The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-16
State News

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They arsto have daily union prayer
meetings in Wiunsboro' for tho suppres.
sion Of vice. IA lEl X
A grange was organized at Richland
Academy: Ocouee County, last week,
with j. L. Shanklin master
$1O,694 &c. we're sent from Darling
ton in postofice N oney orders during
the past three months IN 3,
Mr.. -Wm. Mahaffey, Of Kerahaw
| County, was run over by loaded wa
gon near Big Lyuche's Greek, and was
killed one day last week.
ACCIDENTAL Sl1ooT1NG.-Reports
from Timmonsvlo, state. that Mr.. f.
Ragsdale, accidentally shot himself in
a vital part one night last week, and
now lies very i'll.
r. L. Thomson, brother of II. II.
Thomson, of Spartanburg, died SUDDENLY
on Monday night last, of meningi tits, at
Baltimore, where ho was going to
school.
DEATHS WIN. D. Partlow; Esq, an
old citizen of Abbeville County, died last
Friday, at the ripe old age of seventy
three. Mrs. Louisa Hester died at her
residence, in Abbevilla County, last
Wednesday,, from phoumonia, aged
cighty-four.
BuRsE% TO DEAru.-on tho 2sth
ult., at holpaoc of Mr.. &C, McGc o,
near Grove, Station, on the Greanville
and Columbia Railroad, q fire occurred
which consumed log cabin aud those
who were in it at the time, three color.
cd children. The father and mother
we're worki4g some distance from the
house, and {he flames were not disoov
cred until too late.
Arthur A. Glover, who was indictel
for the killing Of Lovett Gomillion at
Edgcfeld Court house or the 10Th Of
~-~'1"s', Vas tried at tho Aiken court
last week' lie was represented by J en-.
NJ, y !, hu,le = Messrs. Curry & Gary,
,ohn ~ b4Aa, s. B. Griffin, J, G.
Sheppard ,ls1W, Croft, white, and II.
b. Elliott inp 81: Lee, colored. 1"c
jury brousAtin verdict of not gull
ty.
PARDoNED Upon the re ;onmonda
tion of the presiding Judge and many
prominent citizens of E.lgehell county.
the Governor yesterday, pardonci
William l. Murrell, convicted Of man
slaughter at tho July, 1870, term of the
Court OF General Sessions for Edgefield
county and sentcrccd by Judge Samuel
w. Melton to ten years Imprisonment
in the Penitcntiary. And also, upon
the recommendation of Judge L. j .
Mackey, the Governor rardoned Isaac
Crawford, convicted of prejury at the
present term of the Court Of General
Sessions fer Fairfield county, and sen
fenced to six months imprisonment in
the Pcntentiary, upon the condition
that he pay the costs of prosecu-
tion
Fatal ACCIDENT IN CHARLEsToN.-
During the movement Of the camp mset
ing trains at the Northeastern Railroad
depot yesterday, Griffith Champ!ain
oolored, one Of the regular train hands
while attempting to get on the COW +.
catcher of the engine Echo while in
motion, from trestle, missed his foot
ing and was SO badly injured that he
soon died. A policeman on duty in the
yord, seeing hat tho unfortunate man
was about to do, warned him Of the
danger he would incur To this he
| paid no heed, relying upon his skill as d
train hand to accomplish his purpose
One Of his legs was cut of and stomach
shockingly lacerated. The cornor ON
panusled jury Of inquest, which
adjourned TO meet again on Wednesday
when the matter will bo Investigated
Neus and Courier.
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