The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-12-14
South Carolina News.


The Congaree river was frozen
over last week.
Charleston Presbytery was in ses-
sion last week
The we're three deaths in New.
berry last week. ,
The Spartanburg UerdlU advises
Chamberlain to depart So do we.
The Newberry Herald suffers from
excl ange borrowers ..'# ~
Sumter has had an alarm of
fire-no damage done.
The notorious Adam johnson, one
of the Haussmern murderers was
lately captured. Sussex.
j. Bentchner's store in Florence
was burned down last week. Tho
cause Of the fire is not known.
Trial Justice Taylor, of Edgefeld
county, q very bad character, was
lately killed by a man named Scurry
Coleman. ......r.l s... ..-
Beverly Nash and "Ch|ory" Car
penter had set to in Columbia the
other day. Carpenters eye was put
in mourning.
Stephen Decatur Kirk has been
hired by the Radical Electoral Col
lege, to carry the vote to Washing
ton. ..... ..
A colored boy shot and killed
another in Charleston last week. Thk
slayer claims that thokilling was
accidental, but has fled.
Three thousand, eight hundred
and sixty nine bales of cotton were
shipped from Newberry during the
month of November. ....
Mr.. G. T. Regan lost two bales of
cotton from his gin yard in Marion
co,nty last wo,k. A Republican
voter borrowed them.
Lawrence Cain, the defeated can
didate for Senator from Edgeficld, has
given notice that he intends to con-
test the seat of General Gary.
The gin house of Mr.. Wm. Rob
crtson Of Rock Hill was destroyed
by an incendiary fire last week His
loss is about one thousand dollars.
The United States Judges, Bond
and Bryan, have decided that the
cases of the Ellenton prisoners must
go before the grand jury. This puts
off their trials until the next term.
A young man by the name of Sea
had his leg cut off while attempting
to board the cars at Hope Station,
on the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad, last week.
Six colored men charged with the
murder of Mr.. Alexander Gregg,
which, as ourreadcrs will remember
was committed about a month ago,
have been arrested and lodged in
Jail in Marion county.
It is asserted that General Ruger,
dressed in citizens clothes, was seen
hanging around the crowds of Demo-
Gratis assembled in Columbia last
week, carefully noting their utter
ances.
The Port Royal Standard,
Smalls' paper, says: "The late con-
constituents of Hamilton and Mcy-
ors will give them warm reception
when they come home" No intimi
dation in Beaufort. ....
Robert Y. Neil, former resident
of Columbia, was killed at Prosperi-
ty, in Newbery county, by J.
Drayton Brown, last week. The de-
ceased received three shots. It is
said the killing was done in self.
defence. ~
Maj T.. G. Won Borstol, an old and
highly respectable citizen Of Ander-
son, died at that place last week, after
an illness Of several weeks. The de-
ceased was native Of Prussia, and
was an active member of the Baptist
church.
A fight occurred near Smyrna
Church in York county, last week
when man named Barber interfered
to make peace. One of the contestants
in attempting to stab his opponent
struck Barber in the head, buryino
his knife to the hilt. At last &C,
counts Barber lay in very critical
condition. '.
The bronze statue which the old
Palmetto Guard contemplate erect
ing in Charleston in commemoration
OF the valor and patriotism Of their
regiment and of it's fallen members
has been successfully cast in New
YORK. It1represents q soldier in the
old Continental uniform carving
bullet-torn flag. .l |
Mr.. Levi Brown, residing at Cade's
Depot in williamsburg countv. woa