herself at Hillsboro. Township,
Marion County, on ths 23d instant, by
onta ngling her neck in several skeips
Of yarn, which were hung to POLO. in
her mosh.rs house.
The Hoa. Henry Bsst. General W.
g. DeS Sauasuro aud Mr. N. Lsvin, Sc
are the dolagates, appointed to-. attend
tha Supreme Council of Masons OF the
Thirty third Degree, in Baltimore noxt
week, from Charleston.
Judge Hansell has broken up bill
lard playing in Thomasville, Ga, hav.
ing charged tho grand Jury TINT to nlay