The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-22
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

p .1o9"AoAY YP1otnteo "oiit
l. The remains of Y. j. p. Ovens
have been brought from Washing
ton and buried in Laurens.
Nose Wilson, the notorious negro
desperadol Off Sumter, has been
found guilty of murder. All tho
jury wore colored.
Thos. w. Price e. Co., of Phila-
delphia say that they wore paid in
u full by Cardozo for State printing,
. and that no port of n their bill was
discounted.
In the municipal election III
Union, tho ticket; headed by D. A.
Townsend received an average of
i" 149 votes, TINT by r. W. Shand, 116
o votes. Both tickets were Demo-
.HD cratic. a00oH .a.uj h'fN"a'i
The freight on q barrel of inolass-
es from, Charleston to Sumter is
$780, while the freight from Will
mingtoh to Sumter is $165, and
from Baltimore to Sumter is 1920.
IL" The first regiment of mounted
rifles has elected George Tupper
colonel, J., n. ,Cummingso lieutenant
colonel, and q. N. Tharin, majol.
-Four hundred and seyenty-ive
members voted. .'' ~ '.''...
Ten Mile Hill, near Charleston, is
the rendezvous of q band Of black
desperadoes who are q terror to the
negroes living thereabout, Charles
ton detectives ta'req te' q in pursuit of tho
In compliance with request of
the business mon of Charleston,
y President iMagrath ranhounces THAT
he will run series of excursion
trains from the interior of the State
to Charleston during the first part
of October, IUUcHElN
The adjutant and inspector gen.
eral will, advise the Legislature to
'1 '1 purchase The arms of the voluntoer
companieg and issue ttRem Il SOFAS to
r SECURE uniformity in different local.
tn ties. Captains are requested to
, send a List Of these arms to the adc
jutant general. aa ,ol,n.Hu
3 "a a negro juror. at the recent term
10 Of court in Aiken, wanted to give q
lawyer 100000 for fees, being the
~ whole amount Of the sum recovered
TOR his client. oi The other jurors,
failing to convince him of his ab-
'surdity, reported him, and the Judge
dismissed him. Another jury
i awarded 1890. %
The Sunday mornings train on
the Savannah and Charl9stpn rail-
road. when about twoymiles from
Salkehatohie station, ran over and
killed negro man. He was sitting
on the bank of partially filed
trestle, with his hands and head
above the track. It is thought that
he may have been killed by unknown
parties, and PLACED On the track.
At a pubic meeting held in
LaureHs Oh Bale day to consider the
building of railroad from Spartan.
] burg Ola Laurens to Augusta, it was
resolved that delegatds) )ba Invited to
meet the people Of Laurens at this
place on sales-day in October next,
from Spartanburg, Ninety-Si
Greenwood, Edgefeld and Augusta.
A meeting at Lowndeaville, Abbe-
willie County, was held on The 9Th
inst. to organize a company to build
railroad nom Anderson 9. H., yso
Lowndesville and near Calhoun's
Mills to Augusta, or such point on
tho Greenwood and Augusta rail
or9ad,aa, maybe Ideemad desirable.
Mr.. j. M. Latimer was elected presiI
don't, with full corps OF directors.
The Edgefeld Baptist Association
convened ,N M 93 s1eptenn4bpr qgtn4 7th at Eed
south OF the court house. Some
forty churches were represented by
delegates, and the number Of yisit.
tors :weg very large. The REV j.
P Mealing was elected moderator.
The business proper of the associaA
tion was brought to close oh
Saturday aft4aEsgpoQn. .sand the body,
after harmonious and delightful
session, adjourned to it's next apnu-
alllsessionI38 qdl lo aora LN}t
Mr.. Ransom, lats tax receiver OF
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