The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEJyS.

The deputy sheritls and constab!es
are seizing q great many horses and
cattle to satify liens.
t. Large additions are being made to
the membership of Anderson Diyi.
sion, Sons or temperance. 81.
--A@large black eagle, measuring
seven feet from tip to tip of its wings.
was killed in Chesterfield county last
week.
The Newberry -Ne,vs cautions the
press against making any contracts
with "Washburne s. Co., Of, New
York" = ~. y
Simon Gilbert, colored, was so
badly crushed by the cars on tho Port
Royal Railroad last week that he died
in few hours.
-.Rcv. j. G. Boyd has been added
TO the faculty of the Prosperity High
School, which is now attended bv
nearly one hundred pupils.
The Columbia and Grccnyille
Railroad authorities have Just put uu
an automatic hot air pump ut Bolton
to supply the water tank at that place.
Last week II clipper ship was
brought into Port Royal by Pilot Buck
Icy loaded with guano. She came IN
TO the dock ut half tide drawing twon-
tv-onc feet.
The board Of directors of the
Savannah Valley Railroad met on last
tuesday and 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 Cherav
passed off quietly. The following
ticket was elected: Intendant, Can't
Il. e. Malloy: waWlens, n. p. McIycr,
". G. Vcrccn, J. 7. Hayes, II. w,
Fmlayson.
The election for nn intendant and
four wardens, held at Port Roval on
Thursday, resulted i'm tho election OF
Captain B. Burr as intendant, and
Mcssrs. j. d. Mannctt, J. a. Torrent.
j. E. McGregor and j. II. Milton as
wardens.
"A reconciliation has been effected
between the members of the First
African Baptist Church on St. Helena
Island. Ono hundred and tity-fiyc
members were legally dismissed and
have constituted themselves q church
to be known as the ScottsviIlc Baptist
Church.
The municipal election in Beau.
fort. under the amended charter OF the
town, was held on last Monday, with
the following result: IntenCunt, AL
ircd Williams; wardens, j. ". Col.
Inns, Hamilton Robinson, II, w.
Schcpcr, II. NJ. Rutledgc, J. N. Wal.
lace and 5. j. Bamptield.
On last Saturday night, near Lewis,
Turnout, in Chester county, the barn
Of DR.. George W. Jordan was do
stroycd by an inccntliarv fire. Five
loads of hay, q crop Of fodder and
other things were consumed. rho
inccndiarv was tracked considerable
distance, but no arrest has yet been
made.
Some Of the newly appointed trial
justices in Clarendon county arc dis
charging legal business before their
bonds have been given and approved
The law requires the trial justices for
this county TO enter into q bond OF
5000, the bond to be approved bv the
Judge of the circuit before entering
upon the functions Of their office.
AT the municipal election in Bel.
was elected by about onc-third major.
ity. Another impcdinent il thus
thrown in tho way Of the liquor traC
lie. There was considerable interest
manifested by the citizens in the cleo.
ti.n, which is in keeping with tho
general eminent that is spreading
throughout the State.
The Anderson Jou7mal SAYS: On
last Monday Mr.. r. II. Burton. &
former citizen Of this Stale, LETT New
berry county and passed up the rail
road in the direction Of Atlanta viii
twenty-iour negroes, his former slave:
and their families, who have gont
with him to settle in Arkadclphia
Ark. Mr.. Burton says that he and hi.
father left Ncwbcrry in 1867 will
twcnty-siX Of their former slaves nnt
settled in Arkansas, since which timt
all of those laborcrs and servants have
procured homes Of their own and arr
prospcring. The last Of them left hin
| last year and he came back to Soutl
Carolina for other laborers.