The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-12
SOUTH oAROLISA NE Ws,

-tized atAhaw's Crook, Edgefield ooun-
ty, on Sunday before last.
"A young colorcd woman was
drowned near Toms Island, near
Beaufort, on Wednesday last. !
About one mile oftrack has beon
laid on the Chcraw and Chester Rail-
road, beyond Fishing Creek, and the
work is going on steadily.
On last salcs-day about one hum
drcd soldiers of Lexington County met
ut the courthouse, and organized
themselves intoa permanent Surviv-
ors' Association.
Within the past five years Cam
den has given five young men to the
ministry-Rcv. Mcssrs. John Ker-
shaw, j. G. Bisscll, Us. Hay, A. Is.
Lee and Julius Mathis.
The Lexington DisDutch learns
that white girl eighteen years old
clopcd last week from the Sandy Run
section with u negro and married him
III Columbia where thcy now are.
Since the recent showers of rain
the crop prospects in Lexington coun-
ty arc more promising. There has
been an astonishing Improvement In
the crops throughout the county.
Mr.. Spires, living on Congaree
Creek, Lexington county, killed on
last Thursday rattlesnake eight feet
long and five inches in diameter, with
twcnty-scvcn rattlCs and button. 1t
bit his dog which died in five minutes.
The cotton crop around Green
wood is seriously threatened with rust,
some fields being already blightcd and
the prospects OF anything like fair
yield destroyed. The forms arc also
rapidly shedding from tho stalk.
Tho regular Republican ticket was
elected in Beaufort on Monday before
last. lntendant, Alfred Williams.
Wardcns--J. =. Boyce, II. M. Rut-
ledge, r. w. Schepcr, J. W. Collins,
j. Robinson, Hamilton Robinson.
Cotton is opening finoly on St.
Helena Island and some has already
been picked. Rico will be marketed
from Beaufort within four weeks.
Catcrpillars are on 81. Helena Island,
but no damage has been observed as
yet. The late rains have revived the
crops somewhat.
DR.. christopher G. Bcchtler, who
had bccn living ut Gaflhey City for
ocfClul lHoiItlS, WNS uIECSlCQ luSC
Thursday, few miles from Spartan
burg, on II Charge of counterfciting
United States coin, and was committed
for trial at the next term Of the United
States Court at Grccnville.
--Erskino College has received
splendid gift of nine boxes Of books
from Col. D. Wyatt Aiken for the COL
lcgc library. The books will MAKE q
very fine addition to tnc library, which
has not received any gifts of this sort
for many years and has not kept up
very we'll with the new publications
in any line Of literature.
The Yorkvillc knights of Honor
have unanimously decided to respond
to the call of the Supreme Dictator for
an assessment Of fifty cents upon each
member of tho Order to create q fund
for relief Of members Of the Order IN
Memphis, and to remove helpless fami-
lies of members from tho plaguc-strick-
ell city.
On Inst Tuesday night j. j. Buch-
hcit and N. Philips arrested at Flor
cncc al escaped convict by the name of
VIM. Richardson. He escaped from
Lnurcns county, onthe 18th of July,
where he had been employed by J. G..
Hunter. Hc was sent from Marion
county for burglary and larceny for
QXs Tsars, ahGs rSsryed M eighteen emu Jm9anatkft
years yet to serve. Detective Buch-
hcit has taken him to the penitentiary.
In June last Mr.. r. &. Whitesides,
of York county, had yearling which
was bitten by mad dog. On the
same day the same dog also bit cow
and a goat belonging to Mr.. Brown,
and later in the day bit gentleman in
the samc neighborhood, making q
slight incision in the fore arm. The
ycarling Of Mr.. Whitcsidcs showed
symptoms of hydrophobia in month
after it was bitten, and lived only four
days after the symptoms first appeared.
Mr.. Browns animals also died of hv-
drophobia on the fourth day after it
appeared. The gentleman who was
bitten was protected, to some extent,
by his clothing, though Immediately
after being bitten ho resorted to the
best known remedies 1t is hoped he
will escape the dreadful malady.
About thirty dogs in that neighborhood,
supposed to have been bitten by the
one i'll question, have been killed.
GOVERNMENT CLERKS SwINDLED.-