The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1877-01-25
Bouth Carolina News.

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south Carolina Nows.
James r. Cochran, son of Capt.
j. N. Cochran, of Hodges, died
from IN overdose of morphine, on
last Saturday.
"A drove Of 150 Tennessee hogs
arrived ut Lancaster Courthouse
last Friday The price asked was
seven and n half cents gross.
The Columbia Uaion- Herald
contains six and half columns of
closely printed advertisements of
sales of real estate for city taxos.
Lancaster County has been pay
ing $500 per annum for several
past to the widow Of a negro snid to
have bcen killed by tho Ku Mux.
Judge Mackey stopped that, and the
funds are retained by the county.
The Clubhouse of Con. II. H.
Bradley of Abbevillc was burned
last Sunday night. About three
hundred bushels Of cotton seed were
consumed at tho same time. The
fire was clearly incendiary.
A meeting of the citizens of Bon
net Springs Township WAS held on
the 18th inst. for the purpose of en-.
dorsing "the Hampton Government,
at which tho ueual Hampton resolu
tions were unanimously adopted.
A Northern man, owning con-
siderable property in Aiken, has in
structod his agent there to pay taxes
only to the Hampton government,
as he de ''ued that the only true
government of the State.
Since the conviction of tho five
negro murdercrs in Aiken, and tho
return Of McEvoy, the jcil has be-
come quito place of resort for the
curious, 30 much 80 that McEvov
has asked if it was to bo turned into
menagerie.
The question as to whether tho
late election Of county officers in
Lancaster, was legal or not, dcters
the probate judge and school com
missioner from turning over their
offices to their successors. They
arc wiling to do SO if it is legal
S. G. Owens, G. 9. r. and y. T..
Borrv, sheriff, rcfnsc To surrender
thor Offices to II. Clark and A. T..
HIlce. who proHcntc,t commissions
from Gov. Hampton, on the ground
that tlcrc WAS no llwfnl @ oction. A"
ench Eases will rost on the docision,
Byte Supreme Court, Of the case
carried up from Charleston.
|Ae Sumter LEGAL board Of fire
'nSur"ncr, of Sumter Was recognized
on tho 18th instant, with Chas. II.
hloAo as president, and T.. Il.
fletcher, secretary. They adopted
resolution to apply to the Naciona!
board for authority to make new
ratings for the Town of Sumter.
Monday morning, the 18th inst,
nbout 3 o'clock, the store of w. j.
Corbett, at Privateer, Sumter, was
destroyed by fire. A son Of Mr.. H.
-. Corbott was sleeping in the store
and would have lost his life had he
not been aroused by negro in time
to escape. The loss was partly
covered by insurance.
Alfred Norwood, tho thief who
purloined Or. Moores horse and
buggy in Kershaw, about two weeks
ago, was arrested in Darlington
county, near Lydia, and carried to
Camden on Monday last. When
arrested he had on the fine suit of
clothes which were stolen from Mr..
D. B. McLaurin's room at tho
DeKalb House just few DAYS pre-
vious to the stealing of DR.. Mooro's
horse and buggy.
The now board of county commits
aloners, OF Lexington, met on Nom
day and organized by electing Mr..
Wn1. az. johnson chairman, and Mr..
John Fox, secretary. No accounts
werc allowed except for outside pau
Pors and m account of the steward
OF tho poorhouse, which were paid.
i. s. Harman was reelected steward
of the poorhouse. The bond Of Col
lector u. I. Hendrix was approved,
and they adjourned to meet on the
first of next month.
On Wednesday night of last week,
John Smith, q young white man who
was convicted of highway robbery
at the late term of court, in Aiken
effected his escape from the Jail by
digging through the brick wall with
an old iron bolt which he obtained
from the window. After effectinp
his escape he furnished Adam John.
son with small file and saw, and
had not the Tailor discovered the
plot in time, Adam would soon have
been free. q bHA J." 1874 .-|'t &a,s 4.
Tho True Southro,s of last week
says: GAS will be soon by the ad,
vortisement Of j. b. Johnston, coun.
ty treasurer, of Sumter ho is ready
to receive taxes-fifteen mills for
tho State and five mills for the
county. Aa the o,,thor;ty fo,, 4bo