The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEH'S.


SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Tho profits of cotton f,otories in
South Carolina range from Is to 255
per cont. per annunl.
The subscriptions to tho oanitol
stock OF tho Columbia and Lexfnrtol,
900.
Efforts are being made to build A
cotton factory ut Fort Mill. Seventy
hVc thousand dollars have been sub
scribed.
Judge Samuel w. Melton has been
appointed District Attorney and Mr..
Absnlom Blythe United States Mar
shal OF South Carolina.
w. H. Sanders, who v as tho Sec
ond of Col. Cash, in the. CASH Shannon
duel, died ut his home in Sumter coun-
ty. on Tuesday of last week.
DR.. A. W. Thompson, ono Of tho
leading physicians Of Union G.. H.,
died Mt that place on Friday last, after
al illness Of only few days.
AT tho term ofcourt now in ses-
sion at COLUMBIA. twenty.three cascs
against Cardoza. Moses, Chamberlain,
and other cX-officials for conspiracy.
bribery, and 80 forth, were not -prossed.
Col. Thos. w. Higginson, of Mas
sacllusetts, has been chosen orator
from the New England States for the
Cowpcns centennial at Spartanburg on
the 18th ofMay.
lilo Charleston Manufacturing
Company has been organized. Three
tourtbs OF the stock is held III Charles
ton, while tho remainder was sub
stribed in Baltimore and Boston.
The annual address at tho COM
menccmcnt Of Reidsvillc High School
In Spartanbnrg county, will be deliv-
cred BY Col. W. B. Wilson, Of York
vile, OH the 14th Of June next.
| The grand jury Of York earnestly
recommend TINT the General Assembly
OF South Carolina enact law prohib.
iting the manufacture or sale, within
the State, Of intoxicating liquors.
The town council Of Walhalla has
passed an ordinance requiring persons
found in the streets of the town, be-
tween the honrs Of 10 p. III. aud S a.
ln., to give All account Of themselves.
Petitions to the Legislature to
pass law totally prohibiting the man.
utacture and sale Of ardent spirits in
this State, are being circulated among
The citizens of Chester and Marlbo-
rough counties.
The total shipments of ruano over
the South Carolina Railroad, up to tho
3lst Of March, aggregated 61 ,598 tons.
Last year, up to the same dnte, the
shipments aggregated 50,9O6 toms
all increase Of 10, 0,692 tons.
| -Tnnoo M,,or, ooJo..1
don county, was tried and convicted
last week for breach Of an apricui-
tural contract, and fined 300, or thir-
ty days imprisonment. Flo had enter.
ell into written agreement for the
year.
Tho survivors ofthe "Lost Cause"
IN Anderson county, who were men,
bers ofGcn. Micah Jenkins brigade,
taking steps to secure contributions for
the erection Ola monument to his
memory in Magnolia Cemetery Char
lesion.
The Commissioner of Agriculture
has received large number OF appli-
cations for Immigrants from all parts
OF the State, and during the last few
weeks he has secured several hundred
laborers, all Of whom readily found
emptfoyment; n,aDt Colonel Bntlcr has IN
Steam has been applied to the
macninery of the Rock Hill factory,
and the process Of gIinding the cards
is now going on. The spinning frames
are being put in proper position, and
III month or so yarn will be spun.
Certificates Of stock have been issued
to the stockholders. Ten thousand
dollars OF stock wAs taken in Charles.
ton.
ALI the railroads III the State will
give special rates to delegates to the
ounday-School Convention, which is
to DC held IN Columbia Ell the 18th IN.
stant. Tickets for the round trim will
De six cents per mile, except on the
Spartanburg aud Union Railroad.
which Will issue them for ono fare
They must DO purchased at tho start.
ing point.
The Spartanburg and Asheyille
1M1allfoad was sold at Spartanburg on
Monday last, under decree of the U.
.. Court ,.and was purchased by the
Dondholders for one hundred an eleven
thousand dollars. The new company
was organized, payment anticipated.
decd executed and possession given.
Il. 7. McAden, Of Charlotte, becomes
president; W. II. Inman Of New York
Vlce-fresident; and Jas. Anderson'
OF Spartanburg, Superintendent. Ar.
rangements were made for an imme.
vile. " ''0