The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


DR.. Richard II. Minis of Edgefeld
died on the 18th inst.
Tho Butler Light Infantry, ninety
eight mon, has been organized at
Pine House.
Many Edgefold negroes refuse to
believe that Chamberlain has "gone
back" on them.
Hon. John r.. Tompkins, solicitor
of the Mobile Circuit, Alabama, has
beon visiting his homo in Edgelield
An old negro woman foil dead
from sun stroke while working in
Il fold ncar Aiken, on Tuesday be-
foro last.
Gen. j. d. Kennedy will deliver
an address at tho commencement
exercises Of the Sumter Institute,
which wi take place next month.
The colorcd people of Chester
attempted last week to organize n
rit1o club, but there were two candi-
didatos for captain and the meeting
broke up. ...,.
e. NJ. Drayton has bcon appointed
Oh Cham berlain's Recommendation
to succeed Carpenter as collector of
internal revenue. Dunn refused
tho appointment. .......
Mr.. James X. Friday, an old
citizen of Columbia, died of pnolmo
ME on Friday morning. His wife
had preceded him to the grave only
the day before.
Col. Christopher Hampton, q
brother Of Governor Hampton, has
purchased the handsome residence
Of Ex-Governor Chamberlain on
ArsenalfHill in Columbia, and will
take immediate possession.
A. r. Lea was killed in the lower
part of Richland county on last
Thursday. He had long been a post
in his neighborhood, and NO ono
regrets his death. He was killed
while raiding on the property of
farmer.
Mrs. Lucy Alexander, an estima-
bic lady of Chester, was desperately
i'll one day last week from accident
ally taking morphine instead of
quinino. Her life was only spared
by using electric shocks and other
violent remedies.
Chamberlain, Whittemore, Palmer,
Red Hot Jones, Bowley, Leslie
Canton and others, of tho carpet bag
fraternity, have taken their departure
from the State, to return, it is
hoped, no more forever. If Patter
son, Bowen, Hubbard and Corbin
will follow the example of the
others, the State will bo the better
for it.
DR.. I. Cannon killed mad dog in
tho Tonoy Creek settlement, Ander~
son county, last week Several
other dogs had been bitten
by it. Quite n number, of persons
have killed their dogs as precau-
ton. Great uneasiness is felt by
the neighborhood on account of tho
danger Of hydrophobia.
Jesse Jones has formally relin-
quished all claim upon the Office of
clerk of court of Edgefeld county,
and gone to the plough. Lawrence
Cain and Paris lSimkins seem to
have accepted the situation in good
faith, Bouey, 80 boldly and por~
sistently mischiovous, has become
lost to sight. But the 10uertiscr
is still unhappy, because McDovitt
has reappoared in the community.
Every rose has it's thorn.
William Whitesides, n colored man,
charged with horse stealing, and
confined with in jail at Camden,
attempted to make his escape, on
Friday morning. Deputy Sheriff
iayne fired four shots ut him, but
finding that he had missed him,
threw away his old Galway blazer
and took after the prisoner, finally
running him down and bringing him
buck to Jail. ., - :. .s. =,
Senator Cochran, Aof;S Anderson,
recently made application for the
position of collector of internal
revenue for this State, made vacant
by the resignation of Il. Cass Car
penter. On learning of the pro~
posed appointment Of Brayton, he