The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-19
SOUTI{ CAROLINA NEU'S.

A negro whose head was frac-
tured some days ago by u fall from
the train while running between
GreenviIle and Charlotte, died on
Sunday last.
All the Democratic clubs, both
whito and colored, in Hampton
county are rapidly organizing, and
there is scarcely u doubt that the new
county will bo overwhelmingly
Democratic.
Great improvements are being
made in the female college campus
at Due West-new walks having
been laid out, new shrubbery plant
cd and when the gardeners get
through, the grounds will look like u
picture.
Q. W. Buttz, formerly solicitor of
the 1i;a5 circuit, is arranging mat
tcrs to run for Congress at the next
election. Prominent and intiuen~
; tial Republicans will, however, op
pose hin, and his chances seem rath>
er slim.
Mr.. Melvin Go]ightloy's house at
lnman, ;. o., Il Station on the Spar
t.nburg and Asheyilic railroad, was
t burned down on tie night Of tho
; 7th instant. The fire WAS caused
by the explosion of II can OF ko-o
sone oil. Mr.. ohghtley WAS so
badly burned that he died in three
| hours afterwards
The six little chillren who were
arrested last winter on the charge
Of murder We're tried before Judge
Shaw ut Edgciicid last week Tnuv
had been provoked into II light with
IN insoient negro boy, ana in the
fray the negro received II blow wioil
Il rock from which he died All the
children were promp5ly acquitted.
Therc is to be a grand political
meeting Mt Anderson on the 27th.
All the clubs Of the county are OK.
| pected to be out in full force, and
IN immense crowd will doubtless
be present. Governor Hampton
and other distinguished gentlemen
will address the people on the
political issues OF the day.
Maj. julius Mills, treasurer, and
MI j. NJ. Brawley, auditor, of Ches-
ter county, have completed the first
settlement III the comptroller gen
erals Office for the fiscal year 1876.
1t is creditable to the people OF
Chester county that out ola State
ana county tax Of $;55, 200, the Ell
tire nNiia bona tax should not ex-
ceed $3.50.
john Mcqueen and Augustus
Stuart, students for the past year in
Erskine College, left Duc West
last week in a very unexpected
manner and without the slightest
va ming to any one. It is suppos-
ed that they have gone to one OF the
Virginia universities, although moth
ing definite is known as to their
whereabouts or their destination.
Ano5her attempt was made few
nights ago to effect the escape of
tAe prisoners confined in Grccnvillc
jail. One George Magill TRANSMITS
ted small saw to his brother, who
is imprisoned for arson. The jail~
or m lie the discovery, and not
only prevented the exit, but effected
the arrest Of George Magill, who
INV also peeps through the bars
..itin.; ;ri.l.
I,t. - win on1 N,lx;, \X,;l;;,,,c
colnrc>, were brought to Green.
vale jill lass week, charged with
breaking in:o tEe house Of MIR.
Charles s;tlange, near Chick Spring.
and almost stripping the house Of
it's entiro contents. The thieves
avoided arrest until the time stated,
when they were taken in and most
of the sto!>> goods recovered.
There are SAL ID be several other
imp'cs ted il, the c,.'ne.
AIRS. " J. Ga:ritt, who ia prcai
dent Of an association comprising
ei HE n hundred colored women,
with ticir families, formed in New
Orleans to aid in the Ibe,'ian exc
DIS movement, has arrived in
CsHrleston. Inst week she ad-
dressed large ana well, pleased
audience Of colored people, nnl On
'TAu,elay night Ncxt she Will de-
liver Nnothe: add ess. Sne hroumnt
With her u considerable amount Il
fl 1rds as contribution to tic Ii
b>rian Joint Stock Steamship Coln~