The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1877-01-11
South Carolina NewS.


Mrs Nj. A. Davis, of Granitoville,
is looking for runaway son.
A Nowbcrry bachelor on Christ
mas day consumed twcnty-sovon
pound turkey i'll by himself.
Spartanburg was for ton days
ten inches under the snow, during
the recent cold snap.
The sheriff Of Balnwell postponed
the sale Of property fixed for last
sales-day. The weather. was 80 bad
that nobody could attend.
Some of tho country papers pub
Gshed only half sheet last wook in
consequence of tho extremely cold
weather.
The store Of Mr.. Jnmos r. Boyco,
ut Beaufort, was robbed somo days
since. The thief was caught and
n portion of tho stolen money
recovered.
The weather in Anderson county,
on the Bird inst, was tho coldost
ever known in that section for twen-
ty-one years. Tho mercury roeis
tered two degrees below zero.
The Edgofold Aavertiscr has Just
entercd upon it's forty-soconl vol
ume, the Curolina Spartan upon
it's thirty-fourth, and the Newborry
Herald upon it's thirteonth
The next session of Kings Noun
tain Military School, Yorkvillo, S. c.,
begins on tho 1st of February This
is decidedly ono of tho best institu-
tions in tao Southern country.
Numbers Of fights and squabblos
are reported as having occurred in
different parts Of tho State during
Christmas week
At the municipal election held in
Wnltcrboro, Colloton county, on
the 1st inst, tho Citizuns ticket
was elected over tho Radicals by a
majority of thirty votos.
Thc new town council of Marion
went into Office n few days ago.
The first net of it's administration
was to abolish tho "dry" reginec,
and grant licenses to retail spiri-
tuous liquors.
Shoriff Ward, of Williamsburg
county, "holds the fort, and refuses
to surrender his office. Judge
Shaw has refused to grant a
"'a9'0h"V to the contestant.
The toxptye?s Of Abbeville, Oar
hngton, l2urcns and Spurtanburg
counties held public meetings on
Monday last, TO endorse the Hamp-
Ton government and rcpudiate tho
Chamberlain u"urpation.
The prisoners in tho Spartanburr
jail madc their escape on the Wcd~
ncSIay before Christmas by knock,
ing down tho jailor. They wore
nll rccapturod on the following
morning.
The general impression in Edge
field is that all tho oats put in tho
ground within the last two months
has been hopclcssly frozen out. The
growing barley is likewise apparent
ly destroyed.
An attempt was made, on last
Thursday night, TO burn the town
OF Florence fro being applied to
the town simultaneously in three
different places. This was tho
fourth attempt to destroy this town
SINCE the Presidential election.
Broad and Snluda Rivers, during
the recent cold weather, were
frozen hard on each side to within u
lew feet of the middle of the current
while floating leo in immense cakos
tumblod along through tho open
space. Even the Congaree was icy
IN some portions. It was the first
time such thing had boon known in
many years.
-Four negroes were brought to
Edgefeld jail on Monday bofore last
charged with killing another negro.
who voted the Democratic ticket,
ne "hurrahcd for Hampton" at q
Christmas frolic, when he was set
upon by his Radical companions and
SO badly beaten and shot that he
died few days afterwards.
A difficulty occurred at Chappell's
Depot in Newberry county on Christ
mas day. Mr.. Lewis Simkins was
shot by the accidental discharge of
n pistol. On the Sumo day Mr.. Ell.
bridge G. Simkins, brother of the
former, was severely stabbed in the
abdomen by negro. Both gontlo
mon are doing we'll.
0. T.. Cheatham, ESQ, tho newly
elected clerk of court for Edgefeld
county, is in quiet possession of his
office, including seal, books and
records. Mr.. Cbeatham received
his commission from Governor
Hampton, and at once took peaceful
charge of the office. His first Off
cial act was to approve the bonds Of
the new county commissioners.