The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-15
SOUTH C.fROLINh NEWS.


---Ovcr forty car loads of fertilizers
arrived at the Camden depot week be-
fore last.
The WILLIAMSON Female College
has opened with ninety-eIxht pupils.
hfty.six Of whom are boarding In the
college.
--Smalls, who contests the seat OF
the Hon. G. D. Tillman, and Taft, his
attorney, are in Edgcfield for the pur-
pose OF taking testimony.
There are four counties in this
state IN which no licenses are issued
tor the sale of whiskey, viz: Pickens.
Laurens, Marlborough and Horny.
The German citizens Of Charles
ton are taking steps for the organiza-
tion of cotton factory in that CITY.
a large, part Of tho stock has already
been taken.
AT recent meeting Of the exccu-
tive committee in Columbia it was
agreed 10 hold tho summer meeting of
tho State Agricultural Society ut
oreenville, on tho 9Th Of August.
Mr.. John Robinson, of West Wa
tcrce, killed hog last week that net
ted him six hundred and forty pounds
Of pork. The animal was only eieh-
teen months old.
The Chief Justice has ordered the
stay OF the execution of the sentence
III the case OF the negroes convicted of
burning the Grecnville Academy of
Music, until the further orders Of the
Supreme Court.
The merchants of Marion have had
considerable trouble with their guano,
special commissioner Of the agricul-
tural department having seized about
1our hundred tons for Noncompliance
with the laws of the State.
The Rev. j. 1. Bonner, ID. D.,
editor of the associate reformed
Presbyterian. was recently married to
Miss y. Lila Morse, Of Lausinoburp,
New York. for many Years a teacher
in the female college at Due West.
Mr.. George r. Frazer, of Walter
ooro, received al order from Supcrin-
tendent Wallimg. early last fall. for
tive hundred partridgcs. to be placed
in Central Park, New York CITY, and
he has succeeded in obtaining a large
number of them.
Tho Rev. J. B. Mack. D. D., has
resigned tho pastoratc Of the Prcsbvte-
rian Church IN Columbia, in order that
he might enter upon his duties as
financial agent Of the Columbia Theo-
logical Seminary, to which important
office he has been recently appointed.
Mr.. D. Fl. TompkinS, living four
miles from Ninetv-Six, in the Fellow
ship neighborhood Of E6gefiel6. hsf
his valuable house totally DESTROYED
by fire recently. The house was an
elegant one. and cost probably S6.OtN
to build it. 1t was insured for only
81 500.
Judge Mackev recently informed a
reporter for the Columbia REGISTER.
that at the last sitting of tho Judge i'm
M'rloorough county. the General SeS-
sions calendar WAS cleared in ten min
utcs, while in ali adjoining county.
where liquor is sold, the criminal hu ST.
ness occupied the Court fifteen days.
- The Rev. y. NJ. Shipp. p. D.. for
merly President Of Wofford College.
now Professor in Vanderbilt Univers;-
ty, has recently completed the "Histo-
~ of Methodism in South Caroiina," :"
1t was written by request of the South
Carolina Conference, and will shortly
be published.
The Commissioner Of Agriculture
VIII now receive applications for white
servants and laborcrS at his Office in
Columbia. Every applicant should
state the kind of workmen wanted
whether for the house, field or work
shop. The Commissioner thinks that
any application for white servants can
be filled in from sixty to ninety davs.
In White Hall Township, Able
vile county, the negroes have An or
ganlZation known as the "Laborers'
Protective Cnion." The tull-g,own
members propose to demand one hun
dred dollars and rations for the wears
services, and for "half-grown" BOYS.
five dollars month. They propose
to regulate, by force, those who at
tempt to dircgurd this rule.
MIR. G.. F. Swine, special agent Of
the Census Department, was in Cam
den last week to look after the water
power in kcrShaw county not return
eel by the census enumcrators. He
visited and inspected the canal in
West Waterec, cut by the State good
many years ago in order to admit Of
boats passing the rapids in the river.
The Lancaster Ledgeris in formed
by gentleman living in Flat Creek
Township that a large fine horse was
found dead in the eastern section of
his township about six weeks ago.
The horse had bride upon him. He
was in a bog and appeared TO have
been killed. The circumstance bears
marks of suspicion. as no one in that
section knows anything of the horse.
ON Monday before last James
Colcman, aged sixteen, and joseph
Sanders, about the same age, went on,
to hunt rabbits. near Camden. James
had double-barrellcd gun. and used
gravel rs shot. He fired at one rab-
bit, and while reIoading the other
barrel was discharged, the load of
gravel striking him near the throat
and coming out of the back part of his
head. causing death in few minutes.
Both bows are colored.
Mrs. Eugcnia Li,tleiohn, wife of
Mr. Charles Liitlciohn, merchant at
Pacolet Depot, fell from her chair
while at breakfast on Sunday and died
suddenly without speaking, She had
given birth 10 child about five week =
auD and had NOT become vow. s,rc,,,