The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-13
South COrOli:ln News.

Tho roads IN Kcrshaw county are
said to be almost linpHsSaOlc.
Inccnaiarics burned two churches
in Oconce county recently.
There was snow in Yorkville on
Monday before last
Mr.. Speights, of the Groenville
Ne,cs, has taken possession Of tho
Grcenvillc Hotel.
Eggs wero selling at Pickcns
Court house last week at six cents
per dozen.
The whites and blacks in New
berry arc organizing a Thief De-
tectivc Company.
Governor Hampton has been
elected an honorary member Of the
Aiken Schuctzen Club.
Lancaster has paid S1,955 of the
Hampton tax. The total number of
taxpayers is 97G, of which Al are
colored.
One thousand and fifteen colored
men of Barnwell county had paid
the Hampton tax, up to Monday
night last.
Cotton will he largely planted in
the Ninety~Six section this year.
The farmers are actively preparing
for the planting season.
Not more than half os much
guano has been sold 4! Abberil up
to this time rs was sold last year.
The planters arc ashamed to be
seen hauling it home.
Eighteen hundred and orty-eight
receipts for the Hampton tax con-
tribution have been issued by the
special agent of Anderson, aggregat-
ing $4,3S5 80.
The Aiken Protection Union
Poulty Society offers reward of
one thousand dollars for the best
plan for burglar proof chicken
house.
The Bamberg Guards, of BAN
berg, have elected their officers, and
will make application to Governor
1AHilpIol lOl Coll!llloSiolS ~ ull
early day.
On Thursday evening, as the
Port Royal Railroad train was near
ing Augusta, some one fired Il rifle
shot which entered the half open
door Of the baggage car. No one
was hurt.
One thousand two hundred and
ninety" y"eisht taxpayers of Yo,',,;
county, including 100 colorcl men,
have paid %4,G2G taxes t. the IInmp-
ton government. Chamberlain has
collected nothing.
Mr., Sans, special agent in Beau
fort for collecting the Hampton tax,
completed his circuit last Thursday
at BrnnSon with the exception Of
two or thrco appointments in The
upper portions Of The county. lie
has collected &2,930 20.
The new board ofcouniy commits
eioners Of Darlington arc not
making great deal ont Of ,hcir
Office so far They assemble daily,
but have nothing T." do and no
money to do it with.
On Friday before last an attempt
was made by number of negroes
to bull-doze tho court of Trial Jus
tice Yates, at Aiken, by an effort to
rescue prisoner, but tho Justice
promptly summoned posse and
put the bull.dozers to route.
The dwelling house belonging to
MI. NJ. A. Cason and occupied by
Mr G. l.. Smith, was burned down
at Hodges or last "Wednesday night
about 8 o'clock. Insurance, $4,000.
The house was new one, located
about half a mile up the Abbeville
Branch Railroad.
Col. j. E. Calhoun's tenants pay
taxes on the land they occupy and
cultivate, at the rate Of ten cents an
acre. Ho has about fifteen thou
sand acres in Abbevillo county, on
which are sixty-fvo tenants. He
requires tenants to pay this tax in
order that they may focl some of
the oppression of a robbing govern.
ment- rt<0Ntgh -
Judge : Townsend agrees with
Judge Mackey5 in. saying that tho
concurrent opinion of Justices
Willardssand Wright on the late