The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-10-16
LOCAL AND STATE. NEWS.
YE LooAL.-In introducing this new

lis destined to become quite popular among the
reauers of the Intelligencer. The '.local further
desires to say that he is proof against bribes of
every character, and will not deign to 'notice
any other mans business-unless politely requested
SO to do. lie has no objection, however, OF being
complmented by his friends, and will receive every
kind of present, from new hat to an elephant
gentleman in Columbia has taken time by the lore
lock, and secured the lasting admiration OF the
genius who presides over these columns, by for
wardiur kit of mackcrel. This is o brilliant ex-
ample and one deserving of emulation.
4AppoINTaIENT-We elearn that DR.. Ohm
L. CRUMLEy has received the appointment of Conn.,
missioner forthe United States Circuit and Dis
trict Courts of South Carolina. His Office will be
at this place.
Postponed was our intention to
take little stroll around the village, and blow up
some of these merchants this week. But lnck Of
time and want of space have prevented. People
who don't advertise need not expect 80 place in the
picture, A word to the wise, &C.
CoURr WEEK.-Thc Circuit Court,
Judge DawKINs presiding, was engaged yesterday
in the trial of Elbert Brownlee freedman, indicted
for the murder of JOHN H. McGILL. About dark,
tie jury returned a verdict of guilty
Nothing of general interest has trauspired in
the District Court.
XX-Our readers will welcome the
sprghtly correspondent writing this signature
from Columbia AS that place will shortly become
of prominent political Importance we trust to re-
ceive regular resume of the news from the pen of
ono so highly gifted as friend, and whose tal-
ents ore not exercised often enough, especially in
our behalf.
COLUMBIA AS A MARKET.-We learn
that very low rates of freight have been agreed
upon from Columbia for produce and TO Columbia
on merchandise This will place the deserving
merchants of that city on an equality with other
markets, end we hope to see them doing thriving
business: We are also informed that respecta-
Bile firm there is offering salt by the quantity at
So 90 for best Liyerpool! This is low figure, and
is m evidence of enterprise and good transporta-
tion Mcilities:
The CIRcus.-It is scarcely necessary
to direct attention to the circus advertisement
elsewhere. People will read circus talk circus.
and go to circus, before many worthier objects.
But we are not going to moralize on the subject,
and simply design asking attention to the fact that
RoDlSsoSs Circus will give two performances at
this place on Monday next, 2lst inst. For par
ticulars see large and small bills as 'his estab-
lishment does not advertise" heavily in the news
papers.
FIRE-The alarm of FIRE, about twelve
o'clock on Wednesday night last, aroused many of
our citizens, when it was discovered that the ses
sion house of the Presbyterian church was in
flames, and beyond any possibility of being sub
dued 's'Twas a calm, still night" and when the
crowd ascertaincd that there was danger Of
further progress they quietly dispersed. The
origin Of the fire is not definitely known. The
session-house vas used for school-room, but
there had been no fire in the afternoon, and when
school closed ut o'clock p. m. the embers were
extinguished by water. 1t was not an incendiary
act, for the building was of snail value, and too
far removed from the church to have endangered
that edi6ce under ordinary circumstances. Be-
sides. what motive would iwpe the destruction of
a church. Mysterious, very.
HORRIBLE MURDER.-We learn that an
atrocous murder was committed near Hunnicutt's
Crossing, in Pickens District, on Saturday night
last, under the following circumstances: 1t appears
that the young men of the ncighborlood were en-.
gagged in debating club at the school-house and
that the room was so crowded that many OF the
younger boys remained outside of the house during
the exercises. Not more than two hundred yards
off, at the same time, the negroes of the neighhor-
hood were organizing Union League. This fact
was unknown to the white men assembled in the
school-room, or at least to many of them. a white
man by the name of ROBERT SMITH, who was in
toxicated, heard some talking in the direction of
the place where the Union League was assembled,
and proceeded to ascertain the canse thereof.
When near the house, he was halted and fired upon
by the sentinel, Us he alleges, and the negroes de-
HS ouot IL VIC DSiHb
At any rate, SMITH fed and the sentinel and sew
eral other negroes followed him, but without ar
resting him. Fifteen or twenty minutes elapsed,
when The white men in the school-room were
tonished by rock being thrown against the house.
They Immediately rushed out and discovered that
a large party Of negroes were quite near and in
threatening attitude. Amid The confusion that
ensued, n shot was fired by one of the negroes,
taking effect upon MILES HUNHIcuTT, son of NJ. Il.
HuxsIcUrr, aged about fifteen years. The white
men were unarmed and completely taken by sur