The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-04-10
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Thirteen prisoners are confined in
tho Chester Jail.
Newberry is wild over the success
Of Hampton's mission.
The Hampton contribution in
Greenville footed up $4,000.
Chester will have baby show in
May No bulldozing and no count
ing out allowed.
Colonel Butler has organized
strong constabulary force in Darl-
ington county. Colonel j. A. Law
is chief.
A negro was severely wounded
ono night last week in Chostcr
county while stealing corn from Mr..
Torbits corn-crib.
Chester Academy had n spelling
bee last week. Miss Annie Elliott's
side "as succcssful-standin five
to nothing on the other side.
Tho Due West congregation visit
ed the parsonage last week, carrying
to their pastor some three hundred
dollars worth Of valuables, as q
mark Of their esteem.
Charles Carr, q colored citizen of
Kcrshaw, played a game of cards
last week and then took boat ride.
was capsized and drowned Moral.
Don't take boat ride after PLAYING
cards, if you can't swim.
The Anderson MteWgenccr is re-
sponsible for the, story: that a. color
ed man in THAI county y.@worked all
last Sunday under tho belief that
1T was Saturday. Hard to swallow.
We bet that darkey don't know that
Hampton is governor.
Capt. A. J. Sitton, of tho Pendle,.
ton Democratic club. introduced
rod shirts into the campaign last
fail. TO this hoppy Thought may be
attributed much of the enthusiasm
which resulted in the triumph of tic
Democracy.
Numbers Of negroes ere coming
oyor. to the Democratic party in
Abhcvil!c county. They arc joinine
ing thc clubs right along, and. are
determined TO forsnkc the treschcluns
leaders who haveo SO sally mislcd
them for years
Jack Burgoync, the murderer of
Mr.. \. j. Gregg, was sentenced by
Judge Townsend, at Marion, to be
hanged on Friday, May 18th. Bur.
goyne scarcely seemed to rcalize his
situation during the delivery of tho
Judges impressive remarks, and be-.
trayed no emotion even when the
sentence of death was passed
Tho faculty of the College of
Charleston have conferred the de-
gree of Doctor Of Divinity upon the
Rev. Charles S. Vedder and the
Rev. Charles Coteswoxth Pincknoy.
The degree of Master of Arts wis
at tho some time Qnfelred on Mr..
Francis l.. McHugh, Of Charleston.
graduate Of the College.
Mr.. Thomas j. Childs, of Pickens.
desires information, if any can be
obtained, of his son Benjamin, aged
eighteen years, who left homo on
Sunday morning the 18th ultimo
without giving any one any informa-
ton Of his intontion Of leaving, or
where he was going. Said boy is
small for his age, rather black hair,
black eyes and sallow complexion.
Any one knowing anything concern.
ing the whereabouts of the said boy
will greatly oblige his distressed
father by addressing him at Pickens
Court, House, S. G.
At the meetingtof the Lutheran
Synod in Newbor,y last weol, the
question, Of changing the lotation
of the Lutheran College at Walhalla
was agitated. Competition between
different localities was lively, the
bids offered being as follows: Co
lumbia Schutzen Verein, So, 8,O00;An4
dorson. buildings valued at $40, ,0OO;
with stipulations and prousos
Lexington, $4,000 subscription and
100000 feet Of lumber Newberry,
16,870subscription md ground, or
old College building and site, mak>
q total of $18,370 Prosperity,
$l6,OQO; Walhalla, $1A,6OO. On
the second ballot the prize was
awarded to ,Newberry, by a unanil
nous rising vote, '''T'
Chamberlain has written q long
letter to H6yes 7nroteatip n, q o.o;, 81