The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-27
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SOUTH CAROLINA TEJVS.

Up to last Wednesday about $3,-
600 Of the May instalmcnt Of taxes had
been collected in Chester county.
$. T.. Gaillard, tho colored ex-scna-
tor from Charlcst m, who went to Lii
weeks ago.
Hon. John G. Sheppard, Speaker
ofthc House of Representatives, wa S
married on Thursday to Miss Helen,
daughter of Judge W. II. Wallace, of
Union.
There was no meeting of stock
holders Of the Chester and Lcnoir
Railroad Company, atNcwton, on the
10Th instant, majority of the stock
not having been represented.
The Rev. John G.. Law, having
been called to the pastoratc Of the Dar-
lihgton Presbyterian Church, has ell
tered upon his labors in that congrcga-
ton with view to becoming its pas
or.
--Barnwcll county will harvest more
small grain this year than she has ever
done before. This speaks well for her
planters, and it is to be hoped that
;hcy will increase the yield two fold
next year.
Tho temperance workers in Ander-
SON county arc making strenuous cf-
forts to revive all the dormant divis-
ions within lis limits, as well as to cs-
:hDllsh new ones in every section
where there is none.
Since the first Of January last
there have been received ut the rail
rnad dcpots Of Chester 1858 tons Of
G iano and acids. The receipts lat
year were something more than 1900
tons, showing an increase in favor Of
this year of 400 tons.
Joshua Y. Jones, formerly sheriff
of Abbcville county, whose unaccount-
lbIc Disappearance more than year
ago was the subject of such widespread
comment and has ever since remained
:. mystery, has at last been heard from.
lie is herding cattle Oh the wild wes-
tern frontier, and, exposed to Mexican
raid and Indian foray, is making up
enough money to return home in the
fall and make good the losses of his
creditors and bondsmen.
The Abbcvillc Press and Banner.
says: "Grcen Callahan, q respectable
colorcd man of the Bordeaux section,
was in town, last Saturday, paying
taxes. He was tho first to pay last
year. He is now tho sole owner of
$40 acres of land, which is assessed at
$500, which was bought and paid
for since the war. He has done this
and supported large family. Let us
hear no more of the unprofitableness of
farming in Abheville county"
Mad dogs arc getting numerous in
Pickens county. Not long since one
bit little son Of Mr.. Noah Saxon
while playing in the yard. On Sunday
last the town II was terribly excited by
the appearance of one OH the streets.
The dog passed down Main street,
pursued by large crowd of men and
boys, with guns, pistols, clubs and
rocks. Mr.. j. G.. Griffin, who was
mounted, pursued and overlook the
dog. and soon dispatched him with
pistol.
On Friday afternoon, Mr.. III.
BerSmann, ,ofCharlcston, went into his
room, in rear Of his clothing and dry
60 DDS store, and lay down as he had
b.cn in the habit of doing. The attel.-
ton Of some member of his family be-
ing attracted to him, he was found to
be inscnsiblc. Physicians were i'm
mcdiately sent for, but one arrived
only in time to sec the patient die. A
paper which had contained morphine,
found hear him, told the story of his
sudden death. There is no explana-
ton obtainable of the act, the deceased
having, so far as is known, given no
one any reason to antiCipate it.