The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-07-26
South Carolina News.

Two companies Of United States
infantry have been sent to Aiken.
They will encamp near that place.
DR.. J. A. Stewart of Ninety~Six.
in Abbeville county, hns made this
year twenty.two hundred and fifty
bushels Of small grain.
McDevitt, the runaway treasurer
OF Edgefeld, was recently captured
in Alabama, and is now in Jail in
Columbia. Efforts are making to
have him released on bail.
The Democratic county cotiveh.
ton of Edgetield has nominated n
full county ticket, with Gen. III. W.
Gary for State senator. The Demo.
Gratis are confident of o victory in
November.
Generals Hampton, Kershaw, Nc
Gowan and Harllee, and Mr.. Geo.
w. Williams have been mentioned
In connection with the Democratic
nomination for Governor. Kershaw.
and MCGOWAN have both declined
to run.
It is stated that the sheriff of
Aiken county has been notified that
any parties for whom he has war
rants of arrest, in connection with
the Hamburg affair, are ready to
surrender themselves into his custo-
dy ut any time.
The convention of colored men
called by Elliott held secret meet
ings, and no white man was admit
ted. Politics is said to have been
entirely excluded from the discus
sion. An address will DO published
in few days. It is said to be vory
moderate and pacific in it's tono.
Governor Chamberlain has been
sttimpifig several counties, and has
publicly ahiioiinced himself candi-
date for reelection. The opposition
to him in his. party seems rapidly
melting away, and if nominated, it
seems likely that he will have about
him the worst and most dangerous
elements in the Republican party.
At Lewisville, in Orangoburg
county, on the 21st inst, a col
ored man named Curry was shot
and killed by Mr. T. Woodward, as
m act of self defence. The Difficult.
ty grew out of a horse trade, and
Curry, becoming dissatisfied, assail-
cd MIR. Woodward. The latter has
surrendered himself to the sheriff.
The Columbia correspondent of
the .Neaos and Courier is informed
that the real murderer of Joe
Grows is known to the Grows fami-
ly, but is not prosecuted for certain
private reasons known only to them
selves. The mysterious person is
vaguely described as 20 county off,
Cial." =. .. ~
At meeting held in Charleston
to express indignation over the
Hamburg outrage, q vile and incen-
diary preamble, prepared by Daddy
Cain, and series of moderate .reso-
lutions were adopted. Delany's
name was attached to The document.
but he has since publicly announced
that he was not at the meeting and
not in sympathy with it's spirit.
Mr.: John Killett, quiet, inoffen.
sive citizen of Laurens county was
= shot and killed on the public road q
low days ago. 1t was stated by the
" Union Herald that he had refused
TO join an "anti-cottcn- shop asso-
ciation," and this was assigned MS q
cause OF his killing. There is no
truth in this. It is further distinct
ly stated that tho unfortunate man
was not Republican. No chance
tor political capital,
The Hamburg affair continues to
attract considerable notice. IT. was,
she subject Of a debate in the ma
tional house of representatives, but
no action was taken, except to do
eide that no troops be at present re-