The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-01-17
STATE NEWS.


Matthew Mcdonald, Esq, was reelected Clerk
of the Court for Abbcvile District on Monday, 7th
inst
L.W. R. Blair has retired from the Camden
Journal which will in future be conducted by
Thomas W. Pegues.
The residence of S. P. Anckcr, at Camden, was
entirely consumed by fire on the llth inst, the
family barely escaping with their lives.
The Yorkville Enquirer says that lad, aged FIVE
or six years, living at the Poor House near that
town, was burned to death by lunatic pauper
woman few days since.
General Capers, the new Secretary of State, will
not enter upon the duties of the Office, until the
18th of February Until that time, therefore, oil
official letters should be addressed to Hon. W. R.
Hunt, the incumbent.
Capt. 4. NJ. Paysinger has been elected Sheriff
of Newberry District The Herald regrets to learn
that Wm. Zobel, of Helena, had one of his feet
crushed beneath car wheel, and it is feared that
amputation will he necessary.
George Gamble, a citizen of Williamsburg Dis
trict, was found by the road side, on the Sd in
Aht0<>AN"sNNt
on his way home, in the night, fell from buggy,
and could not proceed any farther; hence his un-
fortunate end.
We learn frem the Winnsboro' News that on
last Wednesday night, horse belonging to Mr..
Joseph Newman, residing near Columbia, was
stolen from stable near the Charlotte Railroad
Depot. dispatch being received at Winnsboro,
announcing the theft, publication was made of the
same resulting in the capture of one Riley, with
some aliases appended, who says he escaped from
the guard-house in Edgcfcld, and halls from Utica,
New York.
The Sumter Nr,rs records the death Of Mr.. E..
]. pugh, prominent and respected citizen of that
District Also, the death of DR.. Lester Jones. o
much respected and useful physician. The Ncps
is pleased to learn, that through the united exer-
tions of the Sumter delegation, the Legislature
appropriated fifty dollars for the present support
of July Holiday, freedman, who lost leg and
arm while employed at Fort Sumter during the
war Artificial limbs are to be furnished him at
the expense of the State.
The Spartan announces that the Governor has
been pleased to appoint Maj. n. O. P. Vernon to
the position of District Judge for Spartanburg. A
gentleman informs the Spartan that raccoon en-
tered the house of some freedmen in that District
and attacked little negro while sleeping, gnaw-
ing at the child's face. The father was awakened
by the chid's alarm, when the raccoon was killed.
What pity The freedman's bureau should have
been allowed an opportunity at this blood-thirsty
rebel coon
The Jail at Kihgstree in this State, says the
Phenir of the 18th inst, was totally destroyed by
fire on Monday night last. We learn that the fire
had gained so much headway before it was discov-
ered that its progress could not be arrested. One
white man only was in the jail, at the time, and he
escaped, but twenty-five of the negro prisoners
(nineteen males and three females) perished in the
flames Their shrieks and screams, as they we're
gradually shut off from all hope of escape, were
sckening to the helpless spectators, and, with the
Kissing and cracking of the flames, which seemed
to take savage delight in their work, formed o
scene that, in horror, might have riyalled Pande-
monium itself. In very short time, the cries and
groans ceased, and of the twenty-five prisoners
nothing was left but oharred, blnckened and
shapeless mass. It is supposed that the Jail was
fred by the negroes, in the hope of making their
escaue. but their effort only worked out their en-
tire destruction.
The Charleston Courier learns from private
letter. that the jury of inquest empanneled in the
above case, after hearing the mass of testimony
ELECTED in the investigation, rendered verdict
censuring the Sheriff for dereliction of duty in
not having the keys at the jail, and that, in their
opinion, had the keys been on hand at first, some
Of the inmates might have been saved.