The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-13
South Carolina NowS.

The Lexington Jail is without an
inmate.
First class field hands in Marion
get $3.50 u month and rations
The barn of Mr.. VIM. Cooper,
near Mayesville, was destroyed by
fire on FRIDAY last Incendiary.
One of the soldiers in Columbia
fatally stabbed one of his comrades
on Thursday night. The names are
not given.
General McGowan's war horse.
"old Charley" died on last Tuesday
morning from something like heart
disease.
Mr.. Thomas II. Adams, near
Bouknights Ferry, Newbcrry coun-
ty, raised last year over one thou
sand bushels of oats on thirty acres.
Mr.. Joseph Foster, one of tho
oldest and most respected mer~
chants of Spartanburg, died in that
town Oh Wednesday last.
Wm. Black, ESQ., prominent
citizen of Lancaster county and
formerly representative Of the
county in tho Legislature, died on
Sunday before last.
One Thousand two hundred and
tifty-nine of the taxpayers of Ander-
son county have paid $3,4O9.95 of
their tax to the Hampton Govern
ment. About one hundred of this
number were colored men.
A narrow gauge railway from
Spartanburg to Rutherfordton, N.
G., is now talked of. The North
Carolinians have alEcady held pre-
hminary meeting.
Joseph Young, Jr., Jury Commits
sioner of Spartanburg, is still
absent, and no jury is drawn for
March term Of court; consequently
there will be no court.
The oats crop in AbbeviL.e county
has been badly used up by the
severe weather had there, The
farmers arc resolving their fields and
hope to succeed Letter with the
sc ond crop.
benjamin Hughes, colored, has
been rccommissioned IL trial Justice
for Abbeville by his ExcelleHcy Gov
crnor Hampton. At the last elec-
tion Ben voted the full Democratic
ticket and did what he could to help
the cause along.
Father Folchi, OF the Roman
Catholic Church, is to visit the
Lowndesyille prisoners now in jail ut
Abbcvillc under sentence of death.
1T will be remembered that Jerry
Coleman was attended at his Q iecu-
ton, last August. by the Father,
AMI that he died in the Catholic
faith
Six now buildings are in course of
construction in Aiken. The work
men employed on these are nearly
all colo:ed men, and yet the fat cor
respondent of the New York Conn.,
me''cim Adcertiser complains that
the poor negroes cannot find work
enough to furnish them with bread.'
An intcndiary fire occurred at
Manning on the morning Of the 31st
ultimo, resulting in the total de-
struction of the books and records
of the sheriff and county commits
sioners offices, also the law library
and some law papers of r. NJ.
Thompson, Esq, and the records of
the office of T.. G.. DuBose, Trial
Justice. The building burnt was
isolated from other buildings, which
prevented the extension of the fire.
The Lowndesvillc murderers keep
up terrible racket at the iail and
are almost constant in their devo-
tons. Their songs and prayers are
very loud and they are trying to
improve the short time allotted
them to make their peace with God.
1t will be remembered that these
same fellows, who now so pitifully
sue for mercy, shot Clayton Allen
down in cold bloqd and without O.
moments warning.
STREET CAR DIALoa UE.-It was in n
street car that was comfortably
filled. There was a blockade in the
street, ond the car was brought to y
stop. The attention of the occu-
pants was 0ttrootn 1,,, , >