The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-27
South Carolina News.

ono dollar of tax in Anderson
county. =" III I
Between 1900 and 1900 valen-
tines passed through the Columbia
postotfiee on the 18th instant.
The oat crop in Kershaw county
was seriously damaged by the re-
cent cold weather.
Partridges sell for five cents
apiece III Camden, and arc in de-
mand at that price They are in
demand in Charleston at fifteen
cents apiece.
On account of tho unsettled state
of affairs Judge Wiggin notified
Sheriff Black, of Cclleton, that he
will hold no court this week
The Aiken Schuetzen Club arc
m king extensive preparations for
their coming Fest, provided Grants
order doesn't apply. #, .... -...
The negroes in Ncwberry are dy>
ing rapidly Of consumption. six
died of it last year OH Mr. w. Y.
Fairs placc-four men and two
children.
Application has been made to
Governor Hampton for commission
foT tho Officers OF the Abbe>
vile Nile Ciub, ana the enrolment
"i tie Cub Us part OF the State
mlht'a. al g.: ..p,
Nine distiIlars "o;c brought in on
Tuesday before last and lodged i
lie iai! At Gyaonvi!lee. They were
"ap&urcl IN the mountain country
hylrNcNuo officers, aided by n de
techlnont OF United States troops.
Sheriff Dolby left Camden last
week for Dartow, Jefferson county,
Ga. He gees after Turnagc, who
shot Rowcll last spring. . rcquisi-
ton for him having been mado by
Governor Hampton upon Governor
Colquitt, Of Go orsia.
Some time last week, Mr.. Wm.
Whittle, living in the Clouds Creek
section, Edgefeld county, lost by
fro his gin-house, running gear,
three bales of cotton, and the seed
from twenty three bales Match in
cotton. No insurance. - : $50 -"
On the night of Tuesday, the 18th
instant, the new and handsomely
furnished dwelling house of MI.
John L. Perry, about mile and
half from Ridge Spring, I'M Edge
field county, was destroyed by fire
with large ipart Of its contents.
The work of an incendiary. .r.r 3.
An elderly lady of Anderson
county walked from near Mofats-
vile to Anderson, distance of
about fourteen miles, to pay hef ten.
per cent. tax to Hampton. She
said, "Some persons say we will
lose our money, but + am willing to
give mine to Hampton anyway"
A negro named Whitfield Mays,
who lives on Mr.. Louis Crede's place,
three miles from Newberry, G. H.,
took one of MI. Credes mules from
it's stable Sunday night, carried it
about hundred yards in the egwoods
and cut it's throat, seveliig the ar
tcrics of the neck
Starvation has actually setin with
n number Of poor colored people in
Abbeville county. They ore clothed
in rags, without friends or credit
and there's nothing TO steal Pat
terson and Chamberlain cleaned out
the concern lcng ago. The severe
wintor we have had, the low price
of cotton md the disturbed condi
ton of the country have led to, the
hardships through which these
people are now passing. rl ....
Captain Perrin, of Abbeyille, has
collected $9,032,95, ,Ofthis amount
S6,S87.10 was paid in obedience to
Hampton's ten per cent, call. and
the balance, $3,145.S5 for tho ,coun-
ty. One thousahd,, four hundred
and eighty-sevon receipts were is
sued for the county and two thous-,
and and seven 1877 the State. One
hundred and ninety four colored
people have paid up, and others are
coming forward With their co11tribu-
tions as fast ns they .,can raise the
money. II. bao az, ,rbaoIqn ~
The literary societies qt Due West
have chosen their fHbt4sen tatiy1es,
for The nCxt nrGDuI r,StRSnl ~ ~ GGI,N, GGnH