The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-06-14
South Carolina NoWs.
The crops around Grccnvillc arc
unpreccntedly fine.


The crops around Grccnvillo art
unprecontedly fine.
Columbia is SO healthy that th'
doctors are low-spirited.
A rifle club has been organized u
Blackvillc, and IL full set of otiicer
chosen.
McDovitt, the def,ultinr tre,sur-
or of Edgeiicld county, is said to bt
in Canada.
| Red Hot Jones is still power il,
Georgetown, having things nlmos
entirely his own way,
The last convention O + the Demo
clatic party of Abbcvillc county wal
very largely attended.
Extensive preparations continue
to be made for the Fort MouItric
Centennial ut Charleston.
Judge Northrop seems to have
givon very general satisfaction where
ever he has held court.
The circuit court is now in session
i'll Charles ton. The criminal dockets
arc very much crowded, tho offences
being Of almost overy degree, from
murder down.
! Governor Chamberlain has offered
! n reward Of 5000 each for the ap-
prehension of the prisoners, five in
number, who recently escaped from,
the Orangcburg Jail.
The store of NIcssrs. Agnew &
Bonner, at Duo West. was entered
by burglars short time ago, and
robbed of Il considerable amount in
money and goods.
The attorneys for NIc1ivoy, tho
Aiken murderer, have filed motion
III the supreme court for anew trial,
and should the motion be docketed,
the case cannot be heard before next
November, and McEvoy will thus
! have II respite until somo time in
next year.
General William Evans, Il promi-
ncnt citizen of Marion, died at that
place on Wednesday last. Ho at
various times represented his coun-
ty i'll the Legislature and in the
State conventions. His death was
caused by disease Of the heart. He
was sevcnty-two years of age.
There are more than five hundred
United States troops quartcrcd in
South Carolina. OF these there are
three companies of artillery station
ed ut Charleston, six companies of
infantry Mt Columbia, one company
Of infantry at Grccnville and one
company Of infamtry ut YorEvillc.
Quite frncas recently occurred
on the plantation of Col. Cadwalla-
der Jones, nc"r Rock Hill, between
some white men and negroes, all
the parties being tenants on the
place. Ore white man was cut in
the hcnd With stick, and one ne
gro was shot in the abdomen. No
one was killed.
In tho United States Circuit
Curt, in session at Charleston n
few days ago. the cases of Harvey
Terry VS.. the Bank of Chester, and
the same VIZ. the Planters Bank of
Fairfield were heard, and further
time was granted to the defendants
to file their answers, pleas or demur-
rcrs.
The Spartanburg and Union
Railroad is to be extended to Colum
hia. and arrangements have been
made for the early Gofnpletion of
the work. This extension becomes
necessary by the certain completion
Of the Spartanburg and Asheville
Railroad, now under construction.
Two hundred convicts from the pen
itcntiary have been engaged for the
work.
Governor Chamberlain has issued
n proclamation, nnimadvorting in
strong terms upon tho recent lynch
ing in Edgetield, and calling upon
the officers of the law to bring those
engaged to justice. His Exccllcncy
considers that the circumstances Of
the case were by no means such as
to warrant or excuse the lynching,
and warns the people against the
probable effects likely to follow
from a resort to such means for the
punishment Of crime. He has also
addressed n letter to Judge Cnrpcn-
ter urging upon him the most vigo-
rous action in the matter. Hc also
suggests to the Judge that prompt
measures be employed for the nr-
prchension of Matilda Holloway and
Bette Perrin, two negro women
supposed to have been accessories
to Il he murder Of the HarmoDs
SUICIDE IN BEAUFoRT. The occu-
pants of the hotel in Beaufort were
alarmed on Saturday afternoon by
the sound of ~ pistol shot issuing
from Il room occupied by the wife Of
one OF the naval officers who are
stationed nt Port ROynl rbe Ioor