The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-24
SOGEN C.IRHIIN.I .TEUyS,
Sumter has enjoyed hail stones q


SOUEH C.INDLIN.I SENS.
Sumter has enjoyed hail stones as
big rs an cgH.
Aiken paid $l2,05;l May taxes
good for the baby county. - :!
The Teachers Convention Of Union
meets OH Inc 2Stll' instantto to take stops
for an Institute, t....
"A party from Ncwbcrry caught
with seine over four hundred pounds
Of catfish IN broad River one day last
week. .. ..u,.. ..... r.l
The Spartanburg Musical Associa-
tion rendered the Cnntatn Of "Estlirr,
the Beautiful Queen" very successful
ly in Union last week. ...... ...
-. Mrs. j. NJ. Gayle, of Camden, has
received from the Knights Of Honor
two thousand dollars. Insurance on the
life other late husband.
The BarliWcll People SAYS Associ-
ate Justice Mclvcr viii probably sue
coed Chief Justice Willard on tic Su-
prcmr Bench, and Governor Simpson
assume the judicial crminc rs successor
~ Mclvrr; in which event Hon. Thom-
rs Il. deter, now President pro. tenn. of
the Senate. will bccomc Governor. ...
The BooLh-Toncy cases in Edga-
iirld' have been again continued. OF
these cases there are three: The State
against the Booths for thc killing Of
Brookcr Toncy, and The State against
Mark Tonty and other parties, in two
indictments. forthc killing Of Thomas
and james Booth. The first OF these
were continued on motion Of the tie
>F Il
Sampson BoOIl, who is iii bed with fc-
Vcr. The other two were then contin-
uch by the prosecution, as about two
hundred witnesses will be summoned,
and the court prefers to wait until the
crop is laid by. n. -alanrt ,u.
On Tuesday Of last week. Mr. w.
l.. Palmer, Of Union, died from the
effects Of sunstrokc. When the funcr-
al procession of Mr.. Palmer was about
to start from tlic house his mothcr-in-
law. Mrs. Kelly, an cstimab1c lady,
aged about g years, who 4 few mo-
mcnts before appeared in usual good
health and hatlboon active in assisting
the inmilv, suddenly dropped dead
while. talking to Il member of the t,mi-
~. Thus, while the body Of Mr.. Pal
mcr was on its way to the graveyard
his nlothGr-in-laW, who was appear
emily in gooh health when he died, was
lying corpse in the house, awaiting
tho same sad ritcs. .. ..| 1Htl. r.7
On Friday Of last week two con-
victs. Il, work on the Barnwell Rail-
road, made their escape by kuorking
the guard in the face. aud head. 1t
seems that While the guard, who is
nothing more than boy, was taking
the convicts from their camp at the
hour above stated, they some how
managed TO get his pistol from him by
wrcnching it from his hands. Then
one struck him in the face and on the
head with his fist, while thc other held
him. They were too much for Young
America, being two Of the largest men
in the gang. Pursuit was Instantly
made. but they are still at large. One
was under sentence for two and the
other for nine wears. This makes
tgc tasf s9myS6 }iS i Wao hSHH onf 1hy hG
road. .
-Dr. ID. Durham, who formerly
lived in Fairfield, refused last year to
pay his poll-;aX in Aiken and was SCH
fenced by trial justice to five dollars
fine and costs, or one days imprison-
mcnt. lie appealed to the Circuit
Court and made an elaborate argu-
mcnt, contcnding that the law was bor-
rowcd from the barbarians who insti-
tutcd ii many Years before the birth of
Christ. Judge KcrSlaw reviewed the
argument and the law rs applicable
thereto, and wondered his decision sus-
tanning the findings Of the court below,
aud rcmanding the prisoner, to Justice
Crosland to eniorcc tho sentence. DR..
Durham delivered himself TO the shcr-
iffon Thursday morning at an carly
hour and was confined in Jail until
Friday morning, when he was dis
charged and soon left for his homc.
DR.. ID. says the law is uncOnstitution-
al, and that he is opposed to it from
principle. .las... -.... .rt. '