The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-04-24

AhE SRNHhA SCii>o- NONFENItON.-
The meeting held in. tho Methodist
church on Saturday last, for the pur-
pose of organizing County Sunday
School Convention, was largely at
tended by both clcrgymon and laymen.
A committee, consisting of the Rev.
E..G. Price. the Rev. G. &. Bradford,
the Rev. d. g.. Jordan, the Rev. John
IT. Chalmers and Mr.. j. e. Mcdonald,
was appointed to frame "a constitution
for the organization. Tho repGFt of
this committee, together with full
synopsis of tho proceedings OIL Satur-
day, will appear Fit dir ncxt issue.
CoTTo!N SIATEMENT.--The following
is the comparative cotton statement for
tho week. .eliding April 20, 1858:
Net receipts at all United States ports
during the week Se,s7s; to. haino time
last year ,2aIQ79; tdtal receipts to this
date 5,535, ,646; to same date last year
4,35S,675. Exports for the week 91,-
371; same week, last, year 81 III; total
exports to this date 1861, 1886; to same
date last year 2,9O8,86l, Stock at all
United States ports 749, ,25O; same time
last year S7b, 1882; stock at all interior
toWns 90,4l7; same time last year 90,-
9s62i;" ftock Mt Liverpool 1 .o11 900;
sa'Ke tiiiS last year 007, 900; stock
Of American afloat for Great Britain
122,oco; Same TING last year $4,000.
IL, T7...I,,s <-!-s-z7--tt-7n III.
THE CoNFEDEnATE RoLLs.-Adju-
tant General Manigpult is sending cir
chlars to tic siirviving gciiefal officers
of South Carolina in the Confederate
army, requesting .l,en' 70 tttrnish him
a statement of their field and staff
officers during the war, for use in maxi
ing up the Confederate roster. These
circulars are addressed also to the rela-
tives or representatives of general
Officers who died during or since the
war. There were in the Confederate
service from South Carolina four
maior-gcnerals, three lieutenant-gen-
erals and twenty-four brigadier-gcn-
erals, besides two niajor-generals and
seven brigadicr-gcnerals natives OF
South Carolina, but residents of other
States at the time Or their appointment
and appointed from them.
a CKED1TABLE DEBArE.~-The junior
editor, by invitation, was present anil
presided at very Interesting and in,
structivo debate in the Young Mems
Debating Society on last Friday eve
hing, tho Goth inst. The subject fo,
discussion Wis, "Did tii5 souther,
States have a right to seccdc" Tht
Hebaters on the affirmative wcrt
Messrs. J. J: Gciig, Z. e. Brice, G. Fl
Jordan and w. 9. Bricc ON tho mega
tive, Messrs. A. s. Gaillard, IL. j.
Elliott, Jr., S. A. Miller and r. II
McMaster. The speakers were al
thofoNgli1y prepared and spoke will
, force ahd ability, highly creditable tt
themselves and to the society of whicl
they afe enthusiastic members. Th
society. has 4 membership of abou
twenty y-fvc, ali Of whom fake grea
interest In the pfosperity of the organ
ization: we Wish them much success
in the laudab1e enteipitse.
sufkEME CoURr DEois1oNs.-Th
State siipremo Cotiit hass rtecentiy ron
tcrcd decisions in the following case
takcn dp from the Court of Cotiimol
Pleas for this county! :,
w. r. Doty s. Co., Plaintiffs, re
spoidents;. IS. Mary A.. Duvall; De
fendant, Appellant: Judgment of TIL
Circuit Court affirmed. Col. Jas: II
lsion for appellant; Messi's: Douglas
& McCants for RESPONDENTS.
Thomas X. Elliott, fseceiver, Plail
tiff, Appellant, as: JOHN G. Mackore
ct als., Defendants, Respondents
Judgment of the Circtiit Court rt
yersed, and case retnanded. Mossr
Douglass 81 McCants for abpellan
Mr.. A. M. Mackcy for RESI- Rondents.
Robert T.. Patterson ct af1:, as Exec,
tors, Plaintiffs, Respondents, IS. jamie
Pagan, Defendant, Appellant. Jude
mcnt Of tho Circuit Court reversed
Mcssrs. Gaillard Sc Reynolds for appe
liant, Messrs. Patterson, CASTOR |
Gage for respondents: