The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-05-10
STATE EEWs.

| Tho Abbeyille Banner of Iask week states that
the dwelling Of Mr.. q. T. Tusten, three miles from
the village has boen totally destroyed BY hre The
isame popee 9ecoeds the death Of Benjamin ?.
! Hughes, ESQ.,, o native OF Andersen, but for 20
years citizen OF Abbevillo District, snd On up.
right gentleman and consistent christian he Led
tbeen in fos6le health for twolye monthe.
The Greenville Motstaaeer gives the gratifying
information that tho State Works at that place
have beon finally restored TO the State By an order
from the Secretary of tho Treasury, the Goyorn-
ment reserving all the ammunition and arms, I'm
| ished and unfinished, found upon tho premises,
of which there is but q small amount
The UnionviIle Times announces tho return OF
Mr.. JOS s. Sims, of that District, from Columbia,
where he has been before Military Commission,
for the killing offs negro, of which he was acquit-
ted.
The Yorkyille Enquirer mentions o severe hail
storm In that District on Sunday before last,
which. resulted in damage to fencing and growing
crops The track of the storm vas narrow but
| the damage done severe
The spartanburg Spartan says the garrison at
that place, under Captain Walker, has been re-
moved and sent to Anderson. The troops are COM
plimented for their behavior, and preference e1-
pressed for them, il Spartanburg is to have
garrison at al! The Spartan also learns that the
services of Mr.. NJ. Nicely have been secured for
| the superintcndenco Of the reconstruction of the
| Spartanburg and Union Railroad, and expresses
the horeo an early completion Of that Road under
4 tofM Mr.
Nicely. We can recommend this gentleman to
our Spartanburg friends for his industry, enter,
i prise and reliability.
| The Sumter Katchman chronicles the departure
of the garrison from that place, under command Of
| Col F. II. Whittier, Of the SOth Mass Reg't. This
detachment has been on duty there since July
last, and receives commentator from the Watch
man for their good conduct
! The Edeefeld Aduerti,er notices the death Of
Rev. Arthur Wigfall, of the Episcopal Church, In
that District. He was native Of Edgefeld, but
for many years past rector Of different churches in
tie lon country. During the war ho was refu'
gee from Beaufort, and taught school at Liberty
Hill, where he breathed his Lost on the 9th ult
! The same paper states that Mr.. Julius Day, ar
rested some weeks since by tho Fedcrals and
lodged in Charleston Jail, has returned homo On in
definite parole
The Laurensville Herald chronicles the death o
John Darlington, Esq, of that village, at the ad
yanced ago Of eighty two years. Mr.. Darlington
was native of Virginia, but came to this State al
| m early age. He settled in Laurens village about
the year 1901, and in 1906 was appointed Clerk Of
the Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas
! at the same time acting as Commissioner in Equity
| and Postmaster. He held tho position of Clerk tt
the day Of his DEATH just sixty years, and was tho
last of the Clerks appointed for life under the ole
law. During this long term Of service, he was mol
absent from his post for o single term of Court
until the last, whom ho was prcstrate upon hi
death-bed Mr. Darlington had been momber o.
| the Methodist Church FOR many years. and leaves
large circle Of relatives and fricndst to mourn hii
loss.
The Herald learns that the young ladies Of the
Laurensville Female College have invited Hon
Charles H. Smith, of Rome, Geo.. better known as
"Dill Arp" to deliver the Annual Address before
| that institution next month. The invitation hat
4 not yet been accepted.