The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-14
STATE NEWS.

Tile counsel of Messrs. John Frazer & Co.
have prepared.a lengthy answer to the bill of com
plaint filed against them by the Government, in the
United States District Court, in which they deny
the allegation that the Charleston firm was agent
for the Confederate Government for-tlle purposes
alleged in the bill; the Liverpool firm was. by
their pleading upon the case, made in England
and upon settlement there agreed upon, rs q con-
clusion of the controversy. The Charleston house
will move dissolution of the injunction restrain
ing them from the use of their property The
case will probably be heard by its court, before
Judge Bryan, now sitting in Greenville. Hon.
James B. Campbell and Hon. A. G. Magrath are
the counsel for Che defendants. 1t is understood
that the Hon. Caleb Cushing will represent the
Government. The case will probably go on ap-
peal before the United States Supreme Conrt.
Gen. Sickles has issued an order in relation to
certain moneys advanced by South Carolina banks,
during the war, for the purchase of horses for the
Confederate service, but which, not being expcn-
ded. had been distributed since the war, under a
chancery decree, among banks and other claim
ants. The order annuls the decree rs q fraud
against the United States, and appoints receiver
on the part of the Government to whom the funds
distributed, including costs and fees of counsel,
are to be repaid. The receiver is directed to re-
port promptly any delinquency or obstruction, on
the part of individuals or corporations in the way
of the execution of the order.
- The Georgetown Times says: "Those OF our
planters who have otlos their entire crop, report
rather more favorably of what remains. Some
few will probably commence the rice harvest the
last week of the present month. We trust they
will be spared from the incursons of the rice birds
by getting in much Of the crop before they make
their appearance, while the late planting may es-
cape these troublesome visitors, by their early emi
grafton"
- The Tax Collector (State) for Sumter dis
trct has returned to the Sheriff twenty mine hun
dred executions, including his own name and the
Shcrif's among the defaulters. If the order pre-
walls that none shall vote but those who have paid
their taxes, it may have good effect in hastening
settlement Money may be abundant elsewhere,
but from the fact here stated, no one would infer
there was any redundancy of it in this country.
- Inc teTHl VI Oueriu Chren, VI OhohASo'oii,
having expired, Gen. Sickles has appointed W. S.
Hastie to succeed him. Mr.. HASTE is an old citi-
zen, though originally Northern man, and until
recently was President of the Charleston Board of
Trade.
= A correspondent of the New York Times says
nine-tenlhs of the rationing on the Sea Islands,
South Carolina, is shameful imposition on the
Part of the people. and that not another cent of,
money nor another rag of clothes should be given
in n general way to the Sea Island negro.
- Senator Charles and Representatives Willing
and Marley, publish card to their constituents in
the last number of the Darlington Southcrner, and
conclude their counsels in the present emergency
with the following sentence: "Register, and when
the day of election arrives vote if you wish to-
BY order of Gen. Sickles, negro by the
name of John Jenkins, convicted of the murder of
young Bruntford in Charleston, sentenced to be
hung and twice respited, has been granted another
repricvc for three weeks.
Mr.. w. II. Farrcw, who lives on tie line be-
tween Ncwberry and Lanrens Districts, met with u
severe loss on Friday lust, by the burning of his
dwelling, kitchen and lumber house, together with
their contents.
- Mr. Fowler, living in the upper part of New
berry District, was murdered some time last week
Ills body was found in thicket not far from his
house, with gun-shot anu pistol wounds in several
parts of the same.