The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-10-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Tho personal effects of Neaglo
and of Parker have bocn sold at
auction in Columbia.
Columbia vagrants, hearing rumors
of a revival Of the chain~gang sys~
TEN, aro clearing out to work.
Yellow fever prevails to an alarm
ing extent in Port Royal. There
have already boen several deaths.
A small number Of United States
soldiers will remain at Columbia
during the winter.
A malignant typo of diphthoria
prevails among tho colored people
in Charleston.
Some scoundrel set fro to tho
University buildings in Columbia
last wcok, but the flames were dis,
covered before damage was done.
Governor Hampton has been in
vitcd to deliver an address before
tho agricultural society Of NIaury
county, Tenn.
Rev j. B. Seabrook, rector of
st. Marks church, Charleston, and
superintendent Of the public schools
Of that city, is i'll with paralysis.
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, member
of Congress, has left for kentucky,
from whence he will go to Washing-
ton.
DIR. w. II. Field, of Pickens coun-
ty, has on his plantation corn stalk
which is seventeen feet high, and a
tobacco-stall1 which is eight feet
high.
Hon. L. G. Northrop has duly
qualified as United States district
attorney. The position OF assistant
has not yet been filled.
The Nears and Couriey mentions
Mr.. j. 9. Sheppard, Of Edseicld, rs
tho probable successor of Speaker
Wallace, i'll case the latter be placed
on the bench.
General Leach, Of North Carolina,
was recently sent as committee to
induce Governor Hampton to visit
the North Carolina fair. The GOV
ernor accepted the invitation.
The governor has conlmutcd the
sentence of Joe Henderson, who was
to be hung at Edgotield on
Friday to ten years Imprisonment
in the ponitentiary.
All the Georgetown county Off
ces, except the probate judgcship,
are vacant because the parties elect
ed to them have been unable to pros
cure the necessary bondsmcn.
The Newbcrry Volunteer Rcgi-
ment held an election for officers last
week with the following result
colonel, II. j. Lipscomb liouten-
ant colonel, d. A. Dickct major,
T. j. NIoffct.
The Democratic County Convcn~
ton of Darlington will meet on
Thursday, to nominate candidates
for county commissioners. The
election will be held on the 10th
inst
1t is thought the bond committee
who have been and are still ener-
getlcally engaged in investigating
that part of the indebtedness Of
the State, will not have time to
reach the floating debt before the
Legislature meets
Capt James z. Izlar has been
appointed brigadior~ general of the
third brigade South Carolina Vol
unteer Infantry-comprising the
counties OF Aiken, Barnwell, Beau-
fort, Colleton, Edgefeld and Orange
burg, with headquarters at Orange
burg.
An "Honest Man Club" has been
organized in Darlington county.
Ihe organization has for it's purpose
the detection and punishment of
crimc, and it is composed of both
Whlto and colored citizens. 1t has
already done much towards check,
ing crime, and tho people arc all
we'll pleased with it.
Hall and Fcller, tho two men
who recently made tour of the
State giving lessons how to detoct
counterfeit money, have been found
guilty by the United States Court
IN Charleston of passing somo of
this money in Columbia. They