The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-08
SOUTH CAROLIN1 NEWS.


engine.
Tho bond commission is hard at
work in Columbia, getting it's re-
port ready for tho Legislature at
the ond Of tho recess.
Tbcre are now moro convicts
confined in tho State pcnitentiary
than thcre havo boon at any other
time since it's establishment.
Senator Butler has been to Florida,
in attendance on tho session of n
Congressional committee of which
ho is u member.
Tho common schools Of Abbevillo
county will DO re-opcned on tho 4th
Of February. Applicants for posi-
tions as toachors will bo examined
on tho 10th and 17th of tho present
month.
Stops aro taking for tho oarly
and thorough reorganization of tho
Democratic party in Anderson
county. This is wise, and every
county in the State should do like
wise.
The special election in Nowborry
county passed off very quietly.
Mr. George Johnstonc, the regular
Democratic candidate for mcmbor
of tho Legislature, and tho Rev. j.
G. Boyd, the regular Democratic
candidate for school commissioner,
wore elected over tho independent
candidates by only cighty-sovon
majority.
About forty negroes passed
through Camden recently, on their
way to Liberia. They were said
to havo como from Lancaster coun-
ty, and were on their way to
Charleston, where thoy expected to
get aboard the "bis ship" that
would take them to Africa.
The Senate committee appointed
to investigate Corbin's bribery of
tho members of tho NIackcy Lcgiso
laturo last winter, is now in session.
1t is said that tho committee has
discovered testimony which will
send Corbin to tho pcnitcntiary.
The committee consists Of Senators
Lipscomb, Fraser, Crittondcn,
johnson (colorcdD and Wylio.
Two Waterbury Conn., tcamstors
wero SO mad because ono wouldn't
turn out Of u narrow courtway for
tho other that they snt on their
wagons facing each other all day,
and unhitchod the horses after dark,
leaving tho wagons still there. But
about daylight next morning each
stole around and took his cart out
of tho way.
The now ortcsion we'll in Charles
ton has reached Il depth Of eighteen
hundred and forty feet, and yields
about ninety gallons Of water u
minute. The city agreed to pay
sovcn dollars foot for the we'll,
but it has already cost tho con~
tractor tivo thousand dollars more
than he will get from tho city.
Tho iron tubos with which tho we'll
is lined cost upwards Of fivo thou
sand dollars.
4 serious personal rencontre oc-
CURED in Charleston on Friday,
resulting in the serious wounding
of MIR. &. w. Rouse by Mr. Il. r.
White, and the severe wounding of
MIR. j. p. DeVeaux by Mr.. G. Levy.
The shooting of Mr.. Rouse appears
to have been in sclf-defcncc, but
that Of MIR. DeVeaux by Mr.. Levy
seems to have been reckless if not
wanton. Levy denies having dono
the shooting. The difficulty arose
over tho nomination for the position
of chief of police. Mr. Rouse had
been nominated by tho mayor, but
the council refused to elect him
circumstances which caused some
excitement md a little bad blood.
IMPRISONED FOR LOVE- MAKING
John j. Corbett, soldier of the
regular army, is now imprisoned in
Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island,
on charge of''conduct preiudicialto
good order and military diciplino.
1t is said, however, that the real
cause Of his imprisonment is the
fact that ho foil in love with young
girl named Alice Docameau, whose
father, wealthy gentleman, owns
property and lives noar Fort Wads>
worth. Corbett wrote several gush-
ing letters to Miss Decameau. md
she, like dutiful daughter,
gave them to hon father, who com.