The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-10

says he followed the road leading
from the river, and WAS soon out OF
sight. Search has been instituted, both
Fin tho river and Oh land, but to 10
, purpose.
The foundation was laid in Spar
tanbtrg last week for tho largest and
! finest hotel in the State outside of
, Charleston. 1t is to be 225 feet front
, by 100 feet deep, to be three stories
high, with turrcts and towers, and to
contain 100 rooms, and nine store
rooms, all to DO finished off in first
class style Of the latest modern archi-
, lecture.
The Abbcvillc 1fcdium SAYS: !:
While preaching ut Duo West last
Sunday DR.. Plumcr Is said to have
turned to Il young lady who was idly
lingering the leaves of her book and
said, "shut up your book" If ary
ono clso had said such hing it would
have been called can objectionable &C.
centricity." AS 1t was, it can hardly
+! DO called good manners.
On last Thursday, IN difficulty at
tho mills of Capt. G. II. Millhousc, in
Barnwoll county, Jno. Bowling, col
, orCd, was struck on the head with u
rail by David Reed, also colorcd.
Dowling apparently received no scri-
Gus injury, rs he was able to bc up
ana about, but on Sunday he died..
Ills death was doubtless caused by
the blows he received ut Reeds hands.
On last Sunday morning, Isaac
and Lucy Carter, aged eight and ten
years, and Cooley Williams, aged
fourteen Years, all colorcd, were
downcd IN Mr.. Il. j. Cartcr's mill pond
near Baldoc, IN Barnwell county.
They had been sent to tho pond for
mint, and they entered II small boat,
pushed out into tho pond and com-
mcnccd gathering lilics. by somo
accident the boat was overturned and
they were drowned.
Ben Anderson, colorcd, was shot
on Monday night while III the act of
stealing corn out of tho barn of Mrs.
Lang Dinkins, in Sumter county.
Her son found out that large hole
had been bored under the barn, and
snSpccting that the thief would return,
watched for him. He shot him, giving
him severe wound in tho hand, also
filling both thighs and the lower part
OF his stomach with small shot. An
dcrson will recover.
The General Assembly, at tho last
session, having, by concurrent rcsolu-
tion, required the Attorney General to
Thoroughly investigate the charges
against the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad Company of viola
tio!s Of their ca ter III the matter of
freight charges anu other important
particulars, and also tho charges
against tho said company Of habitually
obstructing and continuing to obstruct
tree transportation of frcights from
their track TO the track Of the South
Carolina Railroad Company, the At
torncy-Gcncral requests all persons
having Information or evidence in
their possession pertaining to said
charges, to f.rniSh him with written
statements thereof ut once.
--Last Thursday about noon, jim
Nicely. a colorcd man living on the
plantation Of AIr. G. ii. Alexander. in
Chester county, unhitchcd his mule
from the plow, and mounted him to
ride home to dinner. The mule took
fright at some object in and dashed off,
prccipit"ling his rider to tho ground.
! Ills foot became cntanglcd in tho gear
ing, and he was dragged distance of
fully four hundred yards, when tho
mule overlook some hands, and was
stopped by them. On examination it
was found that the unfortunate mans
head was smashed into n pulp. His
clothes were torn off. and his shoulders
were dreadtully laccratcd. His wounds
were of such fatal nature he died the
next evening, without having spoken
from the time Of the accident.