The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-05-14
sOUTII CAROLINA NEWS.

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Memorial Day WAS appropriately
observed in all tho towns and cities
Of the State where Confederate SOL
dicrs arc buried.
The Democratic clubs all over the
State arc rapidly perfecting their
rcorganiz .tion. They all heartily
endorse Governor Hampton and his
administration.
The Court of Claims, Judge Add
rich presiding, after transacting
some business Of minor Importance
has adjourned till the second day Of
July, unless sooner convened by the
president.
The cases brought by holders of
the coupons of the York county
railroad bonds, in the United States
Circuit Court Mt Charleston, have all
been decided in favor of the bond
holders.
Miss Annie Hampton, only daugh-
ter Of Col. Christopher Hampton,
and a niece of the Governor, died
in Mississippi last week, and her
remains were intcrrod III the Epis-
copul cemetery at Columbia.
Anthony Mckay, a negro. was hung
last week ut Darlington for the
murder of S. Su3gs, committed ten
years ago. The condemned man
! declared his innocence to the last.
! The military spirit seems 20 be
dying out in Columbia. At the
parade last week, the Richland Rifles
had only twcnty-six men in ranks,
the Governors Guards twenty, and
other companies still less.
The Act Of the Legislature max
! ing arson capital offence does not
20 into effect until the 9th inst
sixty days from it's passage. So
s*ys the Columbia Straightout
! DenOcr0t.
Jeff David, the negro who mur-
/ dercd Mr.. Franklin and his sister,
] two aged people living in Abboville
/ IoNt'N, SotuC IililC DilCh, NdS Gull
victcd at the recent term of the cir
cult court ior Abbcvillc county, and
is to be hung on Friday next
The Wheat prospect in Chester
county is generally unpromising,
the G. op being seriously damaged by
the excessive quantity of rain in
January and February, followed by
the dry weather in March and
portion Of April.
! Mrs. Jennings, q respectable old Ia
! dv, was murdered last week in the low
er part Of Richland county, near the
Orangchurg line, by her tifteen.year-
old son, WHO is believed to be in
sane. Tho youth was brought to
Columbia and lodged in jail.
On Monday before lost the barn
and stables Of Mr.. II. H Nicely, in
Chester county, together with his
fodder and hay. were destroyed by
fire, evidently the work of an incen-
dinry Six valuable mules were
burned, some of them fatally the
others so as to be unable to work
for some time.
The Diocesan Convention of the
Episcopal church was in session at
Charleston last week. Among the
business dono was the adoption Of q
resolution declaring that mono but
malo adults shall vote at church
meetings. There were bnt two
votes in the negative--thoso of
Messrs. Charles s. Dwight and r.
S. Desportes, Of Fairfield.
Ex~Julgo Samuel w. Melton
received q dispatch from Washing
ton last week which conveyed the
intelligence that the prosecutions
Of citizens Of South Clrolina, who
had been ch,rSed with "Ku-Klux
oltrages,' had been mol. prose-,
and that tho prisoners confined in
the Albany pcnitentiary had boon
rardoned by the President.
Ned Braswell. somewhat notod
negro in Abbeville county, was
crushed to death while walling up
! Hiram Cromer's we'll last week.
, Ned was down in the we'll at work
and was being helped in the work
by a couple Of careless negroes, who
managed The windlass BY some
mismNnagement the bucket, we'll
j.