The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-03-14
State News


seovof Mr w. b. Smith, of Charloatou,
was so seriously burned few weeks ago
by her clothes taking fire, that she diod
on Sunday.
TIE amount OF tonnage in Charleston
harhor is unusually good, and there
were in port on Saturday last Eve steam
ers, three ships, twenty five barks, four
origs and ntd. twenty, seven schoonors.
A sturgeon eight feet eight inches in
length, WAS caught in Santeo River, on
Saturday, o by Harvey Bunch and Pink
Jackson. 1t asighed 800, pounds.
The corner stone of the now Jewish
temple, now boing erected in ST. Phillip
street, Charleston, was laid on tho lot h
with appropriate ,cerem0nics. 50 saa-.u
Mcssrs.} George w. Williams l. go.
the Charleston bankers an d merchants, !,
head the list with transcription of
$4,000 to the spartanburg and Ashevillc
Railroad.
Mr.. J. B. Taylor's crippled daughter
Stacia Susan, Of Newberry, died on
Wednesday last, after two weeks in
tense suffering, the sad result ofburning
An effort is being made to have a
back and a mail line established from
Wellford Depot, on the Limo Rail
road, ,to, Lanrcnsville, via Reidvillo j.,
Cashvillc, Woodruffs and Scuflotown.
A terrible homicide occurred at Nine
ty'SiS, last Wednesday night. Wade
Hamilton met his death, by knife in
the hands Of George Strother. The
deed was committed at hot supper.
Strother is in Jail.
Mrs Malisa Boarmau, of Sumter
county, fell in the fire last week, aud
was burned to death. Shs was sfli tod
with epilcpsic fits, and it is sup 20 sod
that this was the cause of ~falIinu
in the fire.
Tho Presbyteeissd church of Columbia
was thEshgcd Sunday morning aud
literally jammed at night, to listen to
tho searching discourscs of tho truly
eloquent DR.. Benjamin Nj. Palmer. His
fame ns a pulpit orator 10 world wide.
He has an immenss congrc cation in the
Cr oscent City.
A colored woman, named Dido Ba.
tiste' died suddenly, at the Bulow Place,
st Andrews's Parist, on last Sunday.
She was attending religious .mcetiug,
and while under the excitement, singing
hymn with "her whole SOUL" as her
friend say, fell to the ground aud soon
expired. The sudden death chad its
effect upon the congregation.
Tho Granteville mills, n.ar Au ,usta,
Ga, now runs over 10000 spindlea and
700 looms, pays from ten to twelve p.r
cent. dividends, has handsome surplus
and is about building new mill. The
Langley mills, eight miles from Augusta
now runs 10000 apindles aud looms in
proportion, and is paying handsome
dividends.
On Saturday night, distressing &C.
cident occurred at the residence of Mrs.
Mary j. Orr, in Anderson. Mrs. Orr
was Lighting candle, when the bed
curtains caught fire, and she gave the
alhim, which brought to her assistance
her eldest sou, James L. Orr, who had
his hands severely burned in smothering
the flames. 1t was With great difficulty
that the fire was suppressed and moro
serious consequences averted. Mr. Orrs
right hand was most severely. injured
and it will be several weeks before he is
able to transact business.
Ou Friday night last, a colored man
attempted to secure ride, without pay,
on tho down train of the South Caro-
lima Railroad, by mounting the trucks
Of ono Of the passenger cars, as the
traia was leaving Robiuson's, "a wood
station about six miles below Columbia
1t 10 supposed he went to sleep and foil
off; for, shortly after the cars started,
terrible shrieks were heard, and the
train being stopped, the unfortunate
man was found to have been badly
crushed about the body and one of bis
legs pearly severed. lie wns conveyed
to Hopkins Turnout, where he claimed
to reside. It is hardly possible that he