The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-10
SehCVz4 CAROLINA NEWJ.

=! .-AbbcwiHe Is trying to revive Aar
: rife chIlh
Aiken clalnors for glass Of soda
water at five cents. @ E#&||
%, .mSor,aSngeburg has had a. Very cue
Sumter has received $1,000 from
the Peabody fund for her schools.
Mr.. John r. Mouzon, Of Forcston,
committed suicide OH tho Goth tilt.
York colazsty paSsa Sc, 800 in taxos
last month, about one-fifth Of the total
levy. ,,-.~.I N''''I
Tho Marion Merchant and Bsnna,-
es tkadSs that hell and debt are sx1,r
onymous terms. ''''''' '' ''' '''''' '7'' '' = .
The Citizens of Kings Mountain
have had meeting to inaugurate all
frtet-State Centennial celebration of
the battle of Kings Mountain. ..
). Mr.. Erwin Hutchison, Of Abbe-
vile, has three hundred and twenty
five dollars worth Of gold coin, which
was cast from gold taken from mines
In that county. ~
Prof. j. A. Leland, a man of 40
knowlcdgcd literary attainments, will
contribute, moro or less, to tho sSlito-.
rial columns Of the Sumter Watchn.aa.
| UullnS the summer.
| -Bud-worms arc damaging corn in
some sections of Chester county. The
wheat crop Is being harvested and
promises a fine yield. A good report
OF the oat crop comes from every sec
ton. -
Mr.. W. }. Rainey, n worthy and
respected citizen Of Blairsviile, York
county, committed suicide last Mon
day night by hanging himself in his
gin-house. He was sixty-flve years of
age, and had been suffering Intensely
from neuralgia. .,,.~...
Mr.. w. II. Westbrook of the Ross
vile section of Chester county, has one
hun dred and twenty acres of corn which
Is kncc-high, ono hundred and twenty
watermelon vines with creepers three
feet long. His cotton is "squaring, I"
and everything about him has thrifty
look.
"A very valuable deposit of gold has
been discovered OH Mr.. II. W. Had
don's plantation near Due West, Mt tho
cold spring, just beyond Groggy
Spring Church. The prospcctors say
that it is worry rich, but Mr.. Haddon
docs not intead to work it. He wants
to leave this much for his children.
"A very valuable deposit of gold
has been discovered on Mr.. II. w.
Haddon's plantation near Due West
at the cold spring just beyond Grog-
gy Spring chitfch. The prospectors
say that II is ycty fichj but Haddon
does not intend to work It. He wants
to leave this much for his children.
Joe Reynolds, tho negro arrested
some time ago for completely in the
famous Franklin murder, has mado a
confession duplicating several other
negroes. The Franklin murder, it will
be remembered, was tho one for which
Jett David was condemned to be hung,
and at one time had tho halter around
his neck, when respite from Cover:
nor Hampton reached the sheriff; and
tho old man was saved.
The M Marion Met'cAttftt and Farm
eT says: We ar6 Informed by Rail-
road Commission Hon. NJ. l.. Bonham
that through his interference Colonel
Pope, G. +. A., G. &c A. II. r., has
Withdrawn circular CA" pending a
construction of the act "to prevent
unjust discrimination" This circular
made different classification of freight
for certain points on the road, includ-
ing Marion, which greatly Increased
the rate Of freights as compared with
other points along tho route.
Tho Abbevillo Medium says: The
Joe Arnold case will como up for trial
this morning at 10 O'Clock. He Is
charged with the murder of tho Frank
Inns. Messrs. McGill and Perry, as
sisted by General MCGOWAN and Hon.
Armistcad Burt will defend Arnold.
jeff. David was sentenced to be hung
tor this: murder, McGarvey is now
under Indictment for 1t and here comes
Joe Arnold charged with tho same
crimo. jeff. David was properly con-
victed, as we understand, and there
should be all end to these prosecu-
tions.
The ceremonies incident to the
mnveiling ofthe bronze bust of viii
liam Gilmore Simms, executed by f.
q. A. Ward, Esq, Of New York for
tho Simms Memorial Association of
South Carolina, will take place in
Charleston on tho afternoon Of the 1lth
inst, the ninth anniversary of the
death of Mr.. Simms, under the Joint
auspices of the Simms Memorial AS.
sociation and the Carolina Art Asso-
citation. Professor N. Russol middle
ton, tho president Of the Carolina Art
Association, will call the assemblage
to order, and the ceremonies will be
opened with prayer by tho Rov. G. q.
Pinckncy, ID. Professor Middleton
Will then explain the object Of the
gathering, and will be followed by the
Hon. W. d. Porter, who will deliver
an Grafton appropriate to the occasion.
BODIES FoREMEsr crrrzsus
An Old Resident Impsrts Some Informs.