The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-06-12

Captain 36thU.S. Infantry,
Aid-de-Camp, and a. A. A. G.
STATE NEWS.
MURDER.-About two weeks ago, some concern
was excited by the disappearance of negro boy,
living with a Mr.. Stewart, on the East side of the
Catawba River, in this District. Recently, let
Ser was put in circulation, purporting to have been
received from Columbia, S. c., stating that the
missing boy had been. shot in tkat place, while
attempting to steal some property. The circum-
stances aroused suspicion, and the colored man
who pretended to have received the letter was at
once apprehended. In his examination before
magistrate, he denied, for awhile, any knowl-
edge of the missing boy; but afterwards ac-
knowlcdgcd that he had been murdered by two
other negroes on Friday night, the oath of May,
who knocked him in the head with an axe, and
that the body had been thrown into the Catawba
River. The body had not been found at last ac-
counts.
The freedmen in the vicinity where this outrage
was committed evinced laudable determination
to hunt up the guilty parties, and were anxious to
administer speedy justice to the prisoner already
in arrest, by swinging him to the nearest tree
Yorkeills Enquirer.
We are informed by an intelligent and reliable
freedman short time ago that three strange ne
groes, unknown by any one here, passed through
this place on Saturday and spent Sunday on q
neighboring plantation, where there are some hum
dred freedmen employed. They stated that they
were secret mission to warn the freedmen
against listening to or speaking in favor of the
Southern pcoplc-that there were some six thou
sand Yankees near Greensboro, n. c., coming on
behind them, who would certainly shoot every
freedman who favored or spoke of favoring South
erner. Of course great fears were excited by this
tale. and dreadful looking for of the bloody
butchers who were soon to be here. Thetale was
implicitly believed wherever it was told Our in
formant, when he gave US the information, was
laboring under fearful apprehensions. He pro-
fessed not to have implicit faith in the tale, but
greatly feared it was truc-Cheraw 1duertiser.
CoRN-TnE WHEAT CRop.-Wagons loaded with
corn are still rolling through our streets. The
amount of corn shipped to this place, since the
first of February, to supply the deficiency of last
| y
25, 900 bushels The most of this has probably
been paid for This vast sum of money has been
sent out of the disrict-ror the profit which re-
mains in the merchants hands is not so much.
1t is not missing the fact far, we Think to say
that this year there is under cultivation in Pair
field District two of cotton for every one of
corn. Pity it was not the reverse.
The wheat crop is soon to be gathered, and it is
a splendid one to a appearance But in the alb
sencc of enough corn to run the farms untilthe
next corn harvest, The wheat for bread will be but
a moderate crop, the stock will very likely be
fed upon the greater part of it HmsJoro' Ncus.
ARREST AND EscApE.-A young man, who gave
his name as John W. Davis. and claimed to he a
native of Camden, but recently resident of Char
lottc. N. c., was arrested at this place last week,
by gentleman from Pincyille n. c.. upon the
charge of theft. As understand it, a reward
of $50 was offered for his arrest, and the thief
suspcctng. left the railroad line and was cnleav-
oring to cluic capture by cutting across the coun-
try. Upon being taken before magistrate and
searched ladies' pocket-book and note-de-
scribcd n-hc reward-was found upon his pAr-
son, but nc money. Our Jail being deficient, he
was placcdin one of the rooms of the Court House,
from whicl he made easy exit the following
night.-Ldncastcr Ledger.
WHEAT Cnor.-From all quarters, the accounts
received represent the wheat crop as exceedingly
promising, and giving hopes of heavy ycld. It
will come il time TO give great relief in those sec
tions of the Soutl which are so fortunate as to be
favorable for whet-growug. The upperp portion of
this State, wherethe scarcity is very great will find
it timely relcftbut in our own section we have
no small grain cnps to fall back upon, and many
months must elpsc before any relief can be had
from want.-Suatr Nc,cs.
a SAD AcclDiyr.-We are panied to record the
death of Thomas Hill, native OF this District who
recently welt to Mississippi on visit. and while
out hunting, was shot by the accidental discharge
of his gm We knew Mr.. Hill personally, and
can say Sartanburg had no better citizen. He was
in the 44h year of his asc.-SparianJurg Spartan.
lTTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
The Car of Russia is in attendance on the Paris
Exposin. On Thursday last, while returning
from rview of the military in carriage with the
Empero of the French, an attempt was made to as
sassinas the Gar The New York Heralds spc-
cial Pals despatch, referring to this occurrence,
says tht the Imperial party had very narrow es-