The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1881-01-26
SOUTH C4ROLINd NE us.

-lnc deputy sherilfs and cOnstnbIes
are selzlng q great many horses and
cattle to satify liens.
Large additions arc being made TO
the membership of Anderson Divi.
sion, Sons Of Temperance.
"A large black eagle measuring
seven feet from tip to tip of its wings.
was Killed i'll Chesterfield county last
week.
Tho Newbcrry Ncws cautions the
press ngainst making any contracts
with ,",Washburne Il Co., Of New
Simon Gilbert. colorcd. wos so
badly crushed by ihc cars on the port
Royal Railroad last week that Inc died
III few hours.
7,,Rev. j. G. Boyd has been added
e 10 thc faculty of the Prosperity High
nearly one hundred pupils
The Columbia and Grccnyille
lsallroad authorities have just put I'D
an automatic hot air pump ut 'Dcltoil
to supply the water tank at that place.
Last week clipper ship was
brought into Port Royal by ilotBuck-
Icy loaded with guano. She came up
to the dock at half tide drawing twcn-
ty-one feet.
The board Of directors of the
Savannah Valley Ruilrond met on last
Tuesday md determined to give out
contracts at once for the grading of
twenty miles Of the road beginning at
Anderson G.. II.
Tho municipal election in Chcraw
passed Off quietly. The followinp
ticket was elected: Intcndant. Can't.
Il. F. Malloy: wardcns, r. u. McIycr,
W. q. Vcrccn. j. II. Hayes, II. W.
Finlayson.
Tho election for all intcndant and
four wardcns, held at Port ROYAL on
Thursday, resulted in the election OF
captain Is. Burr as intcntlant, and
Mcssrs. j. ID. Mannctt, j. a. Torrent,
y. IL. McGrcgor and j. Ii. Milton as
wardcns.
"A reconciliation has been effected
between the members Of the First
African Baptist Church on St. Helena
Island. One hundred and tiflv-liyo
members were legally dismissed and
have constituted themselves a church
to be known rs the Scousvillc Baptist
Church.
The municipal election in Dcau-
fort, under the amended charter OF the
town, was held on last Monday, with
the following result: Inteniant, Al
fred Williams; wnrdcns, j. W. Col
Inns, Hamilton Robinson, Il. w.
Schcpcr., II. NJ. Ruilcdgc, j. N. Wal
lace and :. j. Bampfcld.
Oh last Saturday night. near Lewis
Turnout, in Chester county, the barn
W.
stroyctl by All inccndiary fire. Five
loads OF hay, 4 crop Of fodder and
other things were consumed. The
incendiary was tracked Il considerable
distance, but no arrest has vet been
made.
Some Of the newly appointed trial
justices in Clarendon county arc dis.
charging legal business before thcir
bonds have been given and approvcci.
The law requires the trial justices for
this county to enter into a bond Of
5000. the bond to he approved bv thc
Judge Of the circuit before ENTERING
upon the functions OF their Office.
AT the municipal election in Bel.
ton OH last Monday the "drv" ticket
was elected by about onc-thirtl major.
ity. Another impeachment ia thus
thrown in the way Of the luuor traf.
fic. There WAS considerable interest,
manifested 10y the citizens in the clcc-
ton, which is in keeping with the
general sentiment that is spreading
throughout the State.
The Anderson JOHynd1 saws. On
last Monday Mr.. II. RI. Burton. u
former citizen Of this State, left New.
berry, county and passed up the rail-
road IN the direction of Atlanta with
twcnty-iour negroes, his former sIaycs
and their families. who have gone
with him to settle in Arkadelrhia,
ARK. Mr.. Burton snvs that he and his
fathef left NcwbGrry in 1867 with
twcnty-siX Of their former slaves and
settled in Arkansas, since which ti,no
all Of those laDorcrs and servants hoya
procured homes of their own and are
prospcring. The last Of them left him
last year and lie came back to South
Carolina for other laborers.
CRIME IN ITS HIGHEST srAGE.
Two Villninous Negroes of South Carolina
and Their Crinle.Hanged by IL Mob--
Their Victim.
Miss bessie Wcrts, daughter of VIM.
Werts, living near Prosperity, in New
berry county, IN this State, was brl-
tally outraged and murdered on Mon.
day evening while going from her
brothers house to her home. Two
negroes named Spcarman and lrair
were arrested OH suspicion and lodged
in the guard-housc. They conf,sscIi
their guilt and on Tuesday niuht II
large body Of mcu took them ont t0
lynch them. Spcarman was shot to
death on the spot where tho crime was
committed. Fair made his escape, ,but
was rccaptured on "Wednesday and
hanged near Prosperity by q crowd of
white and blacks. The unfortunate
victim was twenty-five years old, and
was beautiful and on excellent you,,p
woman. The verdict of the ino,lest
was that she came to her death bv be.
ing chokcd and by other oufragcs COM
mittcd by Spcarman and Fair.
A CONGRESSMAN SooTftkD. "A new
member Of Congress had undertaken
to break the back bone of the gas mo.
nopolists. Hc worked like a Trojan
to accomplish his purpose, assuring.
the bnrdcncd citizens their riphts
should be asserted. One day, npon
returning home. he fuund q ,nav,,;f,