The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-11-23
South Carolina News.

Lancaster wants good barber of
Democratic proclivities
There has been heavy frost in
Abbeville county. ..
{! Diphtheria prevails to al alarming
extent in Sumter and Camden.
hocnstsreccntly made theirappear-
mco in considerable numbers in
Columbia.
There was an earthquake in Rock
Hill last week. At least, SO says tho
Udn'pto,e Ncrald
DR.. A. Walker, an old and highly
respected citizen of Dark Corner
township i'll Anderson county, died
last week from paralysis
Judge Carpenter and the Edge
held bar have concluded not to hold
tho court for that county this term.
All the United States troops
quartcrcl Mt Edgcfcld have left, to
seek death and glory somewhere
else.
-Four negroes who attempted to
rob the house Of bir. WIN. Ross.
near Barnwell, were intimidatcl by
that gentleman resort to the shot
gun policy
Mr.. BENZ. J. Curcton, leading
citizen of Lancaster, died at his
residence i'll the Waxhaws, last week.
alter brief illnoss of bilious fever
! The Lexington Dispo,ch thinks
there viii DO no ntcl of wood or
coal this winter in the Senate cham
ber-Gon. Gary will keep things
warm.
| Mr. John G. Thomasson. a Young
iran abont eighteen years of ace
, was killed in York county last week
by being kicked in the forehead by
n mule.
\ number of enthusiastic E,lrc-
field citizens have ordered a s1urrb
reception cha I for General Hamp
ton, to be used by him DURING hi;
term Of office. The chair will be-
, carried to Columbia bv dc!crat;nu
Of one thousand 'boys" from Edge
field.
The Gin house Of Mr.. W. r. Flul,
OF Ncdgcfeld, in Sumter county.
was lately burncl--l,ss, thirteen
bales Of cotton belonging to Mr..
Fluh, and six or seven bales bclonr-
ing to other parties.
Tho gin-housc of DR.. Thomas J.
DuBosc, near Mechnnicsvillc, in
Sumter county. WAS destroyed by
fire short time ago. Loss-9in
house. one bale Of packed COTTON.
and one bale in the seed.
Tho engino on tho Anderson
branch OF the G. 4 G Il. Il. now
tilcs Hampton flag, AMI is adorned
with large and beautiful wreath on
each side. one bearing the inscrip-
ton, "ilNmpt"n," and the other.
"iin;cu
The dwr:!in- -~housc and kitchen
of Cnpt. II. 4. Harlc", near Marion
were burned last week, and Capt.
! Harlce WAS shot ut twice while az
tempting to stop the progress Of IT,.
fire. The Kitchen was Eurncd to
the ground, and only through super
human efforts was his Residence
saved.
The dwelling house and o, thous s
of MIR Charles Folk, who lived on
Broad River, about twelve miles
above C"lumbia, were entirely do.
stroy"d !y fire few dnys ago. Mrs.
Foik and her baby barely escaped
Ims unfortunate fnmiiv lost cvcry-
thlnS they possessed in the world.
including money, live stock, cloth
ing, vehicles, etc.
W. II. Rutherford, who had been
sent rs messenger with the election
returns from l!"urcns county, would
not give up the returns to the
board O! r"nvnS&crs. and apparently
could not hc induced to DO SO. He
alleged as his reason that he had
heard that one Of the precinct
boxes wa" broken open He WAS
arrested on Friday last, and turned
over TO trial justice. He gavo up
the returns.
Mr.. j. Byrd Riley, Of Abbcvillc
county. WAS brntaliy murdered Il
short time since by cuiurcu man
named Bluford Jones, at the house
OF tho latter. The deceased was
shot in the stomach by Jones, and
after he had fallen. his head was
mashcd in with II poker. The next
day Jones and his family were cap
mrcd and brought to Abbrvillo bv a
squad OF United States soldiers, and
lodged in jail to await trial.
The Jail at Barnwcll wLs burned
on last Monday morning about |
o'clock 1t IS supposed to have been
flrcd by the prisoners confined there
in. The late hour ut which the fire
occurred anl the rapid hcadwnv i;
made, rendered all efforts to save the
Jail trultlcSs, and it was entirely con
Sumcu. Tho doors were thrown