The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-22
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Everybody in Spartanburg is put
ting up lightnins-rod.
MrJohn NJ. Ross, an aged and rcs~
poctcd citizen Of Yorkvillc, died on
Sunday before last.
A regiment of cavalry has boon
organized in Colleton county. and
Capt. j. j. Fox elected colonel. Tho
officers will DO commissioned at
once.
A movement is on foot among the
citMcns Of Yorkvillc to ro.organizo
the Jasper Light Infantry, very
old company, and meeting with
that object in view was held on
Thursday evening.
Mr.. e. G. Sumner, Of Iincolnton
NC, has been appointed supcrintcn-
dent of the Chester e Lcnoir Rail-
road, in place Of MI, Edward Thomas
-whcreat the Yorkvillc Xuguirer
is much surprised and somewhat
wroth.
The amuscmcn is in tho town of
Anderson during the present season
are, for men, pitching quoits, and
for boys, spinning tops. Both arc
engaged in with a zcst by numbers
of the inhabitants. SO says the
hteNigencer.
Mr.. NJ. G. Connor has succeeded
in securing the press, typo and
Office of the late Waltorboro Nc,rs,
and expects, on or before June 1st,
next, to publish, at that place, a
straightout Democratic paper, ad
yocating the genuine principles of
Democracy.
The fourth annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of tho Chester and
Icnoir Marrow Gauge Railroad
Company, met in the town Of Chess
ter, on the 10th. Tho old president
and board Of directors were elected.
This road will now be pushed to
early completion.
A Washington despatch says that
IL. Cass Carpenter has not made a
formal resignation. but upon the
return Of the President his rcsiuna..
ton will be treated as made and
accepted, and u new collector be ap-
pointed for tho third South Carols
IA district.
Mr. John Rothwell, secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion Of Charleston, has been doing
good Christian work in Anderson
for the past few weeks. Several
persons have united with the church
IN consequence Of his labors, and
others arc Interested on the subject
Of religion.
The carpct~hagScr dies hard.
Ono OF his number has boon preach
ing to the colorcd people Of Aiken
the comfortable doctrine that Hayes
has only put Mr.. Hampton into the
govcrnorship for eighteen months
on trial. If he doesn't answer, Mr..
Hayes will then dcthronc him and
reseat Chamberlain.
MI. Simon NJ. Mills, Of Rock Hill.
while at Fort Mill last Friday night
met with the misfortune to break his
right leg above the knee. IIo was
on his way to the depot, to take the
train for his homo, and attempting
to cross q deep ravinc by walking on
a narrow foot~way ovor it, tho night
very dark, missed his footing and
fell, with the result above described.
A. S. Richardson, colored. well
known as n cefaultcr in the Che ster
post office, was arrested Tue s,lay
before last on the charge Of forging
the name Of Julius G. Stevenson to
a teachers pay certificate. In default
OF bail in the sum Of one Thousand
dollars he was committed to jail, but
ha@ since been discharged.
Col. John nj. White, of York
county, died at his residence III Fort
Mill, on Sunday last, after brief
illness. At the time of his death ho
was forty four years OF age. He
served with gallantry through the
lato war, at the close Of which he
was Northumberland of the
Sixth South carolina Regiment. As
q Mason he was bright and con-
spicuous member, being at the time
OF his death WOrShiDful Master Of