The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-04-17
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS,


Darlington will soon bo blessed
with three newspapers-the Ne'os,
tho Southcr,,er and the Pee Dec
1Futchano,a> ~,
The Abbeville 1fetzimn suggests
that the name of Gordon be given to
the new county to bo formed from
Beaufort. This is suggested us a
compliment to Senator Gordon.
Father Folchi went to Abbeyille
last week to pay a visit to tho
Lowndesvillc prisoners. These mon
had already embraced the Method.
ist faith, and thcy refused to givo
the Reverend Father al audience,
Last week Jenny Smith, q colored
woman in the Long Cane section of
Abbcville, gave birth to three chill
dren.7-two girls and q boy. AT last
accounts the woman and tho children
were doing well.
A Pomona Grange has been or
ganized at Rock Hill, by Fort Mill,
Rock HILL, Clay Hill and Catawba
Gr"nges. The following officers
wore elected Capt. B. II. Massey
Master; Capt. Ircdell Jones, OYer~
Seer. AN" A'...'
Ten negroes convicted of ambush
Ing and killing q white man in
howndesville, Abbcvillo county, last
fall, will bo hanged on the goth of
this month. An effort is making to
secure conmutation of sentence for
six Of the murdercrs.
The recent gale did considerable
damage III Charleston. The streots
were knee-deep in wafer, basomet
rooms were flooded, trees and fences
were blown down, and tho shipping
tossed about generally. The gallo is
said to have been the most severe
that has visited the city in very
many years.
The municipal election at Edge
field resulted in tho election of all
the Democratic candidates except
ono. The Radicals put out no regu
lar ticket, and tho colorod man
olected-Georgo Simkins-owod his
triumph to tho ''scratching" done by
his colorcd friends.
On Monday before last, Nelson
Butler, q very industrious and wor-
thy colored man, made application
to join colorod temperance society
in Aikon, and was refused admission
(having received twenty-five blacks
balls out of twenty-seven votes)
on tho ground that he was q Demo
crat and would be apt to expose the
secrets Of the society.
Mr.. e. p. Lidc, who livos q few
miles from Darlington, had horse
stolen from him about a
month ago. A search was insti-
tuted, but no trace CT the
missing animal discovered. Mr..
Lido then purchased another
horse, which, on last Saturday night
was also stolen. A search for it
was also made, but no clue to either
tho horse or the thief has yet been
obtained. .r It
a most disgraccful and high.
handed outrage was committed last
week upon Mr.. Jno. johnson and
his family, who live in Chesterfield
county, near the Darlington line
About eight o'clock one of his sons
was passing through tho yard, when
he was fired upon, but not hit. When.
he got into the house he was shot
at through the window and severely
wounded in tho arm and thigh.
Another son, some distance away at
the time, on hearing the firing came
to tho house, when he was seized
by the gang, gagged and bound to
tree. The robbers then entered
the house and plundered it. Next
they went to Mr.. Johnson's grocery
and took u quantity Of goods. They
then stole n mule from the stable
Not yet satisfied, thoy went to tho
house Of another Of Mr.. Johnson's
sons and took his horse. The rob.
bcrs were. pursued, and the mule
and horse recovered Mono of the
rogues have been captured, ra :,
Bethel Presbytery adjourned at
Chester some days ago, aftora ses,.
sion of eight days. This body was
engaged almost the entire time in