The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-12
SOUTIi CAROLINA LSEW'y.


Governor Hampton had one vote
scratched in Aiken.
Only two Radical ballots were cast
| at Nincty-Six. Ensor led his ticket by
one, receiving three votes.
The first vote cast at Rock Hill on
election day was Il straight Democratic
one, by colorcd Rod-shirt.
An inquest was held on last WcdncS-
day morning over the dead body of
Jesse Ross, who died III Sumter Jail on
Tuesday night. The jury rendered the
verdict that the deceased came to his
dcath while in custody, from wounds
received from pistol shots at the hands
of Edward Dinglc aud Mack Higgins.
On Friday morning last the dead
body Oft colOrrd man named Erwin
Miller was found in II skirt of woods
near Mr.. Frank Rawlinson's residence,
eight miles southeast Of Iorkvillc. \
coroncr's inquest was held, and a post
mofcm examination developed the
fact that the deceased came to his
! death from heart disease,
The gin-housc, mill-housc and ell
ginc-housc. the property ofthc Wedge
| field Milling Company ofSumtcr, were
entirely destroyed by fire on Tuesday
morning, The 9TH instant, and twenty
five on thirty bales Of Gotten were
burnt. The buildings, machinery, cot
ton and seed were insured, The
owners Of the property Will lose 81 900
by the fire.
Mr.. Brodic, of the Edisto section Of
| Aiken county, shot genuine bald
; head eagle in the wing Il few days ago
with small shot, and then ran il down
and canght it. 1t is young one, aud
measures six and Il half feet between
the wing tips. lc brought it to town
and gave it toaGcntlcman who intends
prrScntingit to Gen. NJ. W. Gary, the
Bald-Eagle of Edgciic!d.
Miss Mary Ann: Buic, lady well
known all over this country as the
Confederate "Soldicrs fl'icnd," having
been Il tirclcss traveller and an indie
tutigable viSi torothoSpitals, both North
and South, during the late war, died
residence of Mrs. Wood, in Aiken.
on Tuesday before last, where the lady
had recently arrived on o visit from
Charleston,
The old Bacon mansion, in Edgctlcld,
was burned to the ground one night
last week. This was one Of Edgchclu's
most ancient landmarks. 1t was built
eighty years ago by the eminent law
yer, Edmund Bacon, Esq, ("Ncd
Brace Of the Gcpigia SccneS,'D and
belonged III The iiiAG Of It's destruction
to MIR. James Il. Bacon, of the Edge
field Idrcrti%er, who was in Augusta
in attendance uponthe unvcilug Of the
Confederate monument. Mrs. WigfaIl
and Miss Wiglall, the mother and
sister of Mr.. Bacon, narrowly escaped
with their lives. Except the silver
and the family portraits, nothing was
saved.
On Friday last, it being understood
t"at warrants were being taken out
tore the United States Commissioner
against Col. j, \. Law, the Hon. e.
". Cannon, Shelton Kelly, Sidney
Kelly, Burwcll, Kelley, Mnrdock Out
law and others, Of Darlingto ton, for.
violation Of Section $500 on election
day, ,Mcssrs. Spain, Boyd " Ncttlcs
and G. W. Dargan appeared for the
defendants, and assured thc com",;s~
sioncr that the parties would appear
without being arrested. "Wednesday,
the 18th inst, was fixed for the hear
ing. One Faaborg and a negro named
Joe Douglas made the a1lidavits. War
ran 5 have also been issued against
several Radicals on atiidavits Of color
cd Democrats to the same effect. These
| accused Radicals have not yet ap-
pcarcd. +. ..