The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-22
SOUTH CIIROLYN.1 NE US.

There are ffty-ono prisoners in
Darlington Jail.
A Texas correspondent Of tho
Abbcvillo Metli,Hm advises South
Carolinians to remain at home.
Trial Justice Finlay, of Spartan
burg, died last week from injuries
received by being tluown from lis
horse.
Two church parsonagos were sold
in Abbeyillo for non-paymcnt of
taxes.
Capt. J. M. Davis, worthy and
highly esteemed citizen of Cams
den, died last week. Flo wss the
second son of the late Bishop Davis
The Ne,os is tho namo Of now
weekly newspaper published at New
berry. Tho publishers havo our
best wishes for thcir complete sue
cess.
The building for Nowberry Col,
lcge is nearly completed. Tho
treasurer hat already paid out up
wards Of ten thousand dollars, and
there are unpaid subscriptions
amounting to more than five thous-
ana dollars.
Up to the 9th Of October, Gov
crnor Hampton had granted only
thrty~two pardons. Tho governor
has made tia rule to grant no par
don except on tho recommendation
OF tho circuit Judge before whom
the criminal had been tried.
The new city administration in
Charleston propose TO levy tax of
twenty mills on the dollar. The
Nr""s "'d courier thinks this rath-
cr too much, while tho .To,uuul of
Commerce, the "orgaro of the admin-
istration," thinks the new council is
doing Gnoly.
The clerk Of court and the coroner
of Darlington county having failed
to strengthen their official bonds,
their Offices havo been declared
vacant, and will bo filled at once
by appointment in the case of the
coroner, and by an election in the
case Of the clerk
At the recent municipal election
IN the town OF Chester the following
officers were elected to servo for the
ensuing year Intendant--J. Il.
Agurs Warpens-T. N. Young
blood, j: J. Hemphill, Jool Simril
and j. l.. Yonguc. This is tho old
Council, with tho exception of J. T.
Yongue, who was elected in he
place of I. l.. Clubhouse. Consid-
orablc interest was manifested in the
election.
Three colorel children were
burned to death, one day last
week, near Little River, in George
town county. The mother of the
children left them in the house,
and went to q a neighbours to grind
some corn. When sho returned
she found tho house in
ashes, and the charred re-
mains of The unfortunate children
in the ruins. One of the children
WAS an infant, and the others three
and five years Of ago respectively.
The Yorkville Female Institute
has been converted into q graded
school underline supervision and con-
troll Of the board Of school trustees.
There are three teachers regularly |
cmployed-one malo and two fe.
ma!cs-togothor with an instructor
in music. The funds needed for the
support of of the school are de-
rived from the common school fund.
with private contri.
buttons. There arc now seventy
pupils III attendance.
The municipal election in York
vile resulted in the. almost unani>
nous re-eloction Of the old officials,
as follows: For Intendant-Col. |
". II. McCorkle for Wardens-
John r. Schorb. Joseph Hcrndor,
Robert Wright and Edward Wheel
er. Applying Judge Maclsey's test,
says the EnQuirer, that ability is
measured by the success of an indi-
vidual, tho above members consti-
tute not only an able municipal
board, but arc also desorvedly popu-
being the fifth year for
which thoy have boon elected to
serve