The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-26
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SOUTH C-fROLINIf NEWS.

uSt church at Rock Hill has been laid.
Tho fare from Columbia to New
YORK via Charleston has been reduced
to,twcntY-eight dollars.
There is q negro woman in Cam.
dcn WHO claims to be one hundred and
seven years old.
--EX-Congressman Robert Smalls
has been appointed a special inspector
OF customs for the district of Beaufort.
Tho rice crops in Georgetown
county arc unusually promising and
a very heavy yield is expected by the
planters. -
Tho wheat crop of Laurens county
Is estimated at twcnty-four thousand
bushels, and the oat crop at twelve
thousand bushels.
The Democrats of York county on
tuesday nominated j. A. Deal, ESQ.
TOR tho llousc Of Representatives, to
I'LL the vacancy accustomed by the re-
signation Of G. M. Green, Esq.
"A military company recently Or
ganized at Gaffney City, with +. w.
Macarthur as captaiu, has been named
the "Simpson Guards" in honor of
His Exccllency Gov. W.D. Simpson.
Tho synod Of the Associate Re-
formed Church, of the South, will
meet at Union church, Chester coun-
ty, on Thursday, tho 25th of Scptom-
Der. The synod embraces ten pres
bytcrios.
--Wm. G. Black, Esq, aged seven
ty-tour years, died last Sunday morn
ing ut his residence at Blacks Station,
York county. IIo was a prominent
and useful citizen, and was several
times member of the Legislature.
1t is understood that the South
Carolina Railroad proposes changing
its limo so rs to effect q saving Of
twcnty-ninc miles on the two main
connections from Charleston and Co.
lumbia and Augusta.
In Charleston on last Thursday
morning Mrs. Harriet L. Rose, q re-
spectacle lady Of tiity-thrce years of
age, living with her husband at 2G9
Meeting street, was found dead in her
room, having committed suicide by
hanging hcrsclfto the bcd-post.
"A fire broke out at FishCam, about
fifteen miles below Union on the Spar
tanburg, Union and Chester Railroad
on "Wednesday night about tcn O'Clock,
and ,buruGd two stores. Tho depot
caught fire but the people succeeded
in putting it out. There was no i'll
surancc, as far as can be learned. u.
On last Thursday morning, Just
before ttay-break, tho residence of MIR.
l.. Ii. Pcebles, about twelve miles from
Camden, on tho Shrock's Mill road.
was completely destroyed by fire,
together with all the contents, includ-
ing fifty dollars In money. The ori-
gin Of the fire is not known.
On Thursday evening about sum
set lady, wife Of Mr.. Nathan Cridcr.
residing about four miles from Mid
way, was struck by lightning whilst
standing in the door Of her DWELLING
and instantly expired. Tho rain storm
was not severe, and the lightning did
no other damage but tear q few Shin
giles oil the house.
While an Abbevillc county minis
ter, Rev. Mr.. Pratt, was preaching at
q country church last Sunday, his
horse, hitched toa rack in the yard,
was stol en. The Press and B6nner
says nc tracked tho horse the next morn
ing and pressed tho thicfso closely that
the latter fed and left tho horse to fall
into the hands OF it's owner.
Tho Camden ,sJ0uyRd1 SAYS TINT,
Col. L. j. Miller, Of georgetown, was
in that town last Wcok, feeling the SEN
timcnts Of the people concerning the
suDscriptlons to q project to open
canal from Santce River to Winyah
Bay, distance Of eight miles, thereby
giving. direct watcr communication
from this river to Georgetown. The
project was not favorably received.
On Monday before last an altcrca-
ton occurred in tho street, near tho
courthouse, in Yorkville, between two
young men from tho country-Wil-
liam Turner and William Bryant
which Bryant fired his pistol at Tur-
nor, after, as he alleges, Turner had
struck him several blows with rock.
No injury was inflicted by the pistol.
The parties had hearing before the
mayor and were fined five dollars each.
james Morgan alias Horace Ha-
ycn, the young man who attempted to
rob the First National Bank Of Charles
ton in March last, and who was recent
ly transferred from his cell in the iail
to a room in the City Hospital. in con-
sequence Of i'll health, effected his cs-
capc by means ola ropo ladder from
his window, at an early hour on Thurs
dav morning, and up TO this time has
succeeded III Guiding tho officers of the
of the law. a.
On "Wednesday morning last, just
about daylight, negro man entered
the bedroom ofa lady residing in
Grccnhill street, Charleston, and adj
ministcrcd chloroform to her and her
little son, who occupied the same room.
Fortunately tho chlorotorm did not
take full effect upon the lady, and she
awokc to find the villain with his hands
upon her. Sho jumped out ofbcd and soiz
cd her husbands pistol, which, unfor-
proved to be unloadcd. The
negro in tho meantime ran under the
bed, while the lady snapped tho pistol
twice at him. Finding that the wca-
pon was unloaded tho negro left lis
hiding place and made his escape
through tho front window by which hc
made his entrance. Tho negro was
suspected to bo q lamplighter who fire.
qucnts tho ncighborhood, and he was
arrested.
An inquest was recently held over
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