The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-29
SOUTH C1ROLIN1IN NEU'S.
Considerable sickness prevails
throughout DarnWell county.

Considerable sickness prevails
throughout Darnwell county.
Lexington is arranging fora tclc-
phone line from the town to the depot.
The corn crop in Darlington coun-
ty will undoubtedly be short, but cot
ton will do well lift gets seasons.
Two convicts escaped from the
barracks at Edgclicld few days since.
Their names are Reuben Gregg and
Henry Smith.
DR.. S. ID. NJ. Byrd has been nomi-
mated for the Senate from Williams
burg, to fill tho vacancy caused by the
death OF Colonel Maurice.
General lie Due, United States
Commissioner of Agriculture, has been
on visit to Spartanburg, being the
guest of Hon. Jno. III. EYins..
Miss Cynthia Younyblood, of
Aiken county, killed large rattle
snake on Siaw's Creek. on the 18th of
this month. The snake had twelve
rattlcs.
The election ofa member Of the
Legislature from Edgciicld, to fill the
vacancy caused by The death of Repre-
sentative Jones, will take place on
August 5th.
Representative G. NJ. Green, from
York, has rendered his resignation OF
his scat in the lower house TO the
Governor, and it has been forwarded
to Speaker Sheppard.
"A tornado about u mile i'm width
swept from west TO east through Will
liamsburg county recently. a gin
house, cotton press and II number of
negro cabins were destroyed by it.
"A negro named Mitts Wallace,
while riding u mule, was killed to-
gether with the mule, few days ago
by lightning, on the plantation of Mr..
y. {. Pcetc, in Union county.
The District Conference for Co.
lumbia District, M. T.. Church, South,
will be held ut Rock Hill, commencing
July 30 and continuing TO the end Of
week: Bishop W. NJ. Wishtman is to
preside.
On Saturday evening last Mr..
Samuel Brown, Of Grccnvillc county,
was thrown from his buggy against
the fence (thc mule running awav)
and so severely hurt that he died on
Sunday evening.
Tom Claybornc, q colorcd dcs-
pcrado, was shot at Cokesbury on
Thursday by MIr. w. ii. Gilkcrson.
lntcndant Of the town, and 50 badly
injured rs to ncccssitatc the anputa;ion
of one Of his legs.
--Thc Darlington Radicals have al
ready commenced, their meetings at
night, in anticipation of tho campaign
for 1880. No doubt they intend these
meetings to be very secret, but in
spite OF scntincls, ctc., their object is
| known.
The drought continues i'm LcxinG-
ton county. Several farmers have cut
down their corn. Grass and even for
est trees arc dying in certain localities.
In tho Sandy Run section crops arc still
fair, although somewhat affected by
the drought.
REV. J. L. Martin, Rev. r. N.
Pratt and Mr.. Jacob Miller have been
reelected trustees Of the Abbcvillc
School Association. The GradcI
School, conducted under the auspices
OF this association, has become self
supporting.
Leighton Finley, son ofthc laic w.
Pcronncau Finley, Of Aiken, has been
lieutenant in the army, subject to
passing al examination in the English
branches, excluding tactics. 1t is be-
licvcd that similar appointments will
be made from each State in the Union.
Mr.. Julian a. Sclby, so well
known us the former publisher Of the
Columbia MGniI, and one of the
oldest and most experienced news
paper men in the South, proposes to
publish, in Charleston, commencing
on the 18th of August, an afternoon
paper to be called The Evening -Bcu-
| con.
The drought in PicLcns was very
severe, and vegetation is nearly parch.
cd up. On the Suluda side orthc coun-
ty and along the base OF the mountains
good rains have fallen recently, and the
farmers in these sections arc in good
spirits; but where no rain has fallen
they arc quite dcspondcnt, and not 4
half crop is expected, even with good
seasons from now on.
Last Friday on the plantation OF
Mr.. John G. McAfce, in Chester coun-
ty, q colorcd woman named Lucinda
Franklin, while walking along the
public highway, was forciblv taken to
secluded place and an outrage COM
mittcd upon her person. She was
threatened and chokcd by her assail-
ant, who was negro, and a perfect
stranger in the vicinity. lie is sup
posed to be Il refugee burglar from
Fairfield, in which direction he fled.
lie is still at large.
David Newell (whitc) and Fred.
Gee (colorcD living about four miles
from Timmonsvillc, quarrclcd on Tues
day of last week, and high words en-
sued, when the former obtained a gun
and fired q load oflargc-s sized shot into
the hips of Gee. Gee then chased
Newell some distance, overlook him
and caught him by the neck, chokcd
him severely, then picked up o pine
Knot and 'tapped" him on the right
leg just above the knee, innicting u
painful wound. Both parties were
disabled.
.-ltcliable information has been re-
ccivcd ofa diaboIical outrage pcrpe-
tratcd Oh Sunday before last upon the
person of two year old child of Mr..
"A. Is. llumphrics, residing four miles
from Union. The pcrpctrator is a
negro boy sixteen years old. Tho