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STATE NEWS. The State penitentiary has been directed to pay $10000 into the treasary on the 16th of January. The Chester Reporter states that Rev. E. P. Hatson. of. the South Carlina Conference, was recently robbed of $200. The Southern Christian Advoate has been moved to Columbia and will hereafter be published by the State Printing Company. The Legislature will 'elect a Superintendent of the State Penitenon the 17th instant. There are trary number of candidates for the posicion. - Last Sunday night the store of Hagood & Co. at Eisley, was entered Wm. by a burglar, who proved to be Groves, a negro, who was soon arrestand committed to jail. The bank of Marion, S. C., has wound up. It is solvent, with a considerable amount of undivided profits on hand. The tockholders have concluded to go out of business. Chesterfield Court House is prob- State the only county seat in the in that ably has not a single lawyer living only it. Hon E J Kennedy was the one and he died on Christmas day. Adjutant General Floyd announ- of Cothat John D. Frost, Jr., ces lumbia, will be appointed assistant was Adjutant General. Mr. Frost Caroadjutant and major of the 1st lina. The contract has been let for the the erection of a new Alumni Hall on at Campus of Furman University begin a of $15,000. Work is to and cost March 1st. It will be a large commodious two-story building. - The Supreme Court in the com- Lee case has decided that the duties missioners county of election had their Assemand so did the General duties defined and it was not one of the declare an of bly. the General Assembly to election. Governor Ellerbe has received Sum- from the clerk of court of is letters saying that smallpox ter prevalent county in the Maysville and The Lynch- dissections of the county. farm ease burg is confined to the negro hands so far. John L. Westmoreland, one and of oldest, most widely citizens known of the respected Greenville most highly county, died Friday If he night had home near Locust. have at his lived until February 1st he would been 91 years O. old. Barber, the father at his of Attorney Capt. Richburg General Barber, on the died morning of of home December at 24th, in the 69th paralytic year from the effects of a while on stroke his age, which came on him the day before. Messrs. farm Brawley has appointed and E. C. Judge James F. Redding of the receivers Hesse permanent Bank in Charleston. American bank Savings is in a hopeless condition heavily. The depositors will lose a bank and South the Carolina should have inspector. Coroner Rivers, of Charleston last year. inquests county, held eight were plain killings, Most of the cases number of the deaths although quite were a the results of senten- acciinvestigated And there was DO one yesTo dents. that county last by ced The to worst death criminals in escaped arrest flight and concealment. of Spartanburg, demanded from him - C. Q. the Scruggs, return of *1,000 as an worth origiof nal liquor package seized dealer. found He was no bill. indicted, Mr. of grand jury payment Miles had but the recommended the whiskey the been original used. the bill, board as agreed to pay $900. the cost The the liquor, about of The patriotic people section of the of Cow- this county pens - battle are clearing ground celebrating off the old the ground 119th preparatory of to the battle of They Cowpers are anniversary January 17. such sters aiming on Tuesday, on that the day proper to take observation Col. H.P. day in to of as will the secure been the requested future. address All a1e Griffith has occasion. on of the Revoluthe people descendants that Ledger. that invited, tion especially. P. Gaffney Thomas, in his rc- be as Col. State John historian, records shows of Core port complete Co1. federate has gotten soldiers from this State.
